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e. From the Richmond Enquirer.
The Democratic Party..--Isit Nations al
or &c it Sectional!
The Principles Of the Democratic par.
ty have been subjected to the seyerest
tests since the Organization Of the gov
eminent. They have been denounced. ana
ly zed. discussed. ridiculed and combatted
by not few of the ablest intellects to
which our country has given birth. They
have. nevertheless. been always, popular.
and. being put iaso practices they have
Proved pre- eniucntly fitted for The foi.
.eign. mot lsss thansshe dome ties policy 81
our government: Other parties have
arisen and battled Tor the. control Of The.
country but ihey have all: been cried
down by the public, sentiment-and now
the Democracy .are in. the.asceAdant eve .
rywhere. exceptin theland ofcB Black Re.
publicanism.. In the South. sthtra- 10 lit.
tie, danger Of DIVISION The D democratic
banner is too heartily hailed: whenever.it
comes in conflict with the opposition. to
admit q doubt, that this section ofathe
Union vii! be undivided; when the con:
test comes in 1869. But while, the De.
mocratic. party Is irresistible. in the Souths
it by no means follows that it is at al see
tional. either in it's. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES IFS
aims. On the contrary! !: the very fact
that, is in almost undisputed possessio ion 81
the political field in the slaveholdings
States. is evidence OF the Constitution ally
and Practcability of it's principles. Qqf
national elections hinge npen' the slavery
question :. ana. the .esseIdRnc$ :of' DeHfesi
cracy proves at once, that it. confirms in
precept: and in practice to the, reqnirs@
nents of the government. as they. @are'
originally designed and understood. She
Southern people have never commended,
and cannot contend. for. any other.autho.'
'ity than that granted them by the Con;
stiIuion. -. .'..aa r.. ..ss'
Ii the. institution of .slaveryis. to be cir.
cumscribed or extended J. all we aask; is that
the people of the States and territories
shall decide for themselves whether they
will receive or reject it. That is Demor'
cratic doctrine. in Louisiana: as well' as
Wisconsin. Such being: the positiott Of
the party. it becomes interesting to en-'
quite the cause Gifts success, and it's na:.
'ionalily. It has survived every other
party and extened its influence thu ouSbs
out the country. solely. and simply be-;
cause its principles. are praetioa! lisisttaSti
riuns Of those tenets Of the Sonyailu Com,
which apply alike to one section aud sne
other. Nationality isits soul and essence:.
And it is SO from the fact that popular
sovereignty and the rights Of the States
are the cardinal can0ns: Of its ..cresd.-.'
Those great principles WHICH. in. the more
quiet days Of the. republic were. essential
| 10 the interests of the naIion.' are -f6uiid'
equally Indispensable. when The fabric Of
| our government touers. on it's base. A
republican country requires republican in
stitutions. And in tile Democratic party
those elements Of conservative equality,
which impel while they restrain, the i'm:
pulses OF liberty. exist to a htgree not at.
tanned BY any other 4p0li licsl. organization
ever elected in this country" The Demo
cratic party has always. been, and is still.
distinguished forits' uniformity. In: Maine
or Massachusetts, as in South Oarolita
and Virginia. the true supporters and 6rm
adherenIs Of Democracy stand upon the:
same platform.
/ Indeed. itin poin, Of attaebment,to the
institutions of the whole country. thefe is
precedence TO be- given. we really think it
should be conceded TO the Northern ra.
Their the Southern Democracy. It is true.
there are thousands i'll the non. slav. hold
ing States who were once associated with
the Democratic party. but'ars now given
over TO the infAmy Of abolitionism. But
those who will stand firmly by the Con-
stitution and the Union are as the genuine
metal separated from the d>oss.. uneor
rupted and incorruptible. They are ac.
tua!ed solely and purely by patriotism.
while in the South. we are all mole or
less. under the influence Of interest and
md education. That slavery is condu.
Give TO the welfare of the African rs it is
insepsrable from the destiny Of the An
glo Saxon races. is evident to us,
without argument and almost without
investigation. But to tho NorthcYa
Democracy. it is to be- studied with
all the Prejudices OF association and edu-
cation. And hence, We say. they are
more entitled to the tribute Of political
heroes and PARROTS than we:
The administration now ia power ex>
empllfes in its PERSONAL. it's principles snd
it's policy. the true nature and nationality
OF The Democratic party. There is no
man connected with il who is not true to
the States. and not one who has ever
been recresnt to the Constitution and the
Union. The Democratic party is rs ma.
tional now as when it originated. Sec:
sionallsm is contradictory TO its cresd..'
SENATOR MASON OF VIRGIs1A.--This
gentleman, who spent the past week in