Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1857-06-04
- ,nAAOE OFTEN PRINCIPLES
NEVER.

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NEVER
N.ibins is more REMARKED tie ir the history Of
uur uauuua! paHucs than the pfetvutiou " ou'
present. administration patty To the uame OF "he
mueracy." 1t reminds one irresistahly Of the IA
nous derivation, lucus a non heendo. The only
apparent grOund for the prOteOlion to the name
Is the total absence Of the substance. The party
STYLES itself democratic to conceal its lack Of de-
moeraey.
Try Thy its principles:
Is democracy the natural champion Of slavery?
It proclaims the grand doctrine Of equal rights and
exact iustics-a doctrine which condemns aud
sligmatizes every form Of oppression, and slavery
most because the worst form. Let the admins
tration party, which assumes the name Of demo-
cratic, stand forth before the world as the stauueh
and INSCRIPTIONS uphOlder Of slavery. It's whole &C
ton in regard to slavery is a perpetual cOntndie-
ton of the vital principle Of all true democracy,
Is il democracy that the minority should gov
ern the msjOrity7 Everybody answers, mol But
what is the position of the Administration which
now pretends to the democratic name? 1t cannot
be maintained for Q moment that It represents a
majority of the American People, either in or
gsnization or in principle. 1t was made by the
slave States. or rather by the Oligarchy, of slave
holders VIC control the slave States. 1t is ruled
with absolute sway by this oligarchy, as con-
temptible in numuer as it is formidable in power /.
The members Of the party in the free States are,
and they feel themselves to be, the mere depend,
eots of these sla vsholIers' The very existence Of
the party, in its present position, is mockery Of
the fundamental principles of popular govern
ments, that the majority shall govern.
Is il democracy that the Representative shall
apalsy the will of bis constituents" But what
are the acts of men who nowadays style them
selves democrats! CAss and STUART Of Michigan
DoueLAs of Illinois, ToUoEV Of Connecticut, AL.
LEN of Rhode Island mot to name otbers-deAed
the will of the people of their respective State'
on the greatest questions Of the day, and still re-
tanned their seats in the senate of the Ubited
States. Successfully, as their terms expired, they
lave been hurled from their places by The peo'
pie whom they betrayed; with What result! To
be rewarded by the oIigerchy whom they served
CAss, rejected by Michigan, is Secretary of State
at Washington; ToUoEY is Attorney General.
The OIigarehy, like the British who made AR,
MOLD a Major general, are careful to reward con.
spicuous treason to the free States. 1t laughs at
the idea of respect for the will OF constituents, il
those constituents are non, shareholders.
What a contradiction to call a party, thus
subserviept to slavery, thus controlled by slavebol-
ders, thus regardless Of the rights of maiorities, a
Democratic party 1t is in fact the old Federal
party, without the generous aims which in some
measure redeemed the antipopnlar principal of
that party. 1t is as fit, as it is remarkable, that
o%ripipal Federalis.s should dispose its patronage
and determine its faith that its offices should be
distributed BY a BUCHANAN, and its constitutional
principles determined by a TANEy.-0 S. JOar-
ma.