The Union flag. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1865-187?, 1867-08-02

man y freedom Austrian des-
potism was Synonymous with every
thing %unprincipled, cruel sanguinary
and fendish it had no parallel-Dot
even in that of the Turkl Indeed, the
tyranny of the Ports, as contrasted
with that of the Hapsburgs, was mild
and b%eni6oent!
General Lewis Cass, in 1850, a SEN
ator OF the United States, and a lead
ing tribune OF Democracy, introduc.
ed into the Senate a resolution propos-
ing to suspend all diplomatic relations
with the House of Hapsburg Mr., Cass
thus endeayored to give expression to
the indignant sentiments of the Amer
lean Democracy upon the frightful
acts of Austria in striking down
Hungarian indepondence-to mark
its Christian and republican reproba-
ton of the tyranny and crimes of the
awful House of Hapsburg Mr.. Cass,
in the enthusiasm, of his upright
feelings, and in defence of his prOpo-
%sition, quoted from one of Henry
Clay's speeches in defence Of South
American independence Mr.. Clay's
celebrated sentiment: ~ hare no
commiSSeration for princeS--my sympa-
thieS are reServed TOR the great mass of
mankind" This consequently be-
came quite . popular Democratic slo.
gan. 1t was shouted every where, in
the forum and upon the stump, by all
the tribunes of the Democracy, big
and little. To be sure the consistent
Democracy, at the time of the utter
ance of this sentiment by Henry
Clay, was in strong antagonism to
the movement for South American in.
dependence, in support Of which it
vas spoken, and while defeating that
movement, furiously denounced its
chivalric author as a profigate and
unprinciplcd demagogue and schemer;
but that fact 10 1850, only caused the
Democratic tribunes to shout the
louder; ave have no C0mmiSSerdtion
tor priHcssS-our Sympdthies are reServ.
ed TOR the great mass Of mankind
The key note of their slogan is
again changed. The iniquitous at
tempt of the great bulk of their party
to establish the "Confedracy"-a mill
tary despotism-upon the fundamental
principle that SLAVERY is the natural
and normal condition of the laboring
man, whether tohite or Jlrck." To re-
establish, in this age and century, upon
the republican soil of America, the
long exploded and abandoned political
machinery of the feudal tyrannies OF
old Europe, in. which there would have
been but two classes, master ard slave,
noble and serf or %villein, have opened
the minds Of the Democracy to new
convictions, and radically changed the
direction of their sympathies. They
are now indignant, furious at the fail
ure of a Hapsburg prince to crush out
Mexican independence. Their feel
ings revolt ut the cruel fate of the
young prince Macmillan 3! The De-
mOcracy are shocked, appalled, =
What, a prince of the House Of Haps.
burg cxecuted-murdered-and that,
too, by the Republicans. The Sans
CutotteS, the canaille of Mexico, o,
horror!
The despots and nobility of Eruope,
though startled and apprehensive for
their periled perogatiyes and priv
leges, did not feel nor express one
half the indignation and horror at the
execution of Charles I, by the re-
pubIicans of England and of Louis
WI by the republicans of France
as do apparently our Democracy at
the execution ola prince of the House
of Hapsburgl These democratic
rights of the Munroo Doctrino-thesc
tribunes Of the demos-kratees now
raise the slogan: We hare no COM
miSSeratiOn for the great mass Of man
kind-oW s~ynpathieS are reserued for
the princeSiD
o., consistent Democracy! o, Lib.
crity-loving, despotic Democracy!
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