Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1857-08-20

We believe that no honest, intelli.
gent seeker after political truth, can
fail TO unite in cooperating with the
great nstional Democratic party. Its
cardinal principles are so consistent
with a representative Democracy, so
completely in accord with every meas
ure for the security Of human liberty,
and 30 thoroughly peaceful and patri-
otto in all the designs of government,
that those, who truly desire the welfare
Of the Union, and wish to see the
system here adopted, become so stable,
compact and expansive, as alternately
TO include all the nations of the Earth;
MI such will become firm advocates of
Democracy. We wish to win to our
party, all who love their country. We
do not desire to build up national
party, upon the defects. Of our oppo
nents; inducing men to join the Dem
ocratic party as choice between two
evils. Such is not the way that our
party allures its adherents. The
sublimity Of our doctrines; the conser-
vative spirit Of all our legislation; the
double desire we manifest to CONSOLE
date free institutions upon permanent
foundations, in our own Country, and
at the same time, so far as is not
incompatible with our international
relations, to encourage the progress of
free institutions in other lands our
complete reverence for the Constitution
which gives us a national existence
our belief in the doctrine, that all
power Of government is in the people
~ Of natural right, and that govern
ments are limited in power to the
express provisions of Constitutions; our
consistent and Interchangeable past his
tory in which all Of the measures of the
party have been sanctioned and popu-
larixed; the sublime results Of admins
aering the government under demo-
cratic Presidents and Congresses; such
Is the acquisition of Louisiana, Texas,
New Mexico, California, Arizona, and
all the other territories west of the
Mississippi River in which the precious
metals and other minerals are SO
abnndantly found as to speedily aug
ment all the industrial movements of
the nation; our complete Democratic
success in every struggle with foreign
nations for maintaining the honor of
the American flag, and retlrcssing the
wrongs Of American citizens All
these sublime results Of democratic
action, ought to be quite satisfactory,
to oil patriotic citizens, that the Dem
oerasic party has proven itself to be
wise in governmental policy, successful
IN diplomatic controversies with the
great powers Of Europe, and the only
party, really consistent with the form
OF our government. Why are men so
easily led into opposition to this partyl
They can find no fault with the purity,
liberty and perfection Of the Democrat
&c creed, but yet they remain in the
ranh Of the changeable, me laundering
Opposition, without really knowing
Why. The history Of the Opposition,
when compared with the history Of the
Democratic party, ought to settle all
doubts in . choice of parties. Let men
in this State look at the history Of both
parties, and by comparison, see which
N the most national, patriotic, consis.
tent The Democratic party has
always compared any proposed meas
ure, with a certain Constitutional
standard. and however alluring the
measure may be, or, whatever splendid
results it may promise, If it will not
sand the constitutional test, the
Democracy reject l. Such was on,
coane with the Prohibitory Liquo,
Law, with the abomination known as
Know NOTTINGHAM, and kindred meas
nrea, which, We thought struck fataI
blow TO the spirit and policy Of ou1
government Now the same Opposition
party, with TIE Democracy, denouncs
Nains Lawn and Know Nothings. Thi,
dhevs - Instability Of tAsis srsed
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