St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-05-05
The Democratic Party.


the North, when they were kind
enough to bestow temporary power
upon our national rulers, had no in
tention of also comforting the right to
rob them OF their individual Judg'
ments, and to compel them to surren'
der at discretion their wcll-maturcd
and cherished opinions. Wherever
the office-holdcrs have attempted, by
packed and purchased conventions, to
force their hcresics upon the party,
their candidates have been repudiatcd
by an outraged public sentiment, and
until wiser counscls prevail, no other
result can be anticipated. The Wash
ington States, in recent article, well
defines the difficulties under which the
Democracy of the Northern States
have labored, as follows
In this critical contingency they are appalled,
by demand for still farther and still more
fRat tfay isah6ua sanr slavery n is most
Objectionable aspect, by aiding in the recaptnre
of the fugitive negro-it is not enough that
they should admit slavery into the Territories
under cover of the constitutional is not
enough that they should consent to reverse
the traditional policy of the Government and
| to accept the illmitablc extension of Southern
| inStitutons-it is not enough that they should
tetter the arm of Congress, hitherto so active
and efficient in the restriction of slavery, and
cnvokc the dormant energies of the Judiciary
for its protection in the federal domain-ali
these things, and more besides, the Northern
Democracy have yielded but their Southern
associates are not yet content. They must agree
TO emplon the po,rer Of The Government for the pro-
pagaiion Of siar9y. 1t is condition they cam
not accept. 1t is an exaction for which they
were not prepared after the solemn rccogni-
ton of NoN-ISTERvESTIoN, among the tunda-
mental principles Of the party. What wonder
if the Northern Democracy now surrender in
despair? Who is surprised when they say - it
is no use for us to struggle against such over
whclming odds-on one side the frantic fanati-
cism of our own section; on the other the
cver-increasing exactons of our Southern al
lies. Why attempt to bear up under this ac-
emulation of embarrassmcnts Over and
over again, have we encountered defeat in sup.
port of the South, but the sacrifice is not yet
sufficient. Why make further effort, when
at best, it will be unavaiing against our foes
and unsatisfactory to our friends?" Without
pausinS to discuss the propriety of the convic
tons and feelings involved in this complaint
we have no hesitation in affirming that thei
prevalence among the Northern Democrac.
Iexplains the result of the recent elections
May the party profit by the lesson!
In view of facts like these, the qucs
ton naturally arises in the minds O
Northern Democrats, why should South
ern politicians persist in movement
which, if acquiesced in, arc manifest
ly calculated to forever destroy Demo
cratic ascendency in every free State
Tho rcadicst answer to this is, tia
this is the precise end at which Soutl
ern extremists are now aiming, wit
view of either destroying the Uniol
altogether, Or ruling it by terrorism
AS the evidence Of this, we append al
extract from a late number of til
Charleston Mercury, one of their mos
+ faithful organs, and one Of the stead
est champions of the Administratio
I of Mr.. Buchanan. The Mercury says
"lf the views we nave pfesehtea oi vi
state OF parties IN the Union are correct, uoe
: it not become the South to prepare herself
meet the evils of her condition? Tile DEM
cratic parkg cl.a, only in The South is no iongt
national poriy. Why should We not accer
the true state of things and act upon them
AS a party, Il IS Southern parry ana nothn3 etse
Why should not turn us BACK on Me worm, an
act only for Tie South WY @omd hol he oon.
hare a sectional candidate yof Me tresiaeney, ,
meet the sectional candidate tor he Norhf ona
sectional organization DC llla'ie W plunue
ton for our defencel Deserted by our NORTH
ern assoelatesimperilea ny p tro annn d
laration of emancipation by their leaders a
u pHo reouire Us
pursue' If the Union can be preserved, con
s, T he b. ,ne demonstraton Of power on the
part of the South, which will satisfy . our
and and til the viii to be independent of them.
Force them to calculate the value OF the i =; on
south, but the prevailing question in the free
States from Maine to California we choose
Which is your choice, men of the North ?
Gaye us the guarantees We a us aou TO re
yourselves When such an alternative is fair
ana distinctly Pacea peaote .n1 th peIP,i
this will save it. A candidate for the Presi-
aeney by the people o. ,hs Sou' T Tt so az an
ern candidate will be defeated but the sec
sss ns made s ths last bope Of
the Union, consistent with the liberties and in
sntutions OF the South ohaii VIC ho' hiihc
''''' "
bounden slave of men who entertain
the sentiments represented by the