The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1858-08-28
The Despotism Party.

The Washington Jnioa, the organ Of lhc
Administration, puts forth the following
shameful aud ubomiuahlc declaration refer.
ring 20 the member, Of Congrv-Duuplas
and bis lssociatg,--who v,ulurcd to oppose
the Iccomplon ill., which the Admiustu-
ton had decided to Zee party measure.
Ahcr declaring its own duty "to maintain
"nul uphold not only that Ohio sa-clllcd
dcmcUvucj organization, but TO enforce 20
1.-The last possible cAteul, the duty Of the
representative to carry out faithfully the
twill Nc yuy uW Of his constituents" Il
al@. That "o future ta oiii, iy the urs al
"He democratic pnty IS He hiybct c,imr
"h1i It Representatives can camaui, Lccausr
eve are fully convinced there I, mo- possible
."way, that there are no known means, hy
(which the affairs OF the Federal Union can
be conducted, Except through the agency Of
"thc democratic party
The sentences quoted above, arc from The
official organ of the administration, and these
startling doctrines arc, therefore, brought
home with good degree Of certainty 10 the
President and his advisers.
Look at lhcir practical operation. The
President und bis pro-sloycy advisers decide
that the interests Of the slave power require
that the Lccomplou Constitution should bc
forced upon the tcrritory-u! Kansas. The
President IN a special message urges Con-
grces 20 pass bin to that effect. The meas
wcis declared to hc a democratic measure,
7n,i-,'s deiuoetatir t'trtr1tirr % uu-Tg SIS Is
required to vote for IT, or hr Is uuu,hrma-
tilcj iornot "abidia. by the lavs.o the
" democratic party" says thc laiau, taud
wIrtI rr:rTrrr- i=s-t-=ti,ift r,t,,.,-
urc) "a failure to abide by the laws Of the
" democratic party is the highest crime that a
Representative can commit"
According to this doctrine, a representa-
tive in Congress has no option--uo right To
szr-==szsi ifaii-TTrut IN regard to the
vote he shall give upon any measure which
the President and his advisers choose Oh JPN,
forth as democratic measure. The rule is
more dcSpotjc than any mandate Of Napoleon
Cor cocrcing the members OF the French
Chambers, and i,s tendency is moro danger
Gus 70 the liberties Of the people than any
system Of espionage in any Of tho dospo,ism,
of Europe
In commenting uYcu this article, tho Dai-
81 i1ratscr makes the following sensible
remaIh,: Our readers must not fail to no.
lice in the cNtraot from the Union cited
above, the identity of the argument with
that old one which has been used since the
world begun, to justify dcspotsm and the d.
riie right Of hmgs.
10 fail in obedience to the laws Of che
democratic party, "is the highest crime
" representative can commit" says the Union,
because eve are fully convinced there is no
q possible way, that there arc no known |
" means by which the affairs of che Federal !
" Union can be conducted except through
" the agency Of the democratic party" It is /
The old plan Of tyrunts to identity that which {
is sacred and essential, with some miserable .
nccting system, or institution, and then to
call upon all men to bow down and worship
their idol, on pain Of the burning fiery fur !
mace.
The meaning Of all this talk Of the UnionI
is just this: The great end of the Federal F.
Union is to support and promote the slave
INTEREST," the existence of the so-callcd dem /
ccrutc party is essential TO this end there /
fore he who does not support the democratic 7
party 10 a traitor 10 the Union, and allegi- /.
auce to that party is the measure of patriot 1
ism. Instead, therefore, Of the venerable inn /
age of our country, the President and his
friends have substituted as the god whom .
they worship, that monstrosity now called
|" the democratic party" Devotion TO this I
wreck OF party is now the high
est fight Of their patriotism.
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