M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1855-07-13

repudiated by the people. All the elo-
quence exhausted by their leaders failed
10 convince the masses asto the right or
truth or justice of the measures of the
Federal party. Witness the Tariff, U.
S. Bank, Internal Improvements, etc.,
etc. The great ruling principle Of the
Democratic party was and is, strict con.
struction of the Constitution; all pow.
ers and authority not expressly deliga
ted in that instrument were to be left
untouched; equal laws and equal taxes;
and, above all, it 1.-THE Democratic par.
ty) condemned the doctrine of Expedi-
ency, believing that the RIGHT only is
exPedient--lhus guided, the Democrat
ic party has not invented new-fangled
issues, but occupy the same grou1s now
which they have ever occupied--that
of the Rights of the People and the
constitution. 1t has ever been willing
to rise or fall upon its own merits; and
We find that alter an impartial investi.
cation, the people have generally ac-
quiescee in Its policy, and been gov.
erned according to the Democratic con-
struction for three.fourths of the time
since the adoption of the Constitution.
They have not, as was and is the case
with their political opponents, professed
new names and measures, or coalesced
with factions for the purpose of scqui-
ring popularity and political power
but, at all times and in all places and
under every circumstance, have main
tanned, with wonderful fidelity and de.
votion, the great principles which have
always distinguished them, and which
have rendered them invincible when
the people understood fairly the issue
between them and their opponents
Abuses there have been of their prin-
ciples, by its own professed members,
we admit; but they have always been
rectifed at the proper time and in a
proper manner. Acknowledging "prin-
ciples not men," they could afford to
bide their time, feeling assured that
whatever wrongs mig have been COM
mitted, the party 81 the people was
strong and healsRg enough to purge it.
self Of all unwhc some and foreign ell
emen!s detrimentasw the interests Of
the country. Because breach of good
faith, or principle had been committed
by some of its members, the falsitica-
tion of the individual was not to be
taken as granted that the great mass Of
the people or their principles were false
also. And the truth OF history will
bear them out in this assertion. They
. have suffered temporary defeats; but no
sooner had the smoke and din Of the
, conflict passed away, and reason once
more in the ascendant, than the "sobel
. econd-thought' Of the people has EN-.
phatically re-instated them in their for
mer position, from which indiscretior
and bigotry had elected them.
! The Wing party has but little sym.
pathy or affection for the mass Of the
people; it is only when they have some
darling scheme to carry out that it in
terests itself in their welfare-and thai
, only so long as votes are needed; that
object secured, happy and profound
Ignorance or abnegation of such an ell
ement as the people characterizes them
The Democratic party is the very re.
verse Of this. The people first, last and
always-of the people, and for the
people, is the Democratic principle -
"Privileges must have an end, but the
People is eterna!" The party Of the
people best subserves the cause anc
guards the interests OF the people.
The Wing or Federal party ha
, courted the votes OF the foreign borl
: naturalized citizen, not from any low,
o or attachment they had for them, bu
simply and solely for the purpose of Sc
curing a dominant supremacy tina
. gained, and their fellow-citizens whom
: they loved for their "sweet Germa
t accent or "rich Irish brogue" coul
: be "whistled down the wind,' withou
K any compunctions of conscience. Is
any wonder, when we reflect upon thi
4 fact, that the intelligent and liberty-lov
;, ing foreigner should turn in disgust iror
J such party and refuse them his sup
port? or attach himself to his true an
steadfast friends-the friends of princi
ple--the Democratic party? Go wher
you will, alike to Republican or Mon
> archichal governments, and you wi
i find that compound of craft and subtle
ty, the demagogue;-men who, to re
:, alize their own selfish schemes of ag
grandisement, will not hesitate at an
: tricks Of deception and fraud to gu
and mislead the people. We have man
such in our land and the people are
no wise TO be held accountable Tor thei
> acts, or as sanctioning them. Ther
= are as pure patriots, as ardent and yea
2 Gus Republicans in all countries as
our own; and as far as they are able
4 do so, leave Tor this country, the Sian
of the free and the home Of the brave,
r where they fondly hoped to realiz
. . what is denied them at home, the free
n n dom Of thinking, speaking and votin
!, according to the dictates of their ow
" conscience. And this brings US to ar
y other phase in political matters-a rt