Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1856-12-19

Thoughts on the Democratic Party
Republican" STANDARDIZATION.

American people, tic did the present Emperor
Of France triumph over the Republican prin-
ciplcs of Frcnchmen when be annlhilated the
Constitution of the French Republic and
created monarchy.
On the 18th of march 1857 the faIlowino
oath will be taken by the representative OF
the Democratic part and President elect
viz -
-, do s5lemnly swear or affirm. that will
faithfully execute the office Of president OF
the United States, and will to the best OF
my ability, preserve, protect and defend
the constitution of the United States. -
Louis Napoleon was bound as solemnlv 10
support and defend the Constitution of the
Republic Of France but with as great sol
cnnity pledged himself to the interests of
rank and ari>tacrlcy.
NO man can serve two masters, for eth
or he will hat tho one and love the other.
or els he will hold II the one. and dpspise
the othrr"
Nrtuoas decision is influenced by no law
hut that Of truth. ambition bows to the
eXigen5is Of the hogr. W. predict, based
by these trat'!s. taat tn Dem ,cratic party
Of t'-ety will be as completely under the
contr'iei the slave nIigarclly in 1850 as the
dastini : u Fray were in the power Of
NNP9l 'on Bonapaitc on the 9TH Of Nov. l79q.
Uncertainty ho,trs around all human ac-
ti'a. bat in politics rs in morals we have te
guide rs golden coun>els Of holy Writ "Ye
cannot gather grapes Of thorns or FIGS of
thistles.'' The tree is,known by its fruit. :"
Like the quality Of the fruit Of tree. a
man or party cannot change without re-
ceivin- noGrishment from new soil-heipr
subjected to the unfolding transformations
OF Natare-chaneing the primary particles
OF It's gid organization for those of a new
Hence. II unnatural elements are employed in
ed'cting these transformations the fruit viii
be obnoxious to sight and taste. the leaves
witAered, the branches brittle. the trunk de-
cayed-it will eventually iail-a useless
mass
The fruits of the tree of Democracy are
bitter, poisonous, whitening The tree -four
ishes only in unhealthy swamp- and mires.
and pcstilential climates Its lif,iS sustained
by pestiiential diseases. If healthy spriss
are engrafted into it they withcr and die. If
the tree is trasplant,d into virgin sill IN.
E) it droops. 1t possesses all the sensitive
ness Of concentrated corruption together with
its frailty. \ single healthy clement enter
ing into its organization comforts its every
particle. rocks t. and fro, and shakes. and
grieves as if rent by the thundcrbolts Of
Joye
As we judge Of the character of chemi
cal combination by its component parts. So
may We ascertain the character of party or
nation.
The Democratic party now, is composed of
men eminently pro-slavery and Northern
tlmid men who Enthusiastically advocate
the policy Of their pro-slayery brethren
They are men who have JudaS-like held the
bag and destroyed their vision. Hence their
ohndness, Inconsistency and rapaciousncss.
For two thirds of the time since the foup-
datlon oi our government, Southern and
rro-siayery men have occupied the Presidrn-
tlal chair. Since 1s09 every President pr9.
tan Of the Senate. but tive, has been a
southern man and Shareholder The - .,
OF >peakership in the House of Representa-
tires has been filled .forty THREE years by
Southern men and Shareholders and trentg
tfee years by Northern men The Judicial
districts are organized 50 as to give five Judges
" the slave states and four to the free -
10 fill the Office of Secretary of State there
have b'en twenty-five appointments from the
slave states. eight from the free : For the
last sixteen years the Office Of Secretary of
Navy has been monopolized by Shareholders.
and no Northern man has been Secretary of
War since lS49 - The office of Attorney
General has been filed forty ,,ro years by
Southern men, ttreaty fire years by North
ern men
| This has promoted the interests of less than
$50 600 Shareholders amid this great nation
% ,00O ,000 inhabitants
! But to trace the converging lives of Dem
ocracy and Slavery to the point of their
now close alliance is unnecessary.
1 The bonds are now firm and insenerablc.-
As they grew strong, men, clear sighted and
nice sensibiities. formed new organization
under the banner of Liberty These knew
the tree by its fruits. They knew the his
tory Of Louisiana, Missouri. Texas, Florida
&c, az Of Kansas
They read Franklin Pierce's inaugural adj
dress. Did he promise to maintain Justice
and the dignity Of the Nation? Why then
destroy detenceless Greytown? His Excel
lency's hat received the torol (fouD contents
of a limy shell. Was Washington lombard
ed and destroyed because one of its inhabi-
tants committed such an offence? A Junk
bottle fell upon the nasal protuberance of
obscure Borland and 10 Steel and Fire
and Smoke and Blood
Thus they reasoned and enscribed upon
their banner Justice Hail to the birth