Middletown transcript., 1871-06-24
For the Mddiaorn Transcript.

Mn. EpIror IL see that Mr.. Samuel
Townsend is still agita,ing in your paper
for what he calls the White Mans Party
lie makes a strong ii .hi against Mr.. Dean
and yet his blows seem 10 rebound and
strike with momentum against his own
pate.
Mr.. Townsend pratcs much about De-
mocracy and against what is called the
new departure lie Mr. Townsend know
that Democracy does not consist in voting
for long line Of so-called Democratic
Presidents. it does no, consist in men, but
in principles. Ii is not in succession from
the pope. Men are not infallibe. What
is Democracy -" rule or authority Of the
people: form of government in which
the supreme power is lodged in the hands
of the people collectively What then
becomes Of Mr.. Townscnd's White Mans
Government, White Mans Party? Is not
our govern,nen, for all ,colorcd aud white.
Indian and copper colored. Nay, did not
the Democrat idea, originally, in the nd
ministration Of this government, include
the negroi Did he not vote in South
Carolina and other States What is the
definition Of Democrat now in the books
- one who favors the right Of suffrage
to all classes Of men" What is Democ-
racy =" the rights Of the state" Was
not Mr.. Breckenridge for this. and il Mr.,
Dean was for him, and Mr.. Townsend was
for Douglas. who was against tho rights
the State, and for the territories Who is
the true Democrat, Mr. Townsend or Mr.
Dean
l. the platform Of the Democratic party
led on hy Mr. Nalandigham in Ohio and
others ia Pennsylvania and Tennessee.
new departure? Nay is i, not the old
foundation rock of the Democratic party
and i not that the position the Horid Of
New York, and the mos, intelligent Of the
Democratic party naintniu? Is not thc
position Of the Democrats in Delaware
aud Maryland an old departure. and one
tl.nl Allied thom,,l,cs wi,h slavery and
srrIaom IN tli- country aud for it brough,
90 the collii,u secession, and rhe holri-
be war through which We passed? Ii
there was tn I'D departure il Mr. Town.
-and was Cor the Douglas departure. can
he reasonably call thi. NallIn ,teham pla,.
form & new n,uuyra,i. lcpituref RIlE-
cr is it n'' old simon pure Democracy
. TIE right ot the governed L. have part in
The government, the return ul The elective
Franchise - these whD have lstn excluded
nui lurau. d .eeate Democratic power
and rs.iarc the Saufh TO IN elual'y with
uthtr Sfaies II Democracy uIi not run
mn,l a,tl At the last Brmocraiie nomina.
tipu asserted her revolutionary tul.uis
aui nominated ii medium man ius,cal oi
ltuii.sstdly extremist, thou t.iuu, might
haze bHea defeated anl Democracy in
power aud ,hr southern States restored
aud protected
Il til wheel lts hgeu turned pnl part
. % our parulatien besn lifted up To sui
fmge. anl il "a, many believe revolution
"f elective franchise canuo, 70 backwards,
'hru j. il Silly for fe' ticl Democrat. 10
a.sar. sea VII revolution AMI rearhlut
Whit n.aH gsysrr.at NJ and a Wilt, m1ns
party |. not Mr Townsend be 3ec,y-
cl; i was not ware,, Ips,isian Il II ..ra
suffrage that gained thp Democrats 3pD9
votes in Delaware md large maiari,irs in
Maryland II was The was this ncgrn suf
frage was brought about; i, was the usur-
patton. the tyranny uf Cougress; il was
against military Dictatorship aud rule, and
host q corrupt ana unconstitutional mca-
sures II tie Democrats hal accepted the
situation for the time being fsueh, the
devil With frr, not cursed ignorant no
gro'sl OF r,rrl.e .heir votes, thay might
have lal tho Congress AMI til ? .ilency
and d y rallsa laeh lhc ule q ueurpa.
+ ton tiall,al " til ipef stat aud re-
li'yA their Southern brethren of much Il
the oppression tn. i.ye been frrc.l 10
cnlufe
Why may no, doubtful caims be hcll
IN obcfance I'LL the Democratic party can
conquer II the Democrats have ,lrorppi
the cnims of The South to recelle md be
/ separate; il thcy hive given mp the rcpu.
dlaian of the national debt aud so.forth.
why may they not acecpt, Mt least for the
F present. negro suffrage, and even the A.
mcnlmenis to the constitution, till they
get in power and re.nmcnl the constitu.
+ tion or wipe away all unconstitutional n.
meninien's. There are plenty of living
issues in which they may Join against the
+ black republicans. snch as social equality.
1 heavy taxation tariff reform, OF the civil
service against the packing Of the supreme
court, return 10 specie payments. reform
OF the revenue, ,annexing mi-harbarous
island, occupied by turbulent popula.
ton unused to civil government: and by
doubtful interference Congress appointing
the President dictator as possible sub
siitute for regular civil government, in half
the union; the treaty Of England to the
almost total neglect Of internal reforms
These and others arc living issues Let
not then these one idea men like Samuel
Townsend. who make battle only on ne
gro suffrage, white mans government and
white mar's party, imagine that they are
par excellence Democrats.
4 Wm Dean is ns good Democrat ns
Samuel Townsend. and so are old line
wings and union men and even republ-
cans who have joined in. Let ii he cali
cd ono !" Union Democrat or opposition