Daily Los Angeles herald., 1882-02-10
4 Resr0specs.

Probably the most callous Re-
publican In the woodland the
modern American Republican is
really . compromising OF the old
Blue Light Federalist with the
British Wilberforce and Garrison
abolitionists-will admit that the
United States ought to have some
port and dignity on this earth.
These same people cannot we'll fail
to admit that, as long as the DEM
ocratic party ruled this country,
the United States was a very
''peart" and "chipper" national.
ity. To say nothing Of the cpl
sodes which introduced this coun-
try into the family Of nations
episodes which were highly credit
able to the boys in blue and buff
who won the Revolutionary war
against Great Britain-after q COM
promise of eight years under the
administrations of Washington, as
to whom both parties only bore
love and loyalty, old John Adams
mounted the modest Republican
chair OF State. He did his best to
dishonor 1t by un-Republicsn effi-
giles and inscriptions, and dirty
despotic laws, but he failed. He
was spewed out of the mouth Of
the American people, and bis
downfall was coincident with the
accession to power of the Demo.
cratic party. This party, "a to all
outside nations, was aggressive
and manly, from the word "go.n
It stsered q masculine course be-
tween the Scylla OF England and
the Charybdis Of the great Napo-
leon, during the crisis which shook
Europe to Its center; and, In 1872,
1t threw down the gage of battle to
England, after ample provocation.
The very advent of the Democratic
party In its control of the govern
ment o: this country, whether we
were four millions or twenty or
thirty, was signalized by q splen-
did pluck and robust national as-
sertion. Under the guidance of the
virile leaders Of the always manly
Democratic party, the United
States embraced the cause of the
"Lone Star" State of Texas, and
carried its consequent war with
Mexico to splendid conclusion,
with California as q member of the
States, amongst other things, as a
guerdon of successful valor. In adj
dltion, when the United States
counted but half of its present pop
ulation and Significance, 1t was
Democratic administration which
looked the British lion fairly be.
tween the jaws, the teeth thrown
Inland announced. as its ultimatum,
'forty-four forty or fight" with
respect to Oregon and Washington
territory. No matter what re.
sources Of diplomacy were subse-
quently brought into play, the atti-
tude of the Democratic party, at
all stages In which it ruled the
United States, was always manly
and unshrinking, and every such
assertion resulted in memorable
increase of our national territory.
from the administration of Thomas
Jefferson down to that of James X.
Polk.
Since the wise counsels of the
sagacious leaders of the Demo-
cratic party were disregarded, the
country has been steadily going
from bad to worse. Abolition in
trigue. seconded by Republican al.
lance, made possible a disruption
Of the Union which was only
averted, at the critical stage, by
the valor of the Democrats of
the North, who had stood stead
lily by the guarantees of the
Constitution, but who were de.
termined that the Union should
stand, though the heavens might
fall.
But we have been dealing with
old stories, which more befit the
pages Of history, honestly written,
than the columns Of daily news.
paper. Merely as retrospect of
truthful events, we may be allowed
to say that, "a long as the Demo-
cratic party ruled at Washington,
the Navy Of the United States was
Kept up to any recognized stand.
ard of any other country in the
world. 1t was the Democratic
Navy of the United States which
brought the pirates of the Barbary
Coast to terms. 1t was q Demo-
cratic Navy which weeded out the
pirates of Tripoli. 1t was Demo-
cratia Navy, with lite guns In po-
sition, which compelled Austria to
surrender Martin Kostzka.
Oppressed by drunken Demo-
crat, turned Republican, named
U. q. Grant, the Republican party
has forgotten the honorable por-
tions OF It's mission, years and
years ago.. Grant is probably the
poorest fellow who ever figured In
any questions of continental or
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