Year: 1859




In short article upon eur prospects, we
stated that the Democracy of Maine had
planted themselves upon the Democratic
platform. Our neighbor Processes to think
that in this assertion, and our alusion to the
fact of the majority by which Buchanan car
ried Virginia having been almost destroyed,
we are rejoicing at the defeat of the Demo
cratic party. We rejoice at no such thing
But it is no less shameful than true that the
defeat of the President is the success OF the
party We are warning against the Presi
dent because Of his detection TO common
honesty, his extravaganza, his imbeciliiv
and barefaced corruption. We believe that
when public servant proves unfaithiul TO
trusts which he voluntarily assumes, he
should be cast out into political infamy. We
believe the President has proved thus un.
faithful, and we accept the aid of good men
from all parties who will assist us in melting
out TO him his Just doom. Our neighbor
probably regards the President us the Demo
cratic party; we think the principles of that
party justly carries with them the party
name. We are proud 70 see the evidence be-
fore us, not only in the alacrity with which
thousands of the party organization, but
thousands of others who have hitherto OPP
posed the organization, have rushed to the
rescue Of The principles of The party when
were endangered by the assaults OF trait
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fusiug to act with honest men in Virginia,
Pennsylvania or California, because they have
come 10 the conclusion that the principle OF
the Nebraska Act is right, we rejoice in the
manliness which causes them TO assist in lis
preservation from the ruin with which Bu-
chanan seeks TO overwhelm il. Their action,
so far from weakening our affection for the
Democratic party, YIELDS US 10 it with bonds
of rerdurable tiShtness. and con,inces us
that in order TO disarm opposition 20 De-
mocracy, we have ouly 20 create confidence
in the honesy of our intentions.


Thousands of the party who left it on the
passage of the Nebraska Bill, did 80 because
they regarded it as a trick to gain more
slave States. They were assured by those
who had confidence in the integrity of the
party leaders that such was not the fact
that if The principle of The bill were fcirly
carried out it would place North and South
on the same footing; and as soon as Douglas
proved by his action that he at least was
sincere, they gladly returned 10 the party
faith With regard TO the rank aud file who
were already in the organization, it could be
no more expected that they would follow
their traitorous leader than the garrison Of
West Point could have been expected TO fol :
low the lead Of Benedict Arnold.


We are not to be scared by the cry of
Opposition to the Democratic party" We
shall stand by the principles of that party as
long as we have the power TO discern them !;
and we shall even go SO far as TO accept for
them the poor advocacy Of our neighbor, if
he will abandon the Theory that The Preident
is the party-cut loose from the leading
strings of such old and tried Democrats as
Toombs, Stephens and Beniamin-acknowl
edge frankly that principles are superior TO
men, and that parry leaders should be true
TO the written party constitution, honestly
construed