The daily Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1855, 1854-11-15
Foolish.

OOiNe ucleateu poilIlCElns Ill OlHo, HUI
ana and Pennsylvania are trying to get up
a party to take the place of the democratic
party Among others said to be in this
move, is Hon. GEO. NJ. DALLAS. What good
can be attained thereby we are at loss to
know. The following extract Of letter
to the editor of the Pennsylvania, will find
responsive throb from the heart of every
true Democrat in the nation:
ain behalf of many true and tried Demo-
Gratis, who are anxious to see perpetuatcd the
glorious principles of our time-honored party,
and still to bear proudly aloft the banner that
We have borne so often to victory, and which
has been guiding star to all true republicans,
we ask, shall we talter now, because we have
been cast down by temporary defeat, brought
about by our own discussions and the fceting
excitcments of the hour? Have we not been
successful in ENGRAVING all our principles Oh
the government of onr beloved country? What
obstacles have opposed our progress, but that
we have not overcome? What measures have
the opponents of the Democratic party been
able to secure and maintain as fundamental
principle on which to work our government
U
been swept away by the irresistible food of
Democratic truth and action. TO be sure, we
have met with temporary defeat, but have our
opponents ever secured permanent success p
The history of the past tells the tale. They
have not, nor never will, till error takes the
place of truth but the old saying is -
"Truth crushed to earth will rise again,
The eternal years of God are hers
But error wounded, writhes in pain,
And dies amid her worshppers."
Yes, what We have secured in the past will
not be lost in the future, if we be but true to
our time-honored principles, and stand firmly
by our political organization. There is moth
ing opposes us now but what we have combat
ted in the past, and the victories we have won
will be renewed on more glorious fields but to
maintain what we have secured, and to gain or
achieve greater results, we must stand by our
banner. Shall we do it, or shall we not Dem
ocrats, what say yOu-the old party forever or
an abandonment of it? - the party that has
had for its leaders such men as Jefferson, Mad.
isOn, Jackson and Polk But why enumerate
names; all over this broad land, are now and
have been associated with our party, the pur-
est and best of Americas patriotic sons. The
response from all true Democrats is, never for
sake the old party, but close up the breach
wherever made and march to glorious victory.
Let the barriers to our onward progress be,
apparently, ever so insurmountable, they will
vanish like dew before the morning sun. We
are all in favor of strengthening our Organza-
ton, of making it more effective, but of aban-
doning it, never, never Form your consttu-
tional clubs in all directions, in every State,
county, township, ward and precinct through
out the land, but let them be auxiliarics to the
great democratic cause. Can it be that we
require constitutional party? We have al
ways been taught tt believe, that the Demo-
cratic party was the strict constitutional party
of the country.
What has transpired to deprive it of this
proud position? Has it not battled in cv-
cry instance for the strict enforcement of the
Constitution? Certainly, - every democrat
knows it and now, when a band of fanatical
traitors-bound by horrid oaths to violate one
of its most sacred clauses-tO introduce rclig-
ious tests and birthright qualifications, in the
affairs of our Government, striking ut the prill-
cples of Democratic equality and the sentiment
of common humanity-aidcd by another band
of fcrocious fanatics, who under the gulse OF
philanthropy for the negro, would tire the TEN,
pie of our glorious Union, and sink the ark oil
our liberties. What party now combats these
monstrous heresies but the democratic party
Cling, then, democrats, to the real, true and
tried constitutional party, and the most glorl-
GUS success will crown our efforts. Ii true men
of other parties want to act with us, let them
cOme-wc welcome every true patriot to our
ranks; but leave and go to them, we cannot do
it. $. ID. n.
NOVEMBER 2, 1854.