Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1860-07-09
-, Tor tho Wheeling Intsllisencer.l
w nat Is True Democracvt


LpoF the Wheeling Integencer.l
"hat Is True Democracy4
Us as we nave SO many Presidential candi
N' G"tes' anu those calling themselves ~
DInlocracy, are SO divided that it is ain;
Sult 70 tell who are the "Simon Pnres
- tneTeIore .I " few words as what we bel;ey
10 the true Democracy" 'e'te' '.s'I
. Fhe Fourth of July, l77G. forn,od o
era in the progress of our conn+.,. y neE
race. No previous event. in hist S''I Tu
G equally affected the destinies of inoni-imd
+t 1'c s'gmers and practical endorseys Of thn,
o'F"s ,C"uTteT Of Freedom, the Dcclarotior
OF American Independence. loved nr'd
'o"snt loF their country and their f,miS
lteSi they also fought for the princinIaS ~
A'0ertH and Equality. They richly drscrvo
"H tne hllal 0utpourings offered un 80 In -
lSllly on the birthday of our nation Onr
g,oneEn,nentls, !,., no doubt, the best on eorth
!Ousn us blessings are incalculable and
e'ltS tFlhes compared with those nf
go. 90, fi'nchts; yet the former are in
tLo,: ""I ,si'S 'eSs ana the attcrgreater than
thcy need be. Our Fathers did mncL h,,+
aneF nave left great work to be done hv
US we nave not to perform laBorS NJ ~
s"uie Klnd, yet those none the less arduone
| rs: oS severe EV'Is, many and ALARMING. oro
lHterwo'eh r throughout every department
ol our government, which must he er,I;
c"tea' or ;hcy will destroy it. Monv of
'5ose evils are radical, and unless corroct'
"u VIII mar, IT not destroy, all bnt +be
rune Oh L'0crty. To this great, this i'm
Peflous 0"Ey, every true Democrqt-thatis
one VINO loves his country and his
WInt WU%ntry good ought to examine himself
" pa5 athfn thf me political elcctioneering H.
tltGnce which can possibly bo obtained by
tI,o nj nf hFIkP
.only with office, but what sums of money |
arc. expended in almost every election =
Buying votesl If any one doubts this: let |
him examine the report of the late invcsti-
cations. This clectioucering with money |
and Office pervades the entire length and
breadth of our land: and it is interviewer
with our State governments as we'll as
| Nationals; and where they cannot succeed
| by brides of office, nor by using money
! lnvishly, the most outrageous frauds have
been pcrpetratcd, most shameful for the
people of q Republican Government, who
| boast of their Democracy. Is that "Trur
| Democracy In what does the liberty of
our coutry boast, but in the EIcctirH Fran
chiseP When that is corrupted, what re-
mains to us but the name of treedOm?-
This way of clcCtiouecring is unblushing-
ly proclaimed; it is as well understood and
acted on as any other hNrtcr between man
and man. ~ will do so much for such an
Office or for so much. ITO the victors
belong the spoils." The questions, "ls
he honest 2" us he qualified 2" is not
thought of; but "Docs he belong to oar
Darty 2" "HIN he do all he can for the
administration? Again, We ask, Is that
Trnc Democracy? Only of late years has
this accurscd principle been openly Mvow-
cd and perpetrAted, and the corruption ii
is working is incalculable. Enormous
sums of money are raised and expended
for elcctionecring purposes, and party pa
pcrs are rewarded with governmental ad
vertising, or fraudcntly supported by gov
crnment, when the people will not sup
;. port them. This is an cgrcgrious evil OF TIT
same sort. Even the President, Senator
and Congressman, interfering with gov
, crnment contractors, and even with I'll
employees of navy yards, ETC.; in shorl
this political doctrine and practice has be
come q hydra-headcd monster, biting nu
poisoning every limb and slncw of on
government; and the evils Nre greatly in
a creasing; let those evils go on and ou
lg children will live under n worse govern
=" mcnt than that from which our Father
separated This corrupt system has i
influence, yes, its immoral influence, te
II more or less in all ranks of society. w
no who love our country, have quite enoug
NJ to do to stay this appalling evil. The mo-
g, essential element Of o"r free institutions,
of in its comforting on the people, by meal
of the eECctiVe franchise, those powers
choosing their Representatives, and thrOut
v them to enact laws, and of eLecting office
TO execute them; but just as far ms tn
choosing, or the etective franchiSe-the on
foundation of the government-ts 'tct'
Jy those in Office so far, to all intents nj
IS purposes, do we live under a despotism.
It is. most certainly, not True Democrat
nd Just look at the Swarms OF office seeKt
who bcsct the President, and not only
President, but every important officer
the nation; the removals just for opinio
= sake; and the substitution of new ofir
}. without regard to their qualifications
ST, the office. but with sole reference to tn
= r1a Of electionecring influence, or strengthen
AXE the party Sirs, we consider that
the President of the United States is no K
,ars lmg ger the President of the 1rholc people
the our country, but President of has P6I
end and that congressman no longer repres
the lrhole people of their districts, but u
belonging to the party schich elect the"
Is that True Democracy? We believe
True Democracy would be, We, the pee
IAN should be the rulers, and our othC
should he our servants, our agents;
all oilicers-nnd the President should
not only President of his party, but OF
,OhoIe people of our country; and we sue
gn .s,an have the right of the elective franchise
Off Our Fathers brqueathed it to US, free I
Enllinfneuce whatever. Then will our &C
,stSS tSs try prosper aud our children will inhe
True Democratic government. Urls
20. IsLASp, Wheeling Va, July 4, 1850.