The Kanzas news., 1859-06-04
Bury I'll

The Charleston Mercury. the ablest
Democratic paper in the South. in recent
ssticie upon the disorganization, demorali-
sstion and divisions which prevail in the
Democratic party. pronounces it "a lO0th-
sos=s eorPse.' The expression is strong
huteminently appropriate and beautifully (?l
descriptive. The Washington ''Ssotes. -
the central Douglas organ. had before an
neunced the same fact in different words.
In long article entitled Have we a DEM
ocrstic Party among US ?" the States went
On to show from great variety of consid-
erztioas, that We bad not--that the Demo-
cratic party Was in ali essential respects a
dsfanct institution.
This fact has for several years been per
fecsiy apparent TO Republicans and to the
people generally but 10 - quite common foi
the bereaved friends of the departed to cher
ish vain hopes of Tesuscitation. even after
the work of putrifaction has commenced its
icaihsome Office. and the foul odors of the
grave. noIious and Pesiilential. aduaonish
all in possession of their sober senses of
the necessity for immediate inte:ment. We
are heartily glad that the friends of the late
Democratic party ara beginning to UNDER
stand the true condition of the illustrious
8sfEae<. and hope they will have the good
senss and seif-control not TO interrupt by
frantic ordinations or senseiess rawlings
tha solemn rites of burial. The case is
one of extreme urgency. for as death Was
undoubtedly the result of a combination of
che most malignant and deadly diseases in
cident to Southern climates. Of which put
rid yellow fever. (disunion and nuli6ca-
tion) Nebraska black tongue. Douglas
small pox. Atherton throat dist mper. {" he
gag"l Tyler grippe" slave hip fever, AT
ricau cholera. Lecompton pla su-. the Buck
horn ale. Oxford poll-evil. bolts. and istula.
(of6ciai corruption) ara only the beginning
Of the catalogue. The purifying remains
are likely to breed national pestilenee if
not promptly consigned to sepulture.
We advise the nourners to take their
last look At the corpse-keeping their hand
their noses to prevent inhaling the noxious
effuvia. and then permit the funeral OBJ e.
auies 10 proceed wilh all the haste consis-
tent with public decency. The Republi-
cans will cheerfully attend to digging the
grave. prepare the coffin. shroud and hearse,
and see that the remains are covered SO
deep IS to prevent all danger of future con-
tagion. unless an earthquake more terrible
than any heretofore known should unfortu-
nately exhume them. The funeral will
take place in November 1861. '.No post
ponezent on aceoxnt Of hs seotker."
We beg our Demceratie friends who as
ssmbled few days ago at Tecumseh and
went through so many performances in the
vain hope of 'resurTeetins" The corpse to
refrain from all such vain and useless ef-
FORTS compose themselves to gentleness,
and submit with becoming resignation to
the DEGREES of fate ! Their attempt is FAR
more hopeless than that of raising Lazarus
was thought to be. though it was said even
then, s.BeAosd by shis tiae he stinketk. -
The stencil in the case of the present sub.
iect i unm;s,akeable and Ne sfTee,ionately
caution our beloved friends above named.
aad all others who need ths warning. &c
take heed to their vays while standing
about the corpse lest the odor thereo! bs
fsend IN their garments in years to come.