The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1859-07-27


county, State, and national, which control
its machincry-iti il due TO the tenacity with
which indisidaals cling 10 the party name,
and vote for - nominses, even while CON-
demning ito policy md measures. II Ia not
Mr.. Buohanau, alone, who has done the mis- |
chief Of which the whole country is COM
plaining-the machinery Of government is too
vast for this-he must have the support OF
the heads Of Departments, Of Democrats IN
the Senate, in the House, in the courts, ~
subordinats ofiees--of the hopes and fears
Of ten tho usand SCORES Of small politicians,
who cling to the party name for future pre-
ferment--it 10 the Democratic party which is
responsible Tor the acts Of this Administra-
ton. Docs any one vote for its nominees ?
If so, be 10 responsible for ito acts to the full
| extent of his influence as citizen. You
must abandon the organization, and repud
ate it by your votes, TO escape responsibility
for it's acts. ANY other Democratic Presi-
dent would have bson compelled to do SUBJ
stan tally as Mr., Buchanan has done, by the
| Democratic party % now constituted.
/ End. The Democratic party in the Free
States has abandoned oil it's cherished prin-
ciples, and has adopted new platform with
a single plank.
From 1886 to 1854 its distinguished doc
l. An advalorem duty on imported goods,
or direct taxation, for the support Of the ma
tonal government.
2. An independent treasury for the safe
keeping Of the public money.
3. The unrestricted "veto," by the Presi-
dent.
A. Opposition to the distribution Of the
proceeds of the sales Of public lands among
the States.
S. Opposition to the construction of works
OF internal Improvement by the Federal Gov
eminent.
On these questions the American people
were divided from Maine to Oregon, and
: from Michigan to Texas. They were dis
1 cussed ali over the Confederacy in every po-
7 litical contest. But since 1854 they have
been abandoned. The Wing party has been
/. dispersed, and the Democratic party recon
struoted on new platform. Any one, now,
in the Free States, without regard to his
opinion on the tariff, bank, sub-treasury, We
to power, distribution of the proceeds of the
o Gales of the public lands, or internal improve
ments, who comedies the constitutional right
ct the STAKEHOLDER to emigrate With, and hold
Q his slaves in all the territories of the Repub-
lie, is a good Demo 1rat, ga Webster Whig,"
sa Clay Whig," SO Native American Whig,"
q ga moderate ,Whig,' Gan ultra Whig," with
out recanting q single doctrine maintained in
= lS43-44-48 or '52, and standing on the plat.
J. form, 10 now good Democrat. Then these
Whiy measures were as "wormwood and
gal'' to the Democracy, but now, coupled
with the toleration Of slavery in free terrific
~, they are ssas sweet as the honey in tn,
ney-comb." These ssold-line Whigs''-
these stnational men," such ~ Reverdy John
to son, and Pierce, and Pratt, and Choate, ant
es Everett, and ]. g. Jones, and Benjamin, an,
d. Clingman, and Toombs, and Stephens, ant
TBos. w. OLAoErT, and II. w. STARR, and ii
ito G. DEAN, are leaders in the Democratic par
IT, ty, and are sent forth to proselyte the ma
ton.
on Whether, when they have made proseyte
he is, as the scriptures sayeth, "two-fol
M more the child Of hell" than before, I wi
he not delay to inquire, farther than to remsr
fl that ever afterwards, tits extremely distaste
lily full to such to hear politics mentioned by tn
at pous in their prayers, or the moral dell
Of quenoies Of statesmen referred to by mini.
yas tors Of the gospel. But they have reoante
PEE nothing-they believe now as they did the
the with MIR. Clay, that Congress has consts,
rth tional power to improve harbors and river
OF to distribute the proceeds of the public lant
among the Statee, to levy duties 80 as to Il
led yor American workmen, 60. They have M
ey- changed one hairs breadth from the OIL
the land marks of the party. But noU they q
the Demo ocratic leadcrs-apostles
ivil the faith-then, they were enemies, bitt
airy and unrelenting; with all these political te
the cts and nothing more, they are not no
the Democrats with oil Of them, and somethi
.ee- else, they are Democrats! What is II
ON "somethinR else'' that makes the change
the that converts bitter, unrelenting oppone
ara of the Democracy, to Democrat 2-th
Or transforms political heather to polite
yer, chrstian--a political demon to an angel
en- light-whch like the cloven tongues OF
OF regenerates political heretics by the thou
heir and, but without the formality of repentan,
laL- faith or baptism? What is this political
ard chemy which turns every base metal which
aw, touches into gold? This philosophers sto
fes il, "THE EXTENSION or SLAVERY INTO m
nan TERRITORIES" This il the only Demoora
rom test--that is the only thing required, in
Eu- free States, for admission into the Dem
ger cratic fold; without this, none are eligi
to membership; with this, any one is rscei,
ouse with accamations Of JOY. This, then, 10
the only essential plank In the Democratic pl
s.- form.
a. Sd. The Democracy Of the free States b,
,art- surrendered the administration Of the COVE
pa ment to Southern men.
ands The Democracy of the slave States cont
every department Of the government, legis
,tra- tive, executive and Judicial.
ltin- OF the 20 chairmen Of tho committees, '
lent, control the Legislative business Of the Sen,
,em- Ia are from the slave States and from
!; it free States the IA representing white Q
and stituency Of about 6, 900 900, and tho Q
RENE stituency of between ID ,000, 900 and IA ,0(
600. The same injustice to the overwhe
ears, ing millions OF people and capital In the
nent, States, was maintained in the organixat
kcept OF the committees OF the House OF Represt
SEES atives. The president OF the senate
been Speaker Of the House were both South
racy. Democrats. The legislation OF both brar
yer o es OF Congress was thus placed under
Vice. control of the Southern Democracy.