Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-10-26

rIty OF the grand old Democrats
party, to denounce her as an apos.
tate, for, preferring peace to civi
war, and the adjustment of q
vexed question to perpetual wrang
ling over it. It was no ''new de
parture" then for the Democratic
party to declare its purposes to
maintain and observe that law,
and there was no party in the
country mean enough to asperse
them for their many conservatisms.
1t was reserved for latter day
patriots, whom Henry Clay, Dan
iel Webster and the great Whig
party, would have been ashamed
to keep company with-for such
statesmen as Moxy Morton, such
purities as Ben Butler, and sucIt
Radical patriots as represent the
southern states in congress, to viii
lily the Democracy for not being
willing to inaugurate a civil war
to get rid Of certain constitutional
amendments, which have been de-
clared, by the proper authorities,
duly ratified.
The position of the Democratic
party is exceedingly distasteful to
them, because what they want is
strife and commotion. Cormorants
fatten on carnage. Radical lead
ers see the handwriting on the
wall" and know, that nothing but
another civil war will erase the
ominous words.
But, on the main question, we
find in our own state, a case pre-
cisely in point. The constitution
of Missouri, it was alleged, and, q
large majority of the people be-
lieye, was not adopted by the peo-
pie, but was palmed upon them
by force and fraud; and yet that
large majority do not propose to-
declare it a nullity, and thus dis
turb rights which have vested un-
der it, but to accept it as the con-
stitution of the state, for the sake
of peace and to avoid an imbrogL
10 which might lead to disastrous,
results. 1t is the very same spiris
which animates the national De-
mOcracy, with regard to the amend
ments to the federal constitution.
They knew, as all intelligent Rad
Icals know, that these amendments
were carried by the most shame.
Iul corruption, and in utter disre-
gard of the constitution of the u
lited States and the rights of tho
state; but always conservative, be-
ieving that greater evils would
result from re-opening the ques-
ion of their ratification, than in
them as parts of our fed
,ral constitution, of the same bind
ng force as other provisions of
hat instrument, they declare that
and thisis the so-called
new departure"
1t is wise and patriotic con-
;lusion from Democratic premises
md precedents, and no new de-
'arture /; but party composed, in
IS leadership, of unscrupulous and
awless adventures can see moth
ng but the trick OF a deEagogue
n a heroic submission to wrong
or the sake OF peace.
Actuated by no such motives,
nd entire strangers to such gener-
us and noble impulses, they can.
lot comprehend how they can
ind a lodgment in the breasts Of
thers.
The political history of the L.
Iited States teens with just such
lew departures by the Democratic
'arty, as that which has recently
o exercised Radical politicians
nd q few Democrats; aud a prop
r understanding of the subject,
We think, is ell that is necessary
o harmonic the Democratic party
nd to secure to it such triumph
n the next presidential electi NJ
8 will save the country from the
uin which another Radical ad-
ninistration will produce.
| am not vain enough to suppose
hat what | have written will set
le the question. My only hope
}, that this, with what others have
Jritten and may write, will in
uce the few Democrats who are
enouncing the Democracy OF
'hio and Iowa for their position
n this subject, to review the his.
,ry Of the Democratic party to as
ertaln if the Democrats of thesa
To states are not in harmony with
hat our party has always taught.
II.
The Peoria ReUie.o of the 9Th
4ys: We are getting disgusted