The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-12-11
TgE DEMOCRACY OF ILLINOIS.

THE DEMOCRACY OF ILLINOIS
The Illinois State central democratic committee me
Springfield the Instant aud ssacd call for State
convention TO be held the lst day OF May to nominate
State officers and appoint delegates to the National Con-
vention The committee also issued address to the peo
pie which we copy below from the Illinois State Register
With such sentiments animating the democracy Of Illinois
there can be no doubt the result there of the coming
contest any more than in the whole Union:
In the election which will take place In November, 1885,
the people will again be required to decide the principles
and policy which to direct State and national
ernments for the ensuing four years II must be the wish
Of all that these remain III the hands
those who love the Union who reverence the consta
ton who will defend and support them and enforce The
laws OF the land.
The malcoutents the ntoleranta and the religious big
OTIS OF country have determined making desle
rate effort seize the reins OF government Their only
wish and hole is popular passion, and aponi,
ride into Office and ride into power They have ased
their black flag with ABOLITION inscribed upon the one
side and DisrsoN upon the other surmounted with the
nothing deaths head and cross bones and with hide
oucries rlyng their motley troops for the com.
ing struggle They pretend to be the peculiar friend Of
the negro while they would make slaves OF white men
they pretend be the friends OF Freedom yet murder men
for exercising plain constitutional right they pretend
love liberty while they deEounce the constitution as "a
league with hell 2 they make loud professions OF pey
while they persecue others for difference OF religious opn
ion and SANDER and bells all who entertain sentiments
differing from their own; on one day they profess
10 be charmed by shat rich Irish brogue and that
soft German accent" and the next they shoot down,
burn aud murder men, women, and children for not
being born in the same country as themselves they
illustrate their principle Of Americans ruling America
by mobbng the elections breaking the ballot boxes
and destroying the votes they urge their own VIII as
higher than the constitution while they deny TO the people
the Territories the right to have any VIII at all they
revouonzs government by violence when It's acts
conflict with their aims they resist the constitutional acts
Of Congress by armed mobs which Is treason by the law
Devoid of political principle themselves they are Tor ~
an ofv and
men of no political principle they can vote vote
and add strength to their political organization.
bold contrast and aoof from all this confusion and
corruption, stands the democratic partythe party ha
has since the formation Of the government with but few
and short intervals conducted the affairs OF this nation
and that, too 10 its honor its power and s renown IN
war has borne flag to victory and to glory and IN
peace scattered the blessings Of wealth and plenty
private protection and public order as wide ms our own
domains This great party stands now as - has A.
ways stood-n national party and party Of principle On
the folds of its unsulied flag the words Of Jeer
son. as they written upon 1t with his own hand
equal and exact justice all men, whatever State
persuasion religious poltica peace, commerce. and hon
est friendship with all natonsenangling alliances with
none the support of the State governments in all their
rights the competent administrations for our domes
tic concerns and the suest buwaks against Snrcpubcan
tendencies the preservation Of the general government
its whole ygor as tue M be q U Ub
election by the pooplea mild and safe ABUSES
which Topped by the sword Of revelation where peace
unprovided absolute acqnescence ~ f
decisions Of the majoty-the vital principle OF repuoh,
IRON which there no appeal but 70 force tue ytai n
Pile parent Of desputisn well -d.epHne"
miitiaour best reliance in peace and Tor Inc hst mo
nents of til regulars may relieve thon tne upne%
acy the civil the military authority economy IN we
public eypense that labor may be lKntiy Duroehsu ue
honest payment OF debts and sacred prescrvauon
of the public faith encouragement OF agriculture, ana
Of commerce AS its handnad the diffusion OF inorma-
ion and the arrangement Of all abuses At the bar PUBIC
freedom Of religion freedom Of the press ana ree
dom Of person under protection OF the hateas corpus
juriea selected these principles form
the bright which has before U.S. and guided
our steps through revolution and nation Inc
OF sages and the blood Of our heroes have 1
devoted They should be the creed o.
political aththe of civil misunderstanding touch
by which to try the serviee of those we trust sna
should from them in moments OF error or alarm
let us steps, and to regain the ROAD
which alone leads to peace liberty, and safety.
And let us reflect that having banshed from our lana
that religious which mankind so long bed
and suffered, have yet gained little we
political intoe despotc wicked, ana capaoie o
bitter and bloody prosecutions"
These are the principles which constitute true American
rcpubcanis and under which the democratic party navs
fought and conquered for than half century ana
under these the democracy will continue to fght and III
umph in all time to come.
we once had antagonist party-and it too, nation
party II had Henry Clay for its leader and its head
leader beloved and con6ded by his followers They
differed from the democracy upon great national questions
but their opposition was open bold, and manly Iney
opposed while they respected each other Neither ever
abandoned its nationality but in 1850, at that fearful
crisis upon the slavery question, Mr. Clay and his rends
united with General Cass and hs friends in establishing
the great principles Of the adjustment measures those
by Congress with the question Of slavery
in the Territories and that of leaving the people thereof
perfectly free regulate their domestic institutonn
their way, subject only to the constitution Of the
United States and again mbodied in the kansaNe
briska organic law With this important union OF tue
leaders OF the two great political parties OF the country
the wings and the emocras) the political career OF Mr
Clay terminated Full of years and honors and reconciea
and united with those whom he hnd been long opposea
he called away from earth at period when he was
ddcating all his public efforts to the practical application
of the principles OF the national school, Whatever OF oppo
stion had been between Mr. Clay and the democracy
extnguished by their union upon the adjustment meas
ures.
No sooner had the sod closed his tomb than other
who opposed to Mr. Clay upon the slavery qmes
ton assumed lead the party which he had formed Inc
Stewards the Wades the Gddingses, and the Greeeys
under their lead its nationality destroyed and as
consequence its existence,
Upon this event its members dispersed some ana
in the eastern States many, went at into the ranks o.
the abotonsts Others entrapped into the deps OF
know-nothingsm and others again, determining not 70
forcgo their nationality united with the democracy ana
received at into their ranks In full conidenf
and fellowship. Much they may have differed upon
questions gone by upon tho great before the cou
try they AcaxR aud that agreement il the bond OF the
unions union of wings aud democrats to preserve zoe
Union OF these States against the pernicous designs OF
coalesced aboonism and know nothingism.
We have thus briefly called your attention to the ms
tory of present position, and sketched The elements
opposition which surround Who does not fsei proua
ttat he belongs 10 party which, to the words OF an
eloquent whg who refused Join black republican forces
follows the flag and Keeps step to the music OF the
Gniou.H
Let u.s. them unite heart md hand for the contest before
While our enemies throw aside all former difference
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