Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-07-23
THE DnMocRAr1c PARTY, so called, ap-


The DEMOCRATIC PARTY, so called, ap-
pears to consist of three distinct classes 10
wit The Southern slavery extremists VINO
compel the party to do the will OF slavery;
the Souatter Sovereignty disciples of Senator
Douglas unscrupulous soldiers of fortune
who are willing TO succeed on any platform
and by any means and various well-meaning
persons who believe their party papers with
out reflection and vote the regular ticket
from habit The latter class grows small
err in number every year. A great many
of them have been driven from the par
ty by the repeal of the Missouri Compro-
mise Act and by the Kansas policy and the
slaye-hunting habits of the Pierce and Buchan-
an administrations and one by one they will
leave, until the evil practices of the party make
il complete ruin.
Until the year 1852, when Franklin Pierce
was elected President, the Southern extremists
had not been formally and publicly installed as
Grand Masters of the party. Previous to that
time they had been felt and respected as a
terrible power behind the throne, and the
in their direction. They made the Mexican
war they originated filibustersm they fore
ed repeal of the Missouri Compromise they
are re-opening the slave trade. These men
constantly increased in power and Importance
until Mr.. Pierce became President, when they
took command openly. They have held COM
mand ever since and they are likely to hold
Al Al raI se fp,e al
Their principal leader is Jefferson Davis, who
as the controlling spirit of the Pierce admin
istration, is chiefly responsible for the afro
cious policy of that administration in relation
to Kansas Now, he and his supporters
intend to have a re-opening of the slave
trade, and a slave code for the territories;
and if their party is not overthrown and broken
up, they are as certain to carry these meas
ures, and then go onward to something still
worse, as they are to vote and make speeches
The political soldiers of fortune in the Dem
ocratic party are very numerous, far more so
than they would be if the party had not been
so long in power. There are great many of
them in the Northern States aud yet in the
Southern States there are not less than ten
Democratic politicians of this sort for every
one to be found in the free States. In
the South, politics constitute the only
trade and chief business of white men
whose position in society is respectable; and
most of them become political adventures as
naturally as some other idle men become gam
blers. Men of this class control the Demo-
cratic conventions and arrange the Presiden-
tial nominations. They will control the
Charleston Convention; and even the hottest
extremists will finally allow them to arrange
what shall be said, and what left unsaid, in the
platform. So it has been; and SO it will be
next year. To become acquainted with a first
rate specimen of the genuine Southern Dem
ocratic soldier of fortune, one should read the
Washington States. That paper INDUCES con-
stantly in a powerful smell of the public crib,
and, meanwhile shows most remarkable ia
Guilty for the startling grimaces, eye-stretching
phrensies, st Vitus dances, and solemn howl
ings of the terrible champion of Southern
rights" who "means to dissolve the Union"
In a recent number of the States the editor
shoes his position. He will support whatever
platform or candidate may be adopted at
Charleston; he prefers to have candidate
nominated without platform; but he will ac-
cept anything; and his virtuous zeal is ex-
pressed as follows:
"That in the presence of the alarming atti
tude which Sewardism has assumed, and is
assuming, we prefer a candidate of unexcep-
tionable qualifications without platform 70
an angry dissolution Of the Convention IN ~
unavailing efforts 10 construct one Oh AlAoon-
gruous valuable materials
This mans political virtue longs for the
public printing, which it would not be likely
to obtain from a Republican administration.
Let that remarkable virtue be sure of getting
a feast Of fat things from Republican Presi-
dent, and from no other source, and he would
soon be found crawling from that pro-slavery
den, and seeking to kiss the hand that
might realize his expectation of being fed.
The "Sewardism" which he now finds so ugly
would then be described very differently and,
when particularly hopeful of reward, he might
whine out his belief that it is as beautiful as
dream of the millennium. He is one of those
adventures in politics who can
"Stoop through any depth of mud
To pick up what they want"
He and his coadJutors, who are great army
in the Southern States, will do all in their pow
er to keep Douglas in the party and secure
general union on a Presidential candidate
The extremists talk very loud; but they arc
shrewd politicians and will allow these soldiers
offortune to be useful. But the destinies have
decreed their hopeless overthrow and con-
fusion.
KING OscAR.-It has not been noticed in
any summary of foreign news that the King
of Sweden is dead. lie died on the 9Th of
July, and the news came by the Africa But
the telegraph said nothing about it. He was
born July 4th, l799 and named Oscar Berna.
dotte. He succeeded his father as King Of
Sweden in 1874, and has had the good will OF