The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1859-04-02
.The Democratic Rebellion"

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We publish an article taken from tn
: New York Times, of the oath, and in doin
so by no means wish to be understood a
approving or endorsing all that is said
But there are some things expressed in tn
article which are so just and true, and ye
are so mixed up with Objectionable state
ments, that we cannot separate one from
the other, but leave to the good sense o
our readers to detect the grains of truth
and reject the idle chatf of error The fol
lowing if the article:
THE DEMOCRATIC REBELLION
The call for a new State convention in
Pennsylvania has greatly alarmed the adj
ministration and partisans. As an indica
ton Of the future it is certainly an event
of great 81 gniticance. 1t is the first open
and distinct proclamation that the Demo
| cratic party cannot be cocrced by cxecu-
| tive dictation into an abandonment of its
principles and its pledges. Everything for
the last year has indicated the same thing
but hope till now has told a hattcring
tale The President and his accomplices
have had faith in their ability to force the
party into acquiescence In spite of the
! Illinois election,-in spite Of the defeat o.
/ the Lecompton policy and the general re-
/ volt in Congress against the executive, they
have still believed IN the oIHnipOtencc OF
! discipline and of patronage. Within the
last ten davs Mr. Buchanan has declared
/ u senator ct The United States that al
Mc4yh he had ne part, notc, he would within
the next SIX months have 4 very strong
one, in support Of his policy Thepredict-
F i,, l,,,I,i.-. 4,r.- b..lpu- Soma I,ll and
desperate push foc lopiilarity,--so for
ay upon Cuba, or some high-handed at
tempt 10 arouse the continents Of the ma
ton for the benefit OF the party. But it
also indicates u strong confidence III the
organization o.: :i.c Democratic lnrJF and
its dread oi the od!un and the pcr.lS Of
rebellion.
Tie PENNSYLVANIA Democracy, it :, now
apparent. have 40 such fear. the regular
State Convention was under the control Of
Office holders and the imn"fiiIt" rciTcs"n-
,ativcS OF the Executive II in2"T>cd the
President policy. and WITS intended 10
commit til. party in the State - A.s sup
port The attempt however. has aroused
4 degree oi recruitment y iI.ca w.L defeat
il \ new Democratic Convention has
been summoned which viii drno,Acr the
President departure from the established
creed OF the Democracy reatlir'n the car
dina! principles Of the Cincinnati! platform
and take ground frankly and without rc-
serve upon the doctrine Of Popular Sovcr-
eicnty and the complete non-iutcrycntion
OF Congress i'll The dcmcst." Institutions Of
the Territories The Democracy Of Penn
-ylvania j. thus hopele>sly divided; and a
united Opposition will sweep the STATE
What has happened in Pcnn>y lvauia will
happen in every Northern and Western
State where the same provocaJ.on may h"
given. 1t Is utterly impossible t"iorco the
Democracy into the position which Mr.
Buchanan seems determined it shall ".cu-
% Illino!, will not consent To i for a
moment. Her sentiment on that subject
has been very distinctly pronounced alrea-
dy. and there has been no hint g.. pun
po-. or wish TO r"ccde froInIt The recent
debates III the Senate disclosed til" deter
minatiDn of the leader. of the Admini-ira-
ton party 10 INSIST upon Congressional IIl-
iervcntiOu tyr the protection + .SAgc.y IN the
! Territories II was distinctly avowcd that
i held with Douglas that the people 81 IIi''
people of the Territories must have Just
and complete control over slav" property
as over any other property. could hope for
the Charleston nomination. And with the
two-thrd ule. which gives a minority aG-
Solure control OF the Convention. and which
ha- been from the beginning the i;tyor.te
weapon Of con~piratogs IN the Democratic
ranks. JLey Will very possibly be able To
accomplish that object But against any
nomination which may lc made on such
a basis. and against any platform winch
+ may bc made III conformity Herewith. the
Democracy of the North VIII inevitably II
I bel We shall have a repetition Of isis
. H..
ninc-the first step i'll that dircction-anI
it will certainly be initiated by every Nor
/ thcrn State.
! The Presidents organ says that all this
might have been avoided il the Democrat
( ic party had only stood firm and united IN
/ the support OF Mr.. Buchanan policy
! There's wisdom The Herald i, becom
/ ing almost as saracious in its old a-c as
Jack Bunsbv of the President himself
! Its sentiments are admirable. There ncv
/ er was a time when the Jury might no,
! have agreed. if the s'srln obstinate men had
/ only sustained the hich-nindcd and mag
unanimous twelfth. Nj Buchanan ha,
! been laborng, with superliuman ingenui
". from the day OF his party and 70 rem
/ der it impossible for them TO support him
! He has abandoned the principles OF the
party. discarded its declarations, turned
I his back upon his own professions, ihroWi
4 overheard his earliest and warmc>t poiIti
cal friends, heapcd Offices and attention:
upon his bitterest enemies, and made II
impossible for Democrats. without a sacri
! fee of consistency and honor 10 give him
their support His whole career i'll his
present Office has been 4 lamentable fail
ure. the most conspicuous and disastrous
the country has ever seen. John Tyler
Administration is respectable, and General
Pierces positively brilliant in the compar
iSon The end of it all is likely to be the
complete disruption, for the time at least
of the Democratic Party, and the election
of the Opposition candidate for the Presi
dency.