Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1860-07-07
Terrific ExPloeion Of the Democratic
Party.
from the Ne,c York Herald, 23d.

ZION and dissolution were soWn broad
cast over the party in Van Buren's Ad-
mlnlstratlon, and his crushing defeat
III 1910 would have been the last of the
Democracy but for the follies of the
triumphant Wing party. From the
toiiles OF the opposition, the almi ghty
nigger, and the lucky accidents of the
hour, the Democracy since 1886 a lean
minority Of the popular vote Of the
Union, managed, like a bankrupt, by
the extension Of his notes, to hold fast
TO the federal spoils, with only failure
or two, down to this day.
There was report Yesterday that
1lr. Douglas had sent a dispatch to
Dean Richmond Withdrawing his name
as candidate, In order to save the
party. The report was doubtless a
feeler, which it was discovered came
too late. The lines of division and of
revolt between the Douglas and anti
douglas wings of the convention had
become too thoroughly drawn to be
any longer under the control of Dong
las. He was like the necromancer
who had coniured up spirit from the
internal regions, but could not bid him
down again.
Well, what of all this ? There is an
explosion Of the dominant party in the
general government for the last thirty
two years. 1t came in upon the glory
Of the battle Of New Orleans, it goes
out, goes down, and goes to pe:ces, up
On the miserable abstraction Of Squat
ter Sovereignty. The event makes a
new epoch, new departure, a new or
der Of things, in our political atff'lirs,-
For good o. evil, it IS the mom2ntous
event in our political history since the
first election Of Jefferson. What is to
follow? The triumph Of the Republic
cans-the election Of Lincoln, Repub-
lican Congress, a Republican Admin
istration-anQ what then? The mag
nation yainly endeayors to compass
the comprehensive change thus fore
shadowed i'll our political parties and
our whole political system.
From tic N91o York Times, 23d.
The whole country has been pro
foundry disguised by the action Of the
Baltimore convention. Even those
who have hitherto preserved their faith
in the Democratic party have been
driven into skepticisnl by the utter de-
moralization which characterizes its
proceedings. 1t has been hot, pas
sionate, selfish Wrang,e from beginning
to end. There has not been a states
manllke movement, or a patriotic i'm
pulse in it from beginning to end. The
contest has been furious and bitter
yet it has turned upon the most paltry
of partizan interests throughout. Any
nomination which the convention may
make will be deprived Of half its weight
by the profound sense OF diatrnst and
dissatisfaction which its action has ere
ated.
From the Chicago Herald (Dono.) Esd.
Long continued peace and prosperi-
ty have planted tI4e canker at the heart
of the great National Democracy-I
Personal ambition, factional hate and
spoils of Office have been at work. The
old giant, that has SO often crushed out
totters and reels like a drum
ken man. Disagreement, strife, hatred
and revenge sit Oh the holy seats, torn
from the hands Of impart;aIity and
friendship. The times are very sick
almost unto death. Reason has sue
cumbed to passion, and mad selfishness
has triumphed over love of country and
loyalty to party principles. The De-
mocracy at Baltimore as well as at
Charleston, have shown sad evidences
that we have fallen on evil times, Dis
cord, selishness, envy and violence
have met Us at every step. The fra
ternity Of the party has been destroyed,
its prestige annihilated, and its organi-
cation disruptured. Such has been the
goal to which the men who now have
the lead Of the Democratic party at
length hurried the party Of Jefferson
and Jackson.
A Busy PLACE.-At Black River
Falls they have saw mill where the
lumber is run through at the rate OF q
thousand feet an hour, on an average,
although they have cut $4,000 feet In
twelve hours. The mill employs tweu-
ty men and four boys, besides four men
to raft the lumber. Shingles are turn