The Grand Haven news. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1858-18??, 1859-11-30
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THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY---lTS
PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE.

THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY---lTS
PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE.
In looking over the political history Of.
our country 1t is with pride and pleasure
we point to the great and leading meas
ures advocated by the Democratic party.
While their opponents at every period
since their organization have been Jealous
in denouncing its measures, and IN some
instances resorted to low and grovellng
accusations and denunciations OF its lead
ers. vet time has demonstrated that all
the great and leading measures OF the
party were in accordance with the true in
terests Of our country-have tended to
deyelope its Observation-Disclosures the hap
piness and prosperity Of its people; and
cemented more closely the bond Of our
Union. While on the contrary, those
measures advocated by their opponents
have been abandoned one by one, as rea-
son and time have demonstrated their
falsity, and their want of adaptation 10
the spirit Of our Constitution and the
interests and wants of the whole country.
These are historical truths and cannot
be denied, and the pleasing history of the
Democratic party is attributable to the
great truth that this party has ever look
ed as foundation and basis for all its
measures and principles. lst, to the Con-
stitution; I'd, to the welfare, happiness
and prosperity of the Union.
The opposition of the Democratic par
ty to the United States Bank was be-
cause they believed it unconstitutional,
and that it was becoming mighty en-
CINE of power, and in the hands of in
triguing politicians dangerous to the in
stitulons of our country.
Their opposition to protective tariff
"A tariff for protection merely-was be-
cause of its unconstitutionality 1.-THE Con-
stitution recognizing tariff for revenue
and not for protection merely, and be-
cause protective tariff enriched the few
at the expense of the many.
These questions have been settled, in
accordance with the principles of the Dem
ocratic party and the true spirit of the
Constitution. The Sub-Treasury ques-
ton which so greatly agitated the coun-
try in 1910, and which was the great is
sue on which Mr.. Van Buren, was so sig
nally defeated, has been settled, and since
has become the established and fixed pol
icy of this government, and the wisdom
and propriety Of the measure is no lon
ger questioned. And so wo might 90
through with every great and important
measure Of this party, which, after fair
trial and full, unbiased, and unprejudic-
ed investigation, have been sustained and
adopted rs the true theory of our Gov
eminent; and they have been thus sus-
tanned, because, as before stated, these
measures and principles were first squared
by the Constitution and the welfare and
preservation Of the Union. No mere
sectionalism ever entered into Msir con-
siderations Of policy and propriety, and
we hope and trust never may. The
Union, the whole Union, and nothing
short of the whole Union, has been the
object of its solicitude and care; and for
these same reasons we have an abiding
confidence that sooner or later, in all sec
tons Of this Union, the Democracy will
be triumphantly sustained.
Prejudice and fanaticism may so warp
The judgment and destroy the reason of
men as 10 cause them 10 disregard for
time the true spirit of our Constitution
and government, but the time we trust is
not distant, when in every State of this
Union, the true theory of our government,
and the true Interpretation of our Con
stitution, will not only be acquiesced in,
but endorsed and approved.
1t is with equal pride and pleasure,
also, that we call TO mind the names of
those who have been first aud foremost
in the ranks Of the Democracy. Not one
foul blot-not the least shadow Of sus-
picion rests upon their country, they have
always labored to maintain the Constitu-
ton, and to preserve our glorious Union.
Amid all the ISLANDERS and vile persecu-
tons to which they have been subjected
BY inscriptions partizan enemies, not
one has ever been charged, or even sus-
pected of infidelity to the Union or trca-
son to the Government. Not one has
ever so demeaned himself or kept such
suspicious company, as TO require a dis
claimer at his hands denying completely
in acts of modern Instruction and trea-
son. And with equal pride in this re-
spect, we can point to Clay, Webster,
a Choate, aud others, once members of
the old Wing party. Thanks to the
true and noble men who have always
stood by the Constitution and the coun-
try, no such denial with them is necessa-
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