The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1867-10-03

Constubiss. ................C. E. WALSWoRTH,
LOUIS BERRYHILL,
HARDWICk v0SS.
Asses.or. ........,............F. II. HOLLAND. il
THE YOUNG DEMOCRACY,
We premise THAI our caption is in some
sort misnomer. The young Democracy is
an older Democracy redirirus. For the
years Of his early teashins Ralph Waldo EN-.
erson, maintained toward his counirymen
the defiance Of the rejected Seer. He was
hopeless Of the American present. He was
Democrat, longing for genuine Democracy. :.
in,olerant of the existing arraigning tho
then Democracy (the Democracy from ls4e
to ls60) because +" its spirit was Destructive
and aimless;" because cit was not loving
because It had no Interior and divine ends"
He arragned Whiggery, because: at vim
dicated no right, aspired to no real good,
proposed no generous policy, did not build,
nor write, nor cherish the arts. nor foster re.
ligion, nor establish schools, nor encourage
science, nor emancipate the slave, nor be.
friend the poor, or the Indian, or the immi,
grant He arraigned both Whiggery and
Democracy because he said, "from neither
party, when in power, had the world any
benefit to expect in science, art, or human
ity at all commensurate with the resources OF
the nation" So, he taught higher political
principles, purer social dogmas, more ex.
allied humanitarianism, than he thought his
age would receive. And if he was intolerant
OF the Now, it was because he thought hm>
self related only to the Hereafter If he was
impatient Of the Men Of the Present, it was
because it was alone the Men of the Eutule
that be thought would wear q properer
Manhood.
lie became more hopeful when Dem ocrac,
recognized itself under Republ,canism.
And when the war for the Union broke the
cells Of partizanship, and there came forth
speople inspired with new love Of Liberty,
and with higher conceptions of Mans Man.
hood, and juster appreciation of genuine
democracy; and with some inspiration of
true.developing American Republicanism:
and an impulson towards the Right Future
then Emerson ceased to be solely the Hu>
manisarisn Philosopher, and became the
Citizen, as well. He went to Washington.
and the greatest of American Thinkers and
the greatest of American Executives took
counsel together. Then Emerson went away
to speak the bravest words, for Mr. Lincoln
and the Union cause, that were spoken: and
he did it during all the war He spoke. too,
the grandest words that were spoken of the
Historic Lincoln following the bullet OF the
Assassin; for be thought Lincoln the repre>
sentative of q new political order of things
the Herald of the nobler Future which En-.
erson foresaw. In Emersons recent Har-
ward Address his new sublime faith in the
Present finds grand expression it permeates
every sentence. A faith in an American
Present that has left foolish Prejudice be-
hind. foolish passion behind, foolish conser-
vatism behind, demagoguery behind. hos,ili
ty to Progress behind; opposition to the full
development Of every mans fullest Mans
hood, behind-that has left all these as the
debris OF the overwhelmed Pro- Slavery Re.
belhon. This is the faith of Emerson, as il
Is the faith Of every American who hopes for
his country its grandest, truest and bes. de
velopment
We have referred to Emerson in this CON
nection because be is representative of his
class; small class to be sure but whose
hopes the best men and truest lovers of Lib
erty IN this country and throughout christ.
endom alphabetically share. Emerson dis
dams politics: he has no partizan feeling
ne IS purely the Thinker And, thinking
10 him 1t became patent that the spirit which
controlled parties in this country under
democratic administration, was a spirit tina,
repressed and prevented the true growth oil
our people; was spirit which was bligh,ins
Liberty, and forbidding our nation to affair
its true Republican destiny. And he hailec
the renewed love of Liberty, and hostility tc
Slavery, and recognition Of Human Rights
that our people manifested during the war
rs the earnest OF our emancipation from III,
old spirit that had enthralled us, and b,
could not but be hopeful Of the future.
But the Democracy is our country's Meph
istopheles. 1t was to have been expected
that the Young Democracy would organize
In the spirit of the New and the Present. i
has not done it. 1t catches no inspiration
from the country's recent contest for eman
cipanon from Slavery: it has learned no.
thing and forgotten nothing it has no new
criteria for the national judgment, no new
canons for the national conscience. It nro.
fesses no better principles than it held wher
the Slave Power ruled the land it propose,
no more exalted policy than then 1t come.
IN the spirit Of the Past to re-enact the his
tory OF the Past. That would surely give u.
blghted and dwarfed future. Our Elmer,
son, and those working and longing for .
Republic Of Right and exalted Manhood
must again lose faith and heart in the Amer.
cans of the present, if, after the disciplinary
and regenerating experiences of the recent
years, our people again accept the old time
proven vicious ideas and principles of the
Young Democracy.
correspondent of the Muscatine Journal
says that while at Muscatine, Charles Mason
mailed two copies of his /" Address, and
Two copies OF hrs circular :. To tie Tax PAY.
ers' to Gen. Robt. L. Lee, Lexington,
Virginia. We presume that Mason did this
Dy way OF reporting to his military chief the
progress OF the rebel eight in Iowa. A yerv
proper thing for Mason TO do.
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GEN. STERLING PRlcE gave himself win.
ingiy to'the Slave Power and the Rebellion j.
did willingly its work but couldn't find "a.
vor with the rebel chief; wandered through
2 years exile in Mexico; was permitted b..
the government ~hese life he had songh. to
take 70 come back then to bis St. Lou,.
hons !; snd sov death comes and ends ! lie