Freeman's champion., 1857-09-10
A God Forsaken Party.

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Never, since the organization Of
eur. government, did there exist a
party so entirely demoralized and be.
reft of all virtue and all sympathy for
virtue, as is now the so called Demo.
cratic party. Having, in an evil hour,
taken upon itself the propagandism
and championship of human slavery,
by the repeal of the Missouri Com
promise the "seven spirits of evil''
seem to have taken possession Of the
entire organization. From that hour
it has given itself up to the manage
ment and upholding Of every crime,
national, social Or political, that has
chosen to seek its protection. 1t has
declared war against religion, liberty,
temperance, and every movement
Seking 10 improve aud elevate man.
1t is the recognized ark OF refuge into
which fllibustGrs, land pirates and
all promoters of mischie 1 flee Tor aid
and protection. 1t is the party relied
on in the preparation Of every ma
tional evil 1t is the fomenter OF wars
abroad and discords at home. 1t
seems TO aim at monopoly of all the
wrong doing in the land. If, says
the Kennebec Journal, white men are
to be manacled and imprisoned for
exercising free speech in our terrific
ries, the Democratic party is the Or
gahization which is expected to en-
torce the barbarous edict. II poor
negroes are to be reduced to bondage
on the same sacred soil, the Demo
cratic party is the agency to do it.
If the degraded and abused slave es-
capes to free soil, and is pursued by
his revengeful master, the Democratic
party with its minions and officials,
stands ready to hunt him down and
send him back. If a blood stained
villain invades a friendly nation with
host Of fellow pirates, and lays
waste the country in indiscriminate
arson and is at last compelled to flee
for his life, he is sure if he can get
back to this land, to find word from
the presses and the orators of the
Democratic party. If a Supreme
Court, forgetful alike of its own dig
nifty and Of natural justice, chooses
to travel beyond its record, and pro-
nounce extrajudicial DEGREES which
strike at the very root of liberty, and
disharchiSe whole race at one blow,
the Democratic party stands ready to
applaud the tyrannical edict, and to
adopt its odious essence into its very
platform Of principles. If a reckless
and dishonest city officer chooses to
imperil the lives and property Of q
million of people rather than to sub
NIT to the just requirements Of law,
the Democratic party will countenance
and sustain him in his rebellion. If
State, cursed and bowed down
with slavery, shows any disposition
to get rid Of the, incubus, the Demo-
cratic party at once discourages and
frowns upon the attempt, and preach
es the doctrine that freedom is not
better than slavery. In short, there
is no public measure which looks to
the amelioration of man, which takes
the side Of law and order, which in
vokes the aid of the philanthropist,
there is no measure of this kind,
which is not sure to meet resistance
and opposition at the hands of the
Democratic party, AS on organiza-
ton, it seems cursed with moral
obliquity which prevents Its takmga
fair view of any public question, and
which by an irresistible fatality,
drives It to espouse wrong, Ever
since its affiliation with the Border
Ruffians" Of Missouri, ii has become
inoculated with their crimes, adopted
their vicious creed, and has fairly
earned title to their lawless name.
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