The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1858-04-23

vet met the man who was not. on calm re-
view Of history OF parties made TO him.
forced to admit its incoueetness. Rep'y'ns
10 this false statement Of the Dover Gazette
the editor of the Independent Democrat MN
self always Demoera, until the Democrat
ic party burle.qued the principle OF Demoe'
raey, by its persistent supporter the extern
sion Of slavery. says mos, tru'hfuliy,
Maine men honestly believe "the Demo-
cratic party" to be the identical, seii. same
marty which elected Thomas Jefferson Pre,'-
dent in 1901. No greater error could be enter
tanned. The present Democratic party has no
IDENTIFY. either in name or principle. with the
party of which Jefferson was the founder
That party was the Republicans party. Jei'er-
SON never called himself Democrat, andnev-
or called his party the Democratic party. He
did always call himself Republican. and al
WAYS STYLED his party the Republican party.
"rhe Democratic party" il party almost As
modern in lis name n in its principles. In
stead Of is history being "the country's his
tory" and instead OF its having "been in pow
er torty-one Of the ffty-seyen years since the
days OF Jefferson n did not come into sxisf-
sncs until after JetTsrson's death.
This statement, We know, will strike many
with surprise. IL il, nevertheless true. The
party which Jefferson founded. and which tri'
umphed in his election to the Presidency IN
1901. was the Republican party. That party
reelected Mr.. Jefferson; and afterwards elect
ell James Madison. James Monroe and 'ohn
Quincy Adams. Subsequently, the party was
divided between Mr.. Adams and Gen. jack
son: both of whom were nominated ana run
as "Republican" candidates. And IL was nov
until after General Jackson's election IN 1873,
that the democratic party, rs na'oma'
party, had an existence in this country. Inc
"Democratic party" whose history, according
70 the Castle. els the eountry's history" Is
to-day, therefore, less than thirty years old /;
or about the same age as "the Wing party,
which originated at very nearly the same time
The only history of which the Democratic
party have reason TO be proud, Is that which
derives its lustre from the name and fame OF
Andrew Jackson, who gave IL the prestige OF
his honesty. courage and patriotism. WIN
his retirement from the Presidency, CON-
menced the downward career of "Demoera'
ey," which has been going more and more
downward ever since. Actuate6 by no prin'
ciples, or BY very bad principles, its history
from that time down. has been little else than
an alienation Of blunders and crimes. IL.
aim, il aim il had, has been TO tear down and
obliterate all the old freedom landmarks err
eyted BY the fathers of the Constitution and
of the Republican party, and to set up In
their stead, slavery, absoluteism and violence
The Republican party, as founded by JEFF
ferson, and illustrated by Madison and Mon
roe. was the irrsconcilable foe of every form
of tyranny. II was the advocate OF the POI
litical equality of all men under law, and o
the inalienable rights of all men to life, LIZ
EKTr and the pursuit of happiness. 1t had
faith in the people, and was jealous OF the
encroachments OF government. IL believed
in free labor, free speech, free thought, a free
press and u free country. Ii hated slavery
and sought TO cheek. prohibit and overtime"
il. While as a national party, 1t could mol
reach il in the States, it hesitated not To re-
gard it as great evil, which it was the hrs'
duty of the general government to exclude
forever from the territories.
Such was the Republican party under It's
founders. Such were its principles aud its
general policy during the first twenty years o
It's existence. Its frst deviation was the adol
ton of the Missouri Compromise; measure
not more disastrous To the country than 10 the
Republican party, which may date the CON-
menCement OF It's dissolution, from the day
that COMPROMISE, recognizing the right oi
slavery in the territories, became law. That
act, worried through an unwilling Congress
by the threats and bullyings OF the slave pow
CT, broke the back OF the Republican party
rs later and more atrOcious acts have since
broken the backs OF the Wing and Democrat
ic parties. From that hour IL commenced tC
die snd n &c " ,vaIs late, IL did dic, anu TN
Wing and Democratic party grew up on III
grave.
We do not propose to write their histor,
now. Neither OF them learned wisdom iron
the past. Neither OF them Stunned the rocI
upon which their predecessor had split. The.
both became the bound vasssls OF slavery
They both a>sented to its ruling the country
and planting its leprous feet on the territorie
ol the Union. And both are gone. or are 30
ing fast, to that political grave which know
no resurrection.
In the mean time. the principles of repub
lean freedom and hatred of tyranny, hav
moved the hearts of the PEOPLE to
Call the battle roll anew
of all the old Republican party. That party
animated by the same old spirit Of hatred {
oppression and devotion 10 liberty, whcl
stirred the hearts OF the fathers, i now buck
ling on its armor, resolved to restore the gov
eminent to the early policy OF It's founders
aud TO realize the triumph of those principle
which constituted the soul and spirit OF tn
old party of Jefferson.