The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1856-08-21
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The Boston Atlas runs parallel between
the Ruchanan and Fiilmore piattorms---the
deiiberased fofmslas OF faith which each
psrty, mclin solemn and general council,
has given 10 The nation Very tFnthiully
docs IL speak ofthc Democratic parts, and
sssiens il that position in history which ev-
cry csndid aud isttelhgent mind must ad-
INIT thut Il new occupies of the Ameri-
can movemen,she sum and substance is
embodied in a hu,.sheli We give an es-
tract from the article in question
The reader wiilshardiy faii to notice that,
with = single exceptional point to mar the
contrast, tAe sDemocratie" and .Ameri-
csen plAtforms are q, The anlipodes OF sen
timepf, The ffai il almost antedeluvian
in lite antiquity. Itreaisrms what Was by
the general consent affirmed years ago;
IL reiterascs the opinions OF all, as the pat
eas and personal opinions Of the Democrat
icparsy; IL makes monopoly OF The set
= lied conviriian OF the country and with no
parry in the field advocating certain coc'
uines, II niskes feafiel fass about them.
T.lis course, we brr leave 10 observe Is
schafacterisaiee ~ parties in a condition Of de-
fcadcnce. Such always hold fast by tradl-
tons, and cling io messy landmarks, The
Desperate party in tAis country occupies
The same position which vas maintained
by the Tory party in England, not many
years sgo. and even up 10 she time OF the
great schism oc.sssiuned BY The prudence
j. and foresight OF Sir Robert Peel. They
rave OF Jefferson and Madison in The same
foolish way in which the Tories raved OF
the Stuaris, While these Demoerstic.T Tories
OF ours are lnss as fond OF faisiiying history
~ their trans Atlantic brethren They
warn ihe public sgalnsi impossible things,
and 20 into spasms 10 depreciation OF what
cen never take place When they venture
upon what is new they always ventore up
on what Is bad, They are only safe in the
obsolete; they sre only tolerable when they
are senseless. The nistleioe ofhiitibusier-
4 lam shows very badly when engrAited up
on the oak oi their conservatism; tn eager
bid for the vote ofslasery -extensionists does
not harmonize al all wiih their professions
Of speculative democracy
On the other band the American" plat
y form contsins many things which have the
gloss oil novelty, Most Of the articles re-
fer TO the peculiar opinions OF the party in
relation toshe naturalJxa,ion laws. Upon
the questions Thus presented IL is certain
that the minds OF men differ; but il is GER
tain, Tor recent events lave rendered ii GER
tain, that they do not differ to that degree
which would require separate political or
eanizaiicR, Doubtiess many men Ia the
Democratic and Republican parties. IS well
as 10 the American party. believe that re-
visisn OF the naturalization laws is neees-
ssry. Such parads. then, Of opinions, is
entirely grataitonss nor can it be regsrded
As adequately Or lsgiimately fixing party
lines.
But II ia worth while 10 notice, land ~e
think that the iH5epe sdent voters of this
republic must, ere this, have nDtieed,l that
while the Democratic and American plst-
forms are dramatically opposed TO each
other, upon ihis point OF naturalization,
they show wonderful coincidence ofopin-
ionupon the oniy great question before the
country. Let Us put the two side By side.
4 % far Is they relate to this great point