Kenosha tribune & telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1856-1859, 1859-01-20
Disorganization of the Democratic
".. PARTY.

A late number Of the National! Era
has an article under the above designa-
ton, IN which by recital of facts in the
history of parties, the causes tending to
the disorganization of the democratic
party are clearly set forth. The party
which claims the title of Democratic
has been in exi5tance about thirty years.
The identity which it claims with the
old Republican party founded by JET
terson, IS without the authority of facts.
Upon the reorganization of parties du-
ring the administration of Madison,
about an equal number Of those before
denominated Federalists, joined each Of
the new organizations, Wing and Dem
ocrat. Every Democratic administra,
ton since that of Madison has been
marked with some gradual development
and concession in favor Of slavery
Evidences of this are found during the
successive periods of each. Step by
step has the party yielded to THE de-
mands Of the Southern Oligarchy. The
annexation of Texas; the enactment of
Fugitive Slave act the repeal of the
Missouri Compromise, and the Lecomp.
ton policy in respect to Kansas, togeth
er with many other measures Of less
prominence, were all so many conces-
slons to the requirements of the slave
power.
1t is a matter of interest to note tn at.
IN the triumph of each of these and kin
dred measures--measure achieved
through the agency Of the 50 called de-
mocracy, and aided in some instances
by the old line wings, the seeds of disso-
luton of the party were being gradual
ly sown. No fact is more apparent
than this; everp movement by which
the new and successive demands of the
south were assented to, the Democracy
has diminished its strength in the north
ern states. The policy of the Democ-
racy has resulted in concentrating the
party IN the South, and in dividing and
dlstractlng it at the North. A few
years ago only the democracy had great
IN most Of the northern states.
and IN many Of them having maiorities;
now the Democracy cannot boast of a
single state north of ''Mason's and Div
on's line" The great body of the De.
nocracy is now concentrated in the
south, and there dwells the controlling
power Why is this? why is the de.
mocracy shorn Gifts numerical STRENGTH
IN every northern state in the Union
The problem is easily solved; every
of the slave power, which the
1orthern democracy helped to consum,
lite has been the cause of alienatino
thousands of the best men in its ranks
throughout the north. The work of de-
'letlon has been steadily going on,
manly for causes named, until the de-
nocracy has become a mere skeleton in
he northern States. Ask the thousands
low enrolled in the Republican ranks.
Who once acted and voted with the de.
nocraey, why they and the democracy
parted, and the answer will invariably Il
DC found IN the reason above mentioned.
The same causes that have operated
- ,ne Reorganization of the democratic
pa III the northern states in past
e"is' VIII be sure to work the same
'es'l'S IN future. These causes are by
10 means TO cease; the south is rs per- t
lstant as ever in its demands and there {
still large remnant in the north
eady to bow the supple knee; hut it is ,
ne of tue inevitable results, that every
ecognition of new demand thius the I
"nNs OF the northern democracy. New
sues are now preparing by the south.
mon must be met, all of which will
ontlnUe to disintergrate, sectionalize :
na hasten the overthrow of the De
'ocraey. The following truthful pic
IRE OF the antagonistic elements oftbe !: