Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1857-10-16

pFrS seseaatss t0 the Pest Once
vita st heimx tatcu onf by tie
>ssissesther. W,shia FIVE WEEKS.
tssey ARE isalsle tor the pay.
The Dignity mt sbr >o-raiici
Drsmsesaise Party.
The remsrk i frequently made. that
the ss-eailedA p=mseFstie party passess.
- dignity arising ffam sge and
fnedaess II purpose, Which i. sail,
wanting N the young Republican party :
md that eomiaetntss, siusicreSs Of
purpose. aui determination 10 accom-.
plsh It. ends sithog, regard to the
mrsns used. j. always observable in the
party which has appropriated to itself
the name Of democratic. - Well d.
teetel esJr'. long perscvercl in, Amos;
aisats succeeds. II IS with parties as
With armies, 70 saeceei. the esass en-
gage IA sh5alj Be- righteous one
and then i, Is generally necessary to have
able commanders. those who well Know
how 20 combine forces. direlt the march.
seek out the weak places Of an enemy
and by rafility Of movement and fierce
mss Of attack, drive opponents ffom their
positions. |, Is. then. the next thing
+ to going over to the enemy for the
members Of a party to be spending their
efforts in finding faalt with those per.
sons who are by position and ability
called upon = take the lead in the party.
1t Is half going ovc- 10 the enemy 10 do
this. There must be directing head or
there vii never be success.
The only thing party shoad discard
It's prom nent men for. Is want Of abil-
II AMI honesty They sao4l4 Re re
qairsd TO werk for the success of the
party, for the e5ua;tys and tie party
good, AMI not their ova, particularly
But these remarks are ont OF the way
here. we wish 10 direct the reader 10 the
igni;y of the Democratic party.
Tais digaiasd aeI Z ave party, in re
atty has neither aee. as regard, principles.
nor Is entitled u respect FOR IS stability
The Democratic party is out Blu
chanan party. Is policy OF today is
no, the palicy Of any Pse,.eling party
or a.ministrai ion. l, i. not wha, it
was when Buchanan became the Plat
:orm Of the arty. for a a.r ligA. has
been revealed to james Buchanan since
he became a President. and he now
deems il a mystery how he himself be-
level as he did when writing his lnaugu-
raj Message. The policy Of his admin.
is;rst.oh IS not ike taa, which d.stia-
gsisAe,. aid dissrscsd pierce's. Pierce
was not ike Polk :, and Po,k's was no,
ike Van Rurcn's. The only thing the.
which entities this ever shifting aaI too
oftea successful party % resps,;, Is,
the ability dispayel by the Leaders in
controlling The voters Of the party and
the energy and zeal shown in leading
them on 10 action. The same leaders.
in great measure, nov stand at ,ha
heal Of that party. that b4tt,ei for il
when it had recognized AMI fxei prin-
ciples. The change has been in the
party. The intelligent voters. those
that could not turn sharp corners, with
cut becoming dizzy headed. have left
the party aud hay, allied ihemsclye,
with TIE Republicans. They have car
ried with them there determination to
think for themselves. They are no
mere voting machines. The dsmocrati,
party on the other hand has recruited
its ranks by the addition Of those who
lie, the lenders do all the thinking 70,
them, by those WHO care not for prin.
eiples, or know nothing of principle
and who will always vote xithoa. why
or . wherefore, Just as directed. Saeh
party will always present united
front, unless the leaders quarrel, which
is never suffered to be done, or rarely
so. But 20 dignity can attach to a
party, the members of which, are char
acteriz,i by stolid Indifference as &c
principles. and blind subserviency tc
the will Of base party leaders. The
compactness, and unity of purpos, which
characterized the four million party that
| voted for the present Emperor of France
, is entitled to as much respect for dignity
. as the present Buchanan party. French
) bayone,s pointed out to those VINO had
votes to give, the way ia the ballot
box, aud the kind of ballot to cast
There was no FREE. in.el.isent.and heart y
voting in the election. There Vas pre-