Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1858-08-19
Douglas and the Administration.

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politicians and editors are actually taking
sides. Danglas is canva>sing Illinois,
against the Back Republicans, while The
Washington Union The Pre-. ideni. The Cab
/ met. The ufiicr-holders of the Government.
and editors who ARE the recipients Of CIV
erument patronage. are opp"-rrs hun, with
nigh, and main. Douglas ha> many friends
in the-d-mocra'ie party in this State. and
one press thai defends hin. The Reputi
can wants 10 90 ior him. and against the
black republicans. bu' it is so completely
under the control Of Buchanan, that it dare
not. so, n lille il is publishing congraiu.a-
,ions ever the defeat of Blair, at home, lis
silence is encouraging the Blair party in IL
| linois
Here is one Of the Washington Unions
latest attacks on Douglass
AFTER SURVIVING THE GREAT GIANTS,
CAN THE DFMGcRATIc PARTY SURVIVE THE
LITTLE osE>?-A great many efforts have
been made by lis enemies 10 destroy the
democratic party; but it is as strong today
as il was in the yigorus era Of Thomas JET
ferson's administration, when the ship Of
State was first put upon the republican
/ tack.
! lis course from that lime 10 this has been
a continued career of struggle and of fri.
umph. At times, indeed, it has suffered
temporary reverses; but it has risen only
the more vigorous after every discontinue,
and paid back with interest the damage 1t
received from The enemy.
There Is this notable fact in the history
OF the democracy that their temporary de-
feais have never been the achievements Of
their natural enemy, but have always been
! the work of deserters from their own lines;
/ and that these defeats, while running the po-
( litical fortunes Of the deserters, have in ev-
cry case Injured 10 The enduring advantage
Of the party itself.
1t is an evil which belongs TO weak hui
man nature and is inseparab!e from the ex-
perience Of every strong and successful
party, for the more giddy of IFS political
leaders to become pulled up with an exsg-
geraled opinion Of their own importance 10
! the party, 10 attribute TO their own agency
IFS successes, 10 appropriate IFS eclat 10
themselves, and, like the fly on the wheel,
TO fancy The dust and renown excited by the
great party chariot in its trinmphal pro-
gress. 10 be OF their own kicking Up. In
consistent as the pre;ension would seem.
there are always 10 BIZ found few leaders
in the party who, while protesting pro-
found sense of the equality of mankind, and
a>severating the most humble Difference and
Submission 10 the supremacy of the demo-
cratic people, would yet make Of their party
kingdom and constitute themselves its
monarchs or tocrats.
Forgetting that the democratic organiza-
tion is great commonwealth Of eCnals,
wherein there is no respect Tor persons,
where the services Of all are valued at the
true mark, where a monopoly OF merit and
OF importance is out Of the question, where
diciatorial airs and pretensions are sure 10
be punished with the guilo'ine, and al
tempts 10 play monarch or king invariably
insure summary dethrouement and igno-
minious expulsion: forgetting, we say,
! these essential characteristics OF demo-
cratic cnmmnnwealth, there are always a
iew men in The rarIy, who insist upon mon
opoliZing all MS merit, directing all is
coun>el>, u.urpiug its entire government
and control. using il Tor their exclusive ad,
vantage and exalratIori, and giving he !aw
10 Its chosen officers
The prem niVrry symptoms q such = tenn
per always appear ~ advance. and m'rk
cut The men with uunr>rakabie certainty.
who are soon, iii trying TO he"d The parry
10 their viii, 10 hr over,ak,r b, he de-
sructIoH Which awaigcih The steps 81 The
proud. Wien we see a leader alter Wig
oruus aud arduru> struggle with the opro.
sii"n, appropr.a'.ng t" li'n>e!i The exclu-
sire honor oi a succe>s Won by he Common
cxcriI"n. 81 hrs Whole parry. we may con
cInde that quarrel j. sure 10 spring up
very soon. III which the leader is sure 10
go 20 il.e wall. Or. wheh we sec, after
great and doubtful struggle on great prin-
cipe OF policy, party leader setting him
sell up as nonopollst Of the guardianship
oil that principle, and a paragon Of orthn.
doxy IN expounding il, claiming that his
authority is 10 outweigh tina, OF democratic
Presidents and cabinets, senator's and rep
resentailves, people and press, we may as
well prepare for struggle; Tor Just as sure
ly as eur grandialhers had 10 .'declare in
dependence" OF King George and try the
experiment OF getting along without him,
just so surely have the democracy a fight
OIL hand with the vain leader who would
be their fac fofuna and their king.
These reflections do not apply in detail
TO the case Of Hugh L. While, of Tennes-
see, who claimed 10 be better democrat
than the whole democratic party Of his day.
and sank into political grave which i'm.
mediately opened It's jaws wide 10 receive
him; or OF William C. Rives, of Virginia,
who differed with his party on the indepen-
dent treasury, and with the monopoly of
orthodoxy on that subject which he carried
off with him, Immediately sank into the
depths of Beotian oblivion; or of Martin
Van Buren,, who separated himself from his
party on the Texas question, and !has wit
messed from his inland St. Helena series
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