Weekly flag of the Union. (Jackson, Miss.) 185?-18??, 1857-12-23

IMany years since, a distinguished man
whose eloquence and intellect shed an unfadine
lustre upon his name, and who was reeegnized
as a fearless and high-minded leader of the
Democratic party. boldly declared that it was
held together only by the cohesive power d
public plunder." AT that time the Democratic
party presented to the people platform Of
principles containing tangible and substantial
issues directly involving the great interests Of
the whole nation. It advocated particular
policy in reference to the tariff, the currency.
internal improvements by the General Govern
ment, and the distribution Of the proceeds of
the public lands. Upon all these questions it
was then a unit, and held the same opinions
North and South East and West. But as it
was perceived that the Democratic dogmas in
reference to these subjects were becoming m
popular in this or that or the other locality,
the unity of the party in regard to each and
all of these issues was broken, and now, more
cmphatiealy than when Calhoun uttered the
sentiment, the Democratic party is held toeeth-
er only by the cohesive power of public pun
der 1t has no other opinion or sentiment In
common Individuals may think as they
please upon every subject of public policy, but
so long as they call themselves Democrats they
are imperativeiy required to vote for Demo
cratic candidates for office, and SO long as the
public plumber is the prize to be won they will
stand together as a Democratic party, Zone
and indiyisible." Patriotism is utterly ont of
the question. The interests of the nation are
as dust in the balance compared with party
triumph, and the lamentable and disgraceful
spectacle is presented to the eyes of the people
of great political organization without any
distinct and peculiar political opinions held
together purely by mereenary motives and
controlled by despotism-the worst of all
espotisms-party spirit.
the New York Courier and Enquirer, just
previous to the mayorality election in 1854: 81
know my party well We're I to go home
and cat the throat Of one Of my. family, I
should more the less be elected Mayor of
NeD York a1ezt T'uesday By. fUe thousand
maj0rity," he uttered solemn truth, indica-e
ting the extent to which party tyranny had
already been carried by the Democratic leaders
and their reliance solely upon the precision of |
party drill and not upon the intelligence and
freedom of opinion of the people. And when
John Cocllrane declared, few days ago at
Tammany Hall, that, ''rcere Fernando Wood
a deui incarnate, the fact Of has selection
as the staaadard-bcayer of his party IS
e',oagh to rally to his support The ranks Of
the Democracy, the sentiment was applauded
by the assembled hosts of Democrats and
acknowledged to be soundly Democratic. Are
the Democrats of Kentucky willing to endorse
these sentiments Are they such abject
slaves to their party leaders that they dare not
vote in opposition to the candidate of their
party crew if he were felon, or the devil
himself incarnate ? We ask them in serious
earnestness if such a party. or if any party
avowing such infamous and despicable subjec-
ton to 9arty tyranny, is fit to select those
who are either to make or to administer our
laws. The sentiments uttered by Fernando
Nod nh Iuirn 10ofTrorrO uOIU worthy Or the
lips of b pirate chiefain who acknowledged
no law IF God or man. but obeys only his own
vile passions and the laws of physical force.
They arr ft to be spoken only of a band of
banditti who have been justly driven out from
all civilized society.-LouisriILe Journal.