The newly compounded Democracy,
composed of Squatterelogy and Niggerolo
gy, knows no law but that of appeal to
public opinion; each pauicle composing
the new compound is allowed to under
stand the Constitution as it pleases, provi
ded it is construed to mean niggers and
slavery. To all is accorded the right to
judge the party sound, but not the right
to judge it unsound. Freedom of inquiry
is right so long as it don’t lead to diversity
of opinion, which is as much as to recom
mend a gunpowder that won’t explode, or
a poison that won’t kill. They argue, that,
according to Euclid, all who freely inquire
in mathematics, agree in conclusions, —
therefore, all who freely inquire into De
mocracy, likewise agree in conclusions, be
cause Democracy is as good as mathemat
ics ! Thus, General Pierce exacts absolute
obedience from all bearing the name of
Democrat, especially from such as hold of
fice under him. The penalty for disobe
-1 dienee is, “leave my office sir, you hideous
Abolitionist.” Vengeance is mine, saith
the Lord; “no, it is mine,” saith General
Pierce! llow dare you think for yourself
and yet stand on my platform, sars
Young America. Have I not power to
make one vessel to honor and another to
dishonor, and arc you not the thing I
made ? you shapeless mass of dough,— go
and do my bidding. And so tlie doughfa
ces went to work, constituted the Mineral
Point Democratic Platform and stood Dr.
llo'vt upon it for about the same purpose
that the Israelites stuck the brazen calf up
on a pole.
