New-York daily tribune., 1858-08-21

That what is termed by its partisans Democracy,
in the political contests of our time, hiss no relation
to or affinity with what the dictionaries call by that
uame, we presume every intelligent reader TO ua-
ders,and. There is q certain sense in which, for
the sake of convenience we speak of Gov. Ham
moLd, and Keitt and Toombs, as Democrats, with
out implying that they have aDy more real Denoc-
rscy than Metteruich, Car Alexander, or Louis
Napoleon. Yet we believe there are Thousands
who need repeated proofs and illustrations of the
fact here stated-such proofs as were given in the
debate on Lecompton by that eminent and life
long Democrat Of the bogus school-Senator Glenn
ent C.. Clay of Alabama. We quote from his
speech sgsinst the Crtterden Amendment the fol-
lowing:
"Our governments are republics not denocracies
Tie people exercise their sovereignty not in person at
the ballot box but through agents dele gates rep
reseniatives. Our fathers founded republican gov
erImens in preference to democrsciss, not 80 much
because il would be un wise and ineXpsdient for toe
people themselves to assemble and adop. laws. Tney
we're satisfied from reading and from reflection of the
truth of Mr. Madisons observation about pure democ
lerce and contention; have been found incom
patble with personal security the rights of prop
erty; ard have in general been short in their Ii
as tIey have been violent 10 their deaths. They
Italy that II Is impossible IN pure de nocracY to re-
move the control the effects of faction that
an absolute jrity is oerer swayed by passion than
by Ieascn; tba. its voice is ofsener that of demon
than OF God; that i ia the most cruel raps,ious n-
tolersnt ard intolersbs OF all tyrants They know
ttst i s wholly irsspt niios 20 wer; aokno Tedsng
70 SUPERIOR fr it is itself supreme; ewing no obsdi-
efce Tor It is Its own master respecting no a1,horty
for II IL Law unto ITSELF subject 70 no control or
restraint, except the still, small voice of conscience,
which too often drowned in the tumultuous waves Of
party or Of fac.ios. IL might sacrifice public good
private rights to any ruling passion or interest of the
hour with mpunity. IL had robbed the rich to relieve
tie poor, and oppressed the poor to sggrsndize the
rch, with equal sdor Indifference 1t hsd voted
hemock to-day and statues to tO is best cti
zers They snffersd no man to be & judge in his own
case, e.t ne should be biased by passion by Interest,"
aud could ind DO better reason why large body Of
men, although majority. should be tle supreme snd
hr al sr bitter Its Own csuse On coHrarytt k1ec
that drge body Of meH rs more ia5 10 be controlled
6y Po'stoH or 6y interest tfdn single fiuidlq and
rs mote apt TO sacrifce The nights Of tie minority be-
cause n can be done nth impunity. Hence tuey
tnceavored 10 impose restraints upon themselves.
Hence they committed the making OF all their laws
orRaric or municipal, to their delegates or represents
tlves, whose crimes they could punish, whose errors
they could conect and whose powers they could re-.
claim.
"Tbe grss. security Of our rights Of lfe liberty and
properly as an the responsibility Of H0Se rho axe and
Of those rho erecVte tie lar. Establish es a principle
that to give seDction 10 Law must bs approved by
the aorty at the ballot box, and you tske swsy this
security and surrender those rights 10 the most .pr-
cious rapacious and cruel Of tyrsnts regret IL see
the groring spirH IN Congress and hrou gh0ia The
country 10 dem0crati-e our Government, TO submit
ev''y question, whether pertaining to orgsoic or mu
n rsl lews 70 tie yots Of the people. This ls sheer
raoics,m. 1t rs the Red Republlcar'm OF reyolu.
iiopary France which appealed 10 the sections on s
occasions, AID OF the American repubicsn Of our
fstheIs Their republic snism stable and conserv.
sive; this 10 mutsbe ard revolutionary. Theirs az
forded SHIELD for the minority this gives sword 70
tte oriy. Theirs defended the rights Of the weak
this surIencst them to the power OF the strong God
iol lid that deu uism of this day should prevail
over The phlan:hropic and pbilosophc sta.esnanshp
Of our fathers"