Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1859-05-06
Striking High.

has not exhibited any very special regard for
s.our venerable President" On the contrary.
every now and then, it hits him side wipe which
jestles old Buck, we expect, very considerably in
his tracks. The cdusa beili consists in the policy
Of the President with respect to the Tariff, the
Pacific Railroad, tho Lecompton question. and the
acqaistica Of Caba. True, old Buck has done
nothing that his previous course in potics renders
at all acknowledgement the Enquirer. after sup
porting him for the Presidency upon an nnt-Vir-
ginian record. is now unreasonable enough, 1t
seems, to expect him to tack his craft, and sail
according to the old Democratic chart Of '9s and
80.
Gov. Wise, also in one or two OF his recent let
tiers. has been tolerably savage upon old Buck.
Tho Governor, it is true, helped to make him
Presideut--but US a / Buck, like mast other Dem
ocratie experiments. has proved fat failure. the
Governor drops him like hot potato.
But . correspondent Of the Enquirer Of Weines-
day 10 perhaps more bitter than all Of them. lie
pitches into old Buck with nm energy and govt
that IL somewhat remarkable. us nm exhibition Of
that Democratic harmony of which We read so
much in the newspapers This writer signs him
self "A Democrat of the Old School" Perhaps
his signature gives the correct clue to the reason
why he and the President do not agree in their
views. 1t takes Democrat Of the nen school-
not Of the old-,o follow all the ,wistng$ and
turnings and INVESTIGATIONS Of the Democracy of
the present day. A Democrat Of the "Old School, >
who attempts to keep up with the Democratic
fashions Of the present time, has about as hope
less a task before him as if II rheumatic and equity
and biase old epicure should undertake to keep
up with a young athlete, in pedestrian tour
across the continent Of Europe.
BY way Of giving our readers taste Of the
quality" Of the Enqnrer's correspondent, We
make the following extract from his commuuca-
ton:
The President on a late occasion, said to dis
tinguishcd Virginian. that ''thcre was no Demo
cratic party now" Now If he regards tie Id
ss,nistratiOa as The Democratic party. hc may well
have said 80; for with all the immense patronage
Of the government, which seems to have been
used with an eye single to building up party.ho
has signally failed: for il must be admitted TINT
there is now no Administration patty-n" Buch.
anan party, outside Of the Office ladders, Office
seekers and DEFENDANTS. H. will, however, If no
has not done 81 alrradv) find out that there is n
Democratic party which cann"t he broken down
or broken up even hy the weight which he has
placed IN it. The Democratic party is n generous
and conkding party; but it will promptly rebukc
any man who attemnts to dictate To il, and e>pe-
chilly will it d. 20 when the attempt is made by
one pho has not aiscdys been member Of Il.
The President, als,, said at the time alluded to-
and TO the same gentleman, that he read no paper
except the New York Herald" Every person.
who does read that paper must know how well
the President 10 posted as to the real ceiling Of
tue country toward him and his Administration
and no man can doubt that the New York Her
aid" il his accredited Organ Yes. The editor,
whose "earS" he wanted cut oG in 1856. for his
coarse, personal abuse Of him--the editor whom
he was in the habit IT calling 'intumous is now
fully in his confidence, aud wieds greater in
fnence oper him than his whole Cabinet. 1t re-
quires NO prophet to tell rhers Bennett is to lead
him.
Now, we hare given the President
credit for a superabundance of candor--but we
feel bound to say that ia the first declaration at
tributed to him in the above extract, he has hit
the nail upon the head with Il remarkable degree
of precision. Old Buck tells a melancholy truth
-melaneholy for himself, but auspici"us of good
for The cUunny-when he says ''the'e is no Demo-
cratic party now" There is no Democratic party
nsw. grdce en- ciel! And il there never could be
Denocratic party again. ii would be all the bet
tsrfR he country and the perpetuation Of our
freq Government.
The scattered remnants-the disjecta me,nbra
Of tho old Democratic party are lying about loose
II di6erent parts Of the country. But they re-
mindoas Of the disjointed timers Of II house that
has bsea pulled to pieces-no unity. no consis,en-
cy no hopogeneity. In one place lies beam
QfAesist souperaction-in another a rotten plank
Of ~ Knnsss Bill--in another a pile Of crushed
and crumhling bricks which at one time constitu.
ted The ssdsrpinniny of the Democratic Platform
Alead a hay. tnssed about by the horns Of an
infaristad or could not he more widely scattered
than are the former principles Of the once trum
phane psnessey.
Bath cd Back in the bitterness Of despair
has reasoa 70 1amsnt fI.at there is no Democratic
party, b Ibould take portion and very large
portiA-sf ~ blame TO himself AZ the head
ofsp Adniaisssstin which. by it. corrupiion. it,
pssney - ex6avagAnt expenditures, and II.
- fasty asspotirm and party favoritipm
svssy preceding Administrators
- - y moro responsible for tie non
- aarsaiic party than anybody elisa
40 II Administration which has nIayei
l rid ssssy qasssjonsof si,ber Co
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