Weekly Trinity journal., 1872-07-20
GREELEY AS A DEMOCRAT.

cipient hero was first laid across his moth
er's knee, and the maternal hand applied
to that portion Of the infantie frame
through which knowledge is first driven
into the mind, up to the hour on which he
is sat upon the throne for popular adora-
ton, his every decd is looked upon as
having tended solely to enhance the glo-
ry of his present position and adding
to the hstre which encircles his brow
To the truly laudable feeling on the part
of mankind which prompts this course Of
action we do not object--itis is most COM
mendable one and should be encouraged
to the fullest extent. And inasmuch as
the "Sage Of Chappaqua" has become
sudden object Of adulation upon the part
of his ancient enemies, the Democrats,
we deem this fitting opportunity to ex-
tract few passages from the writings of
that newborn embodiment of Democrat
ic principles that his followers may
"roll them as sweet morsels under their
tongues" during the coming campaign,
and urge them upon old line Democrats
who are inclined to be refractory at the
idea Of being sold out, "body and boots;"
as cogent reasons why the " honest old
farmer" should receive an enthusiastic
Democratic support. Promising that
Mr.. Greeley's paper, the New York 25l6-
at"c, has not in past years enjoyed an ex-
tensive patronage of Democrats; nor un-
til recently been accepted as good Demo-
cratic authority, we Gull the following
from among its many utterances, and
offer them as bonnie 60uche TO Mr.. Gree
ley's admiring Democratic friends:
II there acre not q neWspdper nor a
common school IN tie country, the DEM
ocrdttc party W0utd be far stronger than
ID is. Neither elementary instruction nor
knowledge of transpiring events is neces-
sary to teach the essential articles Of tie
Democratic creed: "LovE Rum AND
HATE NIGGERs." The Tess one teo37,S
anu kn0WS the more certain he is 10 VOtc
the regular ticket from A to Lzxd1d.
But Repubicanism rests on radically |
different basis, and is sustained by wholly |
diverse considerations. 1t lives by intel |
ligence; it dies in the murky, sitting at
mosphere Of ignorance. Canvass almost |
any township in the land, and distinguish
those who take from those who fail to
take a newspaper, and you will find that
two thirds Of those who take vote Repub-
lican, while two thirds of those who read
nOthi1g 6ut q chance aeWSp0per pickcd
mp IN BAR-ROGM, cote tie DeDl0crot{c
ticket, and will not be persuaded to touch
any ther.-New York tribune, Oct. IL,
1867.
Again, in the issue Of December 10th,
1867, was this
"If Democracy has concocted or bor-
rowed an Interference theory which JUS
titles such meddling, it is worse than even
we had supposed. All do know that
there are several hundred thousand mu-
lattoes in the country, and we presume
no one has any serious doubt the fatherS
Of Hiae-teatthS of them are Wkite Demo-
cr0tS. Ard we hold that these Demo
crats, If they @U hare yell0w chldren, |
might better than otherwise trust the |
mothers respectively as wives, after the |
laudable pattern Of that eminent Demo- |
crat, Vice President Richard NJ. John
son."
In the Tribune of January 4th, 1868,
the philosopher propounds rather point
ed query to his Democratic contempora-
ry, the World. Hear him
"The W0rld recently gave a graphic
account OF the dens and denzens which
give character to the Five Points and
other 'slums' Of our city--a class perhaps
lower in the scale Of beingt than can be
found in any heather city on earth. We
thereupon asked our cotemporary to state
frankly whether the pugilists, blacklegs, |
thieves, keepers of dcns Of prostitution,
&C., &C., who make up so large Il share !
of our city's inhabitants were not almost
unanimously Democrats ?"
Evidently the old Sage had not had his
horoscope cast to know what a change
would "come DER the spirit Of his dreams"
within the next four years. We will
make one more extract in conclusion,
from the Tribune of Jan. 7th, 1868:
"For the last thirty years, every Amer
lean slavehulder on the African coast, has
accounted himself Democrat. Soevery
one who chooses so live by pugilsm, or
gambling, or harlotry, with nearly every
Keeper Of tippling house is politically
Democrat. He believes in the idiSSez
faire, that "the world is governed too
much" that "the best government is !
that which governs least" He wants
" his trade to move without restriction"
He joyfully subscribes to the WorId,
and echoes its cry 9. Let the people eat
drink and amuse themselves as they see
fit, so long as they don't infringe on the
same liberty in others. A purety SELF
tsh interest attaches the ie,cd, rubidnty,
criminal and dangerous classes to the
Democratic party, by the instinct of self
preseryation-the preservation Of their
right to make gain Of others degrada-
ton"
The picture thus drawn by Mr.. Gree
ley Of his present political associates is
certainly a most charming one, and with
out donbt, he contomplates it now with
unalloyed admiration. There is no ques-
ton but "Our later Franklin" spoke the
honest sentiments of his heart, and if his
opinions have changed since that time,
they are changed by desire to secure
the votes Of the very men he has denoun-
ced in such unmeasured terms. None
know this fact better than the Democrat
ic leaders, but they sugar-coat the pill
with the cry Of Anything to beat
Grant" 1t now remains to be seen
whether the Democratic masses will come
sneaking forward like whipped ours, to
fawn upon and lick the hand that smote
them. Perhaps they may, but we say
in all frankness we have better opinion
OF them. To claim that the Democratic
Convention at Baltimore has any sympa-
thy with either wing of Republicans