The true Democrat., 1854-09-27
From the Memphis Appeal Northern Excitement and Agita- tion.

In view of the almost universal excitement and agitation at present prevailing in the free States of the North, having for its ostensble object the repeal of the Nebraska bill and the fugitive slave law, but with the reaI purpose of building up great Northern party with power to overshadow and subdue the South, th. fol- lowing article, which we extract from the Bur lington (lowa) State Gazette, appears like an oasis in the great desert of Northern abolition ism. It breathes the true spirit and halls from the right quarter. We vet have strong faith in the inherent strength and efficacy of democra- cy, to crush out and OverpOwer tanaticism and all dlsloyalty to the constitution of the coun- try. There are other periods in our history when It has been assaled as fiercelv and its strength tested as severely, as now. Fedora llsm, with all the ardor, and great deal more i of patriotism and talent than can be claimed by the psesent agitators of the North. exhausted itself Tn the vain effort to batter down its i'm. pregnable ramparts, but with the exception of an occasional temporary reverse, 1t has never yet known defeat. Under its ballowed inhu- encc the states have more than redoubled in number, our population has increased ten fold, and from narrow strip of territory on the At lantlc sea board, hundreds of millions of acres have been added to the national domain. until oar western boardeIs are now washed by the waves Of the broad Pacific. Over this vast and mighty empire the blessings and privileges of free government have been extended, and the capacity and power of the people to govern and controi themselves recognized and established All this and much more, may bc enumerated among the achievements of democracy and as long as such works c<own her e!iort>. the puny arm of fanaticism must fall l,owerl.ss before her.
 It should be borne in mind also. that the great strength of the democratic party has a ways been found at the south |; IS here that her principles have been lmrtareI and cherish ed and in view of the present state of affairs. high duty devOlves upon us: let us stand firm in the ancient faith let there be no division among us, but let the entire south stand united as one man, and we will raise up friends in the north who will fight our battles for us. We ask nothing but what is right; let us submit to nothing that is wrong.
 But to the article from the Gazette:
 The New Born Republican Party.
 This party in Iowa has, for the purposes of the recent elections been called by its leaders the Peoples party;' but Greedy already calls It the republican party, that being the cogno men by which the abolition, federal, anti-Ne braska factionists in the eastern and northern States have been pleased to call themselves. lhls heterogeneous experimentation, proposes to extlrpate all northern doughfaces, swallow up the entire democratic party annul the slav- cry compromises of the constitution. coerce the south into an abject acquiescence, and perpet- late themselves in power forever; and it now becomes question of interest to democrats whether this "party" will succeed
 ha q iron by which to judge the future. this question may be easily solved; the argument mieht be stated as follows. Prior to 1925 the old fedo. ral party had become so odous in conseouence of its opposition to the principles of democracy. that ill order to bring it into respectabtv and draw to it from among the disaf1ected democrats sufficient number to place it in power it be- came necessary to declare "old issues ;, aban- doned, bury the old name of federal and as. sume the more popular and captivating one of " National RepuJlican." This national republi- can party, by the aid of the swindle which placed the great "embodiment' of a subsequent party in the line of "safe precedents," was enabled to elect John Quincy Adams President for four years; during which time it rendered itself as odlo9s and unpopular as its predecessor. Now II m less than four years national republican party could render itself odious and hateful to the American people, how long will it take a sectional northern, abolition, and anti ebraska repuoilcan party-formed for similar reason and out of similar materials, to produce simi- lar state of public sentiment and receive simi- lar fate.
 Again, if in 1925 change from "Federalv to National Republican !" enabled the onnosi- tion to swindle the people for four wears onlv. if in 184O change from " national renublicann to "whig," enabled them to do the same th;no for two months only; after each of which swim, dies the national democracy resumed its accus- toned supremacy in the heart of the peonIe and went on from year to year achieving victo, ry until every measure was conceded, and the opposition again forced to cry more vehemently than ever, "we have abandoned all old issues: there is no more whig party; we must hence forth call ourselves and the allies we may draw to us, 'republicans;;" how long may we expect this last change from "whig 2" to 're-