Nevada national., 1859-12-24
Democracy Bsnned.

try:
" The Democratic party is party Of II
people its name is no uameaning desigua
ton its power reposes with the masses
is the great antagonism Of privileges an
eombination, and the friend Of politics
equality it lives and moves and has il
being wherever strong sinews grasp tbei
implements, aud warm and generous heart
! pnlsate. 1t is a party OF to-day as well a
, tomorrow and forever il takes counsel 0
the experience Of the past, but seeks to re-
dress the grievances OF the present aad pro
vide for the abuses OF the future. Like q
great army it marches forward TO its desi
tination, leaving none but those who suffer
and sicken for lack Of promotion, who are
wounded by rejected expectation, or die by
suicide, from disappointed hope and the
places Of all such are supplied By new in.
stallments from the young and healthy nd
vigorous, and from the mature, who are
won by the justice Of its cause.
Like all armies, il must have its camp
followers, aud lagsards, and Cassandras ;
but while they are more expensive than or
nameutal or useful they neither retard its
progress, control its movements. nor sway
its principles Its mission is to, and its
care for the living. 1t has no time TO murn
over the grave Of dead and buried issues
to redress personal griefs, real or imagina-
ry-to stand as arbiters between the con-
hicting claims Of rival leaders-strength to
waste upon the aspirations of personal am,
bition. nor sympathy to expend upon indi.
vidual controversies for position. Its soli-
ciinde is for the many and not the few, for
the people and not for politicians, for mas
ses and not for individuals. for principles
and not for men. The great chart Of De.
mocracy may be read in the Declaration Of
lndependence-its guide star is the Consiitu.
tion-its strong and radical analysis exposes
and casts off error. and its grand and maies-
tic conservatism forms a barrier against
which the waves OF falsehood and fanaii-
cism may dash in vain for ages Its ire
pressible conflict" is a conflict for freedom.
equality and the rights of man. against false
hood, favoritism and privilege-for COM
plete equality OF political rights between
persons, and for that equality of rights be
tween sovereign States which the genial spirit
at the compact suggested. and the provisions
Of the Constitution guranteed-an equality
Of rights to be asserted in theory and main
tanned in prGctice-to be read in the letter
and enforced in the spirit, without technical
evasions or mental reserv rvations-embracing
persons, property and political rights, thro'
all the variations of mood and tense, with.
out regard to kind or quality, or gender,
number. person or case. Its irrepressible
conflict" is with the destructive who would
break down the barriers OF the Constitution
erected for the common guild ance and pro
lection, that he might array people against
people. brother against brother, State against
State.,i in a war OF determination even to bat
ties OF blood, even an institution recognized
and secured b. the guarantees Of the Con-
siitution which unites all in a common con-
federacy. Its "irrepressible conflict is with
the spurious piilanthropist, whose confused
dreams OF social progress have turned him
from the pathway OF justice and sound reason
to disturb the public peace by oficious and
offensive Intervention in the domestic con-
Germs OF other States. Its irrepressible
conflict" is with that would flnatcism which
with its one idea, would destroy the con-
States aud slave States to-
gether, with their institutions OF religion
charity and learning, in the common coniia,
grafton, that it might abolish forever do
nestle slavery by violence. Its " irrepressi
bic conflict 10 with honest error, which,
misled by CLOSING pretensions, endeavors to
10 work out visionary reformation in other
States by process replete with mischief and
Injustice. The only 4" irrepressible conflict" !
which Democracy would wage between the |
States o. this confederacy. is conflict OF /
generous rivalry in the performance Of fra
e-nal .duties-in observing and opening the
enjoined by the CONSTITUTIONAL
occurring to each other. with slacrity. every
right-in Strengthening the
les and Frightening he claims which bind
hem together aud in making numerous free
overign, equal and independent States one
n sentiment friendship and kindly regard
my other " irrepressible' or aggressive
conflict" between the States of the conied-
racy, or the people thereof. with view to
bsorb, or change, or exterminate the insti-
utions Of each other, or interfere with or de-
y their protection and enjoyment, must be
conflict hatched by the incubations of
reason. and ending in estrangeme nt, section 1
trife, bloodshed and disunion Every great
MEASURE of the Government, financial .os
srritorial, foreign tor domestic-from the q
purchase OF Louisina to the acquisition oil