The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1859-04-22
The Principle Of the St. Louis Election.

1ut IluClple VI Juo oJ' hOuls IhoOblOh'
Under this head, tue 81. Louis Democrat,
remarks;-
The election on Monday was the most
strenuous contest which tho city of st. Louis
has experienced within our memory. Those
who are but superficially acquainted with
the bearing and scope of tho questions ut
issue, NAV suppose that local considerations
governed the result. Without undertaking
the influence of these causes, and recogniz-
ing the individual and collective strength
and confessed superiority OF our ticket, yet
the prOpitious event can be attributed only
to tho salutaty principles which the Free
Democracy enunciate. Mayor Flllcy was
elected last wear rs an emaucip ipationist-so
was Comptroller Hoyt-and so were Mcssrs.
| Gottschaik aud Papin. We sought neither
naw men nor new principles in this election
We could not escape tho responsibility OF
/ the FREQ Labor issue il we would. and we
would not If we could Without tho inspi-
ration of this cause. the thousands who voted
our ticket were only purpusGless aud un.
reliable maturity. With IT they are "a great
living force, whose destiny it is to achieve a
revolution in Missouri. which history will
continue to celebrate when tho names OF
Presidents and parties are forgotten. How
| trivial is euy mere partIzau triumph com
pared with this Senseless watchwords
factious combinations, personal tolluwines
and the machinery of patty may carry cleo
tiOns sometimes. but the durability of any
organization depends upon some great truth
which imparts to tho body. of which It Is
the great life principle portion of its own
unChanging nature Small cause for re-
iOiciBg iu tho present. or for hope in the
tuturo, would the FREQ Democracy find in
the event OF Monday, if their aspirations did
not reach to tho regeneration Of Missouri
Wero it inality. II were failure. As tht
confirmation of previous triumphs. and the
repeated attostation OF the faith OF st. Louis
il is fraught with sublime meanings. Il
offers to youth, genius aud enthusiasm the
promise of high vocation. What nOble
civic ambition could our young men of in
telhgence and patriotism entertain, than Il
elevate this State to pre-cmncnco Tn,
opportunities exist. Missouri possesses tor
ritory. soil. river navigation, and metals.-
, The Young mon of st. Louis are gifted will
courage, earuestnoss and capacity. Apur
. from their business life, they should hav
! some purpose more invigorating than tn
, cultivation of diettantism. Literature an,
art arc refining aud instructive but even tn
great writer and the great artist cannot dis
pense with the love of country. Far les
eau those whose minds are fashioned by tn
works of these sous of genius. That robus
, and uusullish feeling is essential to tn
equipment of tho finished man. BY cher
ishing wider sympathies it devUlopes large
$ capacities. The vOtary of intellectual powC
}. would find in it genial and effective agenc
u for the indulgence of his desires. Hero
worship is tho religion of young men, an
}, more especially OF the young men of ii
u West, How can they admire Washingto
and jefferson, and yot be indifferent or pa
=. tiaI to slavery
49, The moral of this election should not
u lost on the parties who constitute the opp
- sition to National Democracy. Mutual to
o. GRAFTON is the lesson it tcachcs-tuleratiC
~ of tho American" by the toreign-born eli
-, zen. aud of the foreign. born citizen by Il
Amercan-Of tho conservative by tho RAD
u cal and of the radical by the conservatI
Mt until the party who have no purpose b
m the extension and perpotuaton of slave
ri arc driven from power. The issue of q
election on Monday Gscloses the secret
" success in tho State and Nation. America
combined with Free Democrats, native al
n. foreign born. to rcbuke corruption, re-a
:, scrt "a princinie and consolidate party
What has t.ca ionr here can be done OF
y wider are q. For ourselves We can vcntu
at IL say that opposition party IN this Sta
q. can succeed unless the Free Democracy "a
Am recognized as one otis distinctive eIemen
Combination for the common good, but
'' suppression or dilution OF strong sen