The Yazoo Democrat., 1853-06-15

VI ZIG 1OuulkJp Aot tie last several NUMBERS oA
that valuable and reliable paper, has worn the
thing out BY tapering off at the rate of about
six to nine" The article in the last number
of the Wing, is the most complete flash in the
pan that we have seen for many days. There
is neither argument, wit, sarcasm or point TO il.
But on the contrary, il contradicts many things
contained in the former articles-or, at least ice
can make nothing else out of it, To show up
the Inconsistencies of this political wiseacre, we
will go back to the first article upon the subject,
and quote statements and opinions from each
article, showing how closely the individual has
stuck to the text But before we 90 further,
we will make "the oft repeated assertion" that
ours is a Democratic government, and we refer
those who deny it, to the text. There it will
be found defined to be Ga government where the
poaoer is lodged IN The hands Of the people /!
The two Greek words from which democracy is
derived, cannot be construed to mean anything
else. Then is the poaoer lodged in the hands Of
the people in this government? We answer,
it is So much for the name Democracy
Let us now compare notes for few minutes
In the first article the writer says: at is mel
ancholy fact that near fouf-ffths of our freeboTn
lsovereigns who exercise the glorious privilege
of making their own government, have not the
most remote idea of what they are about, for
what they are voting, why they sustain one
party or the other, and indeed they do not care =
In the last article from the pen of the same
writer. we find the following 'sNow, we be-
lieve that majority of those calling themselves
Democrats" in this country, really think they
are acting in support of their right; they think
that they are carrying out the principles Of Wash
ington, Madison. and Jefferson, and that they
are doing their best to perpetaate those glorious
principles Of human liberty and human right,
which the fathers of our Republic conquered
and established for u.s." Now, is there no con-
tradiction in these two paragraphs? The first
says the people neither know nor care what they
are doing-the other that they think they are
doing the very best they can to perpetuate
those glorious principles, 6cc-thereby acknow-
edging that they do care s'tchat they are a5out!"
Again; THE democratic party comprises a
majority of what they call the common people
of the nation; in their ranks are arrayed the ig-
norant. the unreAecting, the preudiced, the NEEDY
and the VILE How does this agree with the
paragraph just quoted above? But again: "Now
this portion of the population-and in this
country, Iamentable as it is, is becoming rast
one-,oho possess nothing; who dependent
upon their daily labor for the very bread they eat;
they are attracted by Democracy What care
they for good government! They want free un
controlled liberty; government demolished, law
anuihila;ed This needs no comments. Turn
the card again: We believe that the
evil of Democracy that now threatens our
Republic, can only be reached through the
right of suffrage We believe unirersaz suffrage
to be the very foundation of our freedom, and
that any attempt atits direct restriction would
be not only njudicious, but completely opposed
TO the spirit Of our republican institutions"
How does this agree with what we have quoted
before, from the same pen? After what we
have cited, and a great deal more that we might
quote, to show the Inconsistency of this writer
had we time-tlIe whole platform of complaint,
including the very last plank, is knocked from
under this magnificent structure of political
Tendency" by the last sentence Of the last ar
ticle speaking Of the possibility of a remedy for
all these evils, and against the destruction OF
our government from the recklessnes, vicious
ness, and ignorance of the people, the writer
closes BY saying: "The intelligence of the peo-
pie must apply the remedy" After having writ
ten nearly six columns to prove that the igno-
rance and wickedness of people would inevit-
ably ruin and destroy their government, then to
acknowledge that there is intelligence enough
among the same people to remedy the evil, is
indeed worthy Of notice. But the writer had
become tagged out, and found himself in heavy
fog, feeling for something to direct him to land;
and having in vain knocked on the deck of his
craft until he had beaten it into holes, trying to
get an echo from shore, he dropped the helm. and
leaping overheard into the smoking pillows be-
low, cried out: Z" Sape the boat you are a braue
cre,0, and can do at ~