Mountain Democrat., 1857-08-22
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COsuASEs TOwNsnIP. Aug. 8, 1857
EDiToEs DEMOCRAT: Scarcely ever \.
fore bad Inan more Cause t. vlor, !.
bcing Democrat than he has now ,oS S..a !"
or hc regards the proud position NJ ~
party, her famous victories, or her v;,.,,
principles. Let others blush for ths;.
party and principles, We boldly svo..
ours, and entertain all honest ent6us;.s""
in our strict adhesion to our party und.S
all circumstances. II is n matter Of n,iS
to those who have clung to the Demorr"."
ic party through thick and thin. thror.s
evil and good report, to Sec how eensIS
she wears her victorious wreaths. 81,
is not insOlcnt in her triumphs. Con,r...
her bearing with that of the K. n. n.,+"
in 1855; what Democrat but doublv ssk
then the gall Of defeat in their loud s0I
stupid bOaStings.
Democracy is fairly illuminating H..
country her principles spread Gar ana
wide; cant aud ISIns tly before her: evaes
son OF hers is law givcr; the min r ~.
farmer, the mechanic, can Comprehend
and illustrate her principles, and 80 ssIS
evident that they cannot be denied /,
is only through sophistry, seduction And
deceit that other parties have follower.
their leaders first blind them with prciu.
dice and 6isotry, and they become tit suh-
Ject for willy men ~ lead. Up in thi.
end of the cuilI4ty, the Black Rrt,ublicxng
strut very little, though they maintain
ths characteristics OF their party for per4.
ness and conccitclness. The X. Ms hay.
grown mild and conciiatory, almost sep
timcntal. 10, what falling of is thervIn
The Southern X. Ms will not ''conRlon.
crate with the BlackS,-they swear bv
the tcc-nails VI Moses they see them ID
first!
They arc all confoundedly busy in sow.
ing seeds of diSatIcction in the Drmocrat.
ic ranks. The Blacks arc singing sOnRz
for the foreigners, and the X. nj arc q.
king up the chorus. Last fall they did
the same; they sang 70 them dulcet
strains and talked tremendously Of Iier.
bert, and pitcouSly Of poor KcaIing, but
there was not one solo about BaltImors
or Louisville, not even hint at MaaAA-
chuSgtts' laws. Now, they have another
cue-thcy Sav there is jew on the Dem.
ocratic ticket! Ii there is, what Of thagi
Will YOU Irish vote for a Jewt Yes, We
will Il being one cannot deny the sOte
impcachmcnt.) or, (if you want to be 90.
sWcrcd in moro vigorous m0nner) for
the M9WI, were he on the ticket, aud the
nominee OF Democratic Convention.
Once for all, why will they bother then.
selves IN St'iNing to ALLEVIATE US from the
Democracy, when they ignore our rua.
>oa? Surely there is ro use in appealing
10 irrational people; it is q very absurd
proceeding They charge us with b.
lievins every cock and bull story that
Jumps with our inclination. but they neV.
rr had the genius to invent one that whea-
dltd uS ytt. Then, gentlemen, Qf 70
are ;, cease your c;foi,>, the Irish are
Democrats by every aid tnat brings COZ.
,iciion to mans mind, that goes ts
make up mans belief; they arc 70 By
reason AMI inclination, by passion, prejv.
dice, AMI by il.s;iact-Ihvy arc inSti6et
iV+lv iSht.
Then you, Hcssrs. Editors. I've assured,
and let the county be assured, that ehs
whole ticket shall receive the united sue
f'agrS Ola pcopi. who have never swegv-
c,I t., G.itYrcd IN their Democracy.
should not have said so much about
the Irish vote, as distinguished
from the rest Of their fellow .citixena, foe
it is wrpns, but there are men goine
round preaching about the foreign vOtA
ard they must be answered in the same
style. There is not precinct in Cosum.
ncs to give opposition enough to create
any cxcitc'ncnt--it will be mere walk.
over The stake, the shouts, tho enthu'
siaSm, nre the destined joys Of the De-
mocrocy.
Lest camScr you with my lines apd
obstruet the place Of livelicr correspO1.
dent l shall conclude by saying thOusA
the State may I've we'll and the county
may be very well, that Consulnnes town.
ship is morU weller" than them alI.
CSQCEBAU0H.