Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1856-08-02
Cruwhs of Comfort for the Democracy.

Crumbs OF Comfort for the Democracy
We take the following racy extracts from an
Grafton delivered before the * Washington Assoc
ciation'' of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, on the 4th
of july, 1915. The author, james buchahah'
embraced the occasion as fitting one to give ms
views, at length, of the party to which he mas
since, under s.peculiar" circumstances, became
the prominent leader. If not complimentary
they are none the less truthful, and as matter OF
record invaluable showing the deep significance
of his remark, in accepting the nomination OF
IN. Cincinnati Convention. that he 6 was no ion
yer simply james Buchanan Ii these extracts
rive Us ii correct picture OF the party, ana VINO
can doubt it when its great champion ana leader
was the lmner, the Republicans need no longer
annlv the axe TO It's rotten roots. THIS picture
cxhibts it in all its hdeous deformity. Look at
il. IN the act of lihrlling W,sHl>GToN
True to their original principles and their
first love- the Democratic party Of that day be-
ro,,e more file fipads IF The FRENCH AS lflt.l
BECAME MORE THE ENEMIES OF SoClAL
ORDER. When tn" proclamation OF neutrality
w,s issued by Washington TINT procIamatoa
which is now almost universally admitted To have
been the salvation of our counirv-that pr"cia-
nation which imuartiaily paced England and
France unon TIL : footing, and Ian open the
commerce of the worid to America, they were
cnra..ci ihat we ii NOS entered lnIo IN alliance
with the French Republic, and wagcd war, nnd'r
iheIr banner. against the human race. Bnt when
the treaty of peace with England, commonly
,.llc, J,,,s treaty. WIS ratified bv Washington.
4,gRENr- OF Personal ABUSE WERE POURED OUT ~
rur DEynCRAIIc PARTY UPoN MS HEAD.
..Thev openly ch red the father oi his coun-
fry win Az iN1E>TioN OF DESTROYING Ills oWN GE
LOVED OFFSPRING. 10 such pitch at InGrati-
+, Il. were. t|cy carrie! By THEIR DiA6nLlCAh
PASSIONS tina; thy dared pubiic'y, ana Win
an the slightest fnun ati"n. 10 drrH htR of
,errc,iy ptiiing hi, hard into Ete Treasury Ike
:, t.ion. ami appTopi iating, without authority,
t4,e ,nna,y of the nation to hIS own IN ilyidu al
ne. That III IA. the vIeor OF whose youth hai
l. ga worn cut III these 'piend Il military achieve
men;s winch ina lie our country independent. an
whose age IN | experience Ind been devoted 10
t,, creation ami Organization "f The federal g''v-
.rpn ,,t- that in IA who hul never recev"i one
f,rtn.ng more Of The public money than mhat he
"A, .xreu led IN thc pubic service, was ACCUSED
oF BEING BASE PECCLAroR Of THE PUBLIC TREAS
IRE. Daring th!s cruel pers 'cuton ms noble
mud felt ~en>ihiv the stin@s of his countrymens
insratiu.e. In the bitterness of bis soul he
had comp.uinrd III It he had been abused. to
ms own rnphatjc.,l language, in "such cxag:s
rltel and md cent terms, AZ could scarcely be
apniel To IA \ rn--a notorious defau ter-or
even to a common plckpockct.
Whit must he our opinion OF an oppo ,itipn,
whose ~, slons We're So u 'rk ana Indignant "a ~
he or tiff ID in en- lcavorIn- To blast the character
and cub tier the old aye of Washington Alter
thu, prosecuting the savior OF his country, how
can the Democratic party call themselves his dis
ciples."
HE ACCUSES THE DEMOCRACY OF ATTEMPTING TO
DESTROY OUR COMMERCE.
n IA, ~; AZ orc1
war against commerce. They were not satisfied
with depriving it of the protection OF Navy,
but they acted though they had determined
upon ITS ann;hilation. At time when the ma
tons of Europe were convused 10y dreadful
wars, the United States being nautral---and
when, in consequence thereof, all our native pro
.iuction, were in greatest demand, and the car
r,ilr trade presented to our merchants rich
harvest in every qu'rter of the globe. they shut
%, our noris by emjaryoes and non importation
lirS.
By these me aus. the streams Of wealth which
were iowinr into our national treasury and into
our country, from the thousand fountains of
commerce. were suddenly dried up. These acts
nf parriciie gave an instantaneous and II dread
ful blow to oar prosperity. The voice OF busl-
mes, was n longer heard in cities. The
stiffness of death pc,vaded every street. De-
i,rtion and de ,pilr sat upnn each mans countc
nance. The newspapers OF the day, instead OF
being ii lied W it'll arrivals from abroad, and sales
Of merchandise, tcemed with bankruptcies. And
our ships were laid up to rot, AS melancholy mon
uments of the WEAK AND WICKED policy of our
Government"
rur DEMOCRACY And THE wAR--A DIS
Graceful PEACE.
After the (Democratc) administration had
entered upon the war; Instead OF coming for
ward with manly confidence, and taxing the pco-
II, e., hon 1SeIu Shr fh0fT
duty. in order to maintain their popularity, and
adopt the odious system of carrying on the con-
test by borrowing money. What were the effects
of this policy: Does not every man in the coun-
try know, was it even disguised by the admins
,ration. that the United States would in short
time, have become BANKRUPT, had not peace been
concluded? Thanks to Heaven. that have
obtained peace, bad and disgraceful as tits; 9TH
erwise. the beautiful structure of the federal
government. SUPPORTED BY THE SANE FEE
BILE HANDS, might have sunk, like the Capitol,
into ruins"
He ACKNOWLEDGES THAT HIS Tongue CANNOT PoR-
TRAY tbs CoRRUPTIoNS OF The DEMOCRACY.
slime will not allow me to enumerate all the
other pild md clicked projects of the Demo-
cratic Administration"
How these crumbs viii digest in Democratic
stomachs will be ascertaned after the November
election. How the old bachelor can stand the
faint of the Slave Democracy of SO is mys-
terv that can only be accounted for from the fac,
that since he er.tombej himself in the Cincinnati
platform, be is no longer "simply James Buchan-
an" but entirely another feller has been meta.
morphosed into plank, without feeling or ami.
nation, and nailed to platform on which South
ern drivers can apply the lash to the ba ks OF
their Human Slaves and over which they car
pass them into the Territory once cousecrated tc
Freedom.
q Com. Stockton withdraws from the can