Daily national Democrat., 1859-03-09
The Two Parties of the Day.

lions OF the cOmpton-DuchhH"H P"''yi 40
an election approaches Neither can they
disregard the contrast afforded, 10y ohserva-
ton Of the tactics pursued by the PEOPLES
ANTI LrcoMProN DEMOCRATIC PARTY on the
one side, and the debased, one man power
Lecompton.corruption party on the other
On the one hand we see party standing up
on principles, defying the dietation of any
pretended leader who beckons them to de-
sertion of those principles "A party follow
ing no man. to the wrong. but nobly sustain
ing those who remain in the right "a party
which responds with grateful applause to the
acts of every champion, who, like STEPHEN
A. DOUGLAS, would rather be right than
be President" so long as he remains true to
the rock of the Democratic doctrine of self.
government. and which hesitates not to de-
nounce the treochery of any human being
however exalted By the people he may be,
who gnominiously deserts the good of his
country, whether to increase his own power,
or to allay the foaming wrath of impotent
the great fundamental principle that "dH
governments derire their Just powers from the
consent Of the governed "A party made up
of conservative men, who are unmoved by
the clamor of hreling officials, and unterri-
fled by threats of accommodation though
thundered forth by the President himself
On the other hand we see party made up
of knaves and dupes, the former aluring the
latter by threats promises and misrepresen-
tations "a party led by those who thirst at
ter spois, and whose maws are gorged coz
tinually with present crumbs from their
masters table;-a party seeking to bolster
up fragrant wrong and injustice, by shout
ing that whatever the President does must
be democratic "a party dependent upon the
hour for any sustaining influence, and that
influence, the favor of the keepers of the
Peoples money; party made up Of men
who adhere to cause, which, for q few
weeks, they denounced, but whipped in" at
the call of F. b. Washington, Collector of San
Francisco; party drunk with plunder and
the promise of more insolent, tyrannical, and
hypocritical
Look at our last State election. The great
LecCmpton leaders went about among the
people, filled with conceit, and unblushingly
proclaimed that they were the true Douglas
men. They, the leaders Of faction which
deserted the Democracy because Senator
Douglas insisted upon tair play between all
sections, and because they knew that he had
the Democratic platform with him,-they
had the Gudacity to throw up their greasy
caps, and emit their unwholesome breath, in
huzzas for the Peoples next President, STE
PIlEN A. DOUGLASl They made muir
mur Of that sort again here, in Marysville
this Spring, as the mrnicp0l election ap-
proached, but they have abandoned it-may
we not hope forever? The evidence was too
strong against them. Mr.. Douglas, the an
conquered rebel is in Washington. Every
breeze from the East brings joy to the hearts
of his friends. He is at home, for six years,
and ready to fight in the just cause of the
right of the American People to govern
themselves.
Having abandoned the effort to win in our
little initial City election, (the election which
will be the forerunner of glorious victories
for the right hereafter) by applauding Doug.
las, whose name is a tower of strength where
ever American citizens live, these servile
spoils hunters tried to apply their policy of
.ast fall to the local interests of Marysville.
They nominated candidate for Mayor who
had long ago freely elected to befriend the
Folsom Railroad, as against the San Francis
co and Marysville Road, and then tried to
mount him upon pasteboard horse, labelled
"San Francisco and Marysville Railroad =
They hur1ah for one road, and nominate n
party leader who is 10 favor of the rival
Company. Was ever such humbuggery heard
of? 1t is like the story of the man who was
asked "where are you driving that hog 2
ITO Limerick" was the reply. "Why this
is the road to Cork" eaid the interrogation
Hush" said the other, al know it If he
knew wanted him to go to Cork he would
go the other way" So v ith the opposition.
They know that if they should say to the
people, "vote for Tompkins-he is for the
Folsom route" he would not get 800 votes in
town, and so they say "he is for the Marys-
vile and San Francisco route" and they
think thereby to elecl a Folsom Railroad
champion as Mayor of this city. Shame
Show your true colors, gentlemen, Either
dismiss your injunction suit, now in the Su-
pren'e Court, to restrain the issuance of the
100000 of bonds to our road, or else cease
prating about your devotion to Marysvile
interests, and the soundness of your candidate
for Mayor upon the Railroad question. More
hereafter.
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