The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1860-08-04
From, an Ola Democrat.


We extract the following from prvat,
letter from an Old Democrat of Posey conn.
ty, expressing as it does the sentiments
of hundreds of old Democrats in this part
of the State:
" FOR upwards of Il quarter of i century
terminating with 1854, IN common with
Others rejoiced in being members OF theiDem-
ocratic party, and giorled in her principles,
they were then the principles of the people
and eminently national
There are many recollectious of II pleas
ant character still lingering about the old
Democratic party. 1t was once a great and
powerful party. 1t was the party of Jeffer-
son and Jackson, and others whom hun
dreds of my Democratic friends at that
time with myself loved 10 honor and when
we reflected on the past, and followed its
course fromits organization down the stream
of time, the more we admire her principles
and realized in her front ranks some of the
greatest and best men that ever honored and
graced our country. Where stands that
great and glorious party of the past, with
living ideas, its resolves and bold deeds p
Where those principles so warmly advocated
previous to 1884 IN faU0r Of freedom Ia the
territories. They have long since been ab-
rogated. The old Democratic party is no
longer the Democratic party of the last few
years,-they are the friends of privileged
powGr,-the advocates of pro-slavery,-t
enemies to the principles set forth in our
" Declaration of Independence.
A large mass of the people still require
to know that Democracy ten years ago, is
not Democracy now. Were men now to
openly declare the principles which they
cherished in days of old, and still cherish,
they would be denounced as Black Repub-
icans, abolitionists, and traitors TO their
1arty.
No true Democrat previous TO 1854 heard
my thing Of Squatter Sovereignty, or pro-
lavery doctrines, but was honestly opposed
o the extension Of slavery in free territory
they felt that the territorial lands were the
property Of the whole people, and our Rep
esentauves in Congress assembled had the
light under the Constitution 10 make all
leedful rules and regulations for said terri
Dries, and consequently to prevent by law
he extension of slavery in said territories.
Let the issue between the parties be fairly
made before the people. Let the mass of
he so-called Democracy understand their
eal position, and depend upon it, they will
II the Republican ranks to OVERLOOKING
hey will see the crime, folly, and error
which modern Democracy has been
uilty-the forerunners of her final decay
here is, sir, enough of public virtue, and an
rdent love of mankind and sympathy for
ppresSed humanity, enough of energetic
Enterprise under the direction Of intelligence
} elect Abraham Lincoln and to raise our
Juntry under Republican rule to her former
sated position, or advance her to a still
ore glorious destiny. repeat again,
le Republicans are all right in New Har-
ony that they entertain more than usual
terest in the contest, full of confidence, of
lergy, and hope, and embrace numbers of
orking and effective Republicans who will
e every honorable effort to render our
use successful.