The Placer herald., 1866-09-08
Noble Words of a Sterling Democrat.

The great feature of the celebration of the
Fourth of July in New York city, was the
Tammany Society commemora,iop. and
ne address Of Rch:rd o. German. 1t i.
vel! worthy Of perusal. We give the fol
loving extract:
( "Do you ever think, citizens, wherein lies
lthe greatness Of your Republic, this prea,
'lepubic of RepubIics-really residesl IL
iLs wealth, trade, manufactures? Not so.-
There are nations 10 The old world richer
with larger commerce than ours. In its
| broad Iands-its almost ilimitable domainl
No. Russia has millions of fertile acres te
which no emigrant turns bis steps; thou
saods, day after day, arrive on our Shores
I ls it in our schools, churches palaces? In
all these things there are other countries bv
which ws are equaled or exceIIed. ri tell
you where, and where alone, its greatness
l'es-tbe secret of its vitality, strength hope
and endurance. 1t is in its freedom. In
this, that it has been and will be if it so
please God and the people. free Democrat
'c Republic. Lose ,ha, and all is lost Bet
Ter be shorn Of its weaIlh-better it had
never gained one rood Of ground more than
The thirteen original Stales-better it never
manufactured pound Of cotton or a bar of
iron-betler We had no mlIionaires, no
tanks, no parks, 20 raaces-beter now lose
them all than lose that Without which never
could have teen our heritage Of freedom, our
Constitution, our Democratic Republic
With this, all things are possible. Without
this, progress is progress towards run, and
even the highest developments Of wealth and
civilization are but the unhealthy flush of
premature decay. How can we stop? How
halt on IL. road to ruin! where can We find
a guide! Reirace your steps. Take the
Const tntion and the Declaration of lndepsn'
d-n.e for your guides: follow them To US
Democrats the path is easy and the guide fa'
miIlar, fer The Constitution and the DerIara-
lion Of Independence have always been the
prin. iples Of the Democratic party. To
these r'ioripts the Democracy. if j, be true
10 itself, must always be tue. In this the
Democratic party differs from other parties
1t always goes wrong when il swerves from
It's princ les. Other parties never 60 right
unless when they abandon theirs.
What are these principesl That that gov
ernm Mt is the best which governs the least.
That States and men thrive best-develnp
best what force is in them, when least cherk
ed, cramptd confined by legislation. That
The States are equal, sovereign, and as such,
earb Of 'hem has tights as inalienabIe as
those Of the Uni N, which was founded by
heir consent; tights which cannot be for
cited, and which it is revolution to DENY or
'ssail. The Constitution is delicate ma
.hine. In the hands Of those who under.
ard is secret, and educated to respec. it il
works kindly and well Played on Ivy other
ingers and ruder hands; turned 10 purposes
oreign from the principles Of its existence;
,ros,ituted to base ends, the subtle mechan.
SIN breaks; for it is thing too noble to BE-
made an engine Of wrong. am not speak
rg now in the interes, OF any patty 1t is
N hour when the highest level of party is
90 low for the crisis Tue, l am Demo-
rat. But il is because see in the princi-
les Of that party the true creed Of the Re.
'utlic. These principles never die. They will
i've, and will sill save lhe Union; and 20 all
Zen who are true and loyal to these principles
We held out friendly hand, Let byeones be
,ygones. We are content to forgive much
% forget murh; by forgetting and forgiviug
he Union can be saved. 1t is the will of
he people; and woe to them that dare gain
'ay it To create the Union WAS great
and honor and gratitude will
o'ever crown the names Of the g"od and
yrea, men hy whom it was accom- lshed.-
But more honor. more gratitude, more enl
luring love will bless the man or the men
~ our day by whom the Union shall be
.aved. God save the Union-save it from
be errors OF those that are dishonest and the
of those that are not so. and
help US as helped the true men Of old, to
save " hat he created-,he Un ted States
lhe great Republic Of Republics. in whose
rauss we too "rledge our lives, our fortunes
and our sacred honor"