The Port Gibson reveille. (Port Gibson, Miss.) 185?-1857, 1854-08-16

TAs DemOcratic Party n0t ObsOIet0


We do not understand how any 'ilccro
and sagacious friend Of the South con approve
the idea Of the disruption Of The Democratic
party The man who asScnts to this move
mentfrom the belief That II will coniribnie
anything to the Security Of the South or to
the strength Of the Union, must be very for
getful Of the lessons Of experience, and very
bliud to the inevitable operation Of moral
causes. That tic South hnds in the asccn.
dancy Of Il Den ocratic party. c siroBgcst
bulwark Of lis rights aud the Union the best
guaranty Of It's stability, may be regarded as
among the few political truths that are susccp
tibe Of absolute demonstration.
IL is absurd to imagine that any ,Onl at
or con itllion eau avail | hold this con Cd
cracy together. IN the absence cf other and
stronger principles o. cohesion Patriotism
Is compound of prejudice. Of scnllmcnt. Of
habit and % principle, snJ the sircs'@ih and
stability Of every political community consists
more in unity Of interests and feeling than
identity OF government aud law. The rei
gious rites and the common games and festi
walls Of ancient Greece, combined the separate
0tAtto tUtV rolh VI HdtiuUdl hiiitNt ~ tHf
midst Of ieessant collision Of interest and
active political rivalry. In like manner have
a partial identity of interest and harmony Of
feeling impaired to this conlcdcracy strength
which no mere community Of government
could have given it, IT. therefore, We feel
any concern for the stability and perpetuity
OF the Union. We must dcplore The decay OF
those moral causes and principles Of cohesion
which have impaired strength and compact.
ness to the confcderacy.
The Democratic party has contributed to
the stability Of the U Mon no; only by this
general influence which It shares more or
les with every national organization, but IN
a more special and effective way. by its con
scrvatiye and patriotic policy UpqucstIona-
bly, if the principles and policy Of the Wing
party had triumphed in the administration Of
the government, tie States would long since
have been driven to the assertion of thcir ul.
tlnate sovereignty and 10 their original condi
ton OF independence, or else would have been
subjugated by the power of Federal usurpa-
tion-eithcr event being fatal 10 the Union
and to our hopes Of republican liberty. In
every crisis ol difficulty and peril thc prov
idental asccndancy Of the Democrats party
has rescued the Constitution from porvcrsion.
the Union from inevitable overthrow, and
American freedom from hopeless extinction
In 1900 when the jealous tyranny ot fedcr
alism had per ,ctratcd tho great wrong Of
the alien aud scdition laws. the Democratic
party restored the reign Of Justice. and re
raired the wound upon the constitution. AZ
tcrwards. in 1872 the same plrty rescued
the courtry from subseryicncy to foreign
domination. vindicaied tho national honor.
and established the republic on an impregna-
bic basis Again in 1880. when the National
Bank mcnaced the country with the domina-
tion of vast money corporation Democrat
ic President intcrpoSed, and jntcrposed with
success, for the defence Of the constitution
and the protection OF the interests Of rcpub-
lican liberty Thus 1t has been the mission
Of the Democratic party. on these and on
other occasions. by resisting tho tile Of Eel
cral corruption. and by fcarlcssly asserting
the honor and wisc'y promoting IN intcrcSis
Of the country, TO elevate the Union to its
present exalted position Of glory and power
And in that controversy which hasarraycd
section against section in liclcs anlagonIsm
and which still RACES with porlcntous fury
the patriotic service Of the Democratic party
has been not less signal and Decisive IN
every crisis Of anii-slavcry adtation, the bcst
bulwark Of the Union and the surcst safe
guard Of Southern rights, has been found in
the organization of tho Democratic party
Much Of applause and gratitude is due from
the South to the Democracy Of the North.
They have not hesitatcd on moro than ono
occasion to resist the contagious impulse OF
fanaticism and to hazard their uScendancy. in
defence of the rights of the South. Their
history abouuds il splendid Illustrations Of
devotion 10 principle and fearless discharge
Of duty in the midst of. prevailing detection
and against every seduction Of selfish interest
But for the Democracy OF tho North. there
would be no law for the recapturc of fugitive
slaves. But for the Democracy Of the North.
the sigma Of inequality and subscryicncy.
involved in the Mis- ou restriction. would
still rest upon tho South But sor the De
mocracy Of the North, che triumph OF ahol :
tionisnl, would long since have been complete.
either in the subiugation Of the South, or ia
It's expulsion from the Union in view Of its
brilliant service in the cause OF tho Union OF
its present power. and is promise for thc lua
turc, the dissolution Of the Democratic party
would be a national calamity and no true
friend Of The South can contemplate The con
tiugency without alarm and an earnest prayer
that the dcporablc event may be aycrtcd.--,-
Richmond Enquirer. ~.