Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1859-03-11
The National" Democratic Party.


ed the question Hare We a Democratic party
among u.s." and proceeded To answer 1t IN the
negative. Several Of its contemporaries contested
the point but the argument Of the States was en-
tirely incoutroyertible 1t has not been answered.
and cannot be answered. The National Demo
cratic party rs an organization upon common
basis Of principles, exists no longer. II IL sub
divided into dozen different cliaucs, each with
different set of principles. aud having nothing IL
common with each other except the mere empty
name of Democracy.
So, also, think other leading Democratic jour
nails besides the States Particularly have we
been impressed with an article to tho same effect
from the spirit of the South, published at Eu-
fala, Alabama. As significant ol Southern Dem
ocratic sentiment, we reproduce from--o recent
number of that paper the following pregnant
extract
The party may live through another Prcsiden-
tial campaign, but will not survive it, Another
Democratic Administration might hold It's discor-
dant elements together through another four
years. but the probability is, that Mr.. Buchauans
is the last Democratic Administration which the
country will ever sec
We do not found these predictions merely upon
the dissens ons which ani-slayrry has soNn III the
councils Of 'ae party; that Is hut one OF the dis
organizing elem ents ut work for It's destruction.
1t cannot harmonize its forces upon sing 10 polit-
ical issue that now ENGAGES public attention. We
are divided upon the Tariff upon internal inn
proyements, upon the slavery question, UPON the
Cuban and Central American questions. Our
differences upon all these points are ralica-'laily
widening, What element of cohesion Is to unite
us? What hut the patronage 81 tl'c Government,
the power OF the party to confer ohcc. has kept MS
tIar G,rt bo last E,a hat - tbprp
in the future that promises To be stronger bond
Of union? Where would the elements Of cohe
sion be, when we once lose nir"l OF the Govern
ment? Success alone tomplc, the party, and
it is doubtful whether even sseee,> ,an do IT,
Another inquiry: what is lAerc now about the
national organization o(thc ,tuiacrutjc patty that
is worth effort tie paii OF the South To main
tain iG What nducemcnt hu,c IRE to Struggle to
keep the party together? lis soul has left II. 1t
is completely emasculnted, 30 far ns it's COVER to
protect rights is concerned. 1t has required
all the patronage Of the Government, and all the
aid and sympathy Of its Southern members to keep
it on it's feet in n single Northern State. With
draw these, and it would fall PROSTATE and lilcess
before the first blast Of popular opinion every
where at the North 1t has not strength enough,
in single free State to rail- popular majority
in favor Of one sound plank in party platform.
Turn it loose, to fight single handed the issues
that are raised in "A national Gle ton, and it is
,.;., I .ta ~ "', n;s.
u'c' !" III the norm where i's iea"erS c"uid WIN
the South claim as our marty creed. And what is
such an organization worth to US? What have
TO nope from II! True, II We can put 1t IN pos
= rou &C E, w. ~ ~ .'' S''' p, m' "
admit TO ourselves or max, = nG, ssinn r. ,he
world, that after all, there is truth in ,c tnunt OF
our enemies the cohesive power Of public plum
uet ~ lne OH! eohu WhIen "n''c' u.s. or' are
e. =, >, and f shc. ne mai, ,'sh e., ,hs
cil,f . milk platform of prinrinl,s M hn enun
e,atei Wy our national convent as' winch serve
and are then mt on;e,ly a,
lar occasion reproduces them!
We fear that our friends have allowed their de-
:o.'on 10 I'VE u'neinonn;ea name "' tue p3h"er",-
we de- not mean Co condemn +, colnr ,he n,c,nro
which hope has pailr--d for its prospects. We
wish it could be realized, We wish the Demo
cratic party c"u'o stahd "hefe II mas stood, hlgh
;,s fo, nIontaJ nnon H., C,N a w., W."
ing aloft that banner of noble nrinci,lrs under
which It has often marched to victory We
would love to serve under its colors. and to such
party we wou'a eiing a. safeguard OF the coun-
~ Iao n'S o.u nav" 'a'i1n 'S sen''hes
give certain sound. its hmm ,rs nrc shorn nf,he
glory and vict ,ry, we think. will no more crown
them with sucoess
No impartial observer of the present position G
parties dispute the accuracy of the above pic