Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1862-05-14
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Of Democratic Members cf Congress TO tie
Democracy IF bts Uaitsi States.
FELLOW -CIEIzENs:

FELLOW -CITIzENs:
The perilou, condition gf ,ur country de
mauas that We should reason together
Party organization, restricted within proper
limits : positive good, and iEi-e.i essential
to the pres ervaJiOn Of public liberty. Mi-b-
out Il the hest Government would Sog.. de-
generate into the worst Of tyTaEuies. II
lespJllsus the chief Use OF power Is IA crush
ing out party opposition. In our own cyuH-
trv the experience Of the iast twelve months
proves more than a lesson Ia history. tue
necessity Il party organization lhe present
Administration was chosen - pa.sy, El.-
ia all civil acts and appointments ht~ T.gHE-
nisei. and stll. loes. as !eaity and obligations
II that party. There must aad N,ll ns San t.f
position. Tine PuhAc safety and good i-ui..,s-
ii Shall it be = new organization or Ils o.l
one. The Democratic party WAS founded
more tnau s:N;y years ago Il has ncrcr bee.
ai- banded. To-day Il numbers one Il-. .-.aI.
i've hundred ;I1us and electors m the S,4f.~
still loyal 20 tie I"ton- It's recent numerous
victories IN muuic pa. elections IT, ti,e Ne; -Tu
auI Middle States prove itS Vitality Within
the la-; ten months u has held State C"uvgl-
tions and nom. mated full Democratic ticket
in every Free State il tie Union. or IN
ether party opposed u the hrlubs.ctus eau
the same he SIEa
SHALL TIE DEIUCRtTiC PARTY BE SOW DIS
BANDED
Way should g: Are it, ancient rafVrI-
PIES wrong y hat are they: Let its plat
forms for thirty years speak:
RsSglr.d That the American Democracy
place their trust ia taeiHtel igen:e tle prJri-
otism. aud the discriminating Justice u the
AmerIc ~ people.
..Ihtt We regard tlis as "a Gi-;iu-ii,, fes-
turs IL our political cre-I, WINCH ~ rr-
proud l. mI5-;.,n before tuc wyr.l. a. ra.
great moral element "a "a form OF EBvees. -a-il-
--riu ,inL II IN and upheld hy the VoP-Ls E
WILL ana we coutIastIr with tfe creed au
practice of Federalism, under yAaJesuv nam
or form. which seeks L, palsy the w.iI ot Ia-
constituent AMI Wbch c.ncrives no i5s posture
too mCnstrous for Jhe popu.ar cseiaItr-
That tae Federal Govern sDsni J. one os
/ limited power derive yg.sIy from the CvN-rI-
TUITION: and the grants OF power HlaIg there
. In ought u be --lsI- construed by ali ,u.
departments AM 90 .-r-sj> of the GoycrGmcut
! and that Il : exYcUelt aud Gang E'rous 10 eN-
! erciSe doubtful constitutional Powers.
. Aud "a explanatory OF these the following
! from Mr.. JEFFERSON trst inaugural.
E. The support Of the STATE GbvEENWENT-
I in al their rights as tn most c1uprr..s- "a J
mini,tratious o. oar d9mc,ti; concerns aul
the -urest bulwarks against autI-repGa.Icau
tendencies.
E. rue preservation Of TIL. General {; verH-
ment IN IT. whole constitutional vgor "a the
! sheet-aucnOr Of our peace at h0me anG safety
abroad.
A jealous care Of the right o! election by
} the people.
( The supremacy Of the civil over military
! authority.
Ec9aomy in the public expense. ,h,,
{ labor may be Il shtly huIienei-
The honest payment OF our debt ans
sacred preservation o.; the public f..5h
e. Freedom Of Religion, freedom "f "a
Press, and freedom OF person unaer p~a-a-t-H-
Of tle Haocas corpus. AMI INA, g., jl..es iru
partially selected"
Sucn. b ,iHocr2ts- are ;ha principles q,
. our party. essential - public liberty 1a-.
the -tahriiy auJ Wis. administration .i ii.-
ciovernmruJ. alike in velcs a.j wa~. Tae,
are the principles upsn waich tae Eru-tsrl
ton and the Union sre founded: 4uJ. ;l'.i,l
the control of "A party winch adhere t., ;lern
ti.e Constitution N8stt be maintained s- -iIt
Union could not b. dissolved
l. the policy OF the Democratic r4rsl
wrong that II should be ii~6auGei.
L. poiicy l. consistent with it, principles
auG may be summed az, from the beginning
So, follows: Tn support oI liberty s- q ...5-l-
IY yer. Of the pe3..s IA against their = -cut
{ and servants: ata gf State rI-h.s as a-ai-l-
consolidation and centralized ie-pp. ism;
simple gvverun. mt; no public arbr. lay
taxes: NJ high protective tariff NJ genera
>y-ter.. # internal improvements by -r .eI..
authority: 10 National Bank; hard none,
;or tHs Federal pubic dues; no a~>nartiet
. Il State deut-; expansion Of Territory -.
government ior tine Territories. subject o..'
- the Constitution Jlc absolute c,nT.-.
bl.ity Of uIio: u tire States, part -,sT
. and part free the aaimi~-iou uT new States
with ur without slavery, as they may cleo,
. non-jutcrlerenc- by the Federl! Gysvrumau
with slavery In state and Territory, 90 in th
4 District Of Columbia; ami. Finally, as -
forth IA the C.lcIEn Il Platform, IN ic5B san
rgHiiirECl IN $50, absolute lai c,rgua. .' ne
vu!iaJIon ot al. sectional parties. .ud p..rtspg
concerning domestic slavery which seek &
. cm5roil the States anj iacije To treason au
armed resistance t. law im the Territories
AMI whose avowei purposes, Ii con-umuiatc
must end IN civil war and liSrni1r'
. Such was the ancient and the recent pole
OF tue Democratic party, running through
period 4 sixty year. policy cDusist.u
with tine principles yf the Constitution. an
, absolutely essential 20 the preservation e.
the Union
Does the HISTORY of the Democ-a;j. part
5 prove that 1t ought t. be abandoned: :. Is
their fruit shall We know them Sections
, parties du not achieve Union triumpGS. F.
sixty years from tAe inauguration OF Ietfer
son on the 4th Of March, 1901, the Demo
cratic party, with short Intervals, controlIc
the power and the policy of the Eedera
Government. For forty eight years out
these sixty. Democratic men ruled the cpur
J try: for fifty four years and eight month
the Democratic policy prevailed. Dlrin
this period Louisiana. florida. Texas. Ne
; Mexico, and California were successively an
nexed to our territory, with au area NOR
than twice as large all the original TniI
teen States together. Eight aew States wer
admitted under richly Democratic Admin,
} tratiOns-one under the Administration {
Fillmore. From five millions, the populatio
| increa-el To thIrtE-lne millions. The Roy.