The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-07-19
ONE IDEAS.

| Those Democrats who are permitting sections
al or local issues-one deas-to Influence their
future political actions, would do well to rea d
the following record of the characteristics Of
the opponents Of the Democratic party, from
the Washington Union, and reflect upon their
course, before taking suicidal a step 1t
needs further introduction or comment from
US. 1t is an article as complete as it is true:
WHICH OF THE GREAT PARTIES is
PRACTICALLY PATRIOTIC AND
USEFUL?
| The marked and historical characteristics OF
the democratic parry are, that its issues are all
practical, and that the fruits of all its great
measures are blessings The marked aud his
torlcal characteristics of iis opponents are, that
their issues all prejudices and that the fruits
OF their policy are dlssensions AMI dangers
alone. Common sense will look at this con-
trast, and will see in it the best illustration Of
both the great parties of the day. We need
| not recapitulate the ACHE evements Of the demo-
cratic party. They are scattered over the con-
tinent, and flourish in the m dst of the prosper
ity which they stlmulite, and surrounded BY
those who profit by that which they first ops
ed A reference to the record of the opponents
to the democratic party will be now useful:
These opponents advocated the alien and Sc.
dtion laws, and the consequences were the
speedy repeal and popular Reputation Of those
measure
They opposed the late war with England, and
the consequence was the encouragement of the
public enemy.
They resisted the acquisition of Louisiana and
the result was, that the administration Of Mr.
Jefferson, as his published works will show, was
greatly interrupted in bringing that great result
TO fortunate close.
They advocated great bank, and the conse-
quence was general ruin and disaster.
They advocated bankrupt law, and the con-
sequence was its repeal by the same Congress
that enacted 1t, and this, too, In tine midst of
popular uprising rarely witnessed in our his
tory.
They advocateda high tariff, and the conse-
quence was the taxation of labor, that wealthy
capitalists and overgrown monopolls.s might
prosper.
They denounced the anne xation of Texas, and
the consequence was to stimulate the intrigues
and the opposition of the British and Mexican
agents.
They opposed the Mexican war, and thus
protracted it amid great loss of life and trea.
sure.
They assailed the acquisition of California,
and the consequence was thst Mexico resisted
till her necessities forced her to yield.
They rebsled against the vital portions Of the
compromise measures, (after opposing their
passage and exciting alarm in all circ es, social,
political, and commercially and the result as
public and bloody resistance to the laws.
Is it not a record of wrong and of disasters
Take the position Of what is left of the whig
party at the present day, and you find them, as
usual bent upon nothing that is not esther ridi-
cutoms thsory or practical eOit.
The Nebraska and Kansas bills are laws Of
the land. Almost every prominent whig that
has opposed them in the Congress Of The United
States says that slavery will not 60 into either
Territory. This is The admission of the New
Work Courier and Enquirer OF Colonel Thom-
asH Benton of the United States Gazette
Albany Journal, Stewards organ, and
- anti ;,thern authorities and yet, in the
saoe or -, ase ad .issions, so complete and can.
did Tho Nortn is cali,- upon to rise against the
Son,h. as if the Sou.h weie garrison OF public
enemies. and to expsl riom Congress all who
voted for the Nebraska bl,.. .,eai"' WINE
these same influences cry out ,or fft e',..
grants to The new Territories, they d! the 'o"s
ti,nc ~lamnr Enr the repeal of this bill this, IN =
word, asking the people of the North to g.. to
the far West, and into a new Territory, without !
being protected by law.
The consequence is discord in all parts OF the |
country, bloodshed IN Boston, and appeals to
force IN certain of the whig papers find all
for no practical good.
Democrats who feel disposed to follow after
such influences will not be long realizing tie
lesson that history always teaches those who
cnnfide in Whg ethics-namely, that if the
opposition to the democracy is useful in one
single thing, it is in shoUiag its incapacity to
benefit the people and to administer the gorern.
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