The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1859-09-28
The same, Yesterday, To-day,
and Forever.


and Forever.
7g, It.is rather amusing to hear our Re- I
publican friends so stoutly contending
that they stiA hold to the same doctrines
they did when they belonged to the Dem
ocratic or. the Wing party, as the case
may have been. a %"5 tf'F'.''.
j. Our friend L. S. up here, strongly AYERS
that he is a regular "Simon Pure" Jefer-
sonian De mccrat; cleavng unto the doc
trines and principles laid down in every
respectable Democratic convention held
prior to 1854.
He furthermore greatly deplores. the
apostasy of the Democrats they have all
gone out of the way; there is none good
amongst them; no not one.
Dr.. Kirk, the Republican candidate for
Lieutenant Governor. is one of this kind
of Democrats He greatly mourns over
the backs!dings of the party. He
stands, he says, upon the principles
avowed by the party before it became
corrupted; but alas! alas! the party has
lost it's pristine purity, and the DR.. is left
alone, 'fike dried up mullen stalk in
sheep pasture. F" us--.
By and by, the Republican party
springs into existence. The Dr.. and our
friend L. s, and few more of the same
stripe, begin to look around
/, "Look here friends," says the party,
"were you not always opposed to slavery?"
| 20 yes." say they. "Well then come
with u.s." "Well but" say they, "but
there's more than that we're opposed to.
We're opposed TO being out of office {"
Very WELL" says the party, "come unto
me and will gicc you Office" and in
they 60.
In their love for Office they have for
: gotten what the principles of the Dem
ocratic party were; they only remember
this one principle-'Get Office"
Ga the other hand, our good old neigh
Dor S. P. down here, is anxious to bet
high, that he's the best "Clay Wing" ir
, all these parts. He loves the name of
Henry Clay, an6 holds his doctrines to
: be the most sacred writings sxtant, after
i the Bible
The Democratic party had often
whipped the Wings, and S. P. and his
: friends must now join the Abolitionists
and dsaffected, (thatis, disappointed Of
81 Efee-seeking) Democrats, and try every
means to whip the Democratic party. -n
u Ii their love for conquest they lose
: sight of the old Wing doctrines; they for
: get every principle but this oue-"Let;s
: beat them"
The Abolitiouists finding their attempts
4 to raise "Jnsurrections in the South" and
. to "Let the Union slide," proving vain,
e concluded to compromise matters, and
: only try to get "niggers to vote"
i Thus they have all come together each
a still clinging to his old principles.
l. What beautiful company! What a
harmonious band! Hale and Julien Abo
= litionists, Jeffersonian Democrats, anG
e Clay Wings! Shade of ..Unele Tom, >
y protect US. .
8 That the Abolition element holds to
e It's old doctrines, we will not deny
y However, its "war of determination upon
+ slavery in the States" is not incorporated
into the platform.
n Instead of this, it declares the people
., of the territories to be the property Of til.
oi United States.
Ie But let us for moment look at some
of the principles formerly held by the
y Democrats, and by the Wings, and see i
they are the same now, held by our Re
y publican friends. ioi i.ls g. he3 i.al.esa ID
r In 1852, when the Whig party mad
= it's last effort, the following q part o
Sc its platform: a1v' q E1fTag T.. s'H-its ss
n .Resolvea, That the compromise meas
ures of 1859, 0,including the Fugitive Star