The weekly Mississippian. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1859-1864, 1860-08-01
For he Mississigpian.
Democracy. 2. M
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blatant in their cries that the Democrats
party is divided. The New Orleans Crescent,
having made the astounding discovery that
there is now no National Democratic party,
in its issue Of the 10th instant most graciously
condescends TO invite the dIsmembered fag-
ments OF Democracy into the Bell and Ever
EFT camp! "Angels and ministers Of grace
| defend us" We can account for this anus
ing display OF rendered hospitality at the ex-
| pehse oil common sense, only by attributing
1t to the excessive heat Of the atmosphere
acting upon the pinese gland of the Crescent.
to the suppression Of its better Judgment.
The National Constitutional Convention
wnch nominated the gallant and gifted son
Of Kentucky, John c. Breckenridge, and the
chivalrous Joseph Lane the Conscript Father
of the West--a Convention composed Of dele
gates representing sovereign States from al
| parts of the nation, North as well IS South
"a Convention unequaIIed in the briIliancy
power and patriotism Of its constituent parts
by any which preceded it since the formation
of our Government--is in itself full ample
and complete refutation of the silly charge
that our party in national point Of view no
longer exists
That we have been purged by the slough
ing off of the vaulting and oyerweeningly ann
bilious element of Douglasism, is most true,
but that the disintegration Of that element,
and the desertion of its author, has broken
up the glorious, solid and well disciplined
phalanx Of Democracy, which for so many
years has controlled the destinies Of our
Government, and with conservative wisdom
and unstained fidelity administered the con-
stitutional rights Of the sehoIe country, until
its name has become synonym for national
progress and popular rights, and until the
lustre Of its achievements has covered the
United States with the greatness and the
glory of a free, powerful and independent
empire-is an idea as absurd as it is gratuit-
tous
The Democratic party stands to-day, as it
has ever Stood proud monument Of honest,
comprehensive, pure and patriotic principles,
the stronger and the better by being freed
from the Punic policy of an ambitious, naughty
and dictatorial chief The Democrats party,
composed Of veterans, strong in their num-
bers and true in their faith, Injured to the SER
vice of the camp for nearly century, con-
scious from past victories OF their strength
the Democratic party, stern in the conviction
of the wisdom ofits policy, by q proud record
of facts deduced from experience, firm in the
confidence of the whole people, whose every
right it guards with jealous circumspection,
and whose every wish it wears as the sacred
insignia of its creed-the Democratic party,
founded by the people and based upon their
authority, could not be shaken by the attacks
and betrayals Of thousand such men as Mr..
Douglas ia
''MoOred in the rifted rock, proof to the tempest
shock, . go
The frmer he roots him, the ruder It blow"
That the adherents Of Mr.. Douglas are for
the present numerous, Is admitted, but as
treason never proSpers, the day will dawn ere
long when a corpoTal's guard will be wanting
to do honor to the poor corse of Squatter Sow
ereignty. The good and true men now Sc
duced from their allegiance by the Belial doc
trines Of the Senator from Illinois, and in
duced to worship at the altar of the strange
gods born of his political schism, will, when
fully advised of his new-fangled dogma, of
its unsound and untenable and perfdious ma
ture, return to the faith of their fathers and
to the protection and defence of that banner
beneath whose folds they so frequently
marched to victory.
Martin Van Buren, was once as inflated aa
Mr.. Douglas. The sheen and gorgeous splen-
dor of the mantle of popularity once covered
his shoulders with Iustre with which even
the Little Giant has not yet been favored
by the gods. Who is there now so poor as to
10 the Prince reverence? Where is Martin
Van Buren now?
"Buried in his own ruins
MOcked by his own desolation."
Drunk with the wine of success, he floated
On a summer sea 'like little wanton boys
who swim on bladders." Drunk with the
wine of success, he forgot the Democratic
vine which produced the delicious liquid,
proved in an evil hour recreant to his trust
and fell to rise no more! The ladder by
whose assistance he had climbed into the
clouds of political greatness, he spurned, and
he fell as all traitors should fall, scorned and
by the loyal and true everywhere
The able Senator from Illinois might read a
profitable lesson in the fate of Mr.. VanBuren.
1t IS the prototype Of his owni And after
his name is lost in oblivion, and his new doc
trines are cold and dishonored, the Demo-
cratic party will go on in its ilustrious carver
-conquering and to conquer.
The Democratic party has stood too long,
has weathered too many storms, has pro-
duced too many greatand good men, has won
too much upon the abiding confidence OF the
people, to fall by tho simple disahection of
one man and his immediate followers. Based
upon Tue GucIIlAl kMiuClplco " tIutliY tCotG0
by the touchstone of experience in the school
Of supreme power its history written all
along the most glorious pages ofouF countrys
march to greatness; nursed in the school Of
patriotism, Of Constitutional and ate rights,
Of State equality and popular rights, of com
munity independence and State Sovereignty;
true TO the Constitution, to the laws, to all
sections of the country; conservative in its
tendencies; .jealOns of the rights Of the poor
man as well as the rich; guarding the privil-
eges of the adopted as well as the native born
,itizens; firm in the discharge Of its duty;
constant in it's adhesion to the true spirit Of
uniform and unfinching in
its defence and advocacy Of Southern institu-
tions, and justly proud of its recori--the
Democratic party has nothing to fear from the
betrayal Of even high and talented chief
who, chafed by disappointed ambition and
CALLED by defeat would rather reign in hell
than serve in heaven. -sea err
Democrats Of the true grit ! you whose
fathers elected Jefferson into power in 1900
and General jackson in 1928; you who have
cratic Administrations, till Louisiana, Florida,
Oregon, Texas, New Mexico, Utah, CalifOr-
MIA and the Mesilla Valley, 0trom Thomas
jefferson IN 1oOo, 70 rankin IleIce IN 1oSEJ
were added to our territory; you who have
never been found wanting rally to the stand
ard upon which is inscribed 'Breckinridge and
Lane-the South and Constitutional Rightsp'
and prove to the world that the spirit, the
true and living spirit Of nenaooracy, is Gs vlg-
oruus ro-uay as it was during the days Of Old
Hickory! Hurl back with derision the charge
of division, and lifting the old and honored
banner of the party, carry it triumphantly 10
victory.
Let Democracy" be your watchword, and
'by that sign you will conquer"
Respectfully, MAC
BILOXI, Miss, July, 1860.