Columbia democrat and star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1867, 1867-01-30


THE following article is taken from the
CLINTON Democrat, published in Lock Ha-
ven, and speaks our sentiments exactly, and
we know that large portion, if not all, of
our Democratic readers will endorse it.
We can not drop this subject without en-
tering our protest against the action of
majority of the Democratic members of the
Legislature in resolving to support Mr.
CoWan. Against that individual we have
not word to say, but he does not pretend
to belong to the Democratic party, and in no
wise represents its principles, its measures,
Its works, its glories, or its men, When our
Legislators act in political or party point
of view they are bound to respect,party laws
and respect the party itself When they de-
part from this, they strike directly at party
organization and discipline, for if they may
do this why may not every body else? The
very fact of the Democratic membersvoting
for Mr.. Cowan showed weakness a most de-
plorable want Of faith scantiness of brave
common sense, and ought to be reprobated
by every man who sincerely believes that
the National Government of our fathers can
only be restored by return to good old
fashioned Democracy
We know the natural timidity of men dis
couraged by repeated defeat-it is only brave
hearts who can stand undismayed under it.
The former naturally grasp at every flicker
ing hope, and running hither and yon soon
fail to recognize each othcr-their strength
then gone they soon cease to exist The
history of the old Wing party is forcible
example of this. A powerful party during
its entire existence, 1T generally met with
defeat. To obtain success it took Know
Nothingism disgusting, disgraceful Know
N0thingism) to its bosom; the embrace was
fatal-the better element sunk to rise no
more while the worst strutted its brief hour,
until it was swallowed up by another mon
ster. Our representatives In the Legisla-
ture are our sentinels on the ramparts, who
should warn US of approaching danger, and
should not themselves become the victims
of gay seducers.
In all charity and humility we say to our
leaders, our trumpeters, and especially to
our Solons in the Legislature, the Democratic
people hare had enough of this Johnsonisn,.
He strayed from us at perilous time and
has never come half way back. Let him
work his way through as best he can; sus-
tain his measures when proper, but never
place his name upon our banner. It has no
business there The experiment was tried
last fall and we lost by it. As a matter of
principle it is a fraud to put his name there,
and as matter Of expediency it is great
weakness. Last fall the placing it there
reused all the energies of an infuriated cha
grined and fanatical combination to resort
to every effort, fair and FOUL that the inge-
nuity of man could devise to defeat us. The
Democracy were compelled to shoulder all
A. j. s sins, for which he had no peculiar
merits to compensate u.s. His speeches
during his travels were crushers upon us,
food for the Radicals-his patronage was so
elumsily used, so far as used at all, as to be
an injury TO as; and lion-hearted Clymer,
with the Democracy at his heels, lad to
suffer defeat as per consequence.
We say, therefore, that the Democracy
have had enough of this business-Johnson
was enough, and Cowan is surplusage. The
Democracy hold fast to their good old prin-
say to their representatives,
hold fast to our good old usages-right ac-
ton alone can give us victory, expedients are
worthless and mischievous, and stout hearts
do not cover under few defeats. Let era
Iens bargain and towards quail ake-it is I'M
natural for the Democracy to do either