The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1871-07-29

Democratic Shuhling-Senator Nor.
tons Responsibility.

IONS NespOns1Dllty.
The new departure OF the De
mo cracy furnishes to the country
at this moment an exciting theme
for discussion, and we are glad to
8 ee that the opinions of the lead >
ing men of all par ties with refer
ence to il are fully and freely
drawn out. IL is an axiom that
there arc two sides to every case.
but in this instance We beg TO de-
clare the csse is altogether one.
sided. The Democratic party has
been so long held at bay-choked
off, SO to speak. from nationa.
power and patronage, it displays,
whenever opportunity offers, q
yearning disposition to accept any
sort of situation, or accept any
kind of doctrine, however iucon-
sistent or ridiculous. having in
view neither consistency nor hon
esty, only the single grand idea
of securing Government CONTROL.
Fot ten years past, and more
particularly during the time that
has elapsed since Gen. Lees sur
render, this eccentric and erratic
organization, until very recently,
has fought the '.logic of events
with vehement desperation equal
ed only by the pluckv but unsuc-
cessful attempt Of the little bull to
stop the locomotive. The recon
struction. measures, tie constitu-
tional amendments, the Ku klux
bill, and indeed every measure
adopted by the Government to re.
store harmony and insure peace,
were bitterly assailed and persist
emily resisted. Under the pressure
of the near approach of the Pres
idential election, the scene is sud-
denly and wonderfully transformed
and we find many, but by no means
all of the Democratic party openly
and boldly expressing their viii
lingness to overlook and discard
everything in the shape Of dead is-
sues, and especially to accept. OBJ
serve and abide by all the "uncon-
stitutional' constitutional amend
ments, the .'illegap legislation Of
Congress. and the courageous"
mandates Of the National Execu-
tive-for all which the Republican
party is supposed to be RESPONSE
ble-barely protesting against ir-
reeularities and Innovations, and
clamorous only to "let by cones be
! by cones"
We very we'll remember when
and how the "new departure" was
eagratted upon the Democratic
! mind. 1t was cleverly and sue.
cessfullv done, and the author of it
] (the engtafting) deserves the
thanks OF his fellow Republicans,
and we have no doubt he will in
due time receive the execrations
and curses of the greedy but un
suspecting victims, who unwitting-
ly swallowed the bait prepared tor
them. On the evening of the 3 h
Of April last a complimentary ser
. epade was rendered to ex 60, ern-
or Morton, Senator in Congress
from Indiana. at the National hotel
in this city. on which occasion, in
. the presence Of President Grant
} Vice President Colfax and a dis
tinguished company of leading
E citizens and politicians. the Hoosiel
Senator so far lost his self contro
AZ to mark out the intentions anC
aims OF the Democracy so clearly
: and dtruthfully-their determina atior
to annul the constitutional amend
2 ments,, repudiste the national deb
and 80 on-as to set the Democrat
ic god heads in Congress seriously
Z to thinking, resulting in the publ
Z cation of an address to the country
in which they begged the qdes
? tion," and ..fought shy Of tn
charges and = insinuations mad
/ against them in a way that is spe
. ciously peculiar to the trainers Q
= Deu ocratic addresses and plat
! forms.
: Morton followed up his .usilad
bya second broadside to she sam
pnrport, delivered at q Grand r<
ccption held few weeks later q
3 the Academy of Music in Indian
apolis, BY this time the fact we
demonstrated that the Democrat
Congressional address was too thi
TO e feet its purpose, the Democrat
, ic press, from the New York Worl
? down to the Washington 'organ
and the stumpers and bottle, hold
) ers OF tue, ..time, honored party
: hooted at the bold and presumtu
? ous predictions, of the Indian
!. Senator, and declared that of q
men he should not be allowed
! frame g platform for1 them upo
which they would surely be ,beate1
Then Mr.. Vallsndig ham came
tho rescue with the doctrine of I'll
;. "New Departure" For ten yea
heshad been .b.ttering his Demt
: cratic head against The Republics
, grindstone. His success had nj
: been fla,tering or satisfactory. H
opportunity, however, .'tos g
!, even had come At last, aad
bravely essayed to make the mo
! of it. = s.sas.a 81 s.:z lis: tz. O.. -
The doctrine was first pres entt
by Mr.. Vallandig CHAM ut lit
convention held at his. home &
Montgomery county; Ohio, al
was framed specially as denial
!. the right OF Morton to lay dov
!, the platform st the Democrat