The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1858-04-17

Democratic Party
The idea Of being read out Of the Dem
ocratic party, or in any other way exclu-
ded from its sacred communion, seems to
inspire a. CRATE dread in the minds of
sundry prem 4 ,nts personagers hindoo
feels when in danger Of losing caste.
John Van Buren, not Icing ago gave ira.
gio-comic description of the trials to which
the Van Buren, family were subjected
while they were wanderers from the fold,
aud closed by thanking God that At last
they we're PERMITTED to come back. Mr..
Douglas, albeit he has set the Admins
tratiop at defiance in quite a leonine man
ner, has on several occasions earnestly
protested against being "read out Of the
party" and prominent Democrats here
and elsewhere are in tic habit Of declar
ing with marked emphasis, that they.
"will no. follow Mr.. Douglas out Of the
party"
Let US analy.e the eater alittle. The
persons who thus protest against b ing
read out Of the Democratic party may be
divided into two general classes-those
who cling to the party for what the party
can give them in the shape ofhonor or
emolument or both, and those who are
attached to it by the force of tradition,
honestly believing, we will suppose, that
its name signifies to them valuable sub
stance. This latter class are entitled to
respect, however much We may differ
from them. We are all more or less the
dupes Of names and phrases, and our po-
litical annals furnish no term so potent to
conjure with as the word "Democracy.'
We we'll remember the time when to US
it was the symbol of all noble and gencr-
Gus political principals and Of their just
application in the affairs of government
That, however, was some years ago-be
fore the repeal of the NJ ssouri compro-
mise, before the attempt was made to
force slavery upon Kansas--before, in
short, the so called Democracy repadiatcd
the original magma charta Of national free
dom aud progress and became the pcrma-
nent, undisguised allies of despotism. 1t
is difficult for Us to see how it is that a.
ter all this, multitudes of very good, we'll
meaning people still cling to the Demo.
cratic party as their only ark of political
safety, and We can only account for the
fact BY supposing that they are deluded
by worse than empty name which once
had a noble 81 duplication.
Let us address word Of exhortation to
this class of persons. Wherein consists
the value of name when it no longer
represents principle, nor even system
of tempory policy? The original fathers OF
Democracy are still potent and reverend
in the national memory, but unhappily
for those who how call themselves Demo
Gratis, their principles and their virtues
have no apostohcsl succession through q
mere name. Who at this day can inform
US what are the distinctive principles or
measures Of the Demccrt,c party, II We
except its settled design and consistent
efforts to subject the nation 70 the con-
troll Of small minority Of despots! Look
moreover at the hotcrogc eous elements
of which Il is composed. 1t has gathered
into itself the debris of halEa-dozen de-
funct parties with no more natural affinity,
as originally constituted, than acids and
alkalies. Mr.. Buchanan began as a Fed
eralist, and never had anything in com
mon with Thomas Jefferson. Toombs
and Stephens, the captains of the Lecomp,
toni ties in the Senate and the House,
were Wings until the decease of the Wing
party, and have no more genuine Democ.
raey in their composition than the King
of Dahomey. The Democratic party is
IN ill-compacted oonglomoratc, to speak
geologica.ly, with no solid strata OF prin,
ciple, no cohesion but what is furnished
dy the cement of public plumber, and vii!
fall asunder beneath the trerd of a regea.
Grated people when another Presidential
election shall give the latter an oportunity
to resume the power which has been SC
foully abused Chicago Press.