The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1871-07-13

HoYT & co, Proprietor'
sln Eloquent Speech from young Democrat.
Al the Democratic State Convention Of
Maine. after the adoption of the resolutions,
fond calls were mada,fcr Mr.. VIM. b. Clifford,
aaeof Portland. rising young Democrat He ls
! i is51 of Judge Clifford, of the Supreme Court
OF the United States, and is quite influential in
his section. We append the speech of Mr.
Clifford, ms reported for the New York World !;
s. CsENTLEMEN OF TEE CONVENTION: When
we refIect upon the fortunes of the Democratic
: party In Maine for the past twelve years; whe1
we consider that depression OF the maseriai
interests of the country, and q widespread as
trust of the existing administr seem ailke ;
iuyite and facilitate q establishment y! .
Democratic policy, but can discern no signs OF
the coming conyuision, no deep, distans, .pue
"A. bnt behold Only the tokens Of hstiessness
md apathy, with defeat in the past and gloom
and doubt oyefspreading the future, we may
sIo,netimes feel like adopting the Language OF
5 fiespair and exclaiming, Why this barren pa
aceant of any more Democratic conventions IN
: Manner We are but organizing for additional
: defeat. Why perish in vain and Intellectual
strucele? Gentlemen, If the successor mere
: Organization Of individuals were the only actu-
1 ating motive of the Democracy you would mel.
tEer have survived so many defeats nor.brayeo
!. 50 many, dangers Long, long ere this the
: Democracy wonid have been among the fugl-
tive things that were. Neither could you so
hopefully cast behind you what is past or have
- -, e., ,,,a.s f,rrvord infn that unknown pro-
vince that contains the yet undeyeloped future
of Democratic destiny. am not here to claim
Z for the Democracy, immunity from error or
from evil With shame and abasement it must
: Be confessed that our glorious and respiendent
record is still stained with many divergence
from the pathway OF principle, VIII many
fisregard of principle and honored tradition ];
! hut this I do claim for our reyered Democracy,
athat In the mGin it has steadily cieayed to It's
primitive maxims through oil the storms and
straits. and even among fhe: visible reefs that
have threatened and obstructed its progress
down to to-day. Mutilated and dismantlea 2, as
! the bark of Democracy may be we hGse TINS
consola lation-that we may ascriee is an Enp ~ au-
herence to prlnclpie aha a
: sti0ns, from the dictates OF winch we seeA ho
dissolution, but prefer rather as q party 70 pef-
!. ish than grope for success amid the darkness OF
political heresy. 1t is NO vain beast for the
Democracy to speak of their saerihee OF tenn
-porary advantage for the sake OF malneenance
of principle. There Is somethang In human
mature that pays ready deference 10 tnat spirl1
that defes all danger IN ITS corsclentlous grasp
cot q chosen creed. Ihe Democracy nave SUI
fefed political martyrdom. aor: tnel gflneapiss,
hnt weren never morst stnpnorn1y W tnel.
thai, at that time now past wnea " Ws y1niees
"a crinae TO De Democrat lhey nave i9tiomeo
their principles to their legitimate conclusions
and we're covered with obloqnY ana deiea1
Regarding tie sacred compact Of the Constitu-
tion, the Democracy unfalteringiy resisted any
eRcroachments upon the legal .conshtutionai
rights of slavery. Let US not attempt 70 9ehy
Its position formerly upon the question OF slave
n. It is folly to attempt to smother the facts
of history, but while we admit the former atti.
tude of the Democratic party, let us not 1au 70
discern the cause OF that attitude. " was oe-
. canse slavery had guarantees IN the Constltu-
ton OF Ghe United Stages thas Ine Dem9csacys
f dared not lay hands upon II, ana 80 the slavery
agitation overlook them, and IN the turbulence
of that great emotion the democracy went
down, not because 1t was recreant TO .PrlncIpie,
not because it had cut from its ancient moor
ing, bat. because it was unshaken and inmova-
ble. and would not scud before the hurricane
that swept slavery from the land. Its founda,
Gional principle deep buried and underlying all
the supeEstruceore Of its belief is adherence to
constitutional obligations, ana SO the same
that neEysd ~ arm ana niea Us nou eoui the
: institution of slavery, odious and unpopular as
that attitude was, is the same, the very same,
& that under the late amendments to onr Consti-
tuition actuates the Democracy TO take the for
iner child of slavery by the hand and bid him
enter the. great household Of American citizen
ship. We should be something less than Dem
ocrats did We fail to recognize the new obliga,
tions which the Consultation as AMENDED
imposes upon ms. This has been called the
new departure of the Democracy. With us it
only signalises a return to acknowledged and