Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1859-11-18
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The Democracy have been pretty severel,
threshed BY the iag.ends Of political pande
monium, within afew years The repeal o
ibs Missouri Comprise is not, ne is charged, fe
sponsible for this condition Of thibgs. It can
not be properly said to be even the enterinr
wedge" to the trouble In the Democratic camp
Il The Democracy were not an unit for its re'
peal, after the question was before the country
there was no division upon IT, There was nc
"trouble" upon the question Of "repeal. =
When the Kansas Nebraka Bill was brough,
iato Congress, il Is possible that certain gentle.
men Of decided ambiiion 70 shine conceived tho
notion Of proitng by some speciality" which
they deemed would materially assist them in
securing the interest Of the masses who have
votes. and who give them in a direction indi,
Gated by their convictions Of right. Il is pos
aiblo. we say, that snsh notion was enter.
tanned vheo Kaosas was hrst brought before
oOngreas, but there was little or no sign Of
any purpose like this.
1t was when the Consultation Of Kansas was
before Congress for endorSaI. aud the people Of
The Territory asked Admittance into tho Union.
that trouble sprung up between Democrats in
Congress, and from thence was disseminated
throughout the Union. Il was at first dif.
ference without distinction" aud had Il not
been for the Interests Of certain men aud Ger.
tain sections Of the Union, tho emente in Con.
gress would have fsllen still,born upon the
country, as il ought to have done. "I,eadsrs'
10 the party " took Sides and trouble through
these was extended to lesser leaders," until
il perysded every school district in the Union
Az least lhree'fourlhs Of those in the Demo,
cratic party who differ upon popular sover,
eighty" don't clearly see the difference thi
daY They dispute, aud gathering warmth
and ideas as they 60 alopgi they continue to
dispute while they must feel that, had they
not committed themselves to one phase or an
other of the trouble" they would care moth
Jog about the matter.
Nothing has been gained by this suicidal
course we have, on the contrary, su fferod miss
erably by Il. To the bad blood gotten up by
useless disputes about popular sovereignty
in Kansas" may be mainly attributed the dis
asters which have met the Democratic ticket in
the States where elections have been holden
for two or three years past, II has been highly
pleasant TO the opposition, who would not have
been able TO hold together. had IL not been for
our internal dissensions. We repeat we have
been severely threshed and il Democrats eau.
not see the folly Of longer keeping up the ri
diculous disputes about which we have been
tattered and torn." we despair OF the party
Gu. only hope 10 In the masses, who are uns
selfish and we beg Of them 10 cease the camor
which is threatening to destroy our organi
cation, and determine TO bear aud forbear, "
and go to work for the success Of Democratic
principles as Of yore, regardless Of men, whose
selfshness induces them to contribute 10 the
feuds which are shume to US, and inimical to
the best interests Of the party and tho country.
We propose to "wait aud see" II the Democ-
raey longer prefer the success Of Black aud
Brown Republicauism, Plug,Uglyism. DC.
over Democratic principles aud men.