Eastern times., 1856-02-21
The Democratic Party the only Star Of
Safety to the Union.

merly of this State and editor OF the "Llberty
Standard" an abolition paper. 1t presents a
correct view of the history of the democratic
party; and every democrat must be gratifed
: 10 find gentleman Of Mr.. Lovejoys candor
and ability express the conviction that the DEM
ocratic party is the only star of safety to the
Union =
Mcssrs Editors As my old friends of the
Boston Courier express some curiosity to
know how | should feel on the democratic
: platform, will endeavor TO satisfy them on
: this point. | presume this curiosity receives
edge from the anticipation on their part that
, many citizens, perhaps themselves of the num-
Der, will be under the necessity, in the course
of The coming year, TO take ''oco foco pills,
and of course they would like TO know their
, operation and effect. | own up to having
swallowed the democratic creed, "simple ana
pure" as the French dipIomatists say. Like
all medicine, the anticipation Is worse Than
the oneration intend hereafter TO act and
vote with the democratic party, for the follow
inc reasons, and hope these few lines will
J find the Courier "enjoying the same blessing"
In the first place, that is the only party
which now exists, which has history, prin-
ciples, or policy. Its great antagonist, who
contested the victory with it in many well
fought battle, is no more The names of its
statesmen are pmbalmed in the history of the
past, but it has no present and no future One
by one all its stvongholds have been stormed,
its artillery silenced, its leaders in the captiyi-
ty of retirement, and the rank and file scat
tered, or forming in powerless factions. The
democracy has history, which of itself is a
tower of strength, and presage of future
good 10 the country. Born amidst the strong
throes of the popular heart, its cradle was
rocked by storms and its first triumph was TO
place the philosopher and statesman of Month
cello at the head of the nation. This was done
against the prestige of the name Of Adams, in
spite of the most accomplished eloquence, the
strength of wealth, and the possession of pow-
er and place. Timd men predicted the pros
tration of the altars of religion, the overthrow
of muraliiy and The ordinary course of Justice
and order, the reign of nfdelty and red re-
pubicanism None of these things came 10
bass: and have lived to see and hear the
very men who were then in the opposition and
others who wore their mantle, praise 10 the
very skies this very Thomas jefferson, and
claim to be democrats of his school.
The democrats joined the issue, carried on
the war of lSl2-li and won its victories, in
the face Of an opposition, which, If 1t did not
60 over the line, approached the fiery border
of that volcano where patriotism is swallowed
up by treason. The country was ruined then,
so said the opposition but now all parties
claim the honors, as all have shared in the
beneficial results of that war. The next great
battles of the democracy have been with their
opponents in matters Of national policy. In
every instance, so far as | recollect, they have
not only won victory, but have extoried the
admission, even from opponents, that they
were right.
read long and tedious debates in congress,
about tariffs, before well knew the meaning
of the word and it ended by one partly claim
ing ''tarfr for revenue" and the other
srevenue tariff" The contest has been aban-
doned, the democratic ground conceded. "ln-
ternal Improvement" was once the war-cry of
a party The conviction is all but universal
that private enterprise is more sagacious and
: economical than national supervision. The
suggestion made by Mr.. Oils, 10 Mr.. Webster,
he hung fire for a word There is no nation
al road but--but-'the road 10 ruin, " is more
, truthful than sarcastic. A few Cumberland
roads would have ruined the treasury of the
country.
A national bank was affirmed TO be an abso-
lutte necessity. Yet Mr.. Webster lived TO say
, sit was an Obsolete idea" The democratic
, party have always f1vored the extension of ter
ritory. 1t is fraught, said the opposition, with
the most imminent peril. And now the classic
and accomplished Everett shakes Cuba into
I the lap OF the nation, as gently as her tropic
fruits tall 10 the earth.
e When Gen Jackson was candidate for the
presidency, the records of antiquity and the
r pages of modern times, from Nimrod. The
t mighty hunter, down to Bonaparte, the first
I ! IaiI nd IN ShpNu
: the peril TO republics of uniting the civic
e wreath with the sword of the military hero
but in less than ten years after this, The same
party which brought such an array of argu-
, ment against the hero of New Orleans, seized
an aged general by the euphonious name OF
The place where he won a victory over the saw
ages, and passed him by his title and on the
5 wave of popular song into the white house.
a The experiment was successful that it was
: twice repeated; the last general breaking
S down on the sweet Irish brogue, and the smooth
D German accent.
Dat of this brogue and accent there sprung
n forth another party, which has swallowed the
: whole whig party-a fire out of the bramble
n which has deyoured the tall cedars OF Lebanon
!, What party now but the democratic party
: avows lis principles or proclalms lis policy
: The American party has one platform for the
latitude of Philade phia, another for Spring
. field. One week ii is merged in republican
i convention, and the next week lis own clarion
$ notes are heard in every secret lodge, and ech
II oed back from every town and village. i
will vote for man who owes allegiance TO
= foreign poverty some this is admitted TO be
! religions test, by others denied. Here, al
: Catholics are shut out from Office, in south
II ern state they are elected TO office under The
d same banner AT one time it is strictly Sec
tional at another intensely national. Now
most thoroughly anti-slavery, and then non-n
n terventon is the law of It's action. Wher
y their trumpet gives so many ami such uncer
e tain sounds, who can have confidence in them
e In regard to the subject of slavery the convic
a tion has been growing stronger and stronger ii
a nv own mind ever since IS4S, that we can Dc
n no good 10 master or slave by attempting Il
: act upon it politically. The ole liberty party
II which up to that point acted on principle, wa:
: translated, not 10 heaven, but to the purgatory
S of barnburnerism, by the splendid eloquenct
e of Charles Sumner and the winning smiles o
! Martin and John Van Buren. From that da,
e to this it has been known as freesoilism, tru,
n democracy, coalition, native Americansm, re
Il publicanism, changing position as often as it
5, name. 1t has been used in fact as a maxi