The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1857-08-29

The Democratic "Position."
In the last issue of the Democrat is .
lsbored article, signed "M," indicating,
We suppose, that it is from the pen Of
friend MeGill, one Of the new editors Of
tho paper. We give our nsighbor much
credit for the style and execution Of the
article, but he can claim no originality
for the substance of it. 1t is upon the
"hsrp Of one string which has been
.humped upon by big and little Of that
Amalgamating party for the last four
years. 1t is Of the old stereotyped edi-
ton FIRST issued by "little Dug" and
taken up by every editor, stump orator,
and fence-corner politician, and harpcd
upon until many Of the illiterate and ig-
norant Of the party actually be'iere there
j. some truth in it. He says:
The Democratic party dates back to
the formation Of our Federal Govern
ment. 1t took the Constitution for its
foundation, and i. as imperishable n
that instrument.
What an idea That our Federal Con-
stitution WAS m instrument drafted and
adapted by our liberty-loving sires OF the
Revolution, to ordain and establish sla-
very and amalgamation And what au-
dacity that the present Amalgamation
party (,elf-cslled Democracy shout.
desecratc the name Of JefFerao-. by claim.
ing him As the progenitor of their foul
schemes for extending slavery and per.
potussing negro analgamation and
also tina. the Constitution of this land
Of libert; maintains the position" they
assume!
but the leaders o. the Republican
party found there was one more ism lef
that th:y might incorporate into theil
platform without doing any serious in
jury to their own feelings, and that VA
Negro ism. Aboltionism, the most dis
graceful and disgusting doctrine eve
promulgated, was fed freely, at first Sc
cretly, to the starving Republicans, un
til, under the same name, the foo
changed the color Of the skin, snd the
came forth genuine 'woollies.'' Thi.
then, is the true position Of the part
opposing the Democracy
There it is again. Harping upon III
sam. old harp of one string worn .
much by harping, tina. it. music sound
a. fat a, that o. Jews-hsrp with tn
tongue crscked.
But in the abar2 extract they Civ
more than they set out to do. They 81
. out to give the position Of themseiT'
but in the above claim to be giving II
position Of their opponents. As to the
own position" they shuttle over ever.
: thing except the old stcreotyped ha
1 angue. They say nothing about the
: Kansas sutrages-nothing abou. squa
: ter soversignty--nothing about Cuba
nothing about Walkers career-nothir
d about Utah in short, they say nothir
II Of the positions they are taking, b
N v ya.;; give a polite article OH that the
: position should be, and then set abo
; giving tho Republican position. Mo-
Ii friend Dick, do not class us with Il
i Abolitionists---givc them fts--pitch i
! to them--poke them down as much
Il you please-but do not couple US wi
:, them as one and the same party. b
II this is the only position" they da
assume-,hat of falschood. They da
: not tell their true position in the Nor
: they dare not tell what their Amale
c mating Democracy is--they have
s. platform and 50 the only "positior
% they dare occupy i, to make big c
s abou. " nisscrs,' when the fact is tn
e are the niger par,y-the true amale
mating party-thc party that seeks
q extend and sATiosALlZE SLAYER
y They endorse the bred Scott decisio
J. and thus make the negro a mere chatt
q wih no rights mhieh they are bound
" respect; aud hence they can b. ma
y by force to yield to their unrestrain
!, caprces and passions. That is tn
=" true position by law to compel t
- negro to yield to their amalsamating p'
- clivities, and thu. to nationalist amals
nation, IS well as slavery.
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