Year: 1860

whenever they see political party arraigned
by the press-"it is the business Of editors to
abuse opponents whether cause exists or not"
There is a good reason why these should be
suspicious Of charges. The truth is plain par
ties are oftentimes unjustly arraigned. Names
go farther to give popularity or the reverse to a
party than stubborn truths; and the slavish fear
of nick name has prevented many well
meaning nsen from acknowledging his conseien-
eious sentiments. With the timid scare crow
is more potent than an imposing and impregna-
bio array of facts. The very stigma of Niger
Worshipper has lost to the Republican party
more than enough votes to have sent Mr. Bu-
chanan to the shades of Wheatland to philoso-
phize upon smut for the remainder of his days.
1t is of no avail to present to the minds of cow
ards the truth that the Republican party is on
precisely the platform of Washington, Jefferson
and Clay, so far as regards the slavery question.
A bugbear deprives them of judgment to decide
according 10 rational evidence. The other fact.
that the Democratic party has proven false to its
pledge, often proclaimed and proven by the
records fails TO convince even thinking men that
they must break away from fellowship with cor
ruption. Some there are whose aspirations are
to learn the right and follow it, and for these we
write.


For the consideration of these we affirm the
proposition to be true, that the two last Demo-
cratic Administrations have proven false to the
principles they were placed in power to carry out,
and stand convicted of obtaining power under
false prctenses. 1t is notorously true that poor
Pierce solemnly pledged himself to stand by the
Compromises of 1850. 1t is more notorious that
he basely violated his promises on coming to the
Presidency, led away by the spccous pleadings
of Stephen A. Douglas for the mongrel bant1ing
Squatter Sovereignty. Instead of frowning upon
any and every attempt to revive the slavery agi-
tation which had heen laid by the conservative
wisdom of Clay, Webster, Fillmore and other
patriotic Statesmen in the solemn and sacred
compromises of 1850, Pierce, in an evil hour
put himself in the leading strings of Douglas,
and treacherously broke the seal his patriotic
predecessors had placed upon the Pa9dora's box
of the country, flooding the Union with agita-
ton and its virulent evils. The pledges of the
canvass were forgotten, or shamelessly foresworn.
The truth was too plain that poor Pierce was
guilty of heinous breach of trust. The people
were not to be deceived by him longer and though
a candidate in 1856 at Cincinnati. the wire pull
lers knew too well that his baseness must be con-
demned by the people if nominated, and thrust
him aside for body of animated lymph from
the Court of st. James. The character of James
Buchanan was set forth by his opposers in strong
and true light. He was the proven sanderer of
the great Commoner of Kentucky. His whole
career showed that he could be counted on for
nothing but duplicity. His conduct toward Clay
in connection with the bargain and sale charges,
and his imposition upon the honest but unso-
phisticated Pennsylranians in the canvass of
1874. in declaring James X. Polk tariff man.
are familiar acts revealing his true character.
But insanity prevailed The voice of history
was UNDECIDED Mr.. Buchanan was elected.
Where are the pledges made by him on assuming
the reins of government? Not one has been
kept. The Democracy promised an honest and
economical administration. Nothing has ex-
ceeded it in peculation and extravaganza in the
annals of the nation. Millions in the treasury
have been squandered and the country plunged
hcadlong in debt. What for? We have had no
wars or a reasonable attempt at one-nothing
to create public debt. The assurance that the
people should be protected in their right to make
their own institutions in Territories. has been
most villainously disregarded. and high handed
attempt to coeree the people into an acknowl-
edgement of institutions which were abhorrent.
has been made. Foreign born citizens have been
handed over TO the tender mercies of European
dcspots and suffered TO do service to n foreign
government after having sworn allegiance to
ours. with the understanding of receiving pro
lection. The neutrality laws have been violated,
and when an officer of the American Navy in
defense of the American character seized an ar
rant freebooter committing depredations on
sister Republic with whom were at peace.
and brought him back for trial, the brave officer
was disgraced.


The impartial historian in the future when
looking back upon the acts of American Presi-
l. L. 1oa Gr1 H.
acteristie of the present Administration outside
of broken promises, wide spread dishonesty and
universal and inexcusable agitation. Yet we are
called on to duplicate this Democratic and faith


less rule of four years. The country is proclaimed
on the verge of ruin by Democratic presses. as
tonishng as it ought TO be TO them, after seven
years of Democratic rule.