True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1857-12-16
The Business ofithe Democratic Party.

the sO'called Democratic party wilhou
agreeing as to.its principles, or indeed
affirming thatsit has any, il is retreship,
10 find one which has principles-a pol
icy-and work laid out for his parly.-
This exception to general rule is III,
New York Day Book which says:
q ut is plain enough to every one, VIII,
Will seriously reflect upon the matter, that
as already observed, there is no middl,
ground or possible compromise. Negro
SuOOrdlnation or negro equality mus, b.
accepted as the permanent condition.
we must remain as we are now, or vol
unfairly march 10 perdition. We mus
re'aln these negroes in social subordina
'lon, Or following the advice of European
arlstocrats, equalise with them We
must lynch the tools of the enemies of oul
institutions, and preserve American soci
ely as 1t is. or commit social suicide, and
affiliate with these inferior beings. But
there is or should be no alternative. -
10 every man truly American--that is
truly lmbued with Democratic IDEAS
there is but single course, a single,
straight forward, unhislakable road, tc
follow. The STATUS QUO must be pre.
served, must be defended, must be per.
manent. Negro subord ination, or ST.
called Slavery, is the basis, the lounda.
ton, the corner stone of our Republican
edlfice;' and the time has come when
this must be openly avowed and boldly
proclaimed AS THE DISTINCTIVE BADGE OF
DEMOCRACY"
This is a decided advance upon the UNION
which only asks leave for shareholders to
take their chaticls through free states, nor
asks that in the name of the Democracy,
as yet. The DAY Book continues:
"The man that occupies or strives to
occupy neutral position, that in the face
OF those mighty combinations against
Democratic institutions, which are dis
gused under pretenses of philanthropy,
&C., fails to array himself openly and
boldly on the side of truth, of the STATUS
Qno, of the existing order, on the side of
liked and permanent subordinalion of ne.
groes, or so called slavery, is certainly
no democrat, what ever else lie may pass
for or imagine himself. The question is
before the country. It's the only ques-
ZION of general interest, and will remain
the only question until it is decided-un.
til the people ale enlightened upon it,
and the widespread and monstrous impos,
ture of the day is exposed and exploded,
or Ielt in ignorance of it, the enemies OF
democracy WELD it for the destruction of
the Union. and the overthrow ofAmericau
Institutions. And the sooner this truth
is brought home to every protesting dem.
ocrat in the land, the better for himself,
as well as the cause of democracy. Ii
the democratic party had defended The
repeal of the Missouri restriction, and
then provided for the equal rights of all
American citizens alike in Kansas, by
this imaginary slavery, and
then defended it as right and proper, all
the troubles, disgrace, and bloodshed Of
that territory might perhaps have been
avoided. And to this complexion it must
come at last. Tile Democratic party
must stand firm and square, openly anil
,revey By The truth-the simple, papabIe,
md unavoidable truth, that negro sub
ordination, or so-c0Iled siaUery, is the
FORMAL condition Of the negro-the nat
lral relation of the races-the recognized
md permanent condition of American
society; and therefore all these who com.
zine with European mvnarchisls to war
lpon this condition are enemies to society,
md traitors to their country"
The Democratic party can now see 10
what it is coming. lis great mission is
10 keep the colorcd race down-i,s funct.
on, that of an overscer. And really we
10 not wonder at the predictions of the
DAY Book. Looking at the past quarter
II century. and the regular de,erora,
ion of the Democracy, we may naturally
expect 10 see it at last descend to the base
occupation of enslaving men. The only
distinction now between Republicans and
Democrats is, that one party opposes the
extension of human Slavery, while the
other is practically friendly to the system,
and always 10 be found in alliance with
the buyers and sellers of men.