Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1861-09-18
DEEDS ANDMIsDEEDs OF DEMOCRACY

The resolutions passed by the Philadelp
Democratic County Convention refre shing
ly cool, in summertime. They exultingly
declare that great deal was done for the peo-
Pile under a Democratic President, Jefferson ;
that the last war with England was fought un :
der another Democratic President, Madison +;
that notification was defeated by another Dem
ocratic President, Jackson; that the Mexican
war was won under another Democratic Presi-
dent, Polk. Here the minutes stop abruptly
but we Will help the Convention along.
The ombardment of Greytown occurred un-
der Democratic President, Pierce. SO did
the Ostend Conference. with its piratical enun-
Citations. So did number of the Filibuster-
ing expeditions, which were the advance move
ments of SecesSionists. So did the repeal of
the Missouri Compromise law, which undd the
work performed by old time Democrats for
the preservation OF peace and u Mon. So did
a number of other deplorable and disgraceful
events, which ought to be reported in any
summary of the historic incidtNts that have
occurred under Democratic Presidents.
The Convention also forgot to state that a
constitution agreed upon by the people of
Kansas was forbidden by Democratic Presi-
dent, Buchanan. They forgot to state that a
Democratic President tried to force on them
constitution they had repudiated. They for
got to state that under this last and culmina
ting one of the Democratic Presidents. the
United States Treasury was robbed of millions
OF dollars, and the United States armories
were robbed of hundreds of thousands of stands
OF arms. They forgot to add that he counte-
nanced conspirators and traitors in nis Cabinet
in his house aud at his table. They forgot to
add that the first Secession movements took
place under this Democratic President, and he
took no steps to prevent them but, like eth
er a craven or traitor himself, basely said he
could not prevent them, thus giving the rebels
every advantage that they-deslred. They fol-
got to state that the American flag was first
fred on by rebels, uuder the Democratic Pres
ident, Buchanan, who has repeatedly been IA
vored with the commendation of this Demo
cratic County Convention OF Philadelphia.
They forgot TO add that the whole work of
Dsunion, the seizure of all the forts, arsena Is
and other Government establishments in the
rebel States, the organization of the rebel
Confederacy, and the ot her acts that tended o
the overthrow of the Union and the disasters
and calamities that we are still suffering from,
were accomplished, unresisted, under this
Democratic President, Buchanan.
The Convention, in a word, neglected to
state that all the troubles from which the couu-
try is now suffering, are the natural result of
the aims and operations of two successive
Democratic administrationS-those of Pierce
and Buchanan, who were the last, and conse-
quently, we presume, the ripest and truest rep
resentatives of Democracy. We are not dis
posed to make factious opposition to the
Democratic nominees. But we wish all at
tempts to keep up these party organizations
would cease, during the present national cri-
sis, when people want to vote simply for sup
porters of the Government against treason and
rebellion. The Democratic Convention has
foolishly tried to recommend its work by re-
ferring to some of the deeds of the Democra-
cy. We have thought it proper to complete
the record and refer TO some OF its misdeeds.
- Philadelphia Bulletin.