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

The Wing party in 1910. in National Con-
vention, nominated Gen. Earrisun 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 Geaeral commit
ting himself upon any of The issues involved
i'll the contest, committee was appointed to
take charge Of his correspondence, who pros
claimed to the American people " that be
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 princi pies opt of view for
the purpose of decaiviDg the people. And
they most Ger tainIy did succeed by accommo,
dating themselves to the vgrsfed views, feel.
inGs and Interests Of different localities ard
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 administration Of the gov
ernment.
But what Democrat, in that day, expect
ed, or had Inc remotest idea, that ever the
time honored PARTY Of Jefferson, the father Of
Democracy, would become SO denGraIizcd as
to be found struggling for existence against
the power Of 81 dministration of iLs own
creation. Strange and unexpected as such a
spectacle may be, yet we have it now pre-
sented to cur view. The vital principle of
Democracy, that the people are sovereign,
capable of if-goVernment, is ignored by
that portion Of rbe Democratic party now un-
der the lead Of Jas Buchanan, Yaucey, Rhett.
Orr, and other disuaiOnist5 Of the South who
are supporting Breckiuridg8 and Lane. Not
only wou'd 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-
tatiyes in Nationa! Convention, because a
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 a
large portion of the purity, they practically
deny the right of the majority to rule, aud in
order to coYog over their infamy, ana in the
event Of being defeated ard disgraced, they
desire 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 6 no principles for the
public eye," but privately are all things
unto all men," 4 comfortable position, tru-
Iy, for honest men. Mr.. Blair, who has
been bargaining for the Senate for several
years past, and now considers be 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, be
may recommend the Cresso1 bargain as
more open and dignifed than his recent ar,
rn8gement which he thinks secures to him
the Senatorial nomination. But it is 10 be
feared that both will terminate in disgrace
to him and al concerned in the unholy trans
actions.
We have very beautiful illustration OF
how the fusion scheme WORKS in the case of
Gen. Foster. lie is reported as having made
strong Popular Sovereignty speech Lately
at Somerset. The Psnnsy'U1aiaa, dis
Gnion 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 lie 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-
gas and non>intervention, or for Rreckin :
ridge and Intervention, as it may suit the
person to whom he talks. Is this Democra>
cy Surely not the Jefersonian-not the
Democracy of our fathers.
Ii the spirit of Jackson was allowed to re-
turn to this world of SORROWS and 'irrepres-
sible con nhicts," )" and put in it's old mortality,
these Southern disunionists, and Northern
parasites, would be denounced in language
that would make them tIemble like Felix