The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-09-16
THE INTELLIGENcER.
WHEELING. sEPrEMREn 10, 1850.
pemocratic 4Forcible Annexation"

Democratic "HOEClDib huueA1eAuN'
The New York Independent inquiries
"Where is the Democratic party?" 1t
would like to know IL 1t is to mean both
treason and population. II the DEM
oeracy is still in existence what has 1t
learned by the history made in the
mast thlrty.nine years? The 1ndepend-
emit proceeds to review that history.
The Democratic party opposed the war
for the Union, and the result was so
disastrous that 1t did not recover sufi-
GENTLY to elect President for twenty
fiye years, and that was only due to a
SPLIT among the Republicans. Now the
question arises, will the Democracy try
the experiment again to set Itself up
against the tiag and It's honor?
I'VE have no doubt" says the indie
pendent, that large majority Of good
citizens. irrespective of party afilia-
tons, would be glad to think such a
course improbable, II not impossible"
1t is hard to believe that any American
citizen would wish to see the demorali-
zation which would follow a campaign
Of bitterness of one of the parties, Elm
the most unblushlng bravado of reek-
Iessness, II not OF treason"
Taking everything into considera-
tlon, the resolutions that are being
adopted at conventions, the character
Of literature that is being circulated,
the sneers at the policy OF the govern
ment for carrying out sacred obliga-
lions, 1t looks as II we may witness a
repetition Of the phenomena (which dis
Rraceo the political atmosphere in the
days of vallandigham." II the trend
Of events within Democratic lines,
that is, the Bryan Democratic lines,
continues we may witness party
striving to attain national control by
open avowal of sympathy with the Ma
tons red=handed enemies.
When the Independent asks II this is
the Democratic party founded by JEFF
ferson and fought for by Andrew Jack
son. It chooses a question which is be-
ing asked by the truest and best sup
porters Of the national honor. When it
asks II this is the party that PUR-
CHASED LOUISIANA from France,
and ANNEXED IT FoRCIBLY. it
brings to the attention of the Democ-
racy a chapter In its own history, wheD
Il annexed forcIbIy and extended the
power of the American government
over territory now constituting four
teen Of our most prosperous states,
without the consent OF the governed"
The Independent further inquiries:
'.Is this the party that added Texas and
california to our domain7" The Inde-
pendent might have added the ques-
tions: was NOT the admission Of Texas
rs a state the result Of a WAR OF
CONQUEST with Mexico? And were
not California, Nevada, Utah. Arizona
and parts Of Colorado, Wyoming and
New Mexico FoRc1BLY ANNEXED
Is a result Of this self-same war. and
the government Of the United States
established without the consent Of the
governed"
These accomplishments were made
under the administration of the Demo-
cratic party. the President being James
X. POLK, Of Tennessee. It would be best
for the Democracy to study its own his
tory on the matter, Of forcibIe annexa-
tion and government without the con-
sent Of the governed. before 1t Tugs the
principle laid down in the Declaration
Of Independence into partisan effort
10 disgrace the Nation before the
world.