The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1880-06-17

That the modern Democracy can be
relied on to keep themselves out of power
by their blunders has become an axiom
on which political movements are pre-
dicated The reason for this, though ap-
parent is not SO often alluded to- 1t is
that a PARTY which has no principles is
certain to hlunder. The Chicago Times,
which is the most hilarious mourner in
the family funeral. notes some of its blum
dcrs and comments on them:
Blunder |. Repeal of the Missouri
compromise.
BIunder > Attempt of the buchanan
administration to establish slavery in
Kansas.
Blunder g. Rebellion of the southern
halt of the party,
Blunder Manifestation OF sympathy
10y the Northern rump with their south
ern contreres.
Bunder ). Opposition by the northern
rump to the emancipation policy.
| Blunder u. Hostility to the war policy
manifested in the peace programme of
/ 1864
| Blunder I. Re embrace by the north
ern rump of their southern contrcres after
the war
BIunder : Opposition to the political
Acknowledgement of negroes
BIunder 9 Opposition to the war
amendments Of the constitution.
Blunder 10, Opposition to the candi-
dacy Of Grant for Prcsdrut
Blundcr |. Party soiIdltication of the
South on the old pltttnsc Of STATE soy
trcIgntN and "NhlJe mans government
BIunder II Rejection ny the Solid
South party Of Hayes Cancellation policy
Biunder II Attempt 10 reopen the
presidency squdbble OF 1876 bN the Pot
ter uquisitiun
Blunder ~ Southern war claims raid
on the national treasury.
HElndcr -. l>pousal ol the green
back fiat money programme Of national
fraud
BIunder H. The rcactionary pro
grdmme To wipe OUT the national rler-
ton laws and other legislation of the war
Bunder Il. The extra session 10 car
~ tortn that reactlonlry programme
Bunder IS Ratification and fultiment
ot executive usurpationS in Louisiana and
Florida, and attempt to commit like
u>urpatIon in Oregon.
Bnuder 10 Preparation and defense
of like executive usurpations in Name
The Times adds: This is far from be
ing Il complete list Of bourbon blundtrs
committed in the last twenty five Years
TO give a foil list would require a vol
ume, or a complete history OF The course
OF the party during that period.
The greatest blunder of all was not
the extra session nor the rebellion of the
Southern half OF the party III 1861 1t
was the attempt OF the party to uutlive
the rebellion. by its laundering course
from Isis to 1850, it had become an or
ganzation for the single purpose Of pro
tectlng and promoting the southern slave
holding interest. 1t was essentially il
pro slavery party controlled and directed
III all It's policies by southern slave own
ers. Its conventional leaders affirmed
the pestilent state sovereignty doctrines
Of Jefferson and Calhoun lis the tundu-
mental tenet OF their party creed, because
that doctrine was seen to be essential to
the perpetuity OF slavery So Of every
doctrine upon which the party laid great
emphasis III the presidency campaigns
from Isis to 1850, it was the slavery in
terest expected To he served bN their ap-
plIcation. The first gun Of the rebellion
was the death kntll of that interest. ana
ought to have been regarded bv the
northern leaders III the party whose mis-
sion to defend that interest was thereby
ended. The death of slavery was the re-
mOval Of the foundation on which the
party had existed since the annexation Of
Texas. 1t was the annihlatIon of its
reason to be The continuance Of its or
ganc and nominal being by its Office
seeking leaders was the most stupcndouS
blunder in all their laundering career.
1t was an attempt to combat the lnevita-
Die without Il rational motive or a single
political object which it was possible 10
gam. 1t was the attempt Of Il political
body To survive after every spark of polit-
zeal life was knocked out OF it. 1t was
The supreme act Of party stupidity, in
comparison to which all Subsequent acts
Of stupidity are dwaried 1t was the one
grand blunder whose towering magnitude
Of laundering oEtrtops all antccrdrnt and
all subsequent biundels Of the bourbon
politicians.
One thousand Miles at Sea.
& 49, 80