Morning journal and courier., 1880-09-23

A TIMELY WARNING.
 l The Boston AdUertiSer makes a telling
 point against the Democratic party by re- and explaining for the instruction of the younger some events preceding and follow ing the election of Franklin Pierce to the presidency. The history of that period
 furnishes solemn warning against trusting | the promises of the Democracy with regard
 to accepting the results of the war and en- 1 forcing the amendments to the Constitution, and now that we asked to have faith in,
 those promises it is worth while to look back l and see something of the character of the
 Democratic party as housekeeping party. 1 The compromise measures of 1850, of 1 which the fugitive slave law was part, were
 enacted for the avowed purpose of settling I all questions growing out of slavery and se- | curing peace to the country. The Demo- i cratic National convention of 1852 referred I to them as final settlement of these dis 1 turbing issues, and pledged the party to dis countenance any attempt to reopen them, come from what quarter it might. Franklin Pierce, of New Hampshire was nominated for President, because his record would not be troublesome, and the campaign was waged from beginning to end upon the basis of the
 professions of the Democratic party that it
 and the South would abide by the compro-
 mise. Then as now the argument was prom
 inent that the election of the Democratic can- didate would reconcile the South, cement the
 Union and secure constitutional government Then as now all who opposed the Democracy
 were stigmatized as sectionalists and unpatri-
 otlc Then as now whoever ventured to ex- press doubt that the South was sincere in it's acceptance of the compromise as finality
 was traduced hater of the South and foe to peace. Then as now southern orators came North to persuade the people here that their suspicious of the good faith of that section were unwarranted that the southern Democracy had no ulterior purposes, and no wish except to be allowed to enjoy the rights secured to them by the compromises in peace. They protested in every form that they not I only sought for nothing more, but that they would condemn and resist any attempt to dis turb the statals quo
 Deluded by the fine talk and solemn prom | lses of the Democratic party the people elect l cd Pierce. When he took his office he con- | graduated the nation on the settlement of 1 agitating questions that had been achieved, 1 and gave pledge to the country that during | his administration 1t should receive no shock. | Before his administration was half through, ] however, all these promises were broken The Democratic party shocked and alarmed the nation by thro wing into Congress with out warning monstrous proposition of slavery aggression, worse in its nature and more rulnous in its consequences than had ever ! before been broached since the foundation of I the government, and the southern and north ern Democracy, in fragrant violation of the pledges of their national convention, of their candidate and of all their stump speakers, rallied with few exceptions to it's support. They forced it through Congress with un- 'eemly haste, and it received the approval ! of the President. This measure was the re- peal of the Missouri compromise, the effect 'f which was to open to slavery all the Ter l itories of the nation, from which by solemn 1 compact made in 1891 slavery had been for 'vsr debarred te
 The civil war which came six years after ! vas one of the direct consequences of that Z ct of Democratic bad faith and treason to f iberty. Notwithstanding this and a long l ecord of other acts of bad faith and treache- | y, the Democratic party has the assurance to sk for the confidence of the people of the a ountry ,and to claim that it is worthy of that [ onfdence. It never will be until it meets I 7ith a radical change, and as it shows no s igns ofsuoh change it is not safe to trust it. q Ve have had enough of Democratic prom q es and Southern 'Ehonor" Neither can be p slied upon