The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1867-02-22

bread and butter BaB, aiaflD, land 10
say nothing Of other distrlctsl, which added
to the democratic vote gives large MAORI
| u against this amendment.
Again, SIR, we were yesterday on this
! floor served with official notice of the de-
mise, burial and dainnation OF the demo-
cratic party Of this country! would APP
peal to senator's on the other side and ask
why, if the old democratic party (which is
the party Of today III its principles if not in
| its poWer,} be dead they persist in kicking
! tinual!y assert, do they trampe on its
grave made by their own pure hands? Do
they fear the CHESTS OF the tradition Of the
glorious tyiumphs achieved by the old de-
mocracy IL its contests with wrong, and
oppression and tyranny, will become re-
| la blltated III young, more vigorous and
powerful democracy, aud do they think, by
| keeping up their chinese thunder and their
J hideous braying 10 keep down these troub
| lous spirits which haint them for the many
great crimes against the freedoms or the cit
| lzen and government by their party when
( III power through all lis administrations
since the days OF Washington down to the
present hour? | will here say to these
senators who have thrown this first stone,
| that | regard it more honorable and inf
nately safer to be one OF the claws OF this
old lion Of democracy, shoru OF his name In
! Its contests with the powers OF despotlSm
aud wrong, than the head of the hybriad
! beast OF repubiicanism with all its eminent
kicking qualities which, while capable OF
making most Toi>e, is most fortunately for
the cause Of civil and religious liberty, i'm
| potent to propagate its own species Oh the
| American continent!
The democratic party dead That is a
| phrase Of fearful import Of terrible mean
ing Ii carries with it the Reputation and
destruction by the majority of the American
! people for all time Of democratic principles
and democratic institutions III this country.
+ 1t Will carry sadness to the hearts and
weeping TO the "Reminiscences OF the millions
struggling for freedom and the destruction
! OF tyrannleS and GespotlSmS III the European
! world
| The man or party who proclaims the dem
! ocratlc party dead, and has no euIoglSm to
! pass upon Its past achievements In diplo-
macy and In arms which have carried this
country to It's present high position among
! the nations OF the world, would blot out the
! brightest pages of our nations history and
! leave for our approval but the blurred
| biotted and bloody record made by the OPP
] l.
years Of political rule III this government
1t was the democratic party that IN the
early days OF the republic removed the re-
otrictions upon freedom imposed through
! the aieln and sedltlon laws, and opened to
all so far as the constitution permitted, from
| whatever country, the portals OF clyil and
religious liberty. 1t was through the rule
| Ui the democratic party that this area OF
freedom has from tlme to time been en-
| larged and extended until 1t reaches the Ia
! cihc OH the west and the Gulf OF Mexico
and the RIO Grande on the south.
1t was the democratic party that organ
| izeG state government III the west and north
west, and here under the benign influence
| OF state rights, and in the face OF the cry
coming flom the opposition, that the tide OF
| foreign ignorance and degradation would
overflow the country and endanger our
constitution, they united the emigrant
| masses, down trodIen In the moLarches OF
| the old world to this new world, to homes
| IN our territories aud new states and have
enfranchised and invested them with al!
| the rights, privileges and lmmunties enjoy
! ed by free-b born American citizens within
snch states, and they have done honor to
| the democratic idea, OF equal nights, equal
| and universal freedom
! The great crimes against the cause OF
! freedom in America have been committed
during the ftful and spasmodic reigns In
! this country OF ami democratic adminIstra
| tons, by the pursuit OF governmental poll
! cies that dwarled, clrcumscrlbQd, anu walled
| in democratic ideas and prevented The cH-
pansiOn OF liberal institutions on this CONT
uent; that regarded rather the wishes OF
! the despots, than consulted the feelings
wishes aud' interests OF the people Strug-
| Cling for freedom IN the mOnarcAIeS on the
eastern continent.
They have ever denied orr right to ex-
| tend our nationality over this continent and
! it's depellancies and have ever opposed
| the efforts OF the democracy To annex new
territories and confer upon thcir inhabitants
/ the rights Of selE-government and the fall
enioymeGt CT the privileges and liberty
possessed by the people Of the several
States.
After the return Of our victorious army
| from Mexico, our country occupied posi-
ton before the nations OF the world that
would have enabled her through diplomacy
alone tC prevent for the future all attempts
| by foreign governments 30 " intervene or
obtain any control in the affairs of Mexico
or the South American States, but uufortu-
nately through dlssen>l0nS III the democratic
| party, the administration OF the government
| fell into the hands OF the federal wing mon
archie party, and most of the rich fruits
achieved by our arms for the cause Of hu-
man freedom were turned to ashes and but
for d power above and beyond the control Of
that weak and cowardly administration our
brilliant conquest Of those magnificent ter
ftories on the Pacific which have since adj
ded so vastly to the wealth and power Of the
nation, would have been lost to us.
The years of anti-democratlc rule have
been marked by systematic attempts to ex-
clude foreign emigration from our shores,
and suppress freedom Of speech and of the
press, by surrender Of our diplomacy to
the control of, foreign ambassadors, OF our
police systems to promote the designs OF a
tyrannical foreign power against the inter
ests Of our country and the sacred rights of
our citizens: by permitting the seizure of
whole tracts OF American soil and the occu-
patton OF the most advantageous passages
between the Atlantic and Pacific states by
England and France, and finally the estab-
lishment through their armed intervention
of an empire III Mexicol
Now that by the removal and by univer,
ic,i II, Il l.,