American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1869-07-24
The Democratic Quandary.

The Democratic Quandary.
The "great, invincible, unconquor-
able, lion-hearted Democracy of
Mississippi Ito quote a poster we saw
here once, inviting the sovereigns"
to a feast of reason and flow of
soul," with roast veal, mutton and
pig as accomplishments, 1.-THE ever
triumphant and glorious Democracy
Of this Commonwealth is in cate
CORY, as Capt. Truck would say-a
dilemma, fix muddle,-indeed,
it is "stuck in the mud" to be more
truthful than elegant. The eternal,
everlasting, immaculate, immutable
and immortal Democratic party, of
which Thomas jefferson was the
founder, and Jefferson Davis the
sblest modern disciple and leader
has come to grief us in a state of
perplexity-is, like the storm beaten
and tempest-tossed mariner, at sea,
without rudder or compass, no pilot,
and a promiscuous, confused crew,
with signs of mutiny in the midst.
AL is doubt and uncertainty, hesita-
ton and trepidation.
We seem to have no principles, or
have surrendered them, and very lit
tie intelligence. |" We" does not
mean THE CITIZEN, of course; for
that has an incalculable amount of
talent and erudition, and is CONTROL
ed, guided and propelled by the loft
siest ambition-the highest principles
and the purest purposes. To ampli-
fy and enlarge the remark of Mrs.
Skewton, it is all. bone and muscle
"heart and BRAIN" 1t were a work
of supepepogation,, however, to NEIL
ton such a perceptible, selfevident
proposition every reader knows by
his eyes through which our translu-
cent and brilliant thoughts enter like
the coruscations of a thousand dia-
monds; every individual who does
MT read The CITIZEN knows it by
the medium of his auricular append
ages, into which our praises are
poured, hebdomidally, by the more
fortunate and less impecunious pos
SCISSORS of the wherewithal to "taken
us. Indeed, it is like Hobensack,
almost everybody takes it. Our eff.
fhlgence pervades, permeates and
amifies the almost illimitable bound
aries Of this Mundane sphere-this
terrestrial ball. An enthusiastic ex-
plOrer for antiquities and "pearls of
great price" exhumed a copy of or
all pervading and penetrating publ
cation from the loftiest promontory
Of the Apprentices, a while since,
where, by some extraordinary con.
vulsiOn of nature, it had been buried,
and hazarded demolition by an ava
lhnche to obtain it. In every part
Of the civilized globe THE CITIZEN
sirculates, while the heather implOre
US to publish editions in pagan jar
goa and oriental heiroglyhics-which
they assure us would be
Orient pearls ct random strung"
Our principles are the purest, loft.
lest known to humanity. We fol-
low where truth leads the way.'
"The throne we honor is the peoples
choice" Our motto is I" Vor Popal
vor Deir We are for the people and
against the politicians. Our plat
form is built of brass, and its parts
joined together with molten adamant
1t Is sound and indestructible AZ
the everlasting hills" 1t is oul
political party that seems to have
gin eout "-pretty well "gone up
But not to digress further, let us
proceed. Looking through the pc
litical horoscope today, we see
scarcely anything of the Democratic
party. 1t has "played out "-"go
up"-it is non est-tO use the Ian
guage of the constable who had Lat
il on the brain, it is ain swampum
rIiI-Wm, non cOmdtibHs." 1t has, to
dIy, to the naked eye, neither torn
nor substance, vitality or power
The once stauncp and taut Demo
cratic ship, with sails all set, will
every part Of her rigging perfect
and with flag flying at hes peak, thai
was wont to sail CALAMITY and glori
Ously INTO the haven of success
the harbOr of victory-has bilged
swamped, or, what is worse, been
scuttled by faithiess crew.. Wher,
is its machinery, its motive power
the "Democratic State Central Com
mittee." that erstwhile issued it,
pronunciamentoe's, its elicts, from ON
once proud State Capital Ech,
answers, with most melancholy note
"gone glimmering,"-wrecked upor
the shoals of Conservative Repnb
licanism "-stranded upon the rocL,
II (but) recent Radicalism-and il,
fossil remains now {" lie arouu,
hose about the classic city of Jacl,
son.
&" Sic tansit gtOria mundi -