Marshall County Republican., 1865-11-09
Democracy Disappointed.

Some Of the Democratic organs are evidently OF
the opinion that they have carried their professed
admiration of President Johnson too far, and that
in the effort to capture him they have themselves
been captured. IL may turn out after ALL that the
Rip Van Wrinkle Democracy of New Jersey and
the Vallandigham COpperheads of Ohio possess
more OF the geuuine principles Of the party than do
the Haskin ohnson Democracy of New ork, who
have set themselves up rs patterns for the party
elsewhere, and with an affection of superior wis
dom assume to dictate to their less cx ,ted breth
rem OF the Van Wiugle and Vallandigham persua-
sions, burial of the 'tmc honored principles" Of
Democracy as il was.
Throughout the race OF seryiiity and toadyism
that the managers Of the party have been running,
in their efforts to tic themselves 20 al Abolition
President, there hlye boen a few faithful sentinels
ON TIE walls Of tho Democratic Zion, who have pre-
served the purity Of the ancient principles OF the
partv as thcy we're held year ago, and have not
Joined in the songs of hlttery poured into the ear
OF the Tennessee tailor, and since the recent elcc
tons have proved how pro6tless the adventure
was, their numbers are being increased.
Among the most grievously disappointed who
have come back sborn from the Democratic raid
on the President, is the Louisville Democrat,
which has arrived at the sage conclusion that the
Democracy have made fools of themselves in turn
ing their backs upon the genuine principles Of the
party without realizing any returns for their apos
tacy. II vents its disappointment in the following
language:
"rhe Louisville Journal seems to be very
earnest supporter of the President. The PrcsI-
dent sustains military rule in this State. He re-
tans negro troops here, and has not restored the
writ Of habcas corpRs. Some of trc radicals sup
port the President, and believe he is, in the main,
with them He has not insisted that negroes shall
vote as a representation in Congress: but we do
not know tina; he is opposed to it. Some of the
radicals say he is not; and iii certain that it would
require no more usurpition OF power to exact ne
gro suffrage than President Johnson has exercised.
In the exercise of Federal power, President John
son goes far as the Radical party could desire,
and his treatment Of Kentucky is just what they
desire. His removal Of martial law from this State
we now see was all a deception. It meant moth
ing. AL that has been done in the Southern States
may turn out the same way. 1t may be only an
experiment that he will abandon, We do not see
any principle followed in this process of recon
structOn BY which We can be sure how 1t will ord.
hiterth States admitted into the y Mon, the
military my still be kept in those States as the su-
pTcme power, "a is done in this State now, and il
so, what ia the Of the process! Ii is no resto-
ration OF Union Of States, but the establishment
Of an empire over one third of the Uaon."
At length We find Democratic editor possessed
OF courage enough TO speak Of the habcas eorpus.-
That venerable writ has suffered from neglect for
some months past, and has been treated by It's for
msr deyotees rs ii IL was worth no more than an
intelligent contraband or last years Democratic
platform, but as the faithful come to realization
OF the futilits of their pursuit Of the White House
we hope to hear a repetition of the old argument
in favor Of the habeds corpus, and hearty condem-
nations OF military commissions, especially the one
that has been sitting in the case of Emerson Eth
eridge, of which our Democratic cotcmPoraries
seem to h.ve lost sight
II is refreshing, too, to once moro h ear tht
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The party has lately been 50 intent on worshipnS
the President, that they had almost forgotten th'
use and meaning Of that term; but as the prodiga
remembered the Injuries OF his fathers house
when he was famishing from hunger. so do ou
Democratic wanderers recall, in the day OF thei
humiliation, the solid food on which they fed be
fore forsaking their principles in search of tn
| flesh pots of Office.
| Should New York follow her sister States ii
their condemnation Of the astounding and hyp
ocritical debasement Of the Democratic part
we has been witnessed in the past six months
which shall find their leaders going back TO frs
principles. and believing Justify, usurratons, mill
tary commissions, habsas corpus, State rights, an
tho like, as they did be fore they joined in applaud
! ing the absorption of all the power OF the rsbe
States in the will of the President, the abolition Q
slavery, and the imposition OF a test oath as pre-
requisite to the exercise OF the rights Of citzensh
by the inhabitants of the seeded States. Th
next time the Democracy determine on an entir
change OF base, they should be certain that thcr
are no pit falls masked batteries in theI line
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