New-York daily tribune., 1862-05-09
ADDRESS
M Dru,ccrxiie BIC nbeTs of C0nEreSs 20 'ho
x..uarraey Of the United sin,es.

live GOOD. aud indeed essential 10 the pre-
s,;,o al pubic liberty. Without it the o-s'
,,er. vvo,,ld soon DEGENERATE into tho worat Of
ss.a,,;e. In dsspcfi,ms the chief use OF power ls
=; .,,s,;nr ont party opposition. In our owh conh-
FRS the experience cfthe last twelve in'p''' p'o''
80 than any lesson in .i,io.y, tic ne 's'iy oi
n.-,v orqaaza,ion. The present Administrator
x,,. cso.en by patty, and IN ali oviI "e's ana "P
,o;n,rnerts has recognized, eud s.l dos us 'o1..
sDd ALLEGATIONS 20 that party. There mo. ana "'i
/. 40 ,,,,,.;tioa Tie public sofc,y end eoc1 de-
eli Shall il be "a new organization or an oio
o,oq Tho Democratic party WIS founded more
s;x,y wears ego. Il has never been csoaiia9o'
T,.day il numbers ,5GnO O01 electors IN the States
s,il IoyaI TO the Union. is recent Numerous VIC,
tories In municipal elections iu the Nes'ei" % "'~
Middle :ta.es pIONe lls Nu-lliv. Ni'hlh '"I i
ten Inoatbs ii has held state to1Ne.-o.is -
nouins,ed fun DemocrHle u'hois IN ever! :,
sat IA Ire Union. OF no h,r party oF' V'," -
IN Reuubhcarr can the same te said .. in,
Su.tf 1uE DEM0CRATiC PARTY b" NJ" -
,,yDrpf Vhv s.ouldi il Ale - sn'i'1l @ @fflN
ryLls vrong2 Whas are tley Le' rs P'"'i'' '''-
for thirty vearS speak .,.,..-...
p.,-Ir,s That he Ameri'a' i-noo'.oy 5rf .ir ~,
IN tb i,,aiseroc trio,isia ard 'le
tiee 4 tae Amt A n1e =, dit, I've fca re u roca
.,e ebeh We ase rrc to 10 o''in eeie tine N' - vac
s.e1 b.crs element 10 i9in %. % t i, VIZ, ,lo
s.ssd sld p,sc,.oe Of feao'si'. ~ lr 49,, '.i Il
form, which sees ~ Ih''. t'e vi" " - @ t, ,.. -.,r
shsh cor ceiyes uaiaqo posture 900 Doh'i'"' '' 'N' 'F
TS1i so Federal Government s oae q 'nl ed 7'sT Dc.
- - ffoI lie Cesslfl 1ias; a,1 tr sni. ' '''i
- In rs' 10 he src'y r,us-ued by al hr -. r'
ucpt, AMI sgenls % tae Oo'eii s4a '-a' "
ai-r. spd dangerous - s1e-,-'s 0'1'.''' ''-''
And "a explanatory Of tacsc the following FROM
MI J.rgERsOs frs 1891 .'.d;
.r, .o,,,,, cf TIE S1,1H cryssssFNrS IN ST th.-r
'ro.t colll~,-n, sanili.t'ator. q o.luc-'c
eCs-e-l aud the e. est buiSeAs salas. shitP-p ' '
se"G1' o,ov,tion of tlc Gt.rrAt GovExvxrvr r i'a
whole coas,ui'ur rsE - tc Acetench9f 'i cnf prs'e
@a J aSio. csr Of lie rsh of election hy tIe roor..
Tar sUrsraiACY 90 ant ''lL OVER 1"h Et'i'AN'
Economy in the public ,s.c1c that abor may eo ig
Toe Honest payment Of car . aad '-crs& rre''-''
O. 'he V1bhc lsi't.
~FRzsne4 or Rg.lGIoS fEXsroN oT TIVE rRf,- 'Sn
yrIlDos o. ri.,ols r,o.E Pa, ,Ts @ ~ - ,,
Su,h. Oemocrots, are the wiucil les of Yoar 5tiv
essential TO pubic liberty and 20 tre statI l.f alo
wise administration q tie Government, ti'ac lh
pe2ce and WEI. They are ttc iriurl les upon q 10
tie Constitution and the Union were fo1,dod; ard,
under the cq0tiol o. party "Lieh adhctts 10 tIci
the Constitution wouit D. il~iu!aiLeu, aL1 ne
Union could rot be dissolved
Is thc roLIcr o. the Democratic party wrons,
t.si II should be distsnded
IT, policy j. consistent With its priucii lca. aud
rnss te summed up fr M the beginning, as fdlOws:
Tue support 81 liberty aRaiGst power al t1e
ueare as sgaiast -ir aaCn's md servant. aud =.
S;aie n .iis as aaius n.ofalinn and ccntr; lied
despoisn; a siiape GOvtInIcnt; DO public Oebt;
Low taxes; 10 Lish pro'tc4vc tal.ii, 70 geuagil
,ystein Of internal improvements hy fede IL au
thority: no National Bank hard mooey for The
Fedoii pubic duos; 10 assumption =;
State debts; expansion o. territory; te'i-- 0scrr-
men, ioi tho TeIit0res fui ct tpiy to the Cons'i
tuition. The al oiGte couiPtloii OF tnipn O. the
States "lar. Slave and r2' ire; tie aGn.tsic1 oi
new States with OF without s. very. o. Trey may
elect; uon-inttrieIeuce by Inc Federal Governmcnt
with 81 ioefy H. State Gnd le'liory, OF lI GOO Iis-
tTict OF Columbia; ord fgaily, o. ret iOT.4 . iat
Cinerustl Plaiforu in I,,i. aud reG'frmcd ~ lfU0,
absoois and eieIAsl ri ccia,ou ol ALL sscrioNAL
PARTIE, AED PLATFORMS concerning o)ace..c
SLAVERY which seek eT0ovl tire Sta'es, and in"''c
t. tresron,and armed Resistance 10 law II the ielIi-
tories, @a9 VA0Sc GvO"sa pa P0s'S, - co.S''"'-
u0fsd must ead .a CIVIL WAR And DlsUNioN."
spcb vvas the anc ent aud The recent polry Of thc
Dsmocra,ic marty, rnnnin; through pcriocri rlxiy
vesrs q pO.icy COn-isichi Win we itht ts - '"e
rons,itation and Absolutely essential TO Tie pres
esva,iOn OF the tGion.
,bst j. oucht TO be ai.udoredl "By their .r1ii.
,hai ve know them" Sectional larli 90 not
achieve Union trumphs. Tor ~ years from snt ~
su.ursiion OF Jefferson oo he an Of Aarc,, ~,
;be D.,aocre;ic Iarty, Vii Dhnr' intervals, con-
trolleo tbe power anG tie policy @. The sece;oi Gov
enusnt. For 45 yc.rs Oh. Il ! ese o., De-i,c:-,i,
men ruled the country; tor - years hnd ciF'
uont.s lie DE eroorotic policy prevailed. i'i'l.t
tbs period Louisiana, tiCnsa. Texas, Ne"-.1eAi,o
and CalilofDia were suCce-slrely annexed 70 our
tsr,;to-v with an nrea more tan twice ss large
y. all the original Thirteen S'aics to9cther lIGht
ue,, States were admitted uia-r SJtIy Dt.C'
cratic A1raiuistra'ious--Cre unce- tho lainlii.-
traiion of Fillmore. IRON I'VE rninle rs, the topu'
l.,;on increased to thirty y-Oue millions. Inc HtFo
lp.onsrv de- was extUgtIsucd. ~" inrtiRI VT. re
wers successfully prosecuted, with moderate ca!ljy
sud a small Army and Nav, aud vI'h"h' tiv eui-
pension Of the Habcas CoTut; without che u.-fae-
ton Of lie Constitution; without orc usrfIar"n o.
ro1e,. without suprres-ing q sin2lo rewsr- .eI;
without nprisCniug "a single ed-tofi "I.lOus hi4hs
20 the freedom Of the pre-" or o. speech, ~ or on o.
Congress but IN the most oi ihe eiof'est donse %,
both; and without the arrest 0j q slHt'o 'i'''or,
thongh the HARTFORD COSt EHIlON ht G-fE. one
OF tbs o.a,s and IA tue other SenstOrs uyl ed Jhc
enemy 10 GREET orr vOICSTEER' WITH bL'Ohf
HAsDs ASp WELCOME THEN 10 AoSf'iA"LL
GR,yZ,.'
Dpring al the time wealth Increased, hnsine's OF
oil linGs mullitlied pros city tuied On every s.cc
tsIes we're low, wages @ele h IN, ne -,oiih hH-
the S,u,L furui.hed Il. rie. for each Other pro-
duets q, GOOD prices; public hter'y wac secure, pfl-
vate nights uL0st uIbtG; every man LOuse "A' h4s
Castle; he Courts were open 70 All 10 p.''P'''H =
for travel 10 secret police, ,is, 30 1vioTm-if
TO bsstiies: the right 10 assemble IeAceably, tAe
nyb, to retii0n; freedom Of religion, freedom Ci
speech, free bailot AM free p.es:; and all this
tine tie Constitution maintained asd Tic UIloh Ol
The Sta.es preserved.
Such were tle choice traits Of Democrat pTiDci-
pies and policy earned oat through The whc!e penot
during which tho Democratic party beld lie power
aad administered the Federal Government. Sach
has teen the history Of that party. IL - trion
party for il preserved the Union, By wl-dom peace,
end COMPROMISE, for mJie thao hall a coh,ury
Then neither the ancient prinilles, te policy,
nor - pat history Of the Democratic iarty I.qmIc