Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1855-10-17
Gl.ooppg'gG laEtahllfg Register,
WEDNESDAY, OCT. II, 1855:
The second Sober Thought.

Martin Van Buren, once said that "the |
second sober thought of the people was
always right" and he was correct. We
regret that. every sentiment he ever ut
tered was not equally true.
Twelve months ago the black. fanatical,
intolerant flag of Known othingism, wa
we'd triumphantly from every political CT
tadel it's cohorts had attacked and its,
myrmidons flushed with series of sue
cess, a. PRED to no ultimatum short Of
universal dominion. Patriotic and con-
servative men trembled for the perpetuity
of our institutions, while mad bigotry run
wild through the land. But tile sober Sc
c0nd thought is always right! The virtue
and intelligence of the American people
presented an efectual barrier to the gras-
ping intolerance and treason of that hot
bed ruffiAu " Sam"
lie is n monster of such hiIcous mcin,
That to be hated needs but to be seem"
And no sooner did the people of these
United States behold the sectional and
lanatical workings Of KnowNothingsim,
than they Indignantly set the heel OF pub
lie condemnation upon its hydra, head
The Old Dominion, God bless her noble
and patriotic sons first set the good ex~
ample, which has been followed in rapid
succession BY every State which has since
had the opportunity, save three, Ken
lucky, Vermont and Ohio and ii the
disciples Of the I" great invisible invinci~
BILE" can CLEAN any crumbs of comfort
from them, they are welcome to them
kentucky and Vermont embraced one
half Of Gen. SCOTS forlorn hope in 1852,
and in Ohio they have succeeded, with
assistance of the aboluionists, in foisting
upon that State as its Chief Executive,
that arch. traitor Salmon p. Chase, whom
the Democracy Of that State discarded on
account OF his hercsy to the Constitution.
We may now expect to see Ohio take
rank with Massachusetts in degradation.
| In avoiding the extremes OF fanaticsm,
! the bigotry OF sectiOualIsm and the evils
Of intolerance, the people of this country
+ must now act with the Democratic party
Disguise the fact as you may, it is never
thcless true. The time may have been
when this was not the case. When a
Webster and Clay, whose wisdom and
patriotism none will now question, and
whom as men we always admired. direc"
ted and controlled the great Wing party,
the questions between IL and the Demo
cracy were merely those Of governmental
poIicy-the objects and aims of both,
were the prosperity and pcrpetuity of our
government. But now, political affairs
present new aspect. The Democratic
party is the only one which has preserved
universal, national organization. 1t
! is true that there has been divisions and
schisms in it !; but it is also true, that it
has Topped off and discarded all those
who have proved recreant to the compro-
misses Of the Constitution and to the State
Rights. In proof Of this, we have but
10 CIte the TeducE 10 MARTIN van -buTeu,
Dave Wiuot and Salmon P. Chase. The
GrSt has been consigned to the shades of
private life, by that party, while the two
latter are now acting with its opponents.
The Democratic party, as party, North
South, is still true 10 the Constitution and
true to the Union and it is the only par
ty that can boast Of this high and proud
position. The people Of the whole Union
see this, and sickened and tired Of the
different isnas that have presented them.
selves for popular favor, have discarded
them all, and joined in its support. The
Democratic party, this day, occupies a
proud6r and more glorious position than
ever before. 1t has withstood the assaults
Of fanalicism, the insiduous wiles of Sc
cret foe and the diSalTcction Of traitors
within its bosom-triumph over diffl;ul-
ties, prosperS under adversely, and scars
again to power with the serene conscious
ness OF being right and enjoying the con-
tdcnce and respect Of the whole people.
But where are you, miserable traitors
who imagining that greater party was
to rise upon the ruins OF that which had
conducted our country to its present pros,
perity, basely deserted it for the flesh pots
ot Egypt?
III Our naimhhnrs ara al honst;no. al