Columbia democrat and star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1867, 1866-11-21
The Right Kind of Talk.


We take pleasure in copying from the
Philadelphia Age an extract from an edito-
rial headed 'sTHE RADICALS AND THE De-
MocRAoY." This extract embodies our SEN
timentss relative to Radicahsm and Democ-
racy exactly, and should be carefully read and
circulated by every Democrat We always
believed and advocated that if the nation is
to be redeemed from the REASONABLE machi-
nations Of the radicals, it must be saved by
the Democratic Party. This doctrine, but
short time. ago, was scoffed at, by some feac
Of the Democracy who were in fact favoring
".entanglng alliances, but to-day veil their
faces to hide their shame. Read the ex-
tract: 1
ssAeainst this mad, wicked, and suicidal
policy, the Democratic party of the country
is united to man. There is not break in
their ranks. They know that all those gres
principles which sprang into life from the
sufeEngs. and sacrifices of the leaders and
participants IN the struggle of the American
Revolution, and made this nation great, free,
and happy, still find home In their organi-
zation. They feel that, if the nation can be
rescued from It's present peFilous position, it
I'LL S1H4J ~ tA0t4f~ ll&G d,CCHA~UCl VI Lie
Democratic Party, and the application of
their national ideas and principles in all sec
tons. They understand that, along the path
marked out by Democrats statesmen and
made resplendeBt by years of national hap
piness, iadyancement, and renown, the peo-
pie must travel in order to reach proper
solution OF the problem now agitating the
nation. The country cannot be reunited by
continuing sectional agitation. IF men are
taught to hate each other, they will not be
brothers m that large and extended sense in
which the term applies to political relation
ship IN such government as that of the
United States. The cement of this Union
must be the Democratic idea of State equal
lty and personal peership under the Consti-.
tuition. When that Is abandoned, the rud-
der is unshipped, and the vessel of state
viii drift upon the rocks, and be dashed
topieces BY the waves of anarchy and mis-
The duty Of the Democratic party at the
present time Is, to stand firm upon their time
honored principles. There must come lull
inthe storm Of passion and hate which is
now sweeping over the land, and then tenn
pest-tossed people will look for some haven
IN whIch to repair the injuries of the past,
and re6t for the duties Of the future. The
tenacity Of purpose and selfsacrifcing spirit
manifested BIZ the old Democratic party for
the past five years, has won the admiration
ef the world They have elung to ptin-
eiple.as the soldier elings to the flag when
the shot falls fast and the sod is slippery
VIII the e-blood of his comrades. Power
has not awed nor gold sedueed this gallant
band of men, and this fidelity to principles
Is the secret Of their strength. They need
no entangling alliances. They can profit by
no bargains. The path of principle, illu-
minEd By such present lights as are IN full
harmony with the grand old history Of the
Democratic party Of the nation, is the path
n maich victory can alone be found. That
path nnzRt be followed. Be the party large
or small, it can find success in no line of duty
that does not square with principle. If the
nation Is to be redeemed from the treasona-
BE machinations Of the Radicals it must be
saved By the Democratic party. That or
ganization is powerless now for great good.
But it can expose the plans of the Radicals,
continue to spread the truth before the peo-
pie, and wait for further developments Let
this great Democratic party stand firm upon
principle now, and their mission VIII be a
glorious one In the future.
~ Whar have the Radical party gained
IN the elections this FaI12 Nothing at all.
They have the majority IN Congress now. and