The American patriot., 1855-10-13
VOL. l-No. 80:

verse Of ts proposition would be 70 place the dc.
mocratc party in an awkward and ridiculous posi-.
ton. Mr. Pierce nullifes the platform by his veto.
The Congress was sustained by the sentiment Of
the country, a long line Of democratic antecedents
and by the expressed opi"ion Of the party itself.
Mr. Pierce hnrls his veto in the face Of all these.
Who then is sovereign in the democratic party the
People or the President. The Representative or
the Exccntivcs What is the force Of authority on
this suhjccts The administrations of Gen. Jackson
and Of Mr. Van Buren, each with a democratic
Congress-the democratic Congress under Mr.
Polk, ard the democratic Congress under Mr.
Pierce. array themselves on one side Of the river
and harbor bill question: and on the other side,
arraycd against the entire force Of democratic sen
ment action and policy, We have the vctoes of Mr..
Polk and M Fierce--and these two last vetoes
CONSTITUTE THE ENDURING MONUMENTS
OF THE DOCTRINE OF THE DEMOCRATIC
PARTY ON THE SUBJECT or INTERNAL IN.
PRovEMENTS BY THE GENERAL GOVERN.
MENT!" ] would respectfully ask MI. Haynes,
who iaterprcts democratic doctriue--thosc who
come dis c,ly from tn people and f. ON all parts Of
the country-those who rfpres,n mt the great popu.
lar unity and mind Of the democratic party, or the
President Of the United S'atcss Whose opinions
are e,t'tlcd 10 the most weight and influence in the
mind Of poli'i a s'udo,,t--those of democratic
Congress or tMse Of democratic lresi,lcnts Per-
hars neither, and with this character Of histor.
ica fact fore him, Mr.. Hayes points with exut-
ing conf lencc to the ''cnduring monuments of,ho
d moc,atic party"
Surely they will cndurc--hut they will endure
as monuments Of the fact that the power of the
general government has been exerted over works
Of internal improvements both local and general by
every democratic administration from Mr.. Je!let-
son to Mr.. Iolk,-"enduring monuments" Of the
contradictions into which every party mus. fall,
which is not guided by steady and firm principles
in the a,lmnst alton OF prblc affairs. These diff
culties are, however, confined to the democratic
party alone. They TX st between a mocratc
Congress and denloc: attic President. The demo.
C, ate platform as il is xiounded and acted upon
by the democratic majority in Congress accords
with the views Of the old whig party. The issue
between the old parties is ended, since the demo-
cratic party comedies that Congress has power un-
der the constitution to execute works Of national
character and as the utility Of these works
never = subject Of difference, there can be no fur
ther point Of dispute. If the democratic party
get into trouble among themsalves,-f democra-
tic Congress and u democaatc President differ in
reference to the principles Of their own party, it
will not do to say that it is continuance Of the
issue between the old parties. The old wings coin.
eide with the action of the Congress under Mr..
Polk and Mr.. Pierce, aud with the general senti-
ment fthc democratic party on the subject. They
concur most heartily with the views Of Mr.. Davis
upon the Pacific la'l road question and the action
Of the administration in refer nee to the cxplora.
ton and surv of Iout4s. What then is the is-
su which keeps tiis subject an open question be-
tween the old parti,ss We did MT understand Col
Pond to say, that the sul ct was not one Of dis
pute in the democratic party itself, p.