The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1856-06-11


Of all salutary laws and institutions of the
civilized world. Nothing Oh earth could
be mole natural than that such q party,
in its insane fury against everything sta
lble, and especially against all Institutions
supposed to SAVIOR of aristocracy, should
wage war of eXtermination against sla-
very. Andsif ever the time shall come,
as it undoubtedly must, when this party
shall see or think that it can crafty its
destroying instincts, we shall behold such
a warfare against the institutions of the
South, as the sun has never yet shone
upon
Northern men Of all parties, dislike
slavery, but there is in that section a con-
servative party, party that respects the
organic law of the nation, ard the estab-
lished institutions of the country; and
from that party, slavery has nothing to fear
Members, even of this party may OCCASION
ally differ with us ofthe South upon ques-
tions growing out of slavery, but there is
no danger, there can be none, that any
considerable number of them will ever feel
idisposed to lay violent hands upon slavery
This true conservative party Of the cnun-
try is, unqucstionably, the American par-
ty. 1t is pre-eniinently the party upon
which the South and all other sections
may rely for the recognition, and vindica-
ton of their rights"
This5is what the great organ of the
Southern .sK soN's says concerning the
Northern Democracy -
We win now hear what the Northern
branch ofthe same party says:
at is notorious fact,n says Know
Nothing paper, "that the Democratic par
Il ty has always owed its strength to the
great iuflax offoreigners into our country.
Almost every foreigner is Democrat.
Our present regulations il regard 10 for
eign emigration are the results of Demo-
cratic rules, and are eminently fitted to
suit their purposes of power and spoiIs Of
office.
1T is also known that the Democratic
party has always favored the cause of sla
very; and to it does tn S helish Institution,
in great measure, owe It's power"
LIE. us now listen to the other branch
of the alliance, the Republican party.
! 1T is a well known truth" says our
Republican friends, shat the '.S2are De-
mocracy' has always been favorable to the
interests of the South The Democratic
party, in every instance in which freedom
and slavery have come into contract, in
the halls Of legislation or elsewhere, has
always been found upon the side of Sla-
very doing Latte in support of tyranny
and oppression And is at the present
moment lending all her influence towards
the extension of slavery in the territories !"
These are the parties opposed to US
and these are some of the many bitter
things they say against us.
Where in all the annals of time can we
find such a coalition of such opposing ele-
ments. from each other far
ther than day from night, or August from
JANUARY, yet uniting in warfare against a
party each one denounces for taking sides
with the other.
The Democratic party is. just now,
| good deal like the school teacher ont here
lin our district. MIR. Smith thinks he
whips too much, and will not send to him;
Mr. Brown thinks he don't whip enough
and consequently, keeps his children al
home Shareholders think the Democrat:
are too much of abolitionists; and the alb
4 olitionists think they are too favorable t,
the shareholders.
:. This coalition proves the falsity, the in
cincerity ofthe pretensions of our Northerl
. Republican Know Nothings. The who'll
f drift Of it isthe sacrifice of principle, to tn
acquisition Of power. There. can be III
wider difference between any two parties
! than between those of Abolitionist an,
: Native Americas. y
-Is The first starts out with the assertion
of the Declaration Of Independence tha
! at"All men are created free and equll," ,ha
5 God formed the earth for all mankind
3 that America should be free to all, with
: out distinction to color, language or race
t The other, denies this. It says tina
j America is OILY free to "natiye Dor
| Whites" that 1--WE must preserve OH
! nationality, &C. Now here we have i
our midst these two parties United int
one, while ip principle they differ NOR