The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1858-02-04
srAYpING oN rHn BRINK.

/ According to the DougaS organ at
Washington, The Democracy now stands
on the brink"-not of destruction, pre-
cisely, but of one of those great advance
movements which have marked its tri-
umphant progress from one landmark of
victory to another Standing on the
brink of a great advance movement does
not strike us as peculiarly safe business,
We do not see the object of it, We read
of fool who stood on the bank of riv-
er, waiting for the water to run by. But
we do not see why the Democracy
should be stapLing idle, while its tri-
umphant progress from one landmark of
victory to another is being marked by
great advance movement We ap.
prehend there is mistake about the ma
ture Of the brink on which the Democra-
cy is standing
The same wide awake Journal also in
forms us that 'Ihe crisis has arrived in
which we must settle'---not exactly with
the people whom we have made a sham
pretense of representing, but--'our status
with the whole family of Spanish Ameri-
can States, and particularly with THEN
common, obstinate mother, Old Spain.
Here, again, we think there is a slight
mistake. We are inclined to believe thai
the Democracy has arrived at a crisis
of very different sort. The States
however, is either so blinded itself, or SC
anxious to blind others, that it hastens tc
urge a grand foray upon all the Spanish
American possessions aforesaid, and con
lures up by a grand torturing of its mem
ory, long array of grievances agans
the same, never before noticed, or else
speedily forgotten, which it regards al
adequate provocation for brilliant wa
Of conquest
This is the brink on which the Democ
racy is now standing, according to thC
Washington S,ates This is the crisis
which has arrived Such is the direc
ton of the great advance movement
which is to mark the triumph progress
Of Douglas Democracy. We subjoin
specimen of the magnificent opening Wis
ible before the eyes of Douglas Democ
racy, and commend it to careful study
without further note or comment:
r Our consular representatives are i'm
prisoned in Cuba and Mexico, our yes
sells are seized, and our citizens murder
ed by the Costa Ricans; our traders un
= : lawfully prosecuted in every Spanish A
merican port, and in the few cases i
which some excuse is set up, it is SO tair
ted by palpable falsehood and Transporter
Misrepresentation that the excuse is,
possible, more insulting than the ope
declaration of Spain that she has no rel
aration to make
1T is now thirteen months since Cost
Rica made direct war--open, violent an
actual war--upon eur people; and Coz
gress has not yet found time to move
the matter, because Kanzas engrossed
u u so utterly. A few days, a few hours e.
i en-, of careful examination, would hay
. convinced any man of common unde
standing, down to the very blacklist
, the Black Republicans, that some INN
!" diate action should be taken to protect OF
y highways to the Pacific; but Kanzas w
in the way Cuba is trembling in Il
balance of fate. Her people watch
desperation the secret but urgent, dete
mination of England to deliver the islar
over to the negroes, and nothing but Il
n revolt in India keeps off the evil hour;
. " yet not look or thought of precaui
= :. does Congress cast in that direction,
l. Probably not one member in ten has ey
taken the trouble to examine into the daT
ning evidence of the subtle combnati,
between England and Spain to Africani
n Cuba. They are all too much occupi
10 with Kanzas.
Prompt aud energetic action would n
:, only avert this threatened fate from Cub
- - but it would bring that island at once
- to the Union. All the solid interests
" the Union would be immensely benefit
.. by the accession Of Cuba; but the AbO
70 tionsts dread it, and they will be too 81
- ~ to continue to interpose the phantom
= bleeding Kanzas' before Cuba or al
other solid acquisition to the Union
They hope to divide and disorganjze t
Democracy on the proftloss remains
or this issue; but it is vain hope. Wi
al SO many real and vital questions bolc
it, on which the North and the South 4
40 equally interested, there will be n
,s and united rally under the banners
II progress and expansion. Gin. Ga=.
VI A Coon TINE CoMING.-The folks
the border of Missouri look on the Nj
u mon war as good time coming sir
10 it will create a demand for labor, produ,
and animals, which will be eminen
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