Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1854-12-06
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PARTY PROSPECTS.

The late elections bare damaged ali par
ties more or less; out our Democratic friepas
have been Yearly extipguished Indeed, fhe
dismasted stat. Of the Democratic ship would
be distressing 70 those even who owe u no
good will. If ID we're not for the expedienss
Tesorted 10 BY ITS officers (the editors) to
keep it ahoat, aud their amusing efforts to
persuade the crew to be Of good cheer, that
nothing has happened. and all's well As men
hear the mist, rtupes Of others With proverbial
philosophy, we are not TO be thought partic
alarly hasd-hcarted il we regard with entire
fortssude the political shipwreck q the party
az our neighbor the Union, and even expert
ence degree Of pleasure at its grave attempts
TO cover up the past and to promise its fol-
lowers-s bright future
The future indeed occupies the anxious
thoughts Of Democratic politicians on the
..stumpv as well ss editors in The closet. II
ve give credit to all the buoyant declarations
.,.Se within the lest two mouths, no substan-
t;al damage has been dcne One Of TIE lead
ers cries out, let us be Of good cheer. All
is we'll. Though the heavens are partially
overcast, the clouds are passing away The
prospect Of glorious day never was bright
er r' The same defiant champion says: Let
there be no compromise with the enemy, for
they are the enemies Of the country; no con-
cessionsto the pernicious and batefu! isms of
the day And, again. that the elections lately
held are the result Of a conlition between in
congruous and irreeoncileahle elerents which
canno, be held together in harmonious action"
The official journal in this city fluids the same
sort of onsolation, and says the fusion vic-
tories" .'were only the results of wretched
combination of mischieyous fsctions''
The enquiry very naturally arises, If the
whic party was in minority before. how did
they furnish material for the now victorious
cohorts? If they did not accomplish this
conceded imposshility, the still more apt
question arises. what party did? The a.
swer is as clear as logic or mathematics can
make it: The Democratic party must GER
ta;nlv furnish these recruits And If these
strupr,ing 'isms.' gathered from that party
for the purpose Of overthrowing it. are hos.
tile factions and vile and monsirous' COM
binatiops when acting with the wings pray
tell us if the political Ethiopian can change
his skin. or the leopard bis spots by coali-
ton with the Democracy VIII the footing
material be purified if it gets into the Dem
ocratic crucible ? Are aot all the calcula
tions Of future success based upon the idea
that these now abused fragments are to
change position and join the Democracy p
Or do they expect to convert pure wings by
this continued and unmitisated detraetion ?
The people. says the Organ. are already
afffighted at the strange results and at the
m,nstrous i-ms which have trinTphed in
them" Al, indeed We Thought in our
simplicity. that the people were sovereign.
and were left free to do as they please =
VIII the loose particles be less hideous if
they fpat back again to the Democracf? In
short. if the elements are 'inenueruous when
in alliance with the wings will there be
more congruity in them when joined to the
Democrats But. il 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 National In
teIipencer.