The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1878-06-15
DEMOCRACY VS.. REpUBLIGANIsM.
Number TIVE.

Il
cratic party's leading tennet 81
| political faith is the advocacy o.
measures which are, OF may seem
to be, popular. From the con.
fception of that party during
| Washington s administration, and
borr at the nomination of Jeffer,
son for the Presidency, and chris-
tened Republican at that time
but now called Demncratic-il
has ever sought and monlally
bowed to public opinion as tie
most sure way Of getting into
power. In obedience to tho be-
/ est of the war spirit that had
not subsided after the revolution;
tEat party, under States Rights
doctrines, rose up N opposition te
Federal authority and refused te
obey the excise law OF Congress.
III what is known as tne CIV his,
key Rebellion" the prime moy,
ers IN which were members ol
those "Democrat Societies thai
gave Washington so much trous
bic during his administration.
The Eurr conspiracy, a few years
alter, was only the Legitimate off
spring of their pernlelous doc
trlne, States Rights a fact that
Jeffe son well knew as was
evinced by the great leniency
with which he prosecuted those
bold eonspirator against the
peace and harmony of the gov
ernlnent.
Agair, In 1872 Mr. Madison
was electca President by and
through the popular hue and cry,
"Free Trade and Sailors Rights
Ia war with England followed
as the result, and after the loss OF
thousands of lives and millions
fsf money, was yetsto be settled
by diplomacy-the war did moi
determine one way or the other
the "Rlgl4t of Search but the
IDemociacy was covered with
glory" The South Carolina
Notification was another child OF
that pastilential, trouble breeding
dogma, "states Rights And
again, in 1914 u Democrat Presi>
dent was elected on the Annex
alton of Texas' i sue. Warwitl.
Mexico was the consequence;
Democracy was again eEveloped
i'll a mantle OF glory aud thou
sands of lives were sacrificed,
millions ofsmoney spent aud hn
man slavery propogated.
States Rights again cropped out
IN / '54 when Mr.. Douglas intr,-
dnccd his Kansas and Nebraska
bill for the repeal OF the. Mis-
sour compromise.
The border trouble followed,
and Popular sovernelghty,' air
other name for States Rights, was
1.-THE feather used TO tickle the
nose of the lethergic populacs
and arouse them to qulekened
life, and enthuse the faithful.
And last but not least. in 1860.
upon the election of Mr.. Lincoln
Ito the Presidency, tho States
Rights doctrine of democracy
caused the tree OF discomfort te
bloom and bear the bitter fruit oi
secession; and REBELLION with all
dire consequences followed. The
friends of the Union were de-
nouuced; the measures lnauguras
ted by the new administration for
the purpose of maintaining in-
tact, were declared uuconstitu-
tlonal aud void; and every CON-
caiyable obstacle thrown IN the
way by the majority Of that par
Ity. The system of finance adop<
ted was opposed as aunconstlfu-
tlonal," while at the same time
their friends and allies in the se>
ceeded States were waging war
to dstroy It,. They discouraged
volunteering, fed from the draft,
secreted deserters, and boldly
avowed the cause Of the aeceed>
ed States to be just and right;
and sympathised with them as q
prosecuted people struggling to
throw off the yoke of tyranny
imposed upon them b, cansti-
tutional President. ARGUS. &
No bird is actually on the wing.
The wings are on the bird.