Gazette and sentinel., 1860-05-26
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journals and their hackers 10 this State--who
sing the same tune, wheel on the same heel
and light upon the same foot--took upon
themselves to proclaim theirs as the only tho
rough-going States Rights principles among
those claiming TO be of the Democratic party.
This faction consisted, and still consists, of
three or four newspapers out of thirty or more
in this State devoted to the old and regular
Democracy, sustained by about the same pro-.
portion of followers. We call it a faction,
party aiming at power or popularity by laying
claim to principles denied to the parent trunk,
OF which it is accused Of want Of courage to
advance, is nothing less than an attempt to
overthrow it. The principles thus laid claim
to by this faction--and this attempt we may
say at a new and separate organization Of the
Democratic party--are what NAV be summed
up under the head of 'extreme" State or
Southern Rights Gf any one can explain of
what they consist or going for the South in
a political sense, "frst, last and always" But
their articles upon this subject always seemed
considerably muddy" to us; we couldn't ex
actly tell, after al, what sort Of principles
thar States Rights principles were. The
old Democracy, according to their say, never
was Southern enough for them-it yielded
too much to the North, both in sentiment and
interest. Ia fine, this faction to which We al
Jude endorsed the Mississippi disunion senti
mentS--was down upon the platform upon
which Gov. Moore and the balance of the late
Democratic State ticket was so gloriously
elected--is 'down" upon Senator SlideIl and
the balance OF the leading men Of the Demo.
crate party, not to mention Democratic Jour.
na's--"down' upon the complex ion of the
late State Convention, upon its platform and
The principles Of the great majority who COM
posed it; it would be singular indeed if il
were not also down upon the delegates
which said Convention sent to Charleston
Further, so very Southern and sectional!v
patriotic in feeling was this faetion 10 which
we aIude, that We Of the old Democracy were
t"Itted about our "HatiOnaE Democracy " rs
ahnowledgins our indebtedness To-, and our
determination Of corporation with, Northern
Democrats--this being the basis Of our Ma
tional Democracy. Ia fact the old Democracy
ana Its ergans were so rery national in their
feelings, according to the opinion Of the fac.
ton, that they we're derisively termed "the
mon at any price gentlemen -"
Now, everybody who reads the newspapers
know that these remarks are applicable to the
faction 10 which we allnde, and which womb
d'soiganize and destroy the party whose name
cares assume.
But now mark the position into which IL
has got itself: From being enthusiastically
Southern 1t has leaped at one jump to the sid,
The Northern Democracy, and in. condem.
patton Of the course of our delegates in their
to maintain the very principles which
we're the boast and pride Of this New Lima
Democratic faction From being Union men
It any price, a few weeks back. the old De.
its journals and leading men are
ampant D'sunionists, particularly our del.
.ates TO Charleston, who wonld nar,Ivzs H.
ountry andTdissolve the Democratic marty
because OF their personal hostility to a man
rho has suddenly (here in the country at
east) become the factions fayorite St,tss,
lights candidate for the Presidency. What
do We mean but Douglasi And vet, i,
'as but but a few weeks back. that if snv {
ne OF this New me faction had been accused :
I 'aVor'ng the Little Giant" it.would have y;
cen considered nothing less tina n calumnyl
Mark what trsnspired with reference to the T
tie Parish Convention, and our remarks in I
''erence to it. Do the gentlemen who op.
osed Douglas then, who (rnark y took upon S
so broadly to contradict the "sot
impeachment" and who were SO very incens. !
at our ~allusion, that they probably were
Of his, oppose him now .
why ask We the question: Who has not -"
'ticed the change that has come over their :
and their writings. D-o-u-p- .
as is now breathed freely--who can now +
TX more glibly about National Democracy Ii
ID the preservation of the Union {? n
VI all the political tergiversations which
e experience of a life has witnessed. there a.
e none compared to the one which we have a.
deavored TO portray above--none which u
We advocated such antagonistical principles u
so short period. 1t is wheel about. and o
IN about, and jump just So" with a ven. h.
ance' 1t would be an amusing pastime to
Itch which way the faction would neYt