, 1872-08-29
Historical Facts.

getting up the Louisville Convention in
the interest of the Grant party, upon the
pretence of maintaining their political
consistency regardless of consequences
to the country, ignore their party histo-
ry III the past when they assume that
the Democratic party has never before
adopted candidate for President not of
their own political household and faith.
The Jackson party was formed, and
came into power upon distinct ISSUES
which ignored and disclaimed old party
lines, and with Gen. Jackson came in
Cass, Buchanan, Woodbury., and other
prominent old line Federalists, together
with Mr.. Van Buren, whose party status
had previously been unsettled. in op-
position to Henry Clay, and many other
old line Jeffersonian Republicans.
In 1910, Gen. Harrison, an old Vir-
einia Jeffersonian Republican. was elect
ed President over Martin Van Buren.
the Democratic candidate.
In 1913. Gen. Taylor, devoted fol-
lower of Jefferson through life. was sup
ported for President by Greeley, Seward.
Weed, and the entire opposition to the
Democratic party at the North, and by
Yancy, Toombs, Stevens, Rbett, aud
many of the ultra States Rights politi-
g IL,
candidate of the Democratic party, was
an old Federalist, and while teaching
school at Newcastle, in Delaware, wore
n black cockade upon his hat, AS an in
sigma of his adherance, to the Federal
party. Martin Van Buren, was at the
same time the candidate of the Free
Soil Democracy, and was supported by
Chase, Sumner, and a dissenting wing
of the Democratic party.
Mr.. Buchanan, the Democratic can
didete III 1856, until past middle age. ex-
pressed his hostility to the Democratic
party quite as forcibly as ever Horace
Greeley did, declaring upon one occas-
ion that if he had drop of Democratic
blood in his veins he would let it out.
Mr. Chase, lifelong Democrat. was
elected to the Senate, the first time, by
a combination of tie Legislature OF
Ohio, between the Democrats and Free
Sellers Mr.. Sumner was elected to the
Senate BY a like combination in the
Legislature of Massachusetts, and at
that time Wilson, Banks, and Boutwell,
were all Democrats, and left the Demo-
cratic party on the slavery issue, as did
also Trumbull, Doolittle, and hosts Of
Others who agreed with the Democratic
party upon every other question of gov
ernment.
On the other hand. the Grant patty is
now managed and controlled almost ex-
clusively by Democrats who did not
leave the Democratic party apon any
professed dissent on pliucipie@. bat
were thrown into power by the aceI-
dents of war, aul were drawn ,,gether
by the adhesive attrac ion f pnulic
penter, Butler. Forney. and the more
recent aceessinus from the Soaih Long
street, Mosby, Toombs, Wise, Stephens,
Aekerman, Settle and others, were among
the most bitter assailants of the Repub-
can party and the anti-slavery principles
upon which that party was founded. un-
til civil war had in measure dissolved
old party organizations and opened a
field for the success of political adven-
turers and time-servers of all parties.
when, as DR.. johnson once said. pa
triotism became the last refuge of the
scoundrel."
The guerilla band now sought to be
organized at Louisville. is made up of
the elements Of egotism and restless
ambition for disturbance and notoriety.
Not one of the leaders of the movement
ever attained areputation for patriotism,
political consistency, or single disin-
terested act for public benefit. Brick
Pomeroy, the only one of them who has
national reputation. has achieved q
notoriety but little short of infamy, by
pandering to the worst passions and pre-
judices of the masses through affected
sentiments which were belied by his
moral character. Blatant Duncan is
only known in his vicinage as bluster-
ing disturber whose demagogue devices
never achieved for him any distinguish
ed public trust or popular confidence. :
The self-constitut d chairman of the
assiIailated organization, Bayard, gives
to the cause the prestige of a distin-
guished name which he has signally
failed to honor by any distinguished
public services, and stands alone among
his kinsmen as factionist. Ex-Sena-
tor Fitch, of Indiana, dead-beat poll
ticiap, has within our recollection been
identified with every political party
which has had a being during that time.
He supported Van Buren, In 1S4S, Pierce
in 1852, Buchananin in 1856, Breckenridge