New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-04-21
DEMOCRACY ExPOUNDRD.

address, in size and general appearance somewhat
like moral pocket.haudkerchef. The grand OBJ
ect of this is, if we do not misapprehend it, to
prove that genuine Democracy-the only safe, GER
tain, and Trustworthy kinds neither more nor
less than Aristocracy and that all the theories OF
popular government, upon which our institutions
have been supposed to be based, are dangerously
fallacious and contemptbly foolish. The wri-
ter, Dir. Il. j. Haldeman, President of the Club,
and an indisputabe Democrat Of tho modern
sort, seems TO have been reading Caleb Cusb-
| ings speeches, and fine chronological mud
| die he has got himself into 1t is time for weak
men to understand that General Cushng'S meats
are strong, and require digestive apparatus more
| vigorous than even the Ehtest men commonly pos
| sess Hsldeman is ambitious of rivaling Cushing
| in his own field. He makes a tolerable display OF
learning in proving that black is black, and that
white is white; but while We admit his erudition
we do not see the knob Of bis argument. We are q
little bewildered when Mr. Haldeman talks of the
Tartsrs of the Tscbudc race of the Sclayonians of
the Celts, of the black tribes, the white tribes, and
the yellow tribes of tho Egyptians, the Assyrians,
the Etruscans, the Persians, the Greeks, the RO-
mans-of King CyIus-Of Algeria, Tunis. Tnpoi,
Asia Minor Babylon, Nineyeh, Carthage. We sup
pose that Mr.. Haldeman means something, and
proposes to effect something BY ali this exhibition OF
historical requirements; and we suppose that this
something may be found in his concluding words,
which are these: at is this idea of universal lib
erty and equality which is at the basis of the Re-
"publcan party. The fslsity OF it has not been
examined into, but hereafter we may expect that
- true science will teach the world much more cor
rect ideas in reference to the races" There is
Democracy for you There lie Democracy as in
dorsed and sanctioned by the National Democratic
Union Club There is 10 such thing as universal
hbertyP' There ia no such as equality" Demo
cracy is all a dream! Equality is all q delusion
Human rights are mere fancies SO says Halds-
man, and all the Harrisburg Club cries "Amen"
What fierce iconocast Hsldeman is, to be sure!
How he smites the sages how he SCOTS at the
dreams of the benevolent! how he mocks at human
hopes how be voids bis spittle upon the Declare
ton of independence how he jibes at the Fathers.
All the lapd else is wroDg-only Hsdeman is right
Now, we do not intend TO attempt even to refute
Haldeman. There is but one way of answering
these ingenious gentlemen. If, in the Providence
of God, the relative position of the races should be
reversed, Haldeman's argument would be quite as
effective against white as it now is against black
men. II IIaldeman himself should be captured and
carried of by some superior aninal-f he should be
stripped and Hogged-if he should be compelled to
work without wages-Haldeman would have no
right TO complain Being enslayed, his very lot
would be proof positive that he should be enslaved
We don't know what this enlightened Chairman
proposes to do with Christanity-with that re-
lgious system which is profuse Of ts promises to
the weary, the heavy laden, the down-trodden and
the despsed-the founder OF which went 10 Slavery
for his best illustration of human misery, aud to
Freedom for the highest figures of heavenly hsppi-
ness. But while Trademarks hand was in, there
was no reason why he should not have made clean
work. If he could sheer at philanthrOpists, why
not at apostles if he could jbe at Christianity 10
its plainest and most practical development, why
not at Christ hmself-at Christ the Eazartne, the
wanderer the bufeed of men, the gnominiously
crucifedi We can imagine Haldeman there, upon
that awful Mount taking the part OF al active,
publc-spirited citizen in that most fearful execu-
at the foot Of the cros and convincing some tender
hearted spectators that native of Nazareth was fit
for nothing but crucifxion, and must be cruciied
accordingly Why notl There ia the rigid unmis
taxable fact of the murder There it is, although
the earth shakes and gapes with horror, and the
sky walls its face at the spectacle. 1t is and there
FORE says Rabbi Haldeman, it must be right OF
"a - ~ M nft ha
be taken down, and Hademan put in his most un-
comfortable place, that would be right And if
they should take fancy to cruelty Mrs. Haldeman,
and all the little Hademans, supposing our eth
| biological Democrat were the possessor OF
such blessings, why that would be right too.
And to come down to the present time, if somebody
picks Haldemans pocket that is right; if some
body pulls Trademarks nose, that is right; if some
body turns Haldeman out Of doors, that is right
These things only would prove that Haldeman is Of
an inferior race. If Haldeman goes TO Justice
and complains that he has been plfered or smitten
the Justice can only say TO Haldeman: ~ per-
csive that you Of an inferior race Served you
i" right Get out" And what could Haldeman
do theni Or suppose they should refuse to let Hal
deman vote-shoud shut the ballot box against the
Caucasian r. j. Haldemani Suppose, marching
in all bis white pride and glory to the polls Halde
man should find that sundry Black Inspectors had
taken possession Of the hustngs and that nothing
lighter than yellow skin was admitted to be evil
dence of citizenship "D-it," we hear Hal
deman with eIcusable profanity, eIclaimjng, lam
ga white man let me vote |" "You cannot do
az Hal m T.