The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1860-05-10

Ito 1udre 1rom Wuat ~ SoiOS y" -
Charics,on-vcry near its final dissolu-
ton, i, may not be unreasonable to take
a slight retrospect Of some points in its
history which have a bca ing upon the
causes of its present txtremlty.
g Notwithstanding the horror of section
alism which for several years past has
been the chiefstock in trade Of the Dem
ocratic politicians, aud the profession OF
uationaism in which those politicians
have so freely iudulged,it is nevertheless
au undeniatle historical fact that, in the
original formation of the now expiring
Democratic party, and during its first
struggle for power, it was upon appeals
to sectional prejudice that this same par
ty mainly relied for ral'ying its part'sanss
+ With the Administration of the Fed
eral Government by President John
Quin y Adams. diynliied, economical and
uncorrupt as it was, very little fault could
be found. just as little could objection
be made to the political principles which
he and his supporters rofessed, since
they were the principles Of Jefferson,
Madison. and Monroe, of the two latter
of whom John Quincy Adams had enjoy.
ed the fullest confidence. As to the
matter of nationality, the supporters Of
Adams and Clay signalizcd their feelings
on that score by taking the name Of Ma
tioual Republicans name at which
their opponents used to sneer, especially
the cpi,het national, las looking to assump-
tions by the Federal Government Of
powers not granted to j. by the Consti-
tuition.
The supporters of the various defeated
candidates who united to form what they
called the Democratic party, not being
able to find any solid grounds on which
to has" their confederation against
Adams and Clay, appealed to the strong
prejudice against New England, to which
the course of its inhabitants during the
long controversy with Great Britain had
given rise. Mr. Adams was New Eng
lnnd man; lie New England States had
unanimously rallied to his support; Mr..
Clay. in confedera,ing with New Eng
land, had forfeited all claim to Southern
AID Western confidence such were the
sectional appeals constantly in the mouths
! Of those who called themselves Democrats
and which went a great way toward the
: election of the candidate on whom they
had concentrated
! It's next to be observed that not only
/ did this party thus take sectional preju.
udice as a stepping stone to power, but
that from the very moment 0: its success
there commenced within its own ranks
sectional struggle which has gone on
from that time to this, till at last we find
the party splitting into Il Northern and
Southern faction which can neither stand
on the same platform, however artfully
cons ,ructcd, nor run the same candidate
for the Presidency. Scarcely had Gen
jackson formed his cabinet before de>
perate struggle arose between Mr.. Cal
houn and Mr., Van Buren,, as to which
of the two should control the policy of
the Government In thi, struggle which
personal considerations apart, turned
mainly on the tariff question, Mr. Van
Buren,, who represented the then pre-
vailing sentiment of the Free Labor
States in favor Of protection TO domestic
=, industry. carried tie day over Calhoun.
mer opinions on this subject and to fan
in with the prevailing current at the
South in opposition to any such pro,ec-
ton.
Mr.. Van Buren, having been proposed
as the Democratic candidate 10 succeed
Gen, jackson as President, the Southern
wing Of the party attempted the same
vancouver against him which had been.
successful against John Quincy Adams
Advantage was taken Of the agitation Of
the Slavery question, then beginning, and
principally carried Oh in Congress by
Calhoun aud other Southern mem er. to
dsnouncc Van Buren, as Northern man
uutavUrii'e to the Interests If tie South;
and on thl. occasion and OBJ this section
al sround, another Southern Secession.
in addition to that led by Calhoun, took
place from the Democratic party. But
these seceders, or their representatives,
have most Or all Of them since gone back
into the Democratic ranks. and it is they
principally who are the leaders in the
dlsorganlzat!on now going on at Charles
ton.
Down to the time when, under the
auspices of Tyler and Calhoun, the an
nexation of Texas became leading ques.
ton in our politics, the Northern section
Of the Democratic party had pretty well
held their own. On the question of the
right of petition they had made some
disgracetul concessions, but on most 9th
er points they had upheld the claim Of
Northern ideas, interests, aud sentiment.
to have their fair share of influence OF
the policy of the nation. They expert
enced their first grand humiliation when
through the treachery aud ambition O
Gen. Cass aud the operation Of the two
thirds rule, they found themselves oblig
ed in the Convention Of 1874 to drol
Mr. Van b as Presidential candidate
This was the beginning of an effcctua
sectional pressure brought to bear upo1
= Democratic party by to slaveho!d
in. interest, acting under The encourage
meut Of Northern Presidential aspirants
The nomination of Frank Pierce nigh
seem, from the circumstance that he Wa
Northern man, to indicate that til
Northern section of the party had sgai
recovered its influence But Pierce Va
nominated merely on the strength VI III
entire and total devotion to the slav.
holding interest, and on the principle {
holding GU. to even third aud fourth.rat
Northern politicians the prospect Of tn
highest political position to be obtained