The Plymouth Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1869-1941, 1870-02-03
The Democratic Party.

During the debate in the Senate, JAN
uary 10th; Mr. Morrill,, of Vermont, made
an attack on the Democracy, which was
ably defended by Mr.. Salisbury, of Della
ware. We copy from the Congressional
Globe.
Mr.. Salisbury-Mr. President, the 81
lence OF the Democratic members OF this
body during this debate has, on several
occasions, met with animadversions on the
other side. | for myself, sir, am tired OF
it, or rather should say, / am tired Ofsome
things which constantly, Notwithstanding
our silence, have been said In reference to
the party 10 which | belong. There has
not been a single day since this
debate commenced that some per
sons, very wise in their own cOncelts,
have not seen proper to speak in very dis
paraging terms of the Democratic party.
We have heard to-day from one Senator
that he has more confidence in the people
of Virginia than he has in the Democrat
ic party. | do not know what his conf
dcnce IN the people of Virginia is, but his
remark evidently was Intended to mean
that there was not much confidence to be
repOscd either in the people of Virginia
or in the Democratic party. am exceed
ingly sorry that that Senator made that
n,
the 100000 Democrats in the United
States. Sir, when those 100000 Demo
Gratis shall hear it, when the telegraph
shall flash that news To them, | am afraid
they will be terribly panied; am afraid
they will weep at the idea that confidence
from so distinguished source cannot be
accorded them, Sir, is time that such
remarks had ceased to be made in the
Senate of the United States, especially
when nothing is said on our part to pro-
woke them. Who cares for the lack
of confidence thus expressed? Who
does it hurt 3? Mr.. President, when
the party to whom these Senators
belong have done as much TO exat the
character OF this nation, to build up, to
make it respected, at home and honored
abroad, as the Democratic party have done
for it, then it will be time for them to IN
sist upon a comparison between thell
party and the Democratic party. Sir, the
Democratic party took the management
of your country in hand when you mum
bered but II States and some o,OOO,oO0 OF
100000 people. Every foot of territory
that has ever been added TO the Unltct
States has been added by Democratic Ad
ministrations. Every foreign war that hai
been fought, hcroically fought, every tri
umph over foreign foe that has ever beer
achieved, has been achieved under Demo
cratic Administration. What has the lie
publican party done that its advocate
should taunt Democrats ON this floor Will
a want OF fidelity to the country, or that !
should set itself up as the great judge o
the Democratic party, its policy and 1t
administration of the country? \ brie
existence OF eight or nine years lane
deluged in blood almost every acre o
Your soil freshened with graves; a deb
amounting to billions of dollars peopl
crushed to earth by onerous taxation, AM
every safeguard of civil and constitutions
liberty set at defiance, ignored and tram
pied upon. These are its achievements
You cannot look at the history of tn
Democratic party and charge it with the vic
ations of the fundamentally of the land o
which your party have been guilty Durin,
the period of 90 years that the Demo
cratic party administered the affairs of thi
government it never arrested One-nO no
even the humblest American citiZen-an,
tried him ON a criminal accusation, eXcep
by due process of law. No mans hOus
was ever invaded, except under legal au
thOrity, during the whole GO years tina
the Democratic party administered til
government; not one public press wa
ever suppressed. This party ofyesterday
when they came into power, found
Constitution under which the people Q
this country had lived for 10 or so year
III the enjoyment of all the blessings c
civil and constitutional liberty; the
found this Constitution made by tn
great and wise men who laid the fOunda
ton OF your government deep in tn
principles of constitutional liberty, anC
without any experience in so great
work, they set to work patching it III
until now, if the great men who made
could rise from the dead, or descend frol
heaven, they would scarcely recogni7
the instrument they had made But, 81
/ will not, unless further provoked, il
dulge longer in this line of remark. 1t
foreign, | admit, to the subject whic
ought to be the Legitimate subject Of di
cussiOn. / have only made these remark
because, day after day, We in the minor
" of ihis chamber have heard denunci
tions of the party to which it is our pri(
and our honor to belong, by gentlemen G
the other side of the chamber. Sir,
blows are hereafter given, blows shall
returned