Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1856-04-12
Democracy Defined,

dom found in political article. The writer
seems TO have good idea Of the spurious ar
ticle now deuominated Democrpcy We COM
mend the communication to the attention of
our readers We will publish a second article
oa the same subject next week =
MEssRs. EDITORS Il have always been a
member of the great Democratic party
have also always claimed that | was q Free
Soil man, and that ours was Free Soil party:
and if any one denied it. / pointed proudly to
the course Of our Representative, Nj: Grow.
for evidence. But now can do no lon.rer.--
l have learned with grief that Mr.. Grow is 40
longer a Democrat The IFaMiagton Jgnien
tells Inc SO, and the Moatrosc Isaocrat tells
Inc so. 1t was not known, till the present
Congress assembled, that Mr.. Grow had ceas-
ed to be Democrat; but now there can be- no
doubt CT the fact, for We have the highest
Democratic authority for it.
As Mr.. Grow aud have been old friends,
both personally and politically, | was yery
sorry to hear that he had deserted the party.
and have carefully looked over the doings of
the House since Congress net to see what he
has done. The result of my examination and
reelection has been a conviction that | have
heretofore bad a wrong idea OF what are De
mocratie principles When see Richardson
who was 10 the Nebraska bill in the House
what Douglas was in the Senate-nominstcd
aud supported by our party for Speaker, am
convinced that the Nebraska bill, which was
once so much opposed 10, is a Democratic
measure and as such should receive the sup
port OF all true Democrats When | see our
party trying to elect for Speaker, sometimes
Mr.. Smith of Virginia Know Nothing,
sometimes Mr.. Oliver. of Missouri. an old line
Wing, and finally uniting with the Southern
Know Nothngs in support of Aiken, of South
Carolina who seems 10 be about half Demo
erat and half Know Nothing, ali for the pur-
pose of defeating the Republican candidate. |
am convinced that the greatest eaemy the
Democratic party now has to contend with is
that same principle of Free-Soil which | have
always advocated And wher see that Mr..
Grow has continued to support Free Soil prin-
cipleS. in opposition to the party, and as far
far a. | can discover has done nothing else
that is undemocratic | am convinced that Sla-
very is the great Democratic doctrine. and that
it intend To remain member of the party.
! must discard my Free Soil principles Nv
course is now plain. | don't believe in nr6-
fesSiug one thing and acting another. If |
had suspected that nv Free Soilism was un-
democratic, | should have discarded il long
ago. | was born Democrat and mean 70
die Democrat.
The Democratic party is in favor of extend
ing slavery, and so am l. Mr.. Grow NAV 60
off with such Know Nohings rs Greeley and
Seward and Banks, and sumner, and Wilmot
and Giddings and Chase Of Ohio. in pursuit
of an abstraction, bu; shall stick to the par
" along with the honest editor of the lI0u-
trose Dcmocrdt. believing that We shall get
CuShings and WiSeS. and Toomhses, and Hem
r. NJ FullerS and Cotton Wings and twelfth
section Americans enough to Join Us, to coun-
tcrbalance thousand Grows 1t is seriouS
matter to think of leaving the Democratic mar
~ which was founded by the great Thomas
jefferson. and is now SO zealously carving oat
the doctrines he inculcated concerning liberty
and human equality These doctrines | still
deyoutly believe in, notwithstanding | am in
favor of extending negro slavery over free ter
ritorv Do vou ask how this can be I re-
ply, after considerable reflection. that do not
consider the negro human, but oulv a higher
species of babo0a hit only for a state of servi-
tudc. | cannot however, agree with some of
the leading Democratic papers at the South
that I-hjte slavery is right. for that does NOT
sound like real Jeffersonian Democracy. The
mulattoeS may be supposed to present an OBJ
stacle to my theory, but they, considering their
parentagc may be ciaSSed as sort Of mon.
Eters that, if permitted to live at all. should
fare no better than their black progea;toS-
Ii am right, then all laws forbidLin- b!acl,
slavery in any of the states are abSur! md
should be repealed; but in this State-as |
learn by the decisions C. judge Nane and our
Supreme Court, as well is Gv tie report ef the
Democratic members OF Committee % our
House of Representatives, such law exists
and | ca,r bring home slave from the South
whenever please ! saw a letter from =
Southern Democrat. I few DAYS ago. in which
the benefits Of the Institution were sci Forts
in very favorable light lie saws he has =
ScamStruSS who has been with him from his
boyhoa.l. has Eaboced tor hin 80 wears. fwhea
she was from Il TO -. a> 4 fcll hand max
in-' her >X bales o. cotton wear and has
borne him II least three thousand dollars
wort otc.aldrtn into the bargain Sucn helm.
dulh'Y productive aui receiving no wages.
would certa,uly BE- uu'iI more profitable than
any We can procure under our present system
and since have got over al my objections 70
slavery | am strongly incl,ued to 90 down and
see If ! can negotiate purchase Of ore of my
friend >caWStreSsS daughters | think. how
ever, that i will he most prudent 70 wait till
have elected another Democratic President bv
which time the principles Of our party will be
So firmly established. that We can introduce
this Improvement in our domestic arrnnge-
mentS, without any danger OF interference from
the higheraw fauAticS When We do get sla
very re-eStablished in Pennsylvania don't in
tend ever 10 do another days work. but shall
live on the labor Of my blacks, Is Democrat
ic freeman ought.
But | must close for the present Nv rca-
son cor sending this % the Republican, is be-
cause know that many men holiiug the rrill-