Lexington weekly intelligencer., 1872-07-03


publican government, the implacabll
enemy of political, civil ,ald religious
liberty.
Democrats will not hesitate to sup
port even their lifelong enemy,
who sets himself against this com
mon enemy, and who offers sucl
cheering prospects nf victory How
they may act after this campaign il
over, need not now be discussed
We doubt if any man, however far
seeing can at present mark out an!
line OF policy that will be suited tol
the future action OF the Democracy
or can furesce what emergency may
arise. To cAtricate the country from
its present imincnt danger. is oul
present duty. When that is done.
we will apply ourselves to the mex,
duty that may present itself. always
keeping an eye single to Il he safety OF
our country. and the preservation OF
our liberties.
Radical politicians need not vcX
their souls over the imagined impu>i-
ton by the leaders Of the Democracy
upon those whom they are pleased tu
call tho ''l!!"S>c>. The present atti-
tude Of The party i, one cmplla icalll
dictated hy the "lna>>cs:" in man.
instances III dircr, opposition to The
advice of their leaders. For our OWN
! locality. We can speak knowingly.
! Months before it WAS ever even
whispered upon the stump, or limited
al III Il single paper, the '.nlassr," OF
the Democracy in our midst. tie far
mers, mechanics. tradc>mrn. laborrr,
and professional men, who never did
nor ever will seek an office or aspire
10 Il leadership in politics. had dis
cu->rd with hearty approval this
very measure. and ut last became 80
'iamorous for its adoption that the
leaders were compelled to bow TO
their will. From the manner i'm
which this movement has t!cvcluurd
itself i'll other quarters. VIC see indi-
cations Of the same cause at work.
1t is this that gives us such chrrrin"
assurance that Liberalism will sweep
the field. 1t spran" from the people
There is something in it that stirs the
popular heart. and it will continue to
spread. and these gentlemen ofnra-
tuitouS advice need not be SURPRISED
to see it take >:ron" hold upon tho
affections of the "masscs" of their
own party.
Witllregard to the di>integration Of
the Dcmpcratic partv.wc have to say.
that we are wiiIim" to risk il. and
Radicals need not woIry themselves
on our account. An emergency NAV
arise, that TO save the country from Il
greater evil. even this sacrifice NAV
he required. The present tcmcr"cnry
is great enough. If the sacrifice is
demanded. ii will be Forthcoming.
The Democratic party have been
led on: often enough like chained
samson t" amusc the public, by the
exhibition Of its great strength and
under such diSadvanta"rous
willie Radical trick |
stcrs and thieves sapped the founda- |
tions Of the Republic. Now if "polit-
zeal suicide" is required as the only
means of breaking up the great party
of oppression. it will not hesitate TO
die the the death of Samson. and pull
down the great military structure of
Radicali>lu, even though it should be
crushed beneath the ruins.
Democracy ha, nothing to fear from
such result. il, principles are etcr-
nal truths. and can never die. They
are the very essence of Republican,
ism, without which no Republican
can exist. Placed upon
the field Of contest with the prinri-
pies Of Eadiraiism, stripped of the
of being advocated
solely by Il party. against whom
..rCat number of the people have been
educated into blind. unrra >onil"
prejudice, We have nothing to fear
from the result. We do not believe
HAT n di>in!c~ralion of the Demo
ratio PARTY will necessarily follow
he adoption of the passive policy.
Iui il it docs. ii will come with the
lisini"@rati"n Of all PARTIES rs at
PRESENT constituted and from out of
he general wreck "rpolitiral or@ani-
.a,ions. til" true principles of Dc
will risr To slime with ..rcat-
u glory.
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