The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1871-10-21
The New Moyement.

The Hickman COURIER evinces dls-
nosition to wink at a movement, having
for its object the dissolution of the dem
ocratie marty and the establishment OF
new organization which will be ANNA
ted nv am "intenser and more exalted pa.
tr;o,ism" What can be the matter with
the CoURIER?e- Has il eaten OF lNs'
sinsane root which taketh the IeaSou
prisoner p adlscah kentaektd''.I
In another article, the Kent~ek'a" Is
40 extremely com plimentary as to say
this simply means the dismembermen.
and dissolution of the Democratic party
and compromise with error ana
wrong"
In these articles our neighbor mani
tests degree of fnstidiousuess not ID
keepino with its heretofore uniform i'd
eral course. The policy euuneiated, "oi
making no Democratic nomination LOT
1872" means neither a ACKNOWLEDGMENT
or dissolution of the party, much less Is
it a sacrifice of principle or compromise
with error and wrong. If in contest
between Charles Francis Adams aud
ULYSSES s. Grant, the conservative ele-
ments of the land support Mr.. Adams,
it amounts only to preferenee-a choice
OF evils, aud would be so proclaimed be
se~- - - - 49,, -
of the Democracy. Our attitude would
be precisely as in the Missouri contest
between Gratz Brown aud the Fletcher
dynasty. aud the Tennessee contest be
tween Senter and Stokes. The same
was true of Virginia Did the policy
work the dismembermen and dissolution
of the party in those cases2 The De-
mocracy was held in allegiance in those
States, and instead of being destroyed
was re .vitalized, and marshaled to gIo
rious aud permanent victory, If Trum
bull, Schurz and Adams, put forth
/ liberal tieket-a constitutional party, il
opposition TO the Grant Radicals, wha
compromise Of principle is it for the De
mocracy to co operate with them for III
overthrow of the dominant party
treme Radicalism When two of any
thing is only obtainable, is it not tn
part of wisdom to choose the lesser evil
The organization OF the Democratic par
tv remains undisturbed, not star erase
nor principle eradicated, but in tn
hands of our Democratic Governors, on
Legislatures, aud our members Of Cor
eress, its banner shall proudly float to tn
admiring gaze of its million of worship
pers. Nor shall it be obscured, nc
it's folds polluted by the def'ed touch {
opposition hands, but protected by on
chosen custodians, it shall wave as
beacon light TO the imPerious times, III
I'll auspicions circumstances shall brlD
forth some old Democratic chieftain t
snatch it from its biding place and plar
it upon the heights of victory. It
useless to deceive ourselves-the lul
elections in Ohio, Pennsylvania, low
California, Conneeticut and throughoc
the North, means defeat to the Democrat
other way. Tins IS 'tinh the ARftss4Be ib6p
] ffortube Is a large majority of the Anne
lean people have eaten Of the same foo
We can not make these elections apes
as Temporary defeats, attributable
local causes, ETC., they are repeated tC
regularly and at too long intervals, haviu
more the semblance of chronic. coust
tutional eases and besides, we can st
neither sense, policy, or gain, by SO d,
eeiviug ourselves and those who ma
read after us. If, therefore, the ovel
throw Of Radiealism can be more speed
| ly and certainly accomplished by will
holding Democratic nominations fC
7 1872, it certainly presents itself to OF
mind as the part Of wisdom.