The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1858-08-04

AMOS b. MILLER, Of Ccrro Gordo county.
coMM'R OF DIES MONIES IMPROVEMENT,
WILLIAM c. DRAKE, Of Wayne county.
SECOND CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT,
WILLIAM vANDEvER, Of Dubuque county:
Party Fealty.
The late Democratic dssehsions In relation
10 question of policy. have brought out, in
discussion, sotue ideas Of party fealty as new
as they are absurd. We have protested in our
Way against the e1travagant assumptions of
some of the leading supporters of the Admin
i,tra'ion views on Lecompton, but it is nccos-
sary to repeat the protest frequently, lest mis-.
apprehension may obtain. and our silence be
construed into an admission that the Anti.Le-
compton Democrats had yielded their predilec-
tons in order to quiet the nervousness Of a
class Of brethren who think they are Demo.
Gratis, par excellence, because they have sus-
tanned the Administration, and that, per con-
ira, oil who fail to obey "a mean word) the
dispensing power, are out Of the pale Of the
Organization. 80
We had taken up the pen this morning to
give our readers the views Of the Times on
"Party Fealty," but q glance at sterling
Democratic paper published in New York and
called the Sunday Times, led US to the perusal
Of the article below. The Sunday Times has
,stained the Administration on Lecompton,
bat it will be seen that there ID such thing as
asking too much ofthose who, in nine cases out
Of ten, yielded their actual ideas of what con.
s.ituted popular sovereignty" to the urgent de
mands of the President in matter Of party
policy. The article that follows is brief
though splendid exposition of the relations
which exist between the frank and file" and
the officers Of the Government, and We COM
mend its pcrusal to those who have any re-
naming aspirations for independent action.
WARS Coon DEMOCRAT Some of the
gentlemen who make themselves conspicuous
at political meetings are wofully deficient in
intelligence, or else have marvellously indif
fcrent opinion of the intclli scncc Of the public.
One sf,Aem describing at a convention the other
day, the peculiarisies Of true and loyal politi-
cal partisan, remarked as follows
at is characteristic Of good Democrat that he is
perfect in obedience he is absolute in command.
White he Is private in the ranks he feels be his
ATTY 70 obey the bessts Of his party when he is
the authority vested in him. When elected James
buchanan President of the United States, we ALSO at
tho same time, elected him President OF the Democratic
rarity and he together with the cabinet and the DEM
n-rstic senators and representatives In Congress-
tribunals which the party itaelfset up in 1885, to de-
clare what are Democratic doctrines and Democratic
measures"
Now, either this is sense or nonsense. If it
he sense, We are singularly imperfect in our
conception of what constitutes good Dem.
rcrat." If be nonsense, the sooner the points
are repudiated by authority the better for the
credit Of the party it calumniatcs. A good
Democrat" like good Republican" owes no
obedience except that which his judgment
yields TO acknowledged principles; he blindly
follows no mans beck, and exaction. MIR.
Buchanan, we take it, was not elected "Prcsi
dent Of the Democratic party" but simply al
the representative Of its POLITICAL principles
aid the rarty, We spprehend, would feel al
fully justified in abandoning him, if he aban
donod those principles, as it confesscs it to be
IN inexorable duty to sustain him as long al
Ills acts and the general tone of his administers
fion are in accordance with Democratic views
and sentiments. The tribunals of any party
arc presumed to be the popular organization
through which that party's feelings find expires
sion and congressional and other representa-
fives. instead of expounding what are, or shal
he, the doctrines and measures of the party
that elects them, are little more than TN
echoesof such organic uttsrances. A touch o
independence is sometimes permitted them i
fAeir orthodoxy be questionles and fheir consti
nents liberal but should they set themselve
Up in judgment upon the orthodoxy Of the par
~ itself. they are seldom allowed IN opportu
Nity to complain OF want Of prompt attention.
The JudgesAip.-Our DEBORAH conesronden
gives an xmusing account Of the late Republi
can caucus AZ chat place. We observe tina