, 1874-11-24

exhibitions Of himself as ho las In the Herald
and I,:esbyler.
REPUBLICAN VERSUS DEMOCRATIC PRIN-
CIpLE5.
Tho questions OF Stato sovereignty, OF the
right Of nulliacation, porhaps oyeu OF tbs right
Of secession, arc not, as las been too ofton as.
auu,ed during the last two yoars, "doad isauca."
Il divergence Of viows on those ail-important
questions 1t Ia that has differentiated tue Ropub-
lleau from the Democratic party from tho begin
ming. The Republican party Is the incarnation
Of an idea, aul that idea is the supremacy, as1-
thority. unity, and majesty Of tho nation repro
aontcd uy tho General Government. The Domo-
cratic party, OH tho otAor hand, ia tho oulbodi-
mcnt Of tue principle Of what is called "State
rights" but which, carried out to its legitimate
consequences, means State sovereignty dlsln-
tegration, division, national dissolution. Tho
War Of tho Rebellion, Oh tho sutfaco conflict
between tho North md tho South, WINS
in reality a conflict betwecn the Ncpub~
lican and Democratic parties aud principles. Tho
North represented tho Republican idea Of unity,
national authority, and national supremacy tue
South. tho Democratic doctrine Of State soVer-
e'guty aad OF tho dlsaolutloo OF tue Union at tho
will Of tho individual States. It WAS to maintain
tho central nrticle OF the Democratic crood that
the South inauguratea the Rebellion. It Was to
oppose IT shat tnae Tue Sortn. or fataor tho MI
ton, SACRIFICED 'ts lost plooa and incurred It's
enormous natonul debt. II tho Democratic
doctrine Of btase rights as interpreted by tho
South ano sne oe"oesaac party nfeSsoaa to tho
war; DO tho eofreos explanation OF tile conatltu-
ton OF TUG onlsoo ssa1os' tneh tho Gieantic sac
fihces maoe " sne p'opie TO preserve TUG lntog-
FltY OIL TIC on'on 8Ho"la not n@'e neeh matte at
Ill. anu IL was mos1 grave MISTAKE 10 1hYo
made them. 'le"ea from she Domoclatio and
the lFepuollcan H1ahopolnts fospeot'7et9, tho
war 'he emancipation VI LUG 71asos' ana our
national deos' appeaf III an a'togesher d1uoroat
hsnt. ufantns o'l tne ue"ocfa'1o pffnclpies
previous TO loo1, the war snouid noVer havo
freed; aud tho national debt Should never
have peeh incurred. Inofo Is no eSldonco
that tho Democratic party has chanHod
| its principles OF constitutional into1pre-
tation, md, therefore, though 1t must
lock upon The War as a Ja0 dccomph, what IL
thero to assure us that 1t would not could it 70"
| gain power. repudiate the national debt aud
indemnify tho Southern Shareholders for their
losses consequent on emancipation II not
falao to thclr principles. thoy cortasu!y would do
oil this. Southern Democrats would certainly
domand 1t; aud would not Northern Democrats
yield to the do1nand rashef than submit to di"
ciaion IN tue party aud the conaeqnont loss Of
po"ar' 4Ae aueatson "a well worth pondesing.
The Democratic party not having re1octod its
OLD prlnclplos' and these principles having lod
tho nation to tue brink OF destruction on one oc-
easion. what assurance have "o that thoy may
not lead 1t thcEo agalnF 10 write IN q daily
journal OF State sovereignty at this timo Of the
day may seom hko composing q 1ugubr!ous ghost
story to fr'gheen ch!ldfon. We thought tho
question WAS doad aud buried. our only ground
Tor 10 believing 1t, however, was that
tic Democratic party was supposed dead and bur-
ted. Accont eSeuts have Guaranteed the body
into action. and' II 1t does rov'Ye, it must roVise
tho old lssues aad DO isself again. But tho ques
tlon OF state sovereignty IL not dead II is at
everything issue' 1t runs Hike thread through
the whole Of our history 1t was question III
dor tho old Confederation. Tho slates undo
the articles of that compact were truly Demo
cratic states. completely indopenaant. Th'
Union they formed was only league It had no
oven tho privilege Of taxation. It had no judi
caturc, 10 control ovor commerce, and. although
itmght oroate debts. 1t had opowar to pay tlle1a