The Washington union., 1857-11-14

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TILE PROPOSED NEW DEMOCRATIC PARTY
From the earliest days of the democracy there has
been an opposing party Of opposite principles and
purposes. It's names have varied with reference to
the influence which each new name was supposed to
possess. Sometimes these names refer to local
Causes at others to religion, birthplace social or
business or other relations. The effort has been
casionally made to derive influence and control from
some special cause indicated III tho name assumed.
The object LAS ever been the same--to overpower
tho democracy aud to control the government of the
country. A leading feature in the ant-democratic
creed has ever been desire to build up classes in
the community, some of which should rule and profit
by the labor Of the others Usually there is pre-
tence Of patriotism strangely contrasted with ten
dency TO confer special privileges upon few at the
expense Of the many. Democratic principles have
in view opposite results. They seek to confer the
greatest good upon tke greatest possible number,
and to give force and effect the viii and interests
of the many instead Of the few. Every national
organization formed to overthrow the democracy
ana to QtItStt INC OF lupI pIluClpleS
sooner or later, been defeated in its objects md
changed its name, though not its purposes or tao
tics. The federa national republican, whg know.
nothing. and blacA,repubcan party has, each in
turn, finally fallen in its attempt to overthrow
the democracy The Common enemy OF democratic
principles are now busiD engaged IN attempting
to select new and allurihs name and to frame
a crocd which shall secure suhicient popular favor
to bring them into power Our respected neighbor,
the National I1telltgsce,, seems to be tho favorte
organ Of the latest efforts to Organize an antdemo
cratic party. recent wiser for that paper has
laid down platform for tho new party. He puts
forth four propositions each fonnorly in high favor
with tho enemies Of the democracy, ans which
that paper approves, but to which we strongly dis
sent. We intend, at an early day. to present our
views upon each somewhat at length These
propositions the writer calls time-honored Wing
principles, and arc as follow:
~ United States Bank, the safest and only con.
sttutionnl bank. 95 tl
~ A protective tariff to foster home industry and
secure coinmcrcial Independence.
$50 judicious end equal system OF internal improve
ments by the general government,
4 distribution Of the proceeds of the public lands
among The several States in proportion to population
These we understand to be the great rallying
points Of the proposed new party, which is to COM
bine oil the elements Of opposition, The avowal is
frank and manly and places the advocates and lead
crs in o position far above those whose operations
are concooted and controlled through secret lodges
or sectional or reasonable gatherings. We arc
thoroughly opposed to each of these propositions
In years gone by the democracy have spoken out
upon these subjects, and achieved noble trumphs
over those who sought to sustain them. The men OF
General jackson time familiar with the pripci-
pies involved aud the consequences of carrying them
out For the benefit of our younger readers we in
tend to take up each of these propositions and dis
cuss it separately, and show its constitutional rela-
tions, and its bearings upon the public and private
interests of country, and the fatal consequences
which would follow their adoption We think the
present generation will fully endorse the action of
the past in sustaining General Jackson in his course
upon each of these four important subjects.
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