The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1870-01-17
LETTER FROM .MAGK,
PARTY FROG E6ss.'

PARTY "rsosEss,."
There isa tide in The afairs of parties,
which, taken at Tho flood. loads to--,he
devil, And. ifall signs do not fail, tho
radicals have struck that tide at its high
est. aud arc being borne rapidly and GER
tainly to their destination IN the bosom Of
the father Of their party, who is none 9th
rr than Old Nick himself, though tie
vcn r,bls Jesse X. puts in a strong claim,
TO TIC honor. Two gigantic strides in
that direction we're made yesterday The
6ss in Mr., Bou,Welrs proportion for
specie payments, and the second IN bills
Introduced into the Senate for tho pr,cti-
cal abolition Of the Supreme Court. All
history may safely be challenged to match
this for sday's WORK on tic down track
the irst TOW ard financial ruin, and the
second toward political anarchy.
Ituas scene worth witnessing in the
Sensle-Drske aud Sumner competing for
tho palm Of superla,ivc idiocy each
keeping his car net for the "ameu" Of the
heavenly stump.speesh uhercwi.h the
proceedings opened. and each palpits,.ng
in nervous anxiety les. The others iutsmy
should got priority on the eulendsr. 1t
was question Of lung power. The re-
c>rdiny angel had scarce taken down the
pcroration Of the Ch,plain's instructions
to tic Almighty, when up jumps The
Great American Brauler, from st. Louis,
with hi. bill in bis hand. Sumner was
about ncck behind. Draks's bill vas
read for the OBLIGATION Of the Senate. It
simply proposed 10 taks away from the
Supreme Court al jsri,dic,ioain cases in
,olving tho conssitu,ionality Of acts Of
Congress. And. strange TO NY. The Sen.
ate listened to its reading. and not man
IN the body bad the sagseity TO move that
the author be- sent 70 . luua.ic asylum.
II Was quietly ordered to The calendar, 10
he considered Is 4 proper, subject for de.
liberation and legislation, Then e.ne
Sumner With proposition TO take away
fromi,he Supreme Couy. 81 appellate jar.
isdicsion in cases involving The writ d
habeat eorpn, and that, too, vas listened
to rs something entirely within he bounds
ofreasen. and 70 DO classcd with The many
ether inismiss which are banded together
on the statute books. aud labsllsd !, In loyal
parlance. 70 logical necessity sftks war"
think, toe. il will pass ipto Law before
loag /; for your 6rst.elasa loysl radical be-
lieyes Habess Corpus 10 bcTayile copper.
head. who should have been arrested With
rallsndigham and tried BY military con-
mission early 10 The war. \ III, J s, nj, &
History repeats itself, and the men Of
onoirevolu ion are reproduced 10 another.
France had her Anschaf,us Kloots. .the
orator Of The human race, p whose fuuda.
nesAal principle Il vas that Democracy
would b eheaply purchased Of The expenfe
Of the snnihilation Of the entire l,umsn
family. We have cur Drake and our
Sumner, who, lacking the courage EITHER
illustrious prototype, have moro than bis
insinity aud toll Us that "loy.liy" must
DO preserved, though il cost'lil srty to do
il. And 90 We 90, rafting along on the
down grade Of anarchy and destruction
al tho brakes Of snd the engine at fall
tilt. Aud heaven help tho luckless indi.
vidual who shall swing the red lamp Of
dapgerlaeross thetraek. He is q copper.
head aud traitor, and should 30 accurssd
Of al men. So let the train pass. The
sWlftsf the speed the sooner The end AID
the greater the crash.
VIRGINIA.
leopfsy 10. a feeling Of malicious joy
ever the demonstratisn OF opposition 10
.bs admission ofYirginis ssnstors yestsr.
day. 1t did me vast amount o. good 10
see tie credentials Of The two "Seaators
elect" referred 10 The Committee on the
judiciary, which insy appear strange,
when Il Is remembered that they are
conservative" persons-elscted in cppo.
si.ion 70 tho rpdicals: But / havs net for
gotten thst when tho Virginia election vas
over. and tie Democratic party ofthe
North had begun 10 rejoice over IL. Mr..
Walker aad bis associates rsshed forward
70 assure them il was al Q nistake-thal
tie triumph was not Que 10 challeh r. The
sympathy Of Northern Democrats at all
,batit was IN Administration triumph as
opposed 10 the sxtremists. A nice ds-
tinction without q particle Of difference.
Nor have forgotten that the first act Of
these conservatives" was to send dele.
cation 70 Wasbingtsn TO knock gently at
The White House door. approach the holy
u bellies on tiptoe, and :, bat in hand, ask
tie great high prizes. Of rldicali.m il be
would dsign 10 Astne to them the persons
be would like 10 sec elected to the Senate.
When tho shattered remnant, Of Old rn-
gihia "chiIalty" got so low rs that, 1
thought il made little difference what
might be their fatss, and / bcgat to think
there was such thing % rctribution,
when I reflected that thss., we're The sane
men who had cracked their whips in The
Chirleston Convention, and insutsd Mr..
Douglas in The streets Of Mont goinery
Nothing was too high for their inselence
then; and nothing il too low for tieir
Bringing now. Well, they have stopped
and haven't conquered they have
fawnsd AMI haven. fa.tened; they lave
kissed the rod Of ohsstiscnien. ind been
kicked In return for THAR mean tao;l;tv