The weekly ledger., 1857-05-23
For the Weehiy Ledger
To the Democracy.

than q mans mana upon Jhe DemOCratC
horizon. 1t is cloud of that character
which almost inevitably arises after the party
has won great victory, and is less easily
managed from its own great strength; and
these little messengers of evil and of warning,
unless heeded are certain to bring with them
serious trouble Be warned of discord, and
the cloud is quickly dissipated; but hearken
unto the voice of dissension, and that little
speck on the horizon soon becomes formida-
bic. until shortly the gathering storm carries
conviction to the minds of all that there will
be another inglorious defeat before the De-
mocracy can be united unto victory How
many times has the party been taught in the
school of experience? how many times more
must it apply for the same instruction?
/ have watched the course of your journal
since it assumed n political character, and it
is my humble conviction that it has been as
faithful sentinel upon the watch tower of De
mocracy 1t has been moderate, yet firm,
decided and courageous in its advocacy of
sound Democratic principles and policy !
have not troubled you with communications,
| because | have observed at least until since the
election some time, no necessity for them; and
/ had | observed such thing, | should have
waited for some ADLER pen to undertake the
duty, until to wait longer would be want
of duty to my party and my country In an
open struggle with the open enemy, the party
editors themselves must be chiefly depended
upon aud must bear the responsibility; but
/ when the struggle is to preSerre the victory,
after it has been won then is it the duty of
every one to raise his voice unto his fellow
soldiers of the rank and file, and implore for
peace and harmony 1t is enough to ask the
editors to fight the common enemy, and win
the victory, without calling upon them to
also keep peace in the camp afterwards
/ They would perhaps make enemies that would
destroy their power for good thereafter; for
/ to tell men of their faults is dangerous pro-
ceeding-pa particularly if you tell to them
selves the faults of those whom you have as
sisted by all your power to place and profit,
or otherwise advanced their particular ideadof
what should be and what should not
Hence Messrs Editors, have taken up
the pen, after waiting until it would seem
that no other in this region will do it. If |
can say aught that will promote harmony in
the party-that will tend to secure to the
country at large, to the State, or the county
in which we live, the benefits which should
Justly inure from the splendid victory achieved
last fall-then shall be goriously recon-
pensed. With such an object in view, |
make bold to ask the further attention of the
Democracy as my poor argument shall pro-
gress.
1t is the syren song of those who have
no stable aud accurately defined political
principles-or those whose political princi-
pies are confined to opposition to the Democ-
I racy--that partyism is anti-repubcan and
Instantaneous to the interests Of the coun-
/ try Now let us briefly examine the propo-
siton. Any certain system of policy for the
National oryState governments must be either
correct or Incorrect If citizen honestly
and sincerely beiieres it to be correct, then as
an independent and honest freeman, it is his
solemn duty to adopt the best and surest
means of carrying it out Can this position
be gainsayed? Again, without harmony and
concert Of action, no such certain or sure
policy can be carried out System and unity
Of action must exist in everything, where
large numbers are concerned, or there can be
no favorable result How, then-when his
tory teStiiies that there is much diversity OF
opinion in political matters-can the ap-
proved policy be maintained without party
organization, to secure unity of action! II
we drop the party and the unity that follows,
we must drop the policy also. Thus briefly,
then, claim to have won the argument; or
rather, should say, the history of the Dem
ocratic party won it for me. Under its policy,
the county has grown to be the first OF nations
its great measures Of government have all
been tested by time and experiance and ap
proved-and mark me, as often as the party
has been dsorganized its policy has been
dropped and federalism inaugurated, so that
reorganization has been found absolutely nee
essary to right the ship Of state. So hath il
ever been-so will it ever be.
1t is fortunate for the country that thC
federalism and heresies brought about by The
singers of the syren song have on all occasions
been of but temporary duration. The trutl
is this: they are either nsiucere, or ianatical
or both; for as often as they have gained
power, and even in the manner of obtainin!
it. they have adopted strict party action
though not that enlightened party actlo
which characterizes the Democracy. Ol,
Gen. Taylor was elected by party" whlc
repudiated party removals from office &c
vet the gulotine,' Jas it was called b.
them when used by the Democracy of n
President we have ever had was more certai
or more prompt than his. This, and it
thou. ands of corroborating instances, shoul
he sufficient to make the song ridiculous t
themselves and sufficient to open the eyes {
all who have spark of Democratic blood
in this veins; yet still the "same old coons
do nlay upon a harp of thousand strings,