Year: 1859

war, and that with the express concurrence
Of the President and Gov. Cumming. The
continuation of the fraudulent Senator'S
from this State is another illustration of
the same idea These men had no more
right in the Senate than they had in heaven.
but the party decided that Offices were
male for the party. and that laws were of
no use except as the party could benefit
by them. and so the forgery was confirmed
The New England States. it is notorious.
are all opposed to the Democracy, and are
all more or less interested in the fisheries.
The sugar growing States, on the con-
trary, are all warmly in favor of Demo
cratic ideas and men. The Democracy
passed law, as far as they could do it by
party power, to repeal the fishing bounty.
but refused to pass any law TO repeal tho
sugar bounty. The Germans are now.
mainly. opposed to the Democracy. The
Democracy accordingly. votes down the
Homestead law, which the Germans want.
anil which would seriously iniure slavery
The Democracy, too, since the German
vote has left them in measure, have de-
cilel that naturalized citizens shall not
enjoy the same protection that is assured
TO native citizens. Thus the party punish
es its "naturaized" deserters. The Dem
ocracy has found that where free schools
are thick and healthy, and education uni
versal, their defeat follows with wonder
| full certainty. So the Democracy of this
State got the Supreme Court to destroy
| Free Schools The same party has tri-
umphed so often by imported votes that
their success is now dependent almost ex-
clusivcly upon such votes. and so the par
ty reSolutely resists all efforts to amend
the law or the Constitution so as to pre-
vent fraudulent voting. In later case.
the party wanted partisan to be Sheriff
here. The people had elected another man
| by large ma ority, and never wonld have
accepted the Democrat under any circum-
stances. But the party of course. under
stands that the only use for the people. or
| for voters, is to give offices to Democrats.
and when the perve;sc people wont do that
the party must pay no attention to them
So The party goes to work, In pursuance OF
it's special idea that the people have no
business in the Government except to ell
ect Democrats, and get the Supreme
Court to rule the peoples officer out
| The moment that is done, and before any
possible official notice of it can be made.
the Governor appoints the Democrat to the
long coveted Office. and the Democrat with
the true instinct of the party appoints two
other deputies. Thus all through the pol
icy of the nation, of the State, of the coun-
ty, everywhere, in wars, domestic meas
ures. or judicial action, the Democracy
thrusts into the face of The people the great
Democratic idea. "The party is entitled
to rule. and the people have no right to
prevent it," There is no mistake about a
matter SO palpablc. No man on earth can
point to solitary Democratic measure or
act in the past five years, that does not bear
boldly on its face this idea. The country.
the people, the Offices. the revenues, the


laws, the courts for the benefit Of the Dem
ocratic party" That is Democracy, and
that is all there is of it, except it is slave
ry.-Lpd. Jour.