True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1855-07-25
Is Hunker Democracv a Unit ,

The very same assertion which has beer
made by the Roman Priests, in relation t.
their Church, a thousand times in contro
versy with Protestants, has again and agair
been reiterated by stumpors and dema
gogues in relation to the old Hnker Dem
ocratic party, viz That it is unit. This
assertion was made in cur hearing in this
city the other day 10y an aspirant to polti
cal preferment. Upon this assumption q
most violent onslaught was made at the
American party upon the hypothesis that
it is not unit. We frankly acknowledge
that there is not perfect agreement
amongst all members of the American par.
ty on all questions of State or National
policy, but on the main points Of policy
they are thoroughly one. But how does
the case stand with the old Democratic
organization Is it true that that party
is unit! In answer to this question we
give below resolution passed by the great
Mass Democratic meeting held in New
York City, and part of the resolutions
adopted by the Democratic Convention Of
Pennsylvania, held ON the 4th inst. II
our opponents covet such unanimity and
will permit the Democratic masses, North
and South, East and West, to speak out,
they will likely to be gratifed to the hcart's
content. We quote from the Pcnnsylva-
MIA Telegraph:
NEW YORK DEMOCRATIC RESOLUTIONS.
"ResolUed, That We reiterate our opin-
ion formerly expressed, that to the course
Of the present administration are due all
the disasters and defeats which the Demo.
cratic party has experienced for the past
two years that the administration has in
suite d and outraged the great national SEN
timcnt of the American people, and that
the only safety of the democracy and of
the whole country now lies in an uncOndi-
tion Reputation of the administration, in
the nomination for President by the next
National Democratic Convention of some
sound national man, well known to, and
con6ded in by the country as such, and in
the adoption of platform which shall fur
nish further guarantees of the rights and
interests of every portion of the Union,
and which shall resist the agressions of
Northern sectionalism upon the rights of
the South, and restore tranquility to the
whole nation"
PENN. DEMOCRATIC RESOLUTIONS.
"RcSolred, That the Democratic party
reiteratc and rc-aSscrt their confidence in,
and adherence to, the political creed pro-
mulgated by Thomas Jefferson, in his first
inaugural address, and practiced by Madi-
son, Monroe, Jackson, Van Burcn, Polk,
and PIERCE, in their administrations
that those principles require no conceal
ment, and that experience has fully deter
mined their applicability to all the inter-
ests of the American people.
Pesolred, That we have undiminished
confidence i'll the ability and integrity of
Franklin Pierce, and his administration of
the government Of our country"
1t would be an easy matter to establish
the existence of worse state of things in
our own State in the bosom and at the
very vitals of the old bunker party. One
candidate for office contradicting, quarrel
ing with, and bclcing another One coun-
ty convention passing one string of reso-
lutions and another the opposite. The
State Convention of 81 affirming one
set Of State resolutions, and its Legitimate
successor another set directly the reverse,
and all this to gull and to grind the people.
A glorious unit this, indeed, Talk of uni
ty, will you.