The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1872-07-13

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OBITUARY.
The remains of great party were laid
away in their last resting place, ON Wed
nesday last at Baltimore. In closing the
grave over so distinguished parsonage as
the Democratic party, 4 few words by way
of reminiscence will not be out of place
The deceased has filled large place in the
history of the country, and doubtless die
much in shaping the institutions Of TIT
nation, both for good and for evil. 1t viii
be an open question with historians wheth
er the evil it accomplished in the latte
part of its life did not largely out weigh
the good fruits of its early career.
The paternity of the Democrat party Il
ascribed to Thomas Jefferson, he being the
most distinguished statesman OF his day OF
the side of those who advocated large
exercise of power by the States, as
check to what was conceived to be DR.
gerous doctrine promulgated by the ~ -.
eral party, of centralizing power s,r.v
Federal government. The your ;nhts
championed the doctrine of Stss s.;sn, Nv
and concentrated sturdy Fred of the
propagating Jealousy and considered
British government, which go - ~.
in those days the greassa simnlicitv
young nation of Ap snomv in taxation
republics an manners .ua h,rd n,onov
and nublic expendw'es' ana nara money
anu puoi'o n,S"dnal principles taught
r .sn .onnn III, which made it intense
by the young + the masses During the
~ popu'". .a.e of General Jackson it reach
',,H,'liS' 1.asjsh of its power and success
ca the .nst bold leader it met the first
nus ,,ns of instruction and rebellion
syl%st the authority Of the government in
nullification resolutions of South Car
.dna-if we except the insignificant Whisky
Insurrection of an earlier date. The iron
man in the Presidential chair crushed this
attempt at rebellion in its infancy, and the
Democratic party continued to occupy the
first place among parties in the country.
Shortly after this the slave power which
was species Of aristocracy, began to med
itate control in the nation by propagating
its peculiar ideas, and speedily made itself
master of the Democratic party. This
heretofore vigorous and patriotic party
now began to decline rapidly, and lose its
former patriotism and independence, and
erelong it had submitted to the dictates of
the slavery propogandists, who controlled
the Supreme Court and Congress in the
interest of the peculiar Institution, with
SO much violence and injustice that con-
flict of arms was inaugurated in Kansas.
From that hour the patriotic and just in
stincts of the nation began to rebel against
the power which had subverted the Demo-
crat party to its own selfish ends, and that
party lost control of the government. The
election of Lincoln followed speedily by
the outbreak i'll the slave States are all
familiar to every reader, and the Democrat
party which had become old and corrupt,
espoused the cause of rebellion and slavery
against freedom and Republican justice;
since which time it has dragged out a mis-
cradle existence, amid defeat and disgrace,
despised by the people. Its feeble form,
the remains of vigorous manhood, long
fingered on the brink Of the grave to
plague its adherents, till the final blow
was struck by party of dissatisfied Re-
nh nj
their head the living imtodiment of enmity
to the Democratic party. On the ninth of
July, A. D., 1872, the crest fallen and sor-
rowing friends of the old party met at Bal
timore in solemn Convention, and proceed
ed to pronounce it's funeral orations and
bury it away from sight for ever. This SOL
emn duty fulfilled in kind of poetic justice,
which compels admiration for the inscrut-
able ways of providence, the friends and
mourning followers of the dead party sor-
rowfully bow their neck and elevate as
their leader, a very political John the Bap-
fist, whose voice was heard in the wilderness,
as it were, forty years ago, crying against
the party of their love and admiration, slain
through his preaching.
The following are some of the closing
scenes as described by reporters on the
ground:
On either side of the upper gallery were
stationed bands, which with an obvious
impartiality played "Hail Columbia"
"Dixie, " "Star Spangled Banner, =" Bon
ME Blue Flag" and Rally Around the
Flag, Boys" in succession. The national
airs were received in silence, whilst the
tunes loved in the South were applauded
to the echo.