St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1859-06-23
Rrownson and the Democracy

Ninety-nine hundredths Of the Roman
Catholic vote of this country was cast for Bu-
chanan in 1856. Recently, however, the lead
ing organs Of that church are down upon this
administration. The Freeman's Journal is out
spoken in its condemnation, and the Catholic
Telegraph, of Cincinnati, declares that it is
every hard for any Catholic to be Demo-
crat." But the most remarkable is Or. Q. A.
Brownson, who declares that James Buchanan
and Douglas arc both alike dangerous, and
both to be summed. Buchanan's Lecompton-
ism, and Douglas squatter Sovereignty are
both on par, and both alike contemplate.
AS a Roman Catholic, he would like to see
his church strengthened in this country. but
not in the way that Cuba, Mexico, and Central
America are to be dealt with. .t''.
But the most important of his views on the
slavery question are thus expressed.
cit (Cuba) is wanted only to give us anoth-
er slave State, and to strengthen the institu-
ton ofsslavery, which, after all. it would
weaken: The South is strong if she remains
rs she is, and does not attempt to extend
slavery beyond its present limits, or to acquire
new slave territory. Slavery and the free
labor system are decidedly antagonistical, and
the expansion Of the:onne necessarily resists
that of the other. 1t is not possible that the
slave system of labor should triumph in this
country, and the South may as we'll give up
the hope of it at once; There is yet power
| enough in the Southern States, and loyalty
to the Constitution in the Northern to protect
| slavery where it is; but let the South attempt
to extend it beyond its present constitutional
limits, and she will lose what she has. Seces.
sion from the Union, and the formation of a
slave republic, even if attempted, will not save
slavery, but precipitate its abo1ition."' :av"
Of the Dred Scott decision; DR.. Brownson
says: ,.,':' - ,'S'' = 1881 hs'" '9@< yjt&4
s.The attempt to 60 beyond the Constitution
in supp ort Of slavery, made by the Supreme
Court, in the Dred Scott case, has; destroyed
much Of the respect hitherto entertained fo1
| its members, and weakened the hold of the
Judiciary on the public mind and the attempt
on the part Of the President and his advisers
has dernoralized the Democratic party through:
out the Union. "A pro-slavery party can nc
more succeed than an.abolition party, and is
no more in 'accordanceiwit the Constitution,
/ while it is less in, accordance with the sonti-
ments of the great mass Of the American
people, 1855 ht@n sl5%4 9E& .35s s5G*& 80
~ Whatever party succeeds in 1860, we trust
i it will not be called q Democratic" and any
party in the country, notscalled by that name,
will prove gain. We doEnot sympathize with
the Republican party, SO called-it is not
purely Republican. in its contradistinction
! from Democratic, has too many Democratic
iprineiples land tendencies, and is tinctured
with Abolitionism, is even vet little twooly-
headed, but it has : good name, and if il
Succeeds ID power under that good name, il
will be forced to- eliminate its Democratic ele.
ments, and develop in constitutional sense,
It is even now assuming ground less uncon-
stitutionals than that which it formerly .occu:
pied, and approaching, Oh the question o.
Slavery a policy equally removed from Aboli-
tionisn and Pro:slayery, W tos|d get s sa'
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