Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-07-12
ALEXANDRIA, GAZFTTE AND VIRGINIA ADVERTISER-JUIY 1852
The Modern Democratic Party.

of the doctrines eSpoused 10y the Demo
cratic party, we find it difficult to convey any
Ineligible idea, 80 numerous are the sccts
which severally claim To be the sole leslti-
mate opponents of Democratic orthodoxy
In many of our Southern Democratic CON
temporaries We read OF ''!Sontherm Righ'S
Democrats as contradistingulshed from
"Nationai Democrats" of Administration
Democrats" in opposition 10 douglas Dem
ocrats:" of Democrats who favor the leading
measures of Mr.. Buchanan, aud OF Demo
Gratis who denounce them As the offspring
of worse than "ilamilton'an Federalism. -
At the North we have Democrats OF every
variety of shade created by the greater or
less degree in which their complexion ~
colored bv what is called "Lecomptonlsm,
in the late political parlance OF the day.
Democrats who favored the admission OF
Kansas into the Union under the Lecompton
Constitution, are sternly at variance with
Democrats who repuliatrd that instrument
az fraud upon popular rights. Democrats
who voted for the English Conference bill,
find it difficult to harnonize with those VINO
look upon that "tempori2IhS eXpeaeht
with positive disrespect. Time and patience
would fail us if we should undertake to tell
of Democrats who are in favor OF tree trade
and direct taxation: Democrats who III
Louisiana are in favor of both these beside
rata, but nevertheless think sugar entitled
10 some protection; Democrats i'll Pennsylva-
MIA who are willing to make large conceS-
sions on other points, If only the duty on
iron be kept sufficiently specific: Democrats
in Kentucky who think that MIR. Clay
american system was rr,y mistaken
theory of political economy but who hold
that IL tax on imported hemp is highly cx-
Incident and constitutional; Democrats IN
New England imm"ierate i'll their demands
because modest in their numbers VIII" think
that .'the textile fabrics" should he treated
with some consideration 10y those VIII" pa
tronise sugar in Louisiana. iron i'll PennSyl-
vania, and hemp in Kentucky. but who still
are willing To sacrifice large per cehtnSe
for the sake of "harmony.'
And then, too we have Democrats who
favor internal improvements. and Democrats
who denOunce them rs unconstitutional;
Democrats who think the public lands Sh.uld
be disposed of Us speed ly rs possible by Il
general homestead bill, and Democrats VIII"
pronounce this policy unwise and mot to
nut too fine point on it, "demagoglcnl ana
agrarian;' Democrats who eSpouse Mr.,
Claws plan of distribution. and Demo
Gratis who denounce the scheme rs rank
political heresy; Democrats who believe IN
the gospel of fllihusterism, and Democrats
| who sustain the neutrality laws; Democrats
who advocate the revival of the slave trade
and Democrats who vote it t" be ''uuwIse,
inexredient. and contrary TO the settled pol
icy Of the country. -
At present our Democratic friends IN all
parts of the country seem 10 be- particularly
exercised by certain divisions growing out
of what is called the new dogma being
the definition of the duty enioined hy the
Constitution of the United States oh the Ma
tioual Legislature, in the matter of the pro-
tectun which slave property is entitled t"
claim in the common Territories OF the
Union.-Nat. Int.