Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1856-04-19
Democracy Defined, No. 2.

We give below q second article from the
Montrose Republican, communicated by its
correspondent IcHABoD. 1t is quite as reada-
BILE as the one published last week The wri-
ter seems to have a very clear idea of what
is now-a days denominated Democrdcy-and of
the ridiculous and inconsistent position occu-
pied by Free Soil men who would cling to the
Democratic organization, in the face of its ut
ter subservicncy to the Slave Power = 5f-
MEssRs EDITORS AS see you published
my letter, | write again. | have since con-
yersed with several of my neighborS, and am
sorry to say my arguments in favor of aban-
doning their Free Soil principles and adopt
ing the more Democratic doctrine of Slavery
extension, do not meet with as much favor as
| had expected. They dou't seem to think
"niggeriSm" so good and desirable a thing as
the Democratic party and do For YOU are
aware that although, for the sake of effect,
we call yours the Black Republican or ngger
party, it is our party that seeks to spread the
black race over all this continent, and to main
tain forever a very intimate connection be-
tween them and the white race. by means of
the Patriarchal institution. You want to peo-
pie the rich Territories Of the west with whites,
,rc want to people them mostly with "nig-
gers leaving the poor whites who may strag-
gle in there to lead a hopeless existence, in ig-
norance and want, like the same class in the
old slave States Still, we shall continue to
stigmatizc YOU as the nigger party, and shall
make votes by it,
When | see the stubbornncss Of men from
whom had hoped better things, in adhering
to Free Solsm against Democracy, ! begin
to think those old Democrats were right, who
said that if we did not recover control of the
county last Fall, we never should. and that
Susquehanna county, like the rest of the Will
mot district must be left in the hands of the
enemy. But there is one consolation if we
cannot get the suffrages of the people, we can
get the patronage of the government :; and if
we preserve the Union, we have assurances
that the Union will take care of us | am
glad to see that friend Chase has already re-
ceved from the Post Master General substan-
tial proof that Republics are not ungrateful.
and that his devotion to the Union, as evnccd
by his returning to full communion with the
party, instead of Of carrying the Free Soil
heresy further like Mr. Grow is duly appre-
ciated. Our reliance now is on the election
of a Democratic President, for if we succeed,
all the leading men in our party will be well
provided for by the general government
Here is a motive for sticking to the party and
exerting ourselves. 1t don't make much diffe-
renee who our candidate for President is, for,
in any case, he must be fully pledged to the
South so that we can carry every Southern
State, and then if we get two or three North
ern States, the victory is ours We expect
to carry as many as are necessary, since ex-
perience has taught us to place great reliance
on the old Watchword, Democracy" with
the uniformed and unthinking multitude. And
then We shall do what We can to keep UP di-
vision at the North by means of Know-Noth-
ingism. For the principles of the Know-Noth-
ings we really care nothing, one way or the
other, as is plain to be seen from our bitter
ly denouncing them at times, especially in To-
calities where they are tainted with Free
Soilisn," and it may be possible to produce
disscnsions between them and the Republicans,
while in other localities, where they agreewith
us on the7SlayeIy question, as in parts of New
York State, We coalesce with them in opposi-
ton. to the Black Republicans. Since the
union of the Democrats and Southern Know
Nothings in Congress, under the sanction of
President Pierce and the Washington Union,
VIC do not expect that any man of intelligence
will think of acting with the Democratic par
ty for the sake of opposing Know Nothing.