Democratic Doctrines And Traditions

We pledge ourselves anew t0 the constitutional doctrines and traditions of the democratie party asillustrated by the teaching and exawple of a lone line of democratie statesmen,"- Democratie platform, t " Secession is a sovereign right. It exists.not by virtue of the constitution but by virtue of the state sovcreignty."- A H otephens. '.' ?' Those who ara familiar with my politica history know there is no stain of f ree soihsm id my record.' -Wm. H Knehsh. 6 ''Thenationalgovernmentundertheoonstitution nasno powor to coerce a ftate "- JamesJBuchanan. "Sir, I claim to be one of the old demcratic guard- one of those who never gave an opposition vote, never varied a shadow ot a shade from democratie, or pandered in thealigutestdegree tofree soil. principies." - Wiu. H. English. " We must as a party insist unqualifiedly tnat in tue ïnstitiit.inn nf ,m =!„„„.. . there is notbing whatever which calla fui unlavorable action by governinent ; thal the rigbt of the white masterto the servia of nis negro slave is in every moral sense preoisely the same as his right to othei property. If this proposition be not true no honost man ought to desire the permanency of our republic. If it be true, the Dlack republican doctrine ia a treaeonable and destruetive fallacy."- Charles O'Connor. ¦ ü e democratie party recognized our nghtsof property in ourslaves, synipathiz ed with us in the late war, and has steadily tought with us against any reconstruction in which the negro was recognized : and wc o the south were baso ingrates indeed if wo werenot devoted to its triumph."- Mem phis Ayalanohe. " It is not truc that the northcrn democracy are opposed to the admission of any more slave states. I distinctly assert that l do not know one detuocrat in all the north who would not favor the admission of a Statowithaslaveryoon.stitution."- Wm II. Knglish. " We will inaugurato our candidate for president, whether we elect him or noL" - tongressman Hill. "We pleilge you a olid sotith, 13S electoral votes for Hancock."- Wade Hamnton. " Do you wonder that the south is solid lor the democratie party. "-B. G. Stout. . (jarfield is a perjuren "- A. C. Baldwm. " Tho democratie party is a Christian party.- A. Perry. What 8 there that we could dcHirc should bc in a Saviour that is not n Christ ? What excellence is there wanting ? What is thcre that is Kreat or good, what is there that is yeuerablt) or winning, what is there that is adorable or endearing, or what could you think of that would bo enoourairinc. that is not to bc f'ound n Clirist.