Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1860-09-27
HALFMooN Sept. 1860.
For the Centre Democrat


The Wing party in lS40 in National Con-
vention, nominated Gen. Harrison for Pres
ident, and John Tyler for Vice President
They were presented to the people for their
support without any platform of principles.
And to guard against the General commit
ting himself upon any of the issues involved
IN the contest, committee was appointed to
take charge of his correspondence, who pro-
claimed to the American people " that he
had no principles for the public eye" In
that campaign this was the text Of all Dem
ocratic speakers who were not sparing Of
their denunciations of the Wing party as the
" no principle party" and charged them
with keeping their principles opt of view for
TIE purpose of deceiving the people. And
they most certainly did succeed by accommo.
dating themselves to the versifed views, feel.
ings and Interests of different localities and
sections of the country. But they paid
dear for the WHISTLE" Never was lesson
taught more severe, nor punishment more
richly deserved, than the party received from
John Tyler in bis adm minstration of the gov
ernment.
But what Democrat, in that day. expect
ed, or had the remotest idea, that ever the
time -bonored party ofJeferson, the father of
Democracy, would become SO dernoralzed as
to be found struggling for existence against
the power of an dministration of its own
creation. Strange and unexpected as such a
spectacle may be- yet we have it now pre-
sented to our view. The vital principle Of
Democracy, that the people are sovereign,
capable of government, is ignored by
that portion Of the Democratic party now un-
der the lead of JAS Buchanan, Yancey, Rhett,
Orr, and other disunionists of the South who
are supporting Breckinridge and Lane. Not
only would they withhold from the people of
the Territories the right to govern them
selves, but they refuse to submit to the voice
Of the people as expressed by their Repre-
tatives in National Convention, because
majority of the party, by their Representa-
tiyes, refuse to abandon principles TO which
it is so!emnly pledged, and adopt others that
are hois.ed to the views and feelings of
large portion of the purity, they practically
deny the right of the majority to rule, aud in
order to coyeE over their infamy, and in the
event OF being defeated and disgraced, they
dssirs that none shall escape untarnished =
And hence, With that independence that on
ly belongs to bod offenders, they ask those
who adhere to the political creed :hey have
abandoned for the time being, to lay aside
principles and join them in supporting men
for Office who have 60 no principles for the
public eye," but privately are all things
unto all men," A mtortable position, tru-
ly, for honest men. Mr. Blair, who has
been bargaining for the Senate for several
years past, and now considers he has the
nomination for the next term secured, if DR..
Foster or Sheriff Hall don't interfere to dis
turb it, may cry fusion, and prescribe those
who have tbs honesty to resist it. Yes, he
may recommend the Cressoa bargain as
more open and dignifed than his recent ar
rnegement which he thinks secures to him
the Senatorial nomination. But it is to be
feared that both will terminate in disgrace
to him and all concerned in the unholy trans
actions,
We have very beautiful Illustration Of
how the fusion scheme WORKS in the case of
Gen., Foster. He is reported as having made
strong Popular Sovereignty speech lately
at Somerset. The Psnnsy'0anian, dis
union and Breckinri1ge paper, says that
Gen. Foster was in the city and was inter-
rogated as to the speech, and denied that he
ever uttered such speech.
Gen. Fleming, the candidate for Congress,
is. now busily engaged in soliciting votes.-
Heretofore he has been the supporter of the
Administration at Washington, and the
measures that have distracted and disgraced
the Democratic party. Now he is for Dou-
glas and non.intervention, or for Breckin :
ridge and Intervention, as it may suit the
person to whom he talks. Is this Democra-
cy ? Surely not the Jeffersonian-not the
Democracy of our fathers
If the spirit of Jackson was allowed to re-
turn to this world of SORROWS and ''irrepres-
sibls con iicts, = and put in its old mortality,
these Southern disunionists, and Northern
parasites, would be denounced in language
that would make them t1emble like Felix