The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1860-07-19
The Democracy Dead!

The Democratic Party has gone
through all the gradual stages Of demor.
alzatlon and decay, and has at last reach.
ed dissolution. Looking back to its ears
~ day, when Jackson gave it a rude
dignity, and Van Buren, certain air Of
respectabiIity, one can think of it with re
gret Looking at its more recent history
with Polk, Pierce and Buchanan az its
selected Presidents, We can rejoice ov,
er its death and congratulate the ma
tion.
The factional conventions that met In
Baltimore, each representing certain re-
mains OF the Democratic Party iu differ
ent parts OF the Union, fairly represented
the condition Of their constituencies
They contained miscellaneous collection
OF men, who had no true constitutional
principles and no harmony of action. -
Heretofore there has been like lack oil
principle. but, harmony of action has been
maintained by the imperative and all-per-
vading desire for the spoils Of office. OF
late years this very desire has led to jeal.
ousles and hatreds, ending at last in a
struggle that has broken the party to
pieces.
The Democrats have two Presidential
tickets in the field, the supporters ofeach
being more bitter against the other than
they are against the Republicans. 1t is
not all question of principles with them;
but mere wrangle for particular men,
each of whom is thought by his friends
to be the most available. and therefore
most likely to distribute office most ac-
ceptably. Mr.. Douglas and Mr. Breck-
inridge have each certain good qualities,
but neither have shown such lofty, disin-
terested patriotism and brilliant genius,as
to bring people to worship them simply
for these qualities. Their public services
have been service to the Democratic par
ty, and in rendering these services they
have at times done grievous wrong to the
country.
Of course the election of either Mr..
Douglas or Mr.. Breckenridge, in Novem.
Der next, is not dreamed Of as possible
in any way. Even united upon one can
didate, the Democrats would have to put
all their strength to secure sue
cess. Divided, each candidate will be in
an inglorious minority. The country will
oe the gamer by the defeat of both
and the blotting out of the
alse Democracy that has so long oppos-
I'd it.
In its dying hours Democracy has been
able still to hurt the nation. Mr.. Buch.
man vetoed the Homestead Bill, which
vas carefully drawn so as to make por-
ion of the public lands beneficial to the
eople, bring settlers upon them, and
hus to enhance the value of all the re-
,aining lands. In its dying hours De-.
nocracy has suffered the Tariff bill to be
efeated in the Senate, and thus has i'm
osed upon the people continuance of
be burthens they have so long labored
nder. 1t has defeated the bill for ad-
hitting Kansas into the Union. and has
various other ways frustrated nearly all
he good work proposed by the real
lend Of the people.
1t is little consolation for all these dis
ppolntments, that the power Of the De-
ocracy for mischief is almost at end
[r. Buchanan, who represents the small
faction of the party. has only eight
onths more in office, and each election
Strengthening to the opposition in both a
'anches of Congress. The Democratic +
lrty organization being destroyed, those '
at it has placed in power will not long c
} able to maintain themselves.-Phila. c
ulletin. p