Wilmington daily commercial., 1874-12-04
Coming Hack 10 the AnIe-War Demo
cratic principles and Practices

lFrom the New York Republic, Zee 81
Tho most Jealous, il not always the most po
htic, organ of Democracy in this eountry--the
New York World informs lis that when the
Democratic party regains possession OF the Gov
ernment, the nation il to be drought back 70
the practices and principles that obtained before
the war. This announcement Is doubtless made
by authority and there is every reason to believe
Is substantially true butt we apprehend It will
be regarded as somewhat serions,. II not start.
ling. news TO a ma ajonty OF people in the North
ern States. Most Of US have pretty lively recol-
lection of the practices and principles that OBJ
tanned before the war I; but III view of the fact
that they a-e to bc revived again, according 10 the
World, TWO years hence. IL may not be aniiss to
recall some OF them al this time Aud hrst
to the principles The leading principle that
obtained before the war az least ~ the Demo
cratic party. WAS the sscredness il not the d-
yinity, OF negro slavery The chief mission OF
| the great American Repubhc-"fhe only free
Government on earth WAS held to be the
| maintenance and extension OF this divine inst-
| tuition The negro was declared TO he an infe-
| ri0r animal. species of monkey. forming the
| connecting Ink between man and the brute he
was utterly untitled tor Liberty, 10 say nothing
| Of eelf-goy ernmeut. and had mo rights which
white man was bound TO respect. This
| last proposition was even announced from the
| supreme Coutt Bench bv a Democratic Chief
4 Justice. With this as the leading "prin.
| cipe' which obtained before the war, the 'prac-
| uces were Just what might have been expected
| The Government Wa= administered solely IN the
interest OF slavery aud Shareholders The Dem
ocratic party North were the supple tools of some
| 500, ,doa slave-owuers who ran tie whole mAchin-
| cry Of Government for more than twenty years
| They were represented ON The iloors Of Congress
| by theiI tre-eaters and nulhes, who cracked their
| whips over Northern dough-faces, challenged
those who were not dough-faee- TO tight duel-
| on the most frivolous preteXts, and, when they
| would not hight. elOhOed chem over the head Ia
| Brook. for words spoken IN debate The Dem
| ocrauc party always stood hy elaclng. and cried.
"Served them right. Aud finally. when the
North could stand it no longer, and resolved &c
put end to Il 10y electmg Republican freS
dent, the Southern States withdrew from tie
Union under the Democratic .'nnncipie Of State
Rights, and Democratic President decided thai
there was no power in the nitei States Govern
ment to maiuts;n its existence,
The ''pgUcple- of the Democratic Narty oi
. National currency and finances. which 'tobtsiuet
before the Nar, we're no better than their doc
tanes about slavery and State rights Under til,
theory of hard mpuey and specie payments the,
flooded the coantry With worthless =hinplaster
eminaung from thousand State banks. with
out security or responsibility, and h2hie TO fai
81 sany moment Every business ulan Wa
Obliged 10 supply himself W. tia halt dozen conn
i teffeit detectors, aui no citizen c5u'd trayc
from one State 70 another without sacrificing
large percentage Of his expenses 20 meet th
discount on the m1ney he was Obliged 10 carr
T. WlUi ulA4 'hlilcs Ner- lAf more ite'ileut pe
| fore the Wal Alau since ten failures JccNrEr
where ole occurs now farmers, mechanics au
{ .ahoriug men Tealei less than half the fruits 9
i tlelr toll than they have since tile war capt.,
4 was scarce, enterprise dead, the people wei
: | poor. tae Government was carIupt, defanltel
q aere numerous border rnidaue, IA the intere
e Of slavery. susriei the entrance of our faire
y Ierntou.s immigration was inpeled munie
were rife Northern men unless with Sonthei
principles. we're NOT safe ia q single state sont
ie of MA-ou and Dxons line tile public col
i science VS. denovalized snt the country VI
=. hnrryuS on wish break-neck pace 70 tie iss
7. THESE were the principles and prscuces tn
% oblsiied before Tho wsr, and which, a
le told On the highest Democratic authority, are
ii be revived whenever the Democracy seA
eome-nto power A pleasant prospect, snrel