The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1869-10-07

The question now arresting the atten-
ton ofthe public-"Is the Democratic par
" alive or dead2''-is susceptible of oppO-
site answers, according as it is understood.
Ii is the old perplexity of Giles ScrOggins,
on awakening from season of Alcoholic
obfuscation: "NOw, be Giles Scroggins
or be MT I? If I be Giles Scroggins, 1
have lost four good oxen; if 1 be Mt, have
found a cart"
No doubt, there will always be a party
called Democratic, which will hold con-
veutiOns, and nominate tickets; and some
times elect them. Bnt the main question
is not, ''Win there hereafter be a party
called Delnocratic2"-but, 'sWiL it be in
principle and essence the party hitherto
known by that title?" And this question
is not answered byrprOving that party
will survive that calls itself by the Demo-
cratic name.
This party has lately installed some new
leaders, who are verifying the old adage,
"New lords, new laws" Mr.. John QuiD-
cy Adams, of Massachusetts, is one of the
reqdiest of these new counselors. He vir-
tually tells his fellow partisans that the
blockheads who want to keep them forev-
er OH what we may distinguish as the
Nasby platform are entirely behind the
age-that, if they wish ever to regain pow
er, they must pitch overheard the negro
hate and kindred anachrOnisms to which
they have hitherto been stupidity clinging,
and construct 4 new platform out of Free
Trade and Free Rum. Gen. Roseerans
writes them from California that they
must quit butting against the National
Debt, if they don't want to expose the hOl-
low under their skulls where brains ought
to be, and present living issues based on
generous, progressive ideas. Finally the
Southern conservatives, having tried
keeping under foot for years, and found it
not to pay, have resolved to court the
Blacks, instead of prescribing for them,
and thus win elections instead of cOntriv-
ing to lose them. And the Northern file
leaders, who were accustomed to take
their cue from the South in the well-re-
membered days of their pride and power,
have called halt, andare evidently per-
picked as Ia their future course.
On the whole, we Judge that the Demo-
cracy of 1872 will remind the country of
1868 by contrast rather than by similarity.
Il will evince youthful friskiness and
contempt for old fOgyism, and insist that
it is thoroughly posted as to the time of
day. We shall not be surprised to find it
nominating cOlOred Vice President and
clamorOus for a Cancellation and fraterni-
zation of all races and castles. There are
no more Jealous Christians than are made
of veteran reprobates when they DO get
converted; and we expect to see the Repub-
licans left away in the background when
ever Democracy shall see its account in a
Jealous and sweeping assertion of the ina
Iienable Rights of man. Aud, so far from
objecting to this, we shall only insist that
they do not claim that they abolished slave
ry and put down the Rebellion, OvercOm-
ing the most strenuous resistance of the
Republicans. That would be going tri-
fie too Tar; but anything short of it we shall
endure with serene patience and bland
equanimity.-[N. Y. Tribune.