Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1858-09-08
From the Boston Post.
Nationality of the Democratic Party.

Nationality of the Democratic Party.
The Boston Courier has the following
judgment on the Democratic party:
"The Democratic party still retains the
semJIunce Of u national party, Gut it is tie
scmblonce ony."
This is heavy accusation against the Dem
ocratic party. 1t would have been more tan
gible and satisfactory had the Courier defined
what it regards as the ''SentJiance Of a na-
tlonal party which the democracy still re-
tains. Also what the reality was which, By
implication, it admits the democratic party
once had which made it national party; and
when, and in what way, it parted with SO vi
tai an element. But we deny the business ofthe
accusation and the soundness of the judgment
\ party can be said to be national only
when its issues, its principles and its meas
ures, its organization and objects, are as COM
prehensiye as our country. Such party
will have common interests and purposes that
will attract adherents in every State and ev-
cry locality Now all this is characteristic OF
the democratic party. 1t gathers, periodi
cally, from all parts of the country, in grand
rational council hall; and this repro Sensitive
body is the authoritative cxpounder of its
creed. Such body made the Cincinnati
platform. This, surely, in 1856, was no
garded by friend or foe. Is 1t less reality to-
day? Did not the Democracy of Missouri
and North Carolina and Kentucky stand on
this platform and gallaatly meet their oppC-
nents? Was it not by this sign that they
conquered? Look now at the Nerth. The
noble democratic state convention of Ohio
tho Jealous democracy of Maine-the gather
ing hosts OF other free states, are all planting
themselves on this national platform. They
consider themselves members of grea
national party. Now go to these States and
say to their Democracy, you haze the .'Sens,
Jlunce" only of national party-you have
lost the reality, and the reply would be like
ly to be, that even the suggestion was a iibe
on their intelligence and patriotism.
Again the vote that placed President Blu
chanan in Office, came from every State anC
every locality in the Union. There was N
semblance here surely. y national party auc
none other did the work. Now, when, pray
was the party denationalized? By whom wa
the deed done? Is it meant to be understood
that the measures of Presiden. Buchanan are
not national? Such is not the judgment pas
sed on them by the true democrats north anC
south cas-. and west They are resolving
that he has been faithful to the Cincinnati
platform, and that his administration is eml
They are coming together as branches of
broad national party, to promote objects
there not meaning In al! this? or is 1t mer
sham aud seInblancc? What is it but evidenc
of the nationality of the democratic party?
There is not a semblance of justice in tn
allegation that the democratic party has part
ed with lis nationality 1t is its brightes
jewel. 1t is its very life blood The time
honored organization, Countrywide in it
branches, stands vigorous, and land mar
amidst the floating debis of dissolved parties
'.has never'-are the words of the Vice Pre-
ident died, ducked or lodged. Its banne
though torn sometimes, has never been tra
cd in the dust. 1t has never feG from an
1t was the only vital organization in the cour
try that possessed historical renown. I'll
tenacity for life and the capacity for grct
works which this party displayed were NJ
owing to chance-to the drift of crcumstaI
ccs. There was a substantial philosophy III
dcrlying it Why had it survived ar
flourished amid the wrecks of other partie
Because they had tried all questions in Il
cruciblc of the constitution, and becaus
according the best Of his judgment, it ha
vindicated equality of birth and of individu
rights, and the rights of the States Basin
itself upon the constitution and upon the il
dcstructible rights of citizens and States, IL
democratic party had survived and was no
vital, untamable and uncopqucrable" In i
ranks must the patrioti'' gather if they wou
maintain tho Constitution and save the Uuio