Daily national Democrat., 1859-11-06
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The Dickinson organ, on First street al
fects in yesterdays issue. to call the DEMO
GRAFT an outsider, with respect to ahy'hihg
that the Democratic party may hereafter do'
and works itself into fever over what 1t
denom;nates our cool presumption in assum.
inc 10 make any recommendations to the
Democracy as to the course to be pursued in
the Charleston Convention. This is about
the twentieth time that that sheet has gone
off in the same style We are very sorry
that we occasion our cotemporary SO much
misery, but it can't be helped. We are Dem
ocrutie in our views and principles and shall
insist on being so recognized. If we stand in
the way of the Express, we regret it, but
we cannot surrender our right to advocate
the cause of Democracy, simply to aeeomo-
date the Express.
As to tue assertion that we are not recog-
nized, either here or abroad. as Democrat,
we happen to know that We are, and that,
too, in quarters where the Express would be
very glad of a recognition. 1t is one thing,
we would have the Express to know. to be a
Democrat upon principle, and another to be
a Democrat in name only; and the leading
minds of the Democracy OF the Union respect
men who think for themselves and act out
their convictions, while they despise the
time serving sheets which implicitly follow
the beck of parties in power, be they right
or wrong. Democratic or Anti Democratic
Such men as Jefferson Davis. of Mississippi,
R. NJ. +. Hunter, of Virginia, Stephen A.
Douglas, of Illinois, and Sam. Houston, Of
Texas, disdan to become the blind tools OF
the President, and they scorn the Democrat
who will not think and act for himself, on the
great questions of the day. Such men would
not give three cents for sheet which obse.
quiously asks its opinions at the hands OF
this or that Administration.
| We are a Democrat upon principle-a
| Democrat, from our honest conuictions-and
we are SO recognized. As long as this opin-
ion is held of us, both at home and abroad
we shall not be troubled a great deal 10y the
refusal of any such concern as the Express
to recognize our Democracy.
We commend that sheet to a little pru-
dence, about this time, and suggest the pro-
priety of its holding its tongue on the ques-
tion of who are Democrats and ,0hO are not
Several very important questions are at thu
present period dividing the mind of the De
mocracy of this Nation How they will ul
timately be determined, it would be hard t,
will settle the main difficulties existing Blu
in the meantime, small boats, like the Ex
press, would do well to sail near shore.
The race at San Francisco last Thursday
between the yachts Pride of the Bay" and
80 gorge Steers" excited a great deal of in
terest, and several thousand dollars changed
hands on the result The National learns
that two gentlemen made bet on the race
one betting $3.50 to the other $780, that the
George Steers would beat the Pride of the
Bay fifteen minutes She didn't do it quite
and the $3.50 was promptly paid over, An
other was made Of $1,000 TO $1,000 that th'
j George Steers would come in ahead, the win
ner to stand basket of Clicquot. Paymen
: was made and the wine swallowed punctual
. ly The boats will have another trial, t
u come off in a few day. for $500 side vii
liam White, the boatman who was to hav
taken charge of the George Steers. wa
drowned on Wednesday. and his place was
filed by Henry Rodgers, who had no expe-
rienee with the boat