Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1858-09-08

-s.aa-.-.-urasis--sus..
.gii.a question ofsa asksi. nor.a.d,y.. vha,
has lssoms n the boosted unity u The demoeraiio
party, since lis division Into the Dell aud buckley
hctions. That the "Soi-ii,aaf'' democracy u The .
Austin Convention claims all the unity aud all the
strength IN the Stats Is evident and II BY tina, fac
ton i UNI eisiool the democratic party, then the
question Is easily answered II ever clique or fac
ton entirely ani inlyls,by unllel in the full
hment II one Object. they have been II ever men
have labored for the success Of certain measures
with the real AMI self denial Of the followers of
Loyola, they have done ~ the shame u their lees
active, anil les wary opponents the friends Of judge
Iiell who 'tocl up aud manfhlly bA,tlcl against in
noyailcns, aud struggled for principles. and the
spollgss purity of the Judicla ermlno, Men may
grow 80 accustomed to place aud power as to believe
themselves entitled TO all their emoumenis by right
inherent in themselves and il that right is ques-
toned then the skepte is branded a traitor, and a
"bil Of aitaindsr is laid at his door The elections
for TIL, year are over anl, from the erueIbc which
tried meas souls "ss by hre,' SOME have COME out
bright as the pure metal deprived Of lis drOss,-
others, with mixture of various alloys while
others STILL Ike some Of the baser metals, which
bear the test BADLY and show merely mass Of dirt
and worthless dross have not been benefited by the
ordeal but stand forth the same In manner aud
principle. stiened in their OxydiEel Investments of
false principles, aud false position before the world
4 union Of ineompatables produces worthless re-
suit, aud useless and ineficaeious combination (;
and the Doll and Buckley mover affiliate up
on the one question which has divided them But
where the best aud truest democrats have differed up
ON question not pertaining to the political issues Of
the day. we say tina, the democratic party isas firm
~ united upon all great questions Of politics, Ns
when we marched to the polls and routed the hosts
of real opposition, led by the mighty Sam, the
great ~ am" Of that campaign. TAe position OF
the Bell party was one of equity and Of Justice,
against in sultng innovations, and private pquc,
aims and ends; reliant upon principle and the old
land marks of democracy, they attempted to trace
the storm, and to arrest the blind and hcadlong jury
of the clique in power how they succeeded known
to all the land aud in spite of universal ostracsm
VIC hear of Bell men who claim to be democrats, and
who believe in the Cincinnati platform they do in
the Apostles creed. What tcnerity What incOn-
siscncy gays the grinder, us squeaks MS '"nes
set in German fats and Mexican guturals, the same
which few years ago. grated such discordont music
to his refined and highly organized ears. To osscv-
crate what all men believe, and to discuss the pro-
fcssion of principles which all truthful men do not
doubt, may seem excess Of zeal in us, and Il wish
to obtrudc and impress our IDEAS upon the public
But this much is due from us, to say that those who
have opposed judicial nominations, are still as true
and loyal to the great cause, those who favored
it that they love the democracy with its glorious
principles, because to them we owe our high posi-
ton of prosperity, because of the pleasing and emo
bling recoections that cluster around its early his
tory because of its bright green laurcls won in
many brilliant victories, and because these same
principles are the natural offspring of n glorious
revolution, for which the purest and best of the land
have fought and died and for the pcrpetuation of
the same, millions will yet rise up and follow in their
tracks Who can ostracse such men? Does the
small majority of Buckley consign us to the disgrace
OF treason, and sink to oblivion If so, we Will
have merry time of it with such good company
But what majority? 1t recalls to us maxim OF
the younger Pliny, mamcrGntur ehtm senteniiG,
non pOndCrGRtur.'