New-York daily tribune., 1859-01-11

In every dictionary ever put forth, from the era
Of the invention Of letters down to this year OF
grace 1859, and in whatever tongue, from ancient
Sanscrit to the latest Aboriginal dialect which has
been added to the number ofwritten Languages the
word Democrat implies enc whoupholds the rightol
all men to voice in the government Of their cOun-
try, while Democracy means the rule Of the whole
People, either exercised directly or through their
freely chosen representatives and fuuctiOnsries.
There are few other terms 80 significant and i'm
portant which have meanings go clear, 30 settled,
90 inyariAbe, as these. So, in every country but
this, these words ere uniformly used in the sense
which photographers unite in afixiug to them. In
all Spanish America, wherever the word Democrat
is known and used, it desis mates those who stand
for the right of all, without respect to race or
color, 10 equal political power; while the term
PsrOs is often applied by way Of ccntradissnction
to tie opposite party, who uphold the privileges Of
Csstilian bloOd-the night Of the descendants Of
Europeans to some sort of predominsnce over those
of Aboriginal or of African extraction. The Demo
cratic party of Nicaragua, which Walker and his
FDhbusters pretended to migrate thther to aid is
the "free niger party Of that country, as opposed
to the arstocratic faction which is based on Euro
pean blood. The same division, Substantially, pre-
walls in other Spsni.h.American countries.
In this country, what pretend, to be Democracy
sets dictionaries, etymolopy common sense, To-
gether at defiance, and inaists that the stronger
more enlightened race ought uniformly to govern
the weaker and, below d certain latitude, 10 own
them. We speak not here Of the Shareholders, but
of our Northern, Free-State Democrats, Of whom
Senator Douglas may fairly be considered the rep
resentative man. He is in favor of white labor,
paid with wages, in Illinois, but of black labor,
paid with the whip, in Louisiana, and utterly op-
posed TO letting the Blacks have any voice 10 ms
king altering, OF administering the laws, whether
in the one State or the other. And such is the
position, such are the views, Of Northern Demo-
ersts almost universally. In fact, negro subordi.
ratiOn-the exclusive rule and predominAnce Of the
White race-is the fundan entail idea Of the Demo
cratic party Of our day; and to favor the radical,
essential, eternal democratic principle that all
who are required to obey the laws should have
voice in making and altering them, and in choosns
tose who are TO administer them is to be, in their
vocabulary, a"Negro-worshiper," "Woolls Head"
Abohtionist," or at the very least, BLACK Re-
publican" And this distinction, in their view,
overrides ali Others A man may have been edu.
Gated, like Buchanan or Taoey to detest asd
losthe Jefferson a. the prince Of demagogues, or
have spent the better part Of bis life in opposing
and denouncipg Jackson and Jscksonism, like
Chcate or Caleb Cuahins; but % long - hs b
"sound on the soose"-in favor Of trsmpling blaeA
men under feet and keeping them there-he is Q
good National Democrat" every way at, % "a,
as principle is concerned, for any post which that
Democracy can bestow.
Now, We do not propose at this time to shov that
essential, radical, dictionary Democracy is night or
wrong. though We have . very strong conviction
that it is right, ard that the world viii never
rest shors Of ito ultimate eoucral recognition ~ the
only Just basis Of government Ali taat VIC desire