Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian., 1859-06-11
The Henderson Democrat and Mr.. Lynd
...What is Democracy?


The Henderson Democrat and Mr.. Lynd {
| ...What is Democracy?
The last Henderson Democrat comes to us
with the name of H. H. YoUNG as editor
and proprietor. After Mr.. YoUNG's Saluta-
tory, in which he claims considerable expe-
rience in the profession, there follows an art-
Gle of between two and three columns, devo-
ted to the Valedictory of Mr.. LYND. Instead
Of denouncing him as unworthy, prompted
by the meanest of motives, and venal, as did
the Pioneer of this city, Mr.. YouNG thus
speaks of Mr. LYNp as man:
We do not remember to have ever undertaken |
more disagreeable task than is forced upon us by
the vaedictOry of Jas. w. Lynd which appeared
in the last number of this paper. To US, Its pup
e most astonishing We had previously had the
6 pleasure of brief acquaintance with the wI'e'
d and formed of him the highest opinion 1t re-
+ quired but short time to perceive that ne was asa
. | gentlemen of more than ordinary intelligence, anu
10 that his mind was highly cultivated Apparently
= guileess and generous, and possessing those So
. cial qualifications which always elicit esteem,we az
y once became we'll pleased with him, and hoped 10
1t spend many pleasurable moments IN his agreeaole
society. This is why we are now panied to to know
N that he has, by the publication Of that valedctory
o.
to US and all his former political friends. AS tor
+ the motives by which he was actuated not being
ID able to read his thoughts, are willing to ac-
knowledge our inability to comprehend them, rath-
p er than do him injustice by atributing his action
to any other than those enuncated in his valedic-
tory.
vi This is sufficient tribute to the character
n' of Mr.. LYND, coming, as it does, from polt-
I'D ical opponent, who, by Mr.. LYND's course
4
e' what mortified, and we commend it to the
,o' Pioneers attention.
'', In his salutatory, Mr.. YOUNG thus defines
his position:
''e To the Democratic party, to which we are anc
laS must from the very of things, ever remain
,ba attached, we shall always observe the strictes
fidelity. Its principles are, and snail ever oe' ou
Ad- pricipes and its course must be our course.
the This is seemingly very positive, and as 1t Il
,tic nothing but general statement, was quit
on easily witten and just as easily set in italics
the as it appeared in the Democrat; but Will
ate, please tell US his position so we gan understan
and him: Will he tell us uhy, y from the yer
he nature of things" he must ally ays remain a
ting tached to the Democratic party? What an
ood its principles, and what are ms prime
ade pies We will be thankful for pr
i;cv else misunderstanding that cannot I
Re- expanded like piece Gf lpd!a-:uhber, b'
the something that shall have definite meanin
xno- The writer hereof was educateda a Democra
,lec- away down in old Pennsylvania, where ID
mocracy was supposed to exist in the pure
an condition. This was twenty-five years az
IL f;n n
COW Then the old Democratic paper "a MS oo''it
lie to called the Democrat, kept standing at its he;
b. the declaration of its fundamental Principh
toNT They were-"FREE TRADE, Equal RIGETs, al
UNIVERSAL SUFFRAGE" These seemed to o
un- boyish appreciation right. We were just Q
,red, enough to begin to read history, ana th
e of seemed to us ths same principles of the Phi
5 de delphia Platform of 1776. Weimbibed the
ates. principles, and became a Democrat. W
cor Mr.. You've tell us if we were right? a
who they Democratic principles now, and dem
ents. crattc! Does he ndorse them we 90.
, the We believe in them, and feel that we are
ans true Democrat as much as we ever We're, a
es of yet we vote with the Republicans They 81
10 to tain the principles which were called Den
n we cratic in our boyhood.
aces. But that same old paper, which was {
ming early political Bible, published in the sa
those place, with the same man ior edito!, IN le
what had let 6 Free Trade" drop out of its prir
tober ples The iron-monger power in Pennsyl
epub- MIA was too strong for Democratic political
was They wheeled about and became Tariff III
ction, And that same old editor and paper, VIII
,Io iplS 4 cto
editorllly, with all the force Of italics, 6.
ng to Democratic party Of Pennsylvania is the o
~ be true Tarif party Of the State" Presid
their BUCHANAN, to-day, is, in his convictions
, des- much Tariff man was ever the old W
er ca party, or as is Senator SEWARD. DO De
ion in cratic principles change so readily?
what IS there about Mr.. YoUNG's nat
perpe- which, I" from the very nature of thin,
ything must keep change with them'
Iective Again we ask, VIII he tell us what are
select principles? Is. Free Trade a Democr
e eec. principle? Is Equal Rights Democr
e very principle? Is Universal Suffrage Dc
to pre- cratic principle? Does he support an.
these principles, or does he oppose thu
, have The editor who in our boyhood taugh
m lack these sentiments, as true Democratic doctl
sc Re- is now Tariff man, an ardent support'
.nough the Dred Scott Decision, which declares
n cleo a Negro has 10 rights which white ma
to the bound to respect" and is JAMES BUCHAN
against democratic postmaster for the Borrc
harper of Meadville Pennsylvania. Is Mr. YOU
would, nature made of the same material :-J. D
L ghout
till the Mr.. North not a Candidate
an ac- The Times OF yesterday, aiiudlng to