Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1856-04-17
A Streak Of True Democracv.

In the midst Of the crawling sycophancy and
bringing servility which characteristics the admin.
istration press, from the Washington Union,
Richmond Enquirer, and Boston Post, down to
the humblest organ, whose editor receives its
crumb Of government favor in some country post
office it is refreshing notice occasional instanc.
es Of the bold utterance by some them, of true
democratic doctrine, in opposition to the course
pursued by Pierce, Atchison, Stringfellow, & Co.
The Boston Post has frequently found it conven-
lent to quote from the Detroit Free Press, which
it has protested to regard the pattern Of demo-
cratic orthodoxy, it being the particular mouth
piece of Gen Cass, and the organ Of the old
bunker democracy of Michigan. 1t was full
Importer of the administration, even to the
getting up of the Kansas Nebraska bill. but it
cannot endorse the President in his proclamation
sustaining the border rulans in.their invasion Of
Kansas, and their usurpation of its Legislative
authority. When Mr.. Pierce issued his edict, in
which he not only fully justified these outrages,
but threatened to maintain them with all the
military power of the government, the Free Press
rebeled, and protesta, with great manliness,
against the atrocious doctrines advanced by the
President. We take the following extract from
Gen. Cass's home organ, for the benefit of our
democratic readers. 1t represents the position of
the old veteran in the matter Will the Post
please copy? The Detroit Free Press says:
+" We do not propose to examine the powers
OF the President in the premises. The obi
CATION rests upon him to see that the laws are
faithfully executed, and we know that Kan
sas law has not been faithfully executed, but
papaoly annulled. He may not have been
possessed OF direct and explicit power to re.
view the adjudication of Governor Reeder
but in the constitutional exercise of his gen.
eral obligation to enforce the execution Of the
laws, he might, perhaps, without violence.
have deduced authority to protect the people
OF the territory against the consequences Of
usurpation by the Executive appoint ed, over
them, if not against hostile invasion. At any
rate, if he could not find the least legal au.
thority to protect the people of Kansas in
their guaranteed rights, there was no necess-
ty of affording aid and comfort to the Mssou-
ri invaders, who destroyed those rights, by
arguing, in special message TO Congress, the
legitimacy Of the invaders Legislature. And
il, as the President declares. I" whatever irreg-
ularities may have occurred in the elections, il
seems too late now to raise that question:" it
puzzles us 70 divine why he himself should
have raised the question in his special mes
sage.
1t may be, and probably is, too late 10 raise
y, Tor any practical good purpose. But the
PRESIDENT should pause long before treating
Us " reasonable resurrection" the action of
those inhabitants Of Kansas who deny and ro-
Pudiate the binding authority Of the laws of
the Missouri Kansas Legislature. For, in our
humble opinion people that would not be
Inclined 70 rebel against the acts Of a legisla.
ave BODY forced upon them by fraud and VIC.
lenee' would CO unworthy the name Of Amer.
lean. II there was ever justiaable cause far
popular revolution against usurping and
3 obnoxious government. that cause has existed