The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1858-03-10
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Democratic Union.


II matters not how persistently the
Administration organs may deny the fact,
or make light Of the matter, there is a
very serious revolt in the democratic ranks,
and it is every day growing more seri
ous. Meta week passes without some new
and extensive demonstrations of this fact,
What has caused this great commo.
ton 7n
No other political party in this country
was ever able to hold its members in such
perfect control as this party has. Its dis
cipline has ever been SO complete that the
whole strength of the party could be re-
lied upon, though the service might be dis
tasteful in the extreme. Their fidelity
could only be equalled by those who relig-
iously believe in the Divine Right of Kings,
and the duty of Passive Obedience. But
experience has taught that there is a de-
gree of tyranny to which human nature
will not submit, and this the party has ar
rived at. The case is not dissimiar to
other cases in history, in which tyranny
has led to revolution The spirit of Slave
ry has for years possessed and controlled
that party as completely as any despot
ever ruled his realm, and like many an
other despot has become intoxicated with
its power and seems bent upon its own
destruction When James II. was told
by that wise counsellor, Lord Halifax, that
his safety absolutely required that he
should make concessions, he replied, "Cou.
cession ruined my father, and will make
no concessions" So, vainly assaying to
establish his power by the same means by
which he had weakened it. the revolution
came, which landed him on the 9th er side
Of the Channel.
The history Of that dynasty bears
striking resemblance to the history of the
democratic party. And again, another
parallel is found in the doings of the Brit.
ish government about the time of our own
revolution.
Senator Douglas never before gave such
evidence of political sagacity as he has
In opposing the Lecompton iniquity. We
are not disposed to laud his honesty or
disinterestedness. We believe his patri.
otism is al included in his regard for the
welfare of the party, the salvation of
which could be secured in no other way
than by the concessions he would have
made, But the Administration will make
no concessions. 1t pushes its schemes
with desperation which can mean moth.
ing but "rp!e or ruin Motives of fear
and favor, which it has abundanty at
hand, are unsparingly used, with this OBJ.
ject unblushingly avowed. Thus the
Washington Union, the organ of tho ad.
ministration, speaks:
If there should be seen a single Dem.
ocrat to waver, suspicion of in6delity to
the party must necessarily arise. The
battle will be fierce, but it will not be lost.
The Democratic party must be pre-
servsd! IF patriotic services deserve re-
ward at the hands of the people when dis.
played on the field of battle, they no less
deserve when displayed in civil life.
There is no installing this language.
1t is an open proffer of pay FIR cote.
Land Offices, Consulships, Chargeships,
Post Offices, Resident Ministerships and
other glittering brides, are to affect what
argument has failed to accomplish
Motives like these may temporarily
succeed, bat they cannot but eventually
prove disastrous. The Spirit of Disunion,
which our democratic friends have so long
protested to be laboring to exercise from the
country, has fairly entered their party,
and if it will there remain the Union is
safe.