Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1871-06-21
DEMOCRACY ILLUSTRATED.

We respect honesty and frankness in a
political opponent as;mueh as we detest
dissemination and, lodging. The Demo-
crazy, in some sections of the country,
have proclaimed a thew departure
erosion in political priipcinlesa I'VE like
TO seelnen give up bad issues and Accept
the inevitable, but before. giving them
credit for such motives or acts, we WANT to
be persuaded of their sincerity, Words
are cheap. ut is very easy to adopt resold-
tions and make promises on the hastings
and in the press to the people. What we
want is, to see some svideiiees ofsihcerity.
We cannot be persuaded of an honest
change of convictions by the simple decla-
ratiohs Of a few leaders in States ofseoaiil
ties, where they know very well that on
the old issues and in the old ruts they can
not succeed, IF, the democracy. of the
country are really in favor of progressive
principles, We want to see some evidences
of it in the States where they are in the
ascendancy, and where, the power and in
fluence of the party are to be found. For
example, New York and Kentucky are
just now strongholds of the party, If a
Democratic President Isl elected. next year
it will be. chiefly through the aid of such
States. OF course contributing so much
to success they would have much influence
in determining its policy. We can there-
fore consistently look to those. States to see
what Democracy means, what its policy is
and what it will be if in possession of the
National Government.
Kentucky was overrun last winter by
lawless bands of disguised men, who rode
under the very shadow, of the. Capitol,
where the Assembly was sitting and res
cued from the custody of the Sheriff. neto-
rious criminals. 1t met with. no rebuke,
not even notice, In the same State, un-
der Democratic rule, the public debt has
been gpatIy increased and ia muldplied.
Thus we find last winter the Governors
mansion fitted out I'm exraYHgant style
with ,lcostly1 liquor sgfasses,' 'euchfe
tabIese furniture and awindoNt curtains.
But in theview4of the NOW departure, -
about which Democracy Is so much enam-
ored it may be interestingto know teIht
Kentucky Democracy says of it. There
is no policy there, it is, piair,q frank
principle. zgaTaggTg
As to the Thirteenth, Fourteenth and Eff
teenth Amendments, am out and out opposed
to them. 1 care not who in Indiana, Ohio, and
elsewhere, may be for them. Those, amend
ments were engrafted upon the Constitution of
the country, and proclaimed to the country rs
part and parcel of the Constitution, by force
and by fraud, and not in the legitimate way
laid down in the Constitution Ten States of
this Union were tied hand and feet, fmdE bag
onets were presented to their breasts to ma 10
them consent against their will to the passage
of these amendments. The procuring Of these
upon the people of the whole United States.
and having been thus yobtained, Ishold that
they ought to be repealed. There may be some
Democrats who are not for their repeal, s6Nt the
great body Of ourparty IS for it. M .95afa'sd q
In New York. the Democracy is noto-
riously corrupt, both at Albany and New
York city. Such fragrant abuses and
frauds were never. before known, in, this
country. And now comes the World, a
new departure" organ, and says.substan-
tally the Democracy accepts the situation,
but it VIII get rid of the amendments as
soon as restored to power by reconstruct
ing the Supreme Court as fast as possible,
packing il, with judges opposed to. them
and thus declatihE them void. O d1I11i
Thus it is that where the Democracy are
i'll power we see their zeal iinYis and pol-
icy. Compare Kentucky, and New. York
securely in the clutches of Democracy
with Iowa and Massachusetts as Securely
Republican, and what a contrast do We
find. i1i1 ~ 3hht b s7air si' q goiae
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MINISTER WAsHBURN recently obtained
leave of absence, of which he will avail
himself to spend some time at Carlsl,adeh
Tor the improvement of his health which
has been somewhat impaired by his ariu-
Gus duties at Paris. He has given hlhdh
satisfaction to our government by his
ofhclai conduct during the late bwar De-
tween france and Prussia. on
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