Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1869-03-20
MODERN pBNCRoACY 20. PRoaRHs

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MODERN D1n6CRoACY es PROGRESS
Our neigbbors ofthe ,Dcmecrdt las. week
tskes US to task forsnying in our salatatory
that We intented to maintain Che principles
Of our predecessor in advocating progress
and improvement, and we infer BY the fol
lowing paragraph, that the editors OF that
paper are somewhat exercised, that it would
Be- injurious to the interest and In opposi
tion to their Democracy. Hear them.
"THK nsw preprteter Of tho american
announced in his ssiutatery, two weeks ago,
that hs would conduct the paper n it al
ways had been, since ito commencement in
1S40, in the interest of the opposition to
Democracy. Tho memory Of the gentleman
is certainly very detective, as he seems to
forget that the paper was started by our
Democratic townsman Jos. Eisely aud II.
b. Mssser, and was conducted rs q Demo
cratic paper for quite number of years.
How Mr.. Wilvert could forget this fact
when he Was an apprentices in the Office in
tbo,e days, and Democrat hinssif We fail
10 conjecture"
Our memory. perhaps, may have failed
some, but We do remember very distinctly,
that the principles advocated by the Demo
cratic party At the time when entering this
Office as On apprentice, were quite different
from those the editors Of the Democrat now
advocate. Then, the Democratic party car
ried GU. the principles as laid down by
Jefferson and jackson but time has work
ed many changes, and none 50 great o.
those in the Democratic party. While the
corrupt portion managed to get the sway,
peled to assume another name to carry out
the true principles of Democracy. Although
boy, We were never more strongly i'm
pressed with the corrupt course of many of
the Democratic leaders, than when the gen:
tleman referred to in the above paragraph,
a. "our Democratic t0ionsn,an," left the Office
on account of holding different viows from
his partner, as to what constituted Demo
erscy, TO ind mere genial companions in
the South. And, ss we examined closer
ihto the workings Of those who pgefessed to
he the genuine Democratic leaders, we be.
came more convinced than ever, that the
Spuisc icI uS W Vut III thS Wollu.
would be to keep clear from that kind of
Democracy that finally eliminated in dis
union and rebellion.
When We were allowed 70 exercise the
right Of suffrage, We did not hesitate to cast
our fret ballot for Gen. Scott for President
In 1852. Since then We have no recollec'
ten Of casting our vote for a single Demo
cratic candidate Tor the Presidency. Our
conscience will never check US for voting,
or in any way aiding to elect james Bu'
ehsnsn to the Presidency, or ever Horatio
Seymour, the last representative of that
kind Of Democracy that lead 10 and ended
with the late rebellion.
But as our neighbor Is 10 critical mood,
it may be proper to say the AMERICAN was
not started by "Jos. Eisely & II. B. Mnsser,"
but that ID. b. Aasser wss editor and sole
proprietor from its start, Mr.. Eiscly being
\ partner in ito publication and receiving
half the profits
Besides We never said the AMERICAN
would be conducted "in the interests of the
opposition TO Democracy" Our course
always has been, and now is, in accordance
With the true principles Of the Democracy
VI the Jefferson and Jackson school.