Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1858-05-19
Democratic Policy Vindicated by Time.
From the Cincinnati ENQUIRER.

contemplates an abandonment of his party on
the present Kansas issue to ponder, before
severing his old associations. one prominent
and significant fact, viz: That every great
move Of the Den.ocratic party, from the foun
daton of the Government tn the closing DAYS
of the Administration of President Pierce,
though assailed by powerful and unscrupu-
lous opposition, has finally received The pop
ular approval. Is it probable that the dis
tinguished statesman who now occupies the
Executive chair has failed to profit by the
wisdom and experience of our fathers? Is
it probable that Mr.. Buchanan, the associate
for almost half century Of those intellectual
giants. Jackson, Clay, Webster, Calhoun,
Benton and others, has been so blind in the
midst of universal light as to INACCURATE a
hearty Endorsement of the people, but insure
the defeat of the political organization which
brought him into power?
We choose to believe. in accordance with
the unbroken chain of history, that the great
proposition for thessettement of the Kansas
question, now supported by the AdminIstra-
tion, will, two years hence. be as popular as
any act upon the statute book Of our nation.
Our Democratic friends should remember
that all. absolutely all, the proudest achieve
ments of the Democracy were the results Of
fearful contests with the boldcsf and most tai
ented enemies OF democratic government
which the last threa generations have produ-
ccd.
The first greak struggle the American De-
mocracy had with their political opponents
was that which sprang out Of their opposition
to the Alien and Sedition laws Of the elder
Adams The policy then inaugurated by
Jefferson, of holding out welcome hand to
Immigrants from foreign lands, and bestow-
ing on them the privileges and immunities OF
citizens within the shortest practicable peri
Cd has been steadily adhered to through Fed
eral opposition, Know Nothing excitement,
aud detection of thousands ef the weak nin-
ded Of those who but for the hurculean labors
and updnching perseverance, Of the Denoc-
racy OF the nation, would have not been the
freemen they now are. That policy has still
the popular sanction, and is likely to retain
it. Louisiana was purchased III the face OF
an opposition whose rage and fury knew no
bounds. Contemplate the fruits OF that Dem
ocratic measure before you sever your con-
nectiou with the Democratic party.
The War of 1872 and the supplies for car
ryiDg i. Gu were voted and carried against
a thousand protests, even from the sacred
desk.
ded aud defended by wealth and power, in
tellect aud pauics. went down before the fierce
assaults of the Democracy, headed by their
gallant chieftain, Andrew jackson; and the
last pillars of such an institution crumbled
before the nobegt Democratic minority of
which parliamentary history can boast. The
reign OF gold and silver was inaugurated and
the constitutional treasury was established
under the heaviest and hottest fires ever pour
ed from the batteries of Mamnion. Texas
was annexed ; the war with Mexico was de-
clared and fought; California was acquired,
and the Tariff of 1916 adopted, in defiance
OF the earnest entreaties of tilnid friends, and
the terrible anathemas of the leaders of the
opposition to the National Democracy.
The Kansas policy Of the Democratic Ad-
ministratiou at Washington is now assailed
with about the same bitterness that has ever
characterized the opposition to leading Dem
ocgatic measures aud policy, and with abouT
much justice. The opposition already ac-
knowledge that grave error was committed
when the Free State men of Kansas refused
20 avail themselves of the opportunity they
had OF securing the control OF TIC Leconpton
Convention also IN not voting for State Of
fcers st the January election, when they
might have elected, beyond doubt or cavil,
every candidate on their ticket. Tie policy
of the Admin ist alton was that the people OF
Kansas should vote at those elections for ii
could not ignore the legality of the law cal
ling the Convention, nor the legality of the
Convention ami its acts, as they were in con-
fomity to law, Had they conformed to the
policy Of the Administration, there could not
now be any trouble in Congress or out of it,
about Kansas They chose to follow the
lie Of tIa g of ha 10
nlocracy, and now want Democrats to leave
their party because they themselves were bull
headed, and rejected a course of policy now
generally acknowledged by themselves to
have been the proper one lor them to have
adopted-rejected it for the reason that it
was recommended by Democratic Admin
istration.
As they made their bed, so must they lie
in it. until, by the prescribed forms of law,
they can change it, is the doctrine of the
President: He proposes short and legal
and consistent way in which that charge
be effected, and that without violating any
past principle or doing any wrong to the peo-
pie of Kansas Aud if his recommendation
were followed by Congress. and Kansas ad-
mitted under the Lecompton Constitution. in
a very shoit time his political enemies would
acknowledge that his policy on that subject
was the proper one for the speedy and just
settlement of the Kansas difficulty. The ben
e6cial effects eff the immediate admission of
Kansas under the Lecompton Constitution
would be so apparent in the paciication of
the new State, anu the moulding of the form
OF its governments to the will OF the people.
tnatt tae "a popular sanction everywhere would
be according to the wise, practical statesman
ship of President Buchanan. We have no
reason to believe that the result would be
other than that f; and it would but add anoth
er to the many instances in the history of
the country, wherein time vindicated the wis
dom of Democratic policy aud measures, and
extorted from the opposition their acknowl-
cdgement of their EXCELLENCE.