Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1859-05-28
From the Opposition.
The Democratic Party and its Leader
as pesc ribbed by the official Organ
of the Administrations.

of the Administrations.
We have before us the Washington Union, of
March 23d, 1859, from which we copy the fol-
lowing:
e. If the Democracy cannot prevail against
such party, 1.-THE Republican party1 it is be-
cause its THE Democratic party'sl organization
Is dernOrdt,,ed, lis integrity 9uestionabIe its honor
doubtful, and us character bad - We have
had enough of great men. We want true men.
Great men have great personal OBJ
jects to accomplish. They treat measure as
it may happen to bear upon their own interest
and upon the fortunes of rivals. One goes east
when he sees another going west. Ambitious
combinations are the curse of the Democratic
party. They have tainted Us ineqrify dsn,oraized
a. weakened Il. and rendered Il a doubtful Gfitago-
niS even against the open enemies of the
| Union. They hare stricken dozen and DEGRADED all
broad, liberal comprehensive reiaionJip; Gey hare
substituted he miserable dtU'ces Of deBdgogues for
those great principles Of government under which
alone the industry of The country can be de-
| veloped. These are the men who
! would control the Democratic party
They hare controlled until as forces are scdtered
| Its laws disregarded, its councils UNDECIDED,
and us poUer Is contemplate"
Such is the Democratic party OF to-day as
portrayed by the official Organ of the existing
| Democratic Administration Its organization
demoralized-its integrity questionable-its
| honor doubtful its character bad--its DOW
er, even against the open enemies of the
| Union, "cOntemptiblei'
Such are the men who, the organ says,
have controlled the Democratic party
men, 1t further says, who "have great person
al objects to accomplish''-who "treat
measure as il may happen to bear upon their
own interest and upon the fortunes of rivals"
who ''haye stricken down and degraded all
broad, liberal, comprehensive craftsmanship"
who "have substituted the miserable devil
ces of demagogues for those great principles
OF government under which alone the indus
try of our country can be developed" who,
to crown all, "have tainted The Integrity" Of the
party! A+lf EH 30 .a
Such is the party which has had possession
of the government since the 4th of March,
1881 Es E.
Such are the men of that party who have
controlled" it for the last six years, aud who
have had in their hands during that entire
period the conduct of public affairs!
From the domination Of such a party
from the misruIe Of such rulers is il not the
FIRST and highest duty OF the honest, conserva-
tive, patriotic men of the country to unite in
delivering it!
DEMOCRATIC EVIDENCES or THE DEMoRAIIzA-
TIoS on riiE DEMOCRATIC PAKrY.
The Dsraocrdey of the proprietors aud Of
the editor Of the Washington States, no Dem
Oerat will question. II is owned by Messrs.
JouN z. HEIss aud ROGER A. PRroR, aud .d-
it'd by the latter. The name aud the person
OF the former must be familiar To many Of our
readers. lie was, few years ago, the pro-
prietor OF the Aas1rils Laioa. aud afterwards.
under President Folks auspices, became CO.
proprietor Of the Rashaytoa Uaioa with the
| late TnoxAs RTcHIE
Mr.. ParoR was formerly co-editor OF the
Bsshasgsos Giaioa, and more recently CO
proprietor aud eo-editor Of the R.esmosd Es-
| qairr.
Now, see what the !Satss says en the subject
Of the d.snolaisz. tlun " Its osn p.gty;
lFrom the ''ssalss'' d January %, isssl
HAVE M DEnooRATio Party AsoSa usi
The doubt Implied In the above iaierraga.
| t3ry, however startling al lrst sight, APPEAR
any tang but absurd on examination. Nay,