Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-12-20
The Democratic Party.

FromJoAH MtrtspS Symisu CE.r
The discipline of the Democrat, p.-,v
grows strict AMI stringent. And !. S.a,,,s
Ciingman don't take good cor. himself Js
will be not rebuked only, bu; read os..
We are tired OF his Democratic P..,y. E.
STILES and cushions everything, lest som,
"dstrac;iug issue" should syriug ": ~! IN
organ;z alton is 50 close that no member #
Congress can hope to effect anything. " orr
ginate action upon any SUI! ct except s.rI,,.
ly within the party lines, and on tie rail
track surveyed and laid down By tie party
engineers. For example, there Is Mr.. E zee
OF South Carolina-a very cxce!icu, D-mg.
GRAFT; but he has his own yiew-, very decided
and highly rational views, OF how d.. e.ur.
try is to be saved He sees our gsycr- men.
rapidly organizing" itself T. pera..i.n
through exravagauca and corruption. and
hes heretofore indicated thr way anil f.g.ory
true way Of turning the tide,-ngu. y, free.
trade and dire3t taxation; 50 tia, ". nav an
know what W. pay, aHi, therefore hold
tighter hand up)n those who uailr4ke T.
spend it for us. But this, though /. would
suit the country very well, would ucy,. an.
swer the Democratic Party. In fact. /,
would totally destroy any national party.
by inaniiion. Therefore Nr. BJyco mus:
sit silent, and look out for toe approa.A.a,
smash with as much equanimi;y as he can.
Free trade and direct taxation are distract.
ing issues" the delicate constitution Of gur
rather valetudnarian Democratic Par,y
could not bear them.
For another example, Mr.. NcRIo, repre-.
sentative from Mississippi has been express.
ly elected as an honest, sraunch s,lga trader.
lie knows that what Mississippi what
the whole South wants, to make her g right,
sin the Union or cut of it," Is p.eaty OF nc-
groes. llo is aware that Southern rights.
Southern trade, Southern honor and dlgllty,
Southern Intelligence, progress, literature,
refinement, all mean--plenty Of negroes
And most Southern men agree wiki him,
too; but hush hush Mr.. McRae would
you spring dis,racting issues upon u? Are
cheap negroes in the Cincinnati rlaa rm?--
Would you break up the sacred unity Of
the Democratic Parts?
Senator Johnson, OF TcnnCs oc, has labor.
ed long TO IN kc it part O. cur ul,i9all PIT.
icy to facilitate the settlement Of blua.tia
farmers upon our public lauIs by his home.
stead till"-which would defeat the la.py
spectators, empty the swarmins cj.ies Of
their fostering masses Of life, and srraaI It
abroad over the healthy country; llu. bJ,h
creating new value in our public d.maic:
and above oil planting down and roofing
deeply in the sJil, population VI toe s1rJ
which is best in war and best in peace. /, is
all true and right, Senator; and nobody can
say a reasonable word against it: Uu, ~ H.Y
issues, look you. Your homestead Is lot
fluud in the Cincinnati platform; who knows
bu: we might iGjure cur unity even up u
this; so delicate is cur health.
81 it goes. Let the Power, then, which has
most Ships, rule the ls:lpus routes. he:
ire. trade and direct taxation be hung Up;
let the slave.trade be left to smuZgicrs and
pirates" let farmers wait for farms and
farms wait for farmers; let Clayton-Bu.wcg
.tand, and the Monroe doctrine 20 % the
Deyil;--but for Gods sake IKE care oI cur
great National Democratic Party.
gs5"T0 obyiate mi-construct!un, "o declare
that the d mocratia Party is the cuiy Parry
uuder which We could endure t. i've In
fact there is no otter possible party, while
the Union lasts; bu; nigh. il not BE- reformed
little in the matter oil DILL and dlscii.Ia"
The reader will be amused at this whole
article, especially after be gets through With
all the dcuuaciati0us on the Democrat. lnT,g,
aud comes to peruse wha. follows tie L..