The prairie news. [volume] (Okolona, Miss.) 1851-1875, 1859-02-10

~ ''raWi "a boWtNeI SldTtiinS az nfSt sigh
~ appears anything but absurd on exannns
- ton. Nay, at the hazard Of contradictin
~ the vulgar prejudice and shocking on
~ own sense of security, we are Obliged /
= announce the deliberate conclusion tha
- { there is now no Democratic party in exis
~ tcnce. And we will venture the asser
~ ~ ton, that the paradoxcal opinion will b,
+ embraced by all observing rejecting per
" ~ sons.
~ Of individual Democrats, dispersed
= over the country, each with his pecuIia,
:, procession of faith and object of pursuit,
- there is unqueslionable very abundant
!, supply. But they no more constitute a
y party in the philosophical and practical
sense OF the word than heap of unhcwn
!, and unadjustcd stone constitutes a ,palace.
n For the realization Of that idea, there
> must be primarily a common foundation
then due subordination and fitness
: among the parts, and finally complete
unity Of organizati n; we doubt if any one
of these conditions can be predicated of
the Democracy.
In the first place, will any man pretend
to affirm that Democrats are agreed npon
Il basis OF principle In respect of which
one among the political issues before the
country is there so much even as an an.
proach to unaninIity in the "party." Not
surely III regard to squalter sovereignty.
Inc disagreement between the President
ana his Secretary OF State ON this subject,
is the symbol of an equivalent difference
among the Democracy. Not in regard
to the Pacific Railroad, for here again the
the chief ofthe Administration is at points
with his Secretary OF War, and the class
OF STREET construction Democrats dissent
from the faith of their less scrupulous as.
sociateS. Not in regard to federal appro-
prlallons for the improvement of rivers I
and harbors; since the division of the a
Cabinet on this issue is likewise respop. e
SlVe to similar division among the mass h
OF me Democracy. Noryet is there any 7
'hing IKE unanlmity in the party" in t
regard to that most important matter of "
aii-fhe tariff question, in respect of #
"hich ar. Buchanan atiirms one belief II
while Mr.. Cobb maintains directly the 90. "
positc. 4
We need not recapitulate all the points ia
oi divergent doctrine among tn Dpmor.
facy. 1t is sufficient to say that upon fl
no single issue is there adequate agrpr. NJ
n +iIl Tor common basis of action. e>
III the matter Of organization we dis. til
over an equtI absence Of concord and
IhIty III lhe "party.' We have ! Ip. "
COMPTON and an an i Lccompt n faction. >tJ
mere are the followers OF Duuolas and en-
'fe Tue adhertnis OF Buchanan in short. 70
$ many as are the a>piranls for The Pres. cu
'rhry' 50 many are The cliQups and ca. Ia;
ais among the Democracy. eel
Heretofore, the Administration has ar.
'fded raIying point for the individuals al
'ht party ) oat, instead, it is become Oh
oflslnal occasion of dispute and dis. in
hSIoh' IN these latter days, the re-. it,
Of Il Democratic Fv.rn.
We Implies IillIe more authority with = the
enocratlc Representative than with ;, e.
embef o! the Opposition. ten
IN one particular the Democracy are !
ought To be very generally agreed in Tex
'loi' ana 'hat Is III The pursuit of lh,. nan
OILS. But even in this moss ,u,n.rt.,,t l
liter they exhibit the Same aIv.r.in Aci
ihtefeSt ana policy Observable IN ey4rI pal,
'ei regard Inc course vi the present ana
'ilocfdtlG Executive has bee, sl.n,1 Fhtl
III ~ Inc lhuiStIlmnate o>trlrl>tu uf Stc'
surviving Office HoiucrS ulus Damn
Tic PREDECESSOR. Anu m rr,u.,.t of
VIZ Pio''o'ioIi' tht li\ai factions IN the
any are more Intent cdcu ON th,. u,..
VI It's rival, taan On HE overthrow mr.
coihiiOh eheihy. Unless these toln,.s.
oi>SthslohS De hdrmUnlZpd NV tn. -,
'aietce OF more iratelnal couns4Is ar 1
P'e''e" ny inc pressure OF an over.
lowing peril We are not Warlenled in "A
Tie cordial corporation ol '"'''
various FACTIONS among tue parry
le struggle OF 1860. Even The potent i"s
i VI The spols Will not now avail ~ ''e''
'ue Inc dcnlon ut ulscurd ANON, th,. sun.
hocrdcy. %
Is no absurd speculation, therefore '"sa'
l4ulfe whether there he Democratic 90
y ahiohg us In fact, ON elaborate. W ~
stiSdtloh, We are constrained tu re-. ~
negative respond 10 The question ',.P'
10 Is no such enlity as Il Democratic.
}. Ufeater confusion Ut tonuu mes ann "'' >
'sltloh OF interests did moi urev.il ,io'
ny the children IF men after th.rr 'eSsil
ltlons but aboruvc attempt in tb. eAPe'
ohlnah, than are now visible in tina 'oo's
en- Tanks ana mutual anlmositles ,l q, ha'
ohce harmonious and lrlunl,Dant my ~. d
WI ii
Is 'iii'e to arrest The prog ress of tols IV'
'tdpie decay. II tue Democracy ''''
hl'in'dlh their usc,notnc,. l,.,., o'
not liolhent 10 lose from The wo,. -
Paif ana Reorganization --Stufes. o'' =
n.,v. 49,. IS
states. "" nc United is shol
are daily chrnpi,l;, WV ~