GRESSIVE DEMOCRACY.

BY d. FRANCIS BACON
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The Locofoco party, in that social war,
which they originated eni waged. (thatwar
among different classes IN society whic h
was designed 10 secure ''the spoils" to their
leaders, were driven back ward aud down
ward continually by their uniform opposl,
ton to all the existing institutions to Gov
eminent and TO all beneficial legislation -
In their constant retrograde, descending
movement, they blndiy assaulted and over
threw every thing that constituted a part
of the American Democratic system, res
treating from one negative position to an.
other, without plan or systematic purpose.
till. nothing being left for them to deny or
attack they finally set themselves under the
guidance of their servile shallow political
dogmatists TO the task of deducing conclu-
ions from their random and previous move.
menfs. The distractions thus derived were
classified into new creed. anita oonist;cal
in every particular to the establi,ed prin~
ciples of democracy, and formed basis
for the doctrines and measures of new
school of political science. ia which Ieaar.
son and Madison would have been incompe
tent to learn The rudiments.


This Locofoco system Of political neoa.
uves, has never yet been permitted to enjoy
complete developement. in this country.
ana we look IN vain through Chris,endom
for the instance oil a single government
Whlcn mas ever consented to renounce the
improvement of civilization, aud Quit the
sofia oasis OF centuries OF constantly i'm.
proving experience, for balloonine flipbt
through the airy and windy regions of nhi
iosoph;cai speculation and experiment. un>
der the guidance OF Political economists


But there IS a country in Europe. lono
ago dIscarding both the Improvements io
business introduced by commerce and civ.
Ilization, and the lights of art and science
unconscIousiy anticipated the barren abstrac
lions OF modern yisIonaries,-a government
that never tolerated or even conceived The
Idea of "a soulless corporation.n thatneva.
nal a Bank or tariff, or system Of Internal
Impfovemehts,-a government in which
,iepudiatlons IS Standard financial ex,e-
aient' an important part of the WAYS AID
MEANS, and government under which
Inc mob unconscious OF the unH,rn, ras
'raints OF law and order," may unchecked
execute their wild Justice in times af
scarcity, not only by sacking flour store
'ul oy burning an extorti. mite baker !, h,s
own oven. Happy land, that ages Arc
uncorrupted by the money powera Of = b.,
siness community under cr-d;t s,,s.a
gfoped lis way to the practical nl,,ua..
perfection OF Locofoco governmental nh
losophyl Name it-name il If vo,, 90, pa'
aURkEYl THE OTTOMAN EM
!, sihEl Deny it-who dare2 Tn,la
me only country in Europe which has w;,h.
10 several centuries enjoyed in c,;on ~,
system OF the Sub Treasury. bar5 ,,aa,,a. ene
affect taxation. free trade d,,;as -, -;
ports, (till within a very few vsa,s l.na I'M
r-eredi, y ba;n al cues 10 govetnmen. 10 specie,