Marshall County Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1855-1859, 1858-12-09
Close Of the Week.

rlcneS- 10 whom poverty 10 WhOn cue
mics? to whom love? TO whom hatred? 10
" HON iekness 20 whom health?to whom
life TO whom DEATH? What! all this in
oae soeeA' Yes, and Il host more numer-
GUS than tie sands of the sea Many who
saw the d,wning OF the present week viii
LIE in another world before i, closes; many
upon whom fortune smiled week ago, are
grooming beneath The whitening GroWas Of
poverty, many who were iloA;iig gently on
The bark OF life, DER the uAruif.ed nca OF
happiness, a week ago, are now the wrecks
OF rain on the shores of siliicji,r many up
on oho,n the sun Of the last Sabbath shone
pro itiously. have, ere this time net with
some misfortune, and are turned upon The
world, the Children Of poverty: and many
whose expectations and hope were beaming
forth bright and prosperous - the dawn u
The week, l1ai lhemseire At The close the
sad and miserable beings OF cruel d.sap-
pointment.
And such Is the fate of mani X is orb
iect TO changes IN Il week, 4 day. ma,
even an hour. TIE world Is still il COM
motion, revolution succeeding revolution,
time whirins in lis rapid Progress. leaving,
behind lis strace cf destruction.
The following remarks of tie Phiadel-
phia Journal, which is neutral tho rather
leans asains: the democracy, convey the
highest compliment To tie honesty and
confined supremacy of The only coHseva-
tive and national orgaunatiou thu; sur
wives Ike mu.stians of tie political eie-
.nents Democrats in the exercise of f.eo
and honest thought, may dior anon ,
themselves op.sid" of the party platform
personal aud social consideration. may,
Tor ;ina cslyange ihcm-lau' Whea the
great battle Of principal siiali arrive, thcY
always forget the dlssensions and rally Il
10 the glorious flag hat has 80 oi.sn led
Aem to 'ctery. Their mutual and har
nouious action. on great occasions, may
readily be traced to their devotion TO tie
fundamental principles of their party,
wich m8Y b. summed an Ia Z f.w words,
a s,iirt constructions OF the Constitution.
j. respect 90 the nights Ct The States. aai 1,
to the equal tight OF the peope Of t!is
ci.slns pc. feet freedom exists III 'e.i non
Cannon COUNTY. Thus whatever un
promising 81 rms mav be observed in many
parts OF the the copfedracv and, hoNeycl
public sentiment n.ay indicate itself l,r t.;
,rcse.t, In tie grand battle of priaclpie 0
1860 Discussions among .emocra,s wlil ,,
happily merged in devotion TO tle con
moa cause, that of Tie Cohg tuition and
Union. We Aave seen maay darker hour.
han the prcsen! f,llowed by sunshine and
2eace That twill b. - gam, pas. cxpe
ienee fu'ly demonstrates.
VIVA yer ether condition the opposito,
may count up On in the contest ior th'
President in 1860, We 6er them no; 10 bail,
any more hope upon the di.,rsanize'io'
Of the democ:a'ic parry. Tie divisions
waieh have occasionally disordefci i.
ranks, have never Vet proceede,; TO disso
luton. There Is cohesive power hoidin-
;o1eLber the Cilercnt member of tina
Great compact political body, which no in
ies,;ae dissensions can ever wholly or per
manently overcome. and however temper
asy causes maj avail TO deived them aSua
der, for i season vet the natural s.i.ni.l
NJ the parts vii eventually 10 unite them
selves closely aul firmly as II no di,ler-
ence hal ever DISTURBED their hatm0nr.--
All past experience ,~iiies this assertion
The weakness or the abuse Of the Admins
ration may cool the arder of its friends
or even force than into moUertty revul,
BAT line soon rckin,iie> the oil partisan
spiri ani heals up the bitter feads. Th'
Inst great Slrg Gle. either to keep or re
Gun Us asceadency. calls bach every dc
ser,er from the parry, and restores com
3le,cly Is invincib!e unity. Whatever tn
band may he that SO marvellously rel.
all force To break it, lis strength has bee,
too long aal too often tried to justly AZ
expectation ,ha, it will fail hereafter
When i seems hopelessly broken, il i
only relaxed. because the strain Of extern
III power Of opposition ia Withdrawn; BIZ
20 SOON ~ tie sense OF common iniercs
a..I dang-. ,ral's apon it again, all OF i'@
native Vi or an tea..'on are again renew
e.