The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-08-01
The Democratic Party.

DEMOCRACY IN THE UNITED SIATEs. w uaV ~
has Done, What it is doing and What it will
do By Ransom 81. Gillett. formerly MEM
ber Of Congress from st. Lawrence county,
New York, more recently Registrar and 30
icitor of the United States Treasury Depart
!. ment and Solicitor for the United States IN
the Court Of Claims, Counsellor at Law, &c.
New York: D. Appleton & Go. 1858. Charles
ton: John Russell and Holmes Book House.
The Democratic party has aproud record.
Since its organization in 1900, ithas, with
the exception of about sixteen years, con-
trolled the policy Of the American Union.
Under its fostering care the growth, pros
perity and happiness of our people have
excited the wonder and admiration of the
world. All that national strength and the
abundance Of public resources which the
Republicans, have recklessly squandered,
in carrying out their schemes of conquest
and political and personal aggrandizement,
had been previously amassed for the public
good by Democratic thrift and statesman
ship. The country aourished under the
sdministrations of the Democratic Presi-
dents, JEFFERSON, MADISON, MONR oE, JACK.
SON. VAN BunEN, POLK, PIERCE, BUCHANAN.
On ths contrary, it has experienced no
special benefit from the supremacy Of any
other party. Representing the genius Of
the people, reverent Of law and yet progress
sive, the Democrats whenever outvoted and
ousted by the party of reactionists and class
legislators, have been soon summoned back
to power by an increased popular confidence
and new historic vindications. Ithas fallen
like Ant@us, to rise with new vigor. At
times, as of late, it has seemed to die; but
even while the funeral feast was being eel
ebrated with jovial wassail, the mighty
Athelstane has reappeared to reclaim his
heritage and drive the untimely jewellers
away. There is a principle Of life within
it, which will perish only when the liberties
of the country ore irretrieyably lost; when
we have forgotten the principles Of our an
cestors and the traditions of their glory.
It is our privilege to witness, just at this
present time, the temperance of the
Demoeracy-an event which the future his
torian will commemorate as the "Political
Renaissance" of America. For the last
seven years, the Republicans have had
everything their own way. Every depart
ment of government has been under their
control. And the people now see how these
persuasive, trusted leaders have betrayed
them. Mr.. GILLErT proves that Mr.. LIN
COLIN was expressly elected to provoke war
that it was necessary for the consolidation
of his party, and was purposely drifted
into by the first Congress after his inaugu-
ration, and that it was Intentionally pro-
tracted in ordess to secure his reelection.
Thus the Radicals have given us blood,
debt and disorganization. They have
shown that their ability consisted in the
power of destroying. They have over
spread the land with ruin. And now, at
its appropriate season, that political energy
which can rebuild the State reappears.
Sudden as an Arctic summer it breaks upon
"the winter Of our discomfort" Around
US we behold popular uprising-a muster
ing landwehr, mu.titudinous, buoyant, he