Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1858-08-03
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36kn 1r11dhsll O Natiohal Democracy.
On nitcalioa hss been called 10 the following
6znas Aqn 81 ~ naassr Il John MseheIl's pa
per-ahe kaoxvflle Cytisn:
sssaeh . kexHrihssasd Temporary growth 10 the
8 AstSssef DAecsscy; hat TO keep 1t grvwing and
blopAiae ard even hearing fruit costs, We fDd,
{ lsss~will keep il alive Withhold tho highly
stiaaiaeing manure and heated stsnosphere which
are essential 10 III existence at this late ssasun,
and he fcurishing plant instantly whitening and
wilangs win show The naked sides Of the black
chasu thai seems 10 roach down 70 Erebus.
We shall qait these metaphors. however poetic
and symbolic. We shalt say in plain English.
chat the National Democracy, or any other ma
tivual" party. 10 and must lee power created and
held together not by any principle Of action. but
sots4y and eatsrety ~ s~aey, by the expectation
and smell Of money; by the tradition and tender
"Reminiscences Of money-and that iir sole use ~ to
cover over and conceal rent that yawns and shall
yawn etcrnally. This being the case, the qucs-
ton arises, does II pay, al eighty ml.lionsr And
IL yea then whom docs il pay and who pays il!
Certainly the eighty millions does keep together
. Democratic party: and this Hsmocratc party
keeps together the confederation of States but the
profit of this goes first to tht Off, holder and
their friends and secand. ts the party or section
which has the predominant rowe- in the con!edc-
ration. that ID to the Ne,t.,f'
We beg the reader % observe how slibly and
Dramatically this unnaturalized Irishman talks
about parties in the United States how contempt
uously he announces .A- epirs;ou that national
parties can be krpt together in this country with
money .n'y--with what insolent assurance he
deals cut his imputations upon the patriotism o.
the people. Surely, In, Mr.. John Mitchell so
poor an opinion of America AID AMERICANS that
he gives them no credit for love of country and
love Of free institutions. but supposcs that they
are influenced by mercenary con sidcration alone?
. i Mr.. Mitchell really .nsertans dis opni"ni
lie has, unfortunately east his lot among u people
y destitute Of oil honor--hc should lcrocct that
(he right Of repatriation. in this country, hasnevcr
been questonei-and that while America ofcrs
l,nfxamplcd facilities of ingress, shc way of cgress
Rs6equally open. Ii Mr.. John Mitchell don't like
America, her institutions. md our ways Il doing
things, he has the simplest renee, .. .nc World
the remedy on eaning. Nobody that We know Of
except, perhaps. the Democracy, will ohcct t. it
AMI not even the Democracy, wetake IT, after they
read the direct chnree upon their motives Con
tanned in the above extract.
With this general objection to the proprety and
good taste of such remarks as Mr. Mitchell has
chosen to indulge in, we proceed to say that ihoro
is some f,un lation for his structures, far ~
they apply 10 the politicians bu; none at all far
they apply ethe peopie. The reo"c generally
cannot be Influenced by nere-.'ar. considerations
in their political action. l. is absurd TO think
But the people, in their ignorance Of men aud
.afmeasures haleentl, fuo always controlled
to a greater or less exsat hy the politicians. IT
the right OF suffrage confined 20 such people
asare incapable Of being eontralledif it had never
been given To such men rs, from lack Of intellect.
are incapable Of reason--and from lack of proper
ty. have no abiding intercs, in Goyernmcnt--we
might have been spared the reproach which Mr..
Mitchell has published. For, in that event, IA mor-
cenary politician would soon be detected, aud
elected from uaioe. But, when the voice Of that
class Of citizens is o,erbornc by that 81 another
class who are incapable at penetrating the motives
of designing politicians, how is there to lac n
remedy2
We are willing TO admit that there great
deal of corruption in Government money is
q potent element of cohesion among the leaders of
party. And az Mr.. Mitchell, being Il pc,noctat
himself, has chosen toanakc his remarks specially
applicable to his party, shall not discrcdit
his testimony with regard to the members of his
own political household. On behalf of the great
massof the people, however, who are generally
honest in f,eir political action, though nearly al
ways mistaken. We protest against the mrutation,
90 far as it applies to them Above NIL, we protest
agains, lectures being mnde to the people of the
United States..by man who is not yet citizen.