The dollar weekly bulletin. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1862-1864, 1862-07-03
From the Ohio Statesman.
'-E From the Ohio Statesman.
American Democracy Constructive and
Conservative-Not Revolutionary or
Destructive.

Conservative-Not Revolutionary o.
Destructive.
The only organized constructive aud con
serative political body in this country is the
Democracy or Democratic party. It's essen
tial elements and its past history prove it to
be such.
In Europe an monarchies and aristocracies.
Democracy is revolutionary y-destructive
because it seeks to tear down or destroy ex.
listing systems of government 1t was rev.
olutionary and destructive in this country
when it sought the overthrow of the British
rule in the then Anglo American colonies.
But having accomplished that object it
ceased to be Destroyer and became a Bull
der. 1t founded a government or rather a
system of governments united in one. in
which the essential-the vital element is
the principle of self-goverme which is
the life blood of Democracy, and from
which the term itself takes its origin.
Naturally enough the Democracy looked
upon its own work in the construction of a
new system with jealous eye and guarded
it with viglan: care. 1t secured, after sey-
eral years experience in the work of con
structon, as far practicable, the public
welfare and the blessings of liberty, prov-
ding for future change and improvem .nt
with revolution or destruction of the
system itself. Thus Democracy in tn is
country became and is both conservative
and progressive.
Soon after the new system to which our
Revolution gave birth, went into full oper-
alton, the Dem ocracy assuming the position
of a political party, became the conservator
and guardian of that system. 1t maintain
ed that in order to preserve the integrity Of
the whole, it was essential to preserve the
integrity OF the several component parts,
and that the safety of the whole was essen
tial to the safety of the parts. Hence arose
the primal Demo cratic idea of separate
States with their own Const tuition and laws,
yet united, not consolidated, in one National
Union, supreme over all within certain de-
fined limits.
This primal Democratic idea, conformed
our political system of governn: ent to the
solar system-the States, like the planets,
moving round central power, each attrac-
ted and yet repelled, and each i'll its appro-
pirate and separate sphere; while the cen
ira power, never deviating from its peculiar
and assigned position, diffuses its invigora-
ting protecting and benficent Influence i'm
r--.:~''y throughout, aru 10 every part OF
the complex system, for which purpose
alone il. was created and is sustained
All this is embodied and concentrated in
the expression-"The Union" 1t is en-
phatically and essentially a Democratic ex-
preston, as the idea to which it owes its or
lgin is Democratic. 1t is this, and not any
tendency, as has been falsely supposed, to
evolutionary leveling system. that has
made Democracy popular in this country,
and given the Democratic party ascendency
and power. That party has been, by the
acknowledgements. and tauts Of its political
opponents, the conservator, the guardian
and the savior of the Union from the days |
If THOMAS JEFFERSON, to these Of ABRA-
HAM LINCOLN.
Such is the posi,ition Of the Democratic |
party oday. The opposition to it is based
lpon the ground that it seeks to maintain
he Union with the integrity of the whole
md of each component part, unimpaired by
my unconstitutional and revolutionary
change. 1t is the only conservative Union
party, and around it and within it are rally
pg all who are not bent on revolution and
destruction, or led astrsy by those who are.
DEFINITIoNs BY AN OLD MAID MAMA
;onglomerate mass of hair tobacco smoke,
confusion, conceit, and boots.
Woman-The waiter, perforce, en- the
foresaid animal
Hu,blnd-An instrument constructed to
,rowl at shirt buttons tn a. arn't there
Mother-A pleasant song; sweet vision
# childhood.
Child-A compound of delightful an d
clements.