St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1862-10-30
The Present Democratic Party.

The Present Democratic Patty.
Daniel 8, Dickinson, is one II the old.
cot leading dsmocrstsin the States : lie hats
ever been one Of Che most Influential aud.
conservative, and occupied seat il thss
y. 8. Senate with Webster aud 4 lay and
Benton. II there is man, now living,
Who has rightto speak for the Dem
cratic party it is Dick;' son, aud in. a.
speech delivered at the Cooper lnstitut.
New York the. 18th inst, he i nouncel the
present 70 called lrm"cra,ic organization,
Us got up by . combi"a,i." Of old c"rrup,
ofice-sceker~ VIII are seeking by the e,
VI IN did and .hs.noraLle nau.e to, destroy
the government und win spills hy the ru-
in of our Republican form Of Go"e,n.
mc"t. Our space torbids anything like =
full report If his speech, but we give the
following pointed extract aud ask all law
ers Of their country t" read and ponder
his words, not merely US the words Of ar
eminent democrat aud patriot, but US utter,
ances which bear upon their iace the'evi-
d. nee VI truth. Let any ma" consider,
after reading, it he will give his vote to
uphold such II u>url,ation VI The old par
~ name ii he will, in the name of De.
mocracy, vote f'r submission to armed
traitors. No matter what the claims Of
individuals, man VII" has accepted a
nomination on any Of the platforms laid
down by the present Democratic organ
ization, will if elected, 6nd himself con-
strained, by l.a't> ties, to impede the pres
eat Administration, in every way. i" al
its cIE>rts to crush out the present REBEL.
ion. Let Republicans think if, by their
apathy, they will permit the :rtun ph Of u
party organized to condemn the Aa;:'inis:
tration for every effort made to crush the
rebellion which has come 80 near OVER
throwing our irs itu'io,Is If sc'f:gover,.-
m<nt. Mr.. Dickinson says:
1.-The masses Of the democratic part,
are not now politically organized
b,t its members are always loyal, aud
when organized, the party is as true az
was it, great leader Jackson Its men,
hers awell tie ranks Uf our brave armies.
in guarding the Nations Capitol. in pro
,ectink that dear ~ mbul II liberty and
hore, the Stars and Stri pes. from iesccra-
ton, and in defending tn. Constitution
and thu Union. Cheers. J They are act
ing with the Unm" organization ut home,
and are underwriting ~ exhibit to rebellion
and to the world the sublime moral spec
'acle Of while pe"pL', laying aside po-
lit:cal partisan "Iini.,ns aud di;.cussi ,ns,
and acting together to preserve their rev
olu'i"nary inheritance from d.struct on.
The members Of the narrow, trading
tricky. faction. who now strut the self
constituted b. roes Of the Democratic par
~. name they have learned t. mouth
better tina" they have t" practice It's pri,,-
ciples--werc nine out Of ten against it in
the days Of its organized action, or if witt,
it, were its mendicants, Office. seekers and
camp-foll"wers. The true Democrat has
no fear that 10 shall. be forever lost, if he
acts III common with wulitival opponents III
subduiug retelli"n. lie b. lievcs he can
6nu h mself when tn, war is over The
spurious one, naturally enough. is fearful
if he once get mingled with Rel uhIicans.
lie viii never know hi,nself again. and
hence his necessity for keeping up party
organization. hut even b..tard I>en."-
Gratis can be preser ed from tiual loss with
u little care Let them be cl,ulked as farm
ers chalk their steep when they put l.ts
'o-e;h,r which they may with to sep rate
sgai', marking the black with white
chalk and the white with red Or write
On them as the l'u.chn.a, did ~ his pic
ture Of bear, wht" he feared the outline
Of Brui" might not BE- recognized: "D;xh
ISL vDn Le..r."
l will not presume to say what the true
Democratic rarty vii! Do when peace is
restored aud it Is r e 'Snized but | a,,
at least an older soldier in its ranks than
Nr. Seymour (.'1hat's s"''-cheers] have
Hunger adhered to its principles ard us,,ges
and have rs good tight to, speak for it as
he has; and may, perhaps with proprie-
ty, pre'liet what it will not d.. i hat It
will not ut cmpt t" conquer nct:4rious re.
oelIion III ar,'e by Propositions Of peace,
that it will not, hy very Indirect ,''ea''s Of
assault upon the Government aud apology
tor 'eLeIllo", afford aid and co,,t"rt and
encouragement to an armed enemy, tuss-
Ing at the very hcart-strin%s Of the re-
pubic; tina, it will uot organize fictitious
political party VI grinding, growing gru',.-
bIers to war upon the Government, to eul-
barrass its efforts, to predict its failure,