The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1875-05-27


Gen james r. Chalmers. the sseane cock
of the Democratic party Ia Mississippi, has
lately made telling speech before the as
sembled Democracy of his State. It is full
of the true ring Of patriotism, and il the
doctrine he expressed can be put into effect
the American Union win sgain be thor.
oughly cemented through the instrumen-
tality of Democracy. Gen. Chalmers has a
proper conception of its duties, which are
far above the nefarious designs Of party
demagogues and tricksters, men who com
bine to divide Offices among them regard
less of the dignity of party or the grandeur.
of government. The following extract from
his speech is too noble, too divine to find a
sympathetic chord IN the structure by some
who are even now in Texas attempting to
drive the party to ruin ia hope Of personal
reward. We fully endorse every word Of
the following: 'sis is
''The Democracy of to-day is not the De-
mOcracy of the phst, any more than the
fashions Of to-day are the fashions of the
past.
''T'he Whig party sleeps in the graves of
Webster and Clay, and the secession De-
mocracy lies buried il the tomb of Cal
houn and under the little hillockS which
mark the last resting places Of the Confed-
crate dead. The Democratic party Of to-
day is composed of the liberal and conserv-
atiVe men of all former party ereeds, and it
swept in triumph over the Northern States
in last years elections. It Is the party of
the people opposed to the oficeholders
who would perpetuate their power and
make themselves our masters It is the
party of the taxpayers, opposed to the
plunderers who have converted places of
public trust into franchises for embezzle-
ment. 1t is the party of honesty, intelli-
gence and virtue opposed to corruption, ig-
norance and vice. 1t is the party of local
free government, opposed TO centralized
despOtism. 1t is the party of constitutional
liberty, opposed to the one-man power,
whether il comes by inheritance, or the
usurpation of a successful military leader.
Let US not, then, Quibble about q name,
but let us rally under the National Demo
cratic banner, which Hendricks, of Indi-
ana, Allen, of Ohio Tilden, of New York,
and CASTOR, of Massachusetts, have borne in
triumph, and if victory should perch upon
our standard it will be all the more glori-
Gus because none can say it was won under
false coIors ;andif defeat comes we can meet
it like men. Let,us follow the example of
the glorious Democracy of Massachusetts,
who have wandered forty years in the will
derness of defeat, but whose faith has at last
received its nIerited reward. Let us cling
to the hope that our ancestors of 1776 did
not die in vain, and that Republican liberty
will be preserved; and let us still believe
that ''truth is eternal and public justice
certainly But If we are mistaken, If cor
ruption, ignorance and vice shall take the
place of honesty, intelligence and virtue if
our property is to be confiscsted to enrich
tax gathering robbers; if military satraps
are to strangle State Legislatures; if cOnsti-
tutional liberty is to be destroyed, and q
military ,despot to usurpl the crown which
Washington refused, then let the old Dem
ocratic ship be set afoat, and let US
s Nail to the mast her threadbare nag ~
Set every threadbare sad, rs,rf q tc- = VI
And give her 10 the God Of storms
r The lightning and the Rale.'''tf4I aFfl