Alexandria Daily Advertiser

PROGRESS OF DEMOCRACY.

Some have hoped and believed that when Jacobinism became triumphant in the government of the United States, party spirit would exhibit less venom and the moderate men would regulate the tone of public measures. The history of mankind has taught us different expectations, and we witness with sorrow the same dreadful progress in America which has, in every country attended the same experiment.

The judges in Pennsylvania, were of the moderate description, and having seen the first order of things completely changed in that State, were disposed to check that mischievous spirit which had changed men, but was now waging war with no less success against principles. Look at the fate of these judges; they have become obnoxious to dictator Duane, and they must be sacrificed.

Look at Congress. The moderate men of the democratic party are there beginning to drop off, and the vengeful tyrant Randolph, with his accomplices, will be left to complete the wise part of an unwise mode of policy of the American Emperor, without a man, excepting among the humbled and despised minority, to lend his voice in the cause of bleeding justice. Gen. Butler, though strongly opposed to the last administration, and an active character in exalting the present compared with those who do administer the national affairs, was a moderate man. But, again see what becomes of moderate men. Read his just and patriotic declaration to the Senate. See. [something].

"I had not been long even in Senate, since my last election, before I perceived a combination among certain large states, unfair in itself and dangerous in its consequences to the rights of other States; they hold evening meetings where little caucuses take place or prevail in Senate. Into this combination they have drawn two or three of the small States and by this combination nothing is suffered to come fairly before Senate, that is not either brought forward by one of the party, or has not their previous sanction. To such a state of things, I would not—I cannot—I WILL NOT SUBMIT—without expressing both my concern and disapprobation; concern, because I expected a very different conduct from gentlemen with whom I hoped to have been in unison; disappointment at finding these men, who before a revolution in the public mind took place, possessed a jealous regard for equal rights now in power, the first to subvert the principles of which they wished to be thought the advocates."

In consequence of this exposition of the humiliated state to which every portion of the community was reduced by the clandestine but aspiring policy of a few Virginian Machiavellians, was political denunciation. In his native state he was abused by his own party; in the other states the Jackals of the Imperial Junius abused him he had nothing else to expect in congress, and THIS MODERATE MAN HAS RESIGNED!

Thus it will be, and our Grangers and Varoums and every other man in whatever department of government, who will not pursue the policy, of which Randolph is the agent in congress, will eventually resign or be brought back to private life,—by the intrigues of the dominant party.

[Repertory.]