Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1862-11-18
The Democratic Policy.

Now that the Democratic have been sue
cessful in many Of the States, electipg =
majority of members of Congress and also
majorieties of the legislature Of Illinois.
New York. Indiana and Penasylsania. the
Republicans are very anxious to know
what they intend to do. They vainly sup
posed that they bad life legacy in the
Government, could use it for their own
agrandizement, bend It to suit their own
interests and one-idea notions, and subvert
1t entirely and establish q military despo-
tism on it's ruins. But since they have
beheld the sceptrs of power gradually pass
ing out Of their hands into that Of the
Democrats, they have awakened from their
sleep of security and with dismay are in
curing what shall be the future policy
In the first place, in order to answer cor
rectly the! inquiry in reference to the fu-
ture policy of the Democracy. it may be
well to state what opinions are entertained
BY all Democrats. whether high or low. in
Office or out Of Office.
All protesting to believe 10 the doctrines
and principles of the Democratic party,
hold unalterably to the opinion that no
| government is just which makes any dis
tiDction between man and man--that no
lsgislation can be correct which locks not
to the equal protection Of all secti,ns of the
country-that no political theory can be
pure which does not respect, fully and
equits lily the rights Of each citizen, with
out the slightest reference to any accident
Of birth, education, pecuniary condition,
location, or pursuit.
This. ell will admit, is true Democratic
doctrine. The cardinal principles Of De.
mocrscy secure the greatest good to the
greatest humber, hence Democrats have
always warred against all special legisla-
ton; against any and every proposition
that does not recognized and tend directly
to secure equal rights, with equal duties,
equal liabilities, equal chances of benefit,
equal possibilities OF evil, and equal posi-.
bilities o: advancement to each and every
white man in the community. They al
ways will do it. Our Republican friends,
therefore, may know what to expect 10 this
respect.
Again, the history Of the past eighteen
m onths is full of instances of political
treason and usurpations of authority. MeI
high i'll tficial positions have proved re-
creant to their trusts, and squandered an
stolen the peoples money, and trampled
upon the constitution and laws of the couu-
try, and our Legislatures, State and National
have met Of late but TO exhibit the same
acts of political and social degeneracy and
corruption. All this, and more, too, il
lamentably true of the party which has
controlled affairs for the last year and O
half. And it must be expected that il
will be Que Of the first duties Of the Democ,
rscy, when :he power fully passes in &c
their bands, to produce a radical change il
matters of this kind. The evil is great and
The remedy must be powerful ;-hepc,
nothing short of an effectual and com lett
reform will be satisfactory to the people.
Having said this much, it is hardly worth
while to say anything further in referenc.
to the future policy Of the Democratic par.
ty. but as a worthy Democratic cotempo-
rary hints, We will venture to assure oul
Republican and Abolition friends that the
Democrats will not do some things. They
will not hang all the Republicans and Alb.
olitionists just yet or send them to prison
without the benefit of trial or the right I,
exercise the habeas corpus. They will no
stop the radical presses nor deny the RICH
Of free speech. They will not turn fou
millions of negroes loose amongst as t
come in competition with white laborers
Nor will they sacrifice any right Of tht
Federal Government, nor trample On am
right Of the State o. the right of any citi
zen of State, under the plea Of military
necessity.
On the other hand, the Democrats vii
endeavor to bring back the Republic to III,
ancient land marks. They will put dowr
the rebellion, and try to restore the author
isy Of the constitution throughout our en-
tire domains.