Litchfield enquirer., 1860-10-04
DEMOCRACY-WHAT IS IT?

To IIAMngoN-Sir Your third article is before ne. Whilst occupied about one col umn you have filled more than two. If the mer- its of our articles are to be tested by the number of words we use l at once yield the palm to you.
 That l am poorly versed in the political his tory of the Country" may be quite true, but that my articles have merit enough to have cut you to hte red is most manifest
 But, the most extraordinary of your very ex- traordinary assertions, is though couched in Q parenthesis, the slight tnge of personality" ;" &c. was as now wholly insensbe of any such feeling in my heart. l have not the slightest conception as to your personal identity. You may be in private life most estimable gentle man. l hope you are; but you haoe eoidenAy been biUen by q tooM of Republicae hyda'opho- 6ia. have no controversy withyou personally. My object was and is to answer your question, What is Democracy?' Whilst have attempt ed this have also avalled myself of the oppor- tunity to expose to the public some of the prin- ciples of the SeifstyJed Republicanism.
 But, you say, portions ofmy last article" need no aasuer, caN for no ansrer.'' A most con- venient mode of going round impregnable for tresses. Pray, sir, auhat portions? if some are 6obt assertions, why not deny them and call for proof? Even those which you have attempted to answer you have misrepresented. You have devoted n1uch space to my assertion that The whole history of the opposition to the Democra- cy m thelr struggles for power, hds demonstra- ted tue iact that they were conscious of the eceahhess of their cause with the people, and hence their uniform efforts to |" distract aud tea,' dS"aacr that Democracy" As proof of this as- Sertlon adduced the historical fact that during the last st.cty gears the democracy have control ed the Federal government except four wears of J. Q. Adams, one month of Harrison, and four years of Taylor and Fillmore" Is not this his. torcal truth? And may add that it is n noto- rlous truth that in the election of Mr. Adams the House of Representatives did not reflect tbe wish $ Of the American people. And if ;s ao,,n,. ly notorious that Taylor and Fillmore was ,st esct ed in consequence of the defection of nort;on of the democracy in New York under the load of Mir. Van Buren.
 In my last number intended to say nothino of the present or future ,cedkness or st1.euoth o1 the enemies of democracy, know that y0u are very Jubant over the present prospects of the " irrepressible cont9ict" The game of brao bas no necessary connection with the strenGth or weakness of the players hand. General Harris. on was elected by an immense majority and vet hopeless minority. introduced clap trap phrases of vour nart, .i,, e spread ot an institution which makes mercbarN use ol the esh bones, blood, siue,cs and inteHect oI portion of the human family, because s, thev are o.acs, &e.' &c An answer to this rigmarole ee dlreets me from my original purpose. But, I 1lasS give sI passing notice. Republicanism in denance ot known facts and of the repeated dec. n y charges with being pro-sayery nartv ~t iase. Pennsylvania, Indiana, Illinois, and other e frae states, pro-slavery? And yet they hayo usne,. res been Democratic, except in 1s40, Pennsylvan;a gave about 300 popular majority against Van Buren. Do you deny that the Constitution se- cures to the slave states the services of the Af- rican race now held in bondage in the south !?