The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1855-12-19
PARTIES.

The result of these eight days balloting
shows the folly of sending to congress
such men as were elected during the man.
ia of 1854. They are fitted for anything
else than legislators. Having no princi-
pie in common, except opposition to the
Democracy, they cannot even unite upon
that, and are spending the peoples time
and money in f%ruitless voting. These ele-
ments of opposition to the administration
seem to have as much opposition among
themselves as they have to our party and
cannot agree upon an organization. In
these proceedings is seen verified the char
ges against the opposition party-that
they could never become ~nationalized or
the members from different sections act in
concert on measures OF national impor-
lance. The petty issues which they raised
before the people to rush them into Office
have dwindled into insignifcance when
brought into congress- They have divi-
ded the forces which they had united be-
fore the elections and turned their strength
into impotency. Instead of being fresh
and vigorous as most new parties usually
arc they are powerlcss for all things but
evil.
The unanimity and perfect concordance
which exists in the Democratic delegation
from I'll sections must command the ap-
proval of all national men. The uniform
vote which Richardson has received from
the party ever since the voting common
ced, shows by acts which is the national
party, and to. which the country must look
for safety in the hour of danger. There
exists in it no sectional strifes--there are
in it no northern and southern factions
which it would be as difficult to unite as
it would be to force water into c North
Carolina pine-~knot--there are in it no
whites and blacks to be amalgara ed
in fact, no homogeneous elements exist in
it which can produce a state of af-
airs in ITS organization similar to that
which distracts the opposition at the
present time. Nobly does it adhere
to its well known principles, in adversi-
ty as well as prosperity. Its banner, up
on which is inscribed NATIONALITY, is al
ways udfurled to the view of patriots and
never hid in the c%ulverts of darkness. 1t
floats as proudly in the balmy air of the
south as in the frozen atmosphere of the
north, the, breeze of the Atlantic salutes
it with the same welcome as does that of
the Pacific.
If there ever was a time when the DEM
ocracy should be proud of their party
that time is now. Through a long series
of years they have battled for its princi-
Piles, and through its fundamentally have
brought our country to its present pros
perity and greatness. Now that it is in
a minority, it adheres strictly to the line
of duty and swerves not from the path of
rectitude. 'The battle is not to strong
nor the race to the swift but to the hon.
est patriotic party which knows nothing
but the constitution and the whole coun-
try. That party will meet its reward,
and when the national contest shall have
come, it will go before the country with
clean hands, unspotted by contact with
the isms which have contaminated all the
opposing factions and condemned them to
everlasting disgrac and infamy. Bright as
has been the past of that glorious old
party, its future will be more brilliant.
Nothing, not even the blighting influence
of ACKNOWLEDGMENT, can impair its flu
ture lustre or curtail its usefulness, its
destiny is manifest and will be consuma-
ted with the highest point of greatness to
which the western continent can be ele-
vated.-W Wheeling Daily Argus.