The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1872-12-07
For the Hickman Courier.
THE OLD DEMOCRACY.
An Appeal from tine Lion Of
the Tribe.
The Old Veterans Endorse the
Courier.

PApucAn, KY, Nov. 26, 1872
Editor Courier:
DEAR SIR.-Peruit me to express
my qualification at reading your paper /
of the past week. Your position Is
correct one. and cannot but be endor
>ed by every true Democrat 10 truth
the ground upon which you stand l.
the only ground which can be sustain
ed BY men OF principle, and the only
one upon which Democrats can stand
united aud harmonious.
1t is impossible that the Democratic
party can be reunited, except upon itr
long tried principles, under its beloved
and time houored nams of DENocaAT'
....es-beneath the sacred folds OF 1t.
old flsg.
No compromise or change of these
Is admissible or will be tolerated for a
moment bJ those old veterans of the
past, who believe that the principles
, of Democracy are the iucarnation OF
Gods truth, and who would as so6G
deny the name Of Christian as the
name of Democrat.
Let those who have no principles
the weak. uncertain. and yascilating-
the time servers and bushwhackers-the
office seekers, johbers aud corruption
ists. depart from it. Such men are not
wanted in the party They are always
an element of di-cord aud weakness.
and never fail to beiray at the critical
moment when thrift may follow treason
The true followers Of Democracy.
panuplied by the principles handed
down by Thomas jefferson and the
other fathers OF the Republic, can we'll
afford to treat with pity the few super
conscientious gentlemen who cannot
accept the name of DEMOCRAT, and
who affect TO scorn the theory of gov
eminent which they have not the in
telligeuee to appreciate or the liberality
to practice.
| agree with you that all heresy
should be cut of from our party. No
fossilised error, hoary with time OF
sugar coated with policy. should be
permitted to cucumber our platform
Mere questions of policy are evanescent
and change with the circumstances
which bribg them to the surface. The
: Frank Blair aud Seymour isHs Of the
past few years no more belong to De
mocracy than do the X u klux laws unC
hat theory of government out o
which they spring.
: The sovereign rights Of the people
and the States-the full, uuabridge
and unimpaired rights Of local self
goverument-a stern adherence to
j strict construction of the constitution
: "a tariff for revenue aloue-a golC
and silver currency, and hostility &
all government banks and goverumen
rag currency-the public lands to b,
5 reserved for the children Of the Repub
? lic-the Sub Treasury as the tiuaueia
agent of the government cheap anC
? unostentatious government-and tn,
strict accountability of all Office hold
: ers for the faithful discharge of then
sdu,ies-these are principles and stand
h. ing grou1a upon which aud for which
+ All Democrats aud every patrick s 49,
ID lieve will -embody the great mass Q
the people of the United States.
That there should be some shill,
shally fellows who wish a new party
4 a new name, and very little of prin
? eiples or no principles at all, shoul'
not astonish any one. There hav,
always been such men. They are til,
buzziug and unquiet vermin of all par
ties, and are ever ready and prepared
e to change their ground or to sell GU
e to the highest bidder. From all sucl
let US pray good Lord deliver u.s.
Our duty as Patriots is above the grasl
or conception of such men, and we cal
: NJ more expect to embody them 10 tn
= Democratic party or upon any platform
of sterling principles, than We can hop
4 to ensnare the annoying black knat il
the meshes of the partridge net. lie
them go, say l, and good radiance t
o bad rubbish.
The first duty Of the true patrio
aud the true soldier of Democracy a
2 this time, is to re harnonize the part
to reunite it under its old principles
its old name, and its old flag We ar
all brothers. We have the same prin
: ciples-the same object in view-th
d same high motives-and We sboull
It truly and loyalty be brothers in hear
! as we'll as in mind.
Therefore we should forget the dis
agreements of the past few months, an,
remember only that we were all tryint
n TO do what we thought best for GU
o country.
a If we can but reunite and reharmo
nize our party upon the old and ever
living truths of Democracy, we ca
I rally under our flag thousands upor
{ thousands of men who believe an
would gladly act with US, but who fail
ed to be able to see it in the platform
y aud candidates of the late Liberal Re
, publican party.
From the very depths of my hear
e do believe, that a bold, manly, squar
contest, upon the platform of the Demo
cratic party, with true and truste,
Democratic leaders, begun now ant
fought honestly through to the end
. will result four years hence in placin,
a Democrat in the Presidential chat
h by an overwhelming majority of III,
people. Where is the Democrat VIII,
will not co operate in so glorious
cause Who - the leader wbo w;I
desert his principles and his party i.
f, such rally aud with such a hope. I,
{ join the desperate fortunes of the new
tangled, so-called Liberal party?
With two or three exceptions. be
lieve, the whole Democratic press o
the State are embodied IN favor of raj
lying under the old Democratic fag
and it is with no ordinary pleasure tina
[ have marked the course of tb.
COURIER as being one of the bolde
in its manly stand for Democracy.
That the people of the First District
/ will sustain you, rest fully assured
From ali parts of the District comes
up the voice of the Democracy. and
they will listen to nothing but the re
union of tho old party, and TO be led
once more to the fight under their old
banner
Thank God our State organization
is intact, and only needs the supervision
aud instruction of the people to make
it all that we desire.
| join you heart and hand in your
laudable exertions, and desire to saw
to you that your course is heartily an