The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-08-09
A WARNING TO WEAK DEMOCRATS
THE TEMPER

I'm insidious effort is on foot to weaken the
democratic organization, by attempting to un.
dermine the virtue and alarm the fears nt some
OF its weaker members Some living in an'isa
very communities, and either themselves faint
ed with the prevailing 'unsoundnese, or, if,
souhd, AFRAID to proclaim their Unions, are OBJ
Jects OF great soli:itude TO abotiinn,sts, free
soi"rs, and an'i-slavery wings Every effr'
that can be made to draw them off from the
dem"crahc party, is being made The manage
hent disPiayed by the seducers, is the very
perfection "f art They approach dlfftrenl men
IN different WAYS They seek to alarm The
Qmd to purchase the mercenary, ard dazzle the
ambitious, while they woo viii soft blandlsh-
ment the manly spirit that would ely menace,
and chaslise violence
u the northern wings were to approach the
northern democrats and propose, bluntlv, tina.
they should qnit the democratic organizalion
ana unite their fortunes with the fortunes Of the
wing party, the proposition would only excite
indignant scorn, or contemptuous terision The
democrats thus approached, might very properly
inquire why they should forsake the triumph
ant banner of democracy to Join a defraed
army, whose ranks ad been thinned by deser
ton, and whose flag had been trampled in the
dust. They might ask, too, why they should be
invited to ren"unce the principles and the tra-
d'lons of their own party, and, without rhyme
principles of their ancient enemies
III the ab"litionists and fre esciers were to ap-
proach them with like overtufes and PROPOSE
tons, the Outrage would be even more fragrant,
and the insult infinitely deeper.
Inc seducers are too cunning and too adroit
mus to make their approaches. They are old
IN sin, and like all old sinners, they are artful
and nsidious. They know that names are
things, and the names of whig, abolitionist,
ana ireesoiler, are very disagreeable things to
the democrats Hence they determine to cast
aside their names, call convention, to organize
new party by means of an unprincipled and
prohigate amalgamation and chrrsten that new
party with whatever name the fusion might
mink ut to choose. With this, view tney have
calieo theif conventions, and they hope to have
'he cooperation ard sympathy of limd and
nnsound democrats in the non slaveholding
States.
What any democrat can expect to gain by al
lying himself WITH so motley band we cannot
conceive What ne will lose we can readll
understand. He will lose the eclat lha, attaches
to victory; he will lose the respect of those
around him; he will lose his set-respec'; he
will lose the high repute tha, belongs to virtue;
he will lose that virtue itself; he will renounce
the certain fixed ard noble principle of great
patriotic, and triumphant party, for principles
unhxed, variant, ard contradictory. He will
exchacce the honorable associations of his
whole past life, for associations that he has |
avoided as Pesiilence, and abhored as dcgra-
dation
Let the amalgamdtion select the ioveliest and |
the most euphonlcal name that il can find, those
who compose it will still be the same that they
nave ever been-the same in prohlgacy, the
same IN lepruous unsoundness aud the recre-
ant democrat VIII" Joins them will feel like an
honest man among thieves
Nor will he g lin anything by such fratern "a
ton. A democrat ,oiH ai,cays be suspected by
abot'ttonasts and freesoiiers. They cannot trust
him. They may tickle him with compliments
and encourage him with promises-but if an
honor is to be conferred, an office to be bestow
ed, or re ward to be given, the recipient will
be one of the tiled and the trusted.
SUCH democrats can be won will be reioic
ed over as sbrands snaiched from the burning"
but like new recruits and young converts, they
VIII be forced to give way for the regulars, and
me members OF long standing and approved
fidelity
We would then say to such unsound demo-
Gratis as may mediate junction with the grea,
Fusion party-think before you leap We
would caution them not t. put their faith in
abolilionsts their trust in frresolers or hearken
to the honled words oftbe northern wings. Let
hem resist the charmer, "charm he never go
wisely. Let them fl the tempter, No matter
how sweet his syren tongue, how soft his sooth.
ng voice or fair his promised rewards. Leap
not into the yawning chasm, though the green
grass may grow on its sides and sweet flowers
may tempt with their beauty and their fragrance.
Plunge not into the raging flood. Its crystal
elearness and its many sparkes will not protect
against destruction.
Amalgamation and fusion are not words suit
"a to democratic ears They imply abandon
nent of principles and loss of hnnor No hon
sst party, with fixed prlr ciples and accus omed
TO triumph, will ever tire Of its name. Demo.
;racy is associated with all that IS brioht and
glorious in American history. Let no democrat
change his name his principles for a new
name and unknown prncipes.-[ Washington
Sentinel