Daily national Democrat., 1859-02-12
The Coming Election.

The Coming Election.
The Regular Democracy of this city was
never in u better condition than at present for
sustaining the honor of its flag, The people
are with it. The fundamental broad princi-
pie upon which it is organized is one which
recognizes in the first place the sovereignty
of the people, and no citizen can be true to
himself or to the spirit of his Government
who does not cordially embrace that princi-
ple and abide by it in all its length breadth,
and depth and the fullest measure of the
consequences to which it may lead. Every
man who believes in his own sovereignty at
the ballot.box, who believes in his right as
an American freeman to be heard and to
have his voice respected in the affairs of his
country, who believes that when he votes
his vote should be counted and not thrown
out as so much waste paper. cannot help but
be Douglas Democrat 1t is only another
name for free born sovereign citizen of the
Union.
Who are the enemies against whom we
have to contend Men, who say that when
a constitution has been voted down by Il a
jority of ten thousand citizens, it should still
be forced upon them and they be compelled
to live under it men who say, in effect, that
the Representatives of the people are ADORE
the people from whom they sprung, and that
whatever they. the representatives., choose to
do, right or wrong, it must be acquiesced in
by the people, and they have no remedy but
to submit that though the people may arise
en- 0'dsse ard proclaim that the work Of their
socalled Representatives, is no deed of theirs,
and that they repudiate it in toto, the FEEDER
al Government must crush them down and
make them abide by the action Of those who
have deceived, insulted and r1isrepresented
them-men, in short who refuse to give their
sanction to the Just and wholesome rule,
against which no reasonable man can object,
that the fundamental laws under which n
people are to live should be the work of
their own hands, and that a constitution
should never be declared the act and deed of
the people when the people arise in their
strength and say it is not
These are the men whom we have to con
tend against-Buchanan- an-Lecompton-Anti-
Nebraska-so-cdlled Democrats" but no
Light Federalsts of old of whom their pres
ent leader Jeems Buchanan, was n prominent
and leading member.
Let no man be deceived into the notion
that it makes no difference about these things
in a municipal election. Should this election
go against the Douglas Democracy, the Bu-
ehananites will proclaim it far and wide as
triumph of their own most odious and despi
cable doctrines, Before the election, they
will fight under all disguises, but after the
election is over, should it happen to 60 in
their favor by the carelessness of the friends
of Douglas, they will shout it from the house
tops that Marysville is Lecompton strong
hold, and halloo to their friends all over the
State to be of good cheer, for Lecomptonism
sweet and beautiful, simple and pure
is in the ascendant Let no enemy of this
new tangled Buchanan Federal organization
against the sovereignty of the people leave
a single stone unturned in the contest, but
march up to the polls and teach these Le-
compton despisers of the people, that there
is God in Israel.