The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1865-07-20
Hope for Democracy.


preston of party principles on that day, thu
Democraracy is the ony party that we arr
aware ofthat ever got up strictly partisan eel
ebrations. But that is not to the point. The
democracy" of Harrisburg, Penn. had
party celebration of the 4th of this present
July. and invited one James Buchanan-the
Old Pub. Func.-as the best representati We
Of genuine Democracy of the present day
to unite with them in the celebration. The
following is the reply Of the OP. Func
81 WHEATLAKD. NEAR LANCASTER, July 9,
GENrLEaEs: have received your kind in
vitation to unite with the Democracy of Har'
4 risburg and its vicinity in celebrating The ap'
| preaching anniversary of our national lndepen.
dence, aud regret TO say shall not be able t.
enjoy this privilege.
=, On this halloyed anniversary let us rejoice
! that through the intervention OF Divine PROV i.
deuce peace has once more returned to bless
our land. Our Joy, however, will be tlDget
! 9th q cloud of sorrow tor the loss Of our KIND
| hearted and distinguished President by dia0ol
] ical crime AID tins tno, III the very moment
wncn. by wise cismeuey be was shout TO con
vince the world lAat peace has itg triumphs as
we'll a. war. -s.-.
| am gratlfed to observe that everywhere
throughout the State the old Democratic party
| is renewing the energies of former years IL
| can never die while the Constitution shall live
1t will be bright and glorious day for the PEG
pie of the country and kktS lcaU surely come
though at my advanced age | may not live t.
see it-when the we'll tried and time-honored
principles of Democracy AS expounded by jeff
erson and Jackson shall regain the ascendancy
in the administration of the Federal Govern
Yours, very respectfully,
JAMES BUCHANAN,
Mr.. Buchanan, is glad the old demo-
cratic party is renewing the energy of for
mer years OF course he is. He is undoubt-
eddy anxious to see that same old party as
strong and as energetic as when it elected
him to the highest Office in the gift of the
American people. The people of this coun-
try don't sympathize with their betFayer
in his aspirations for the party that elevated
to the place he SO signally dishonored
and disgraced. The Democracy "can never
die, - the aged P. F. thinks, ''while the con-
stitution shall live" According to the prin-
ciples of the Democracy as expounded by
Mr.. B. it would have but very short life
lease. When Democracy was in its zenith Of
power, and had possession of every depart
ment the o. P. f. as its chosen oracle and
expounder, decided that there was no pow
er under the constitution to prevent secess-
ion and the destruction of the Union. The
Old Public Functionary certainly ought to
feel grateful to the Republican party fol
stepping in at that juncture and saw
ing alive 'the constitution and the Union"
and thus saving the life of the Democracy
With what an JUNCTION the o. P. F. con-
cludes his letter. at will be bright and
glorious day for the people Of this country
when democracy shall regain the ascendency
i'll the administration of the Federal gov.
eminent says he In the light of history,
and judging the future by the past, we Can
not see it in that light, The American
people have not forgotten, though j. B.
seems to have forgotten the fact that it was
while the old democratic party with James
Buchanan as its chosen representative had
the ascendancy in the Federal government,
that tt is late rebellion was organized and
Iinaugurated. That it was with his approx.
al or silent connivance, that the national
treasury was robbed, and its arsenals plum
dered to arm southern traitors and rebels
for the conflict, against. the life of the Union,
by democratic members of his own cabi-
net. fever there was dark and gloomy
day 'for the people of thiscountry, it was
one of those last days in which 1.-The old
democratic party" had the ''ascendancy in
the administration of the Federal Govern
ment." The people, we imagine, will not
care to see repetition of those days, how
ever it may be with democratic demagogues
and politicians. This generation has seen
all it wants to see, of the ascendancy of the
old-or modern, either democratic party,
sin the administration of the Federal gov
eminent"