The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1854-12-06
PARTY PROSPECTS.

PARTY PROSPECTS.
The late elections have damaged all
parties more or less but our Dcmo-
cratic friends have been nearly erlin-
guishrd. Indeed. the dismasted state
Of the Democratic ship would be dis
tressing to those even who owe it no
good will. If il were not for expedients
resorted to By its officers lthr editors)
to keep it ailoat, and their amusing ef-
forts to persuade the crew TO be Of
good cheer. that nothing has happened.
aud all's we'll. As men bear the mis-
fortunes pf others with proverbial phi,
losophy, we ere not 10 be thought paPti-
cularly hard-heated if We regard with
entire fortitude the political shipwreck
Of the party of our ne,ghbor the Union,
and even experience degree Of plea
sure at its grave attempts to cover up
the past and to promise its followers ?
bright future.
The " future" indeed, occupies the
anxious thoughts Of Democratic politi-
clans on the "stump" as well as edi-
tors in the closet. II we give credit
to all the huoyspt declarations made
within the last two months, no sub
stantial damage has been done! One
of the LEADERS cries out. /" Let US be OF
good cheer! All is we'll. Though
the heavens are partially overcast the
clouds are passing away! The pros
spect ola glorious day never was bright
err" The same defiant champion
says: "Let there be no compromises
with the enemy, for they are the ene-
mics OF the country no concessions
to the perDicious and hateful isms OF
the day. And, again, that the cleo
tions lately held "are the result OF
a coalition between homogeneous ire
concileable clements which-cannot be
held together in harmonious action"
The official journal in this city finds
the same sort Of consolation, and says
the fusion victories" were only the
results Of wretched combination. OF
mischievous factions"
The inquiry very naturally arises,
Ii the Wing party was in minority
before, how did theysfurnish materials
for the now victorious cuhOrts! IL
they did not accomplished this conced-
ed impossibility, thc,,..still more apt
question arises, what party did? The
answer is as clear as logic or mathcmar
tics can make it: The Democratic
party most certainly furnished these re-
cruits. And il these struggling "ism,s,"
gathered from that party for the pur-
pose of erthrowing it, are "hustile
factions" and "vile" and monstrors'
combinations when acting with the
Wings, pray tell us il the political
Ethiopian can change his skin or the
leopard his spnts by--a coalition with
the Democracy? Will the floating
material,,be purifiedeif itlgets into the
Democratic crucible. Are not all the
calculations of future success based
upon the idea that these now abused
fragments are to change position and
join the Democpcys Or do they ex-
pect tn~converf pure Wings by this
continued and unmitigatcd detraction?
/" The people (says the organ) are al
ready affsishted at the strange results
and at the mostrous isms which have
triumphed in them" All, indeed! We
thought, in our simplicity, that tho
people were sovereign" aud were
left Free" to do as they please! Will
the loose particles be less hldeous il
they float back again to Democracy!
In short, the elements are incongru-
Gus" when in alliance with the Whig.,
will there be more congruity in them
when joined to the Democratsi But,
ii the hope Of a pleasant "future'
gives present pleasure to the 'discom-
fitted party, far be it from US to disturb
the "genial current Of the SOUL"
Nat. lat.