Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1849-08-09
1DoIitital.
From Tho ~ v. Tribune.
Democracy--North and South.

From Tho N. Y. Tribune.
Democracy--North and South.
Hon. Aylett Buckner of Ky. made an
able and truthful speech in the late House
Of Representatives, maintaining that Slavery
ought not TO be extended to California, and
that it was perfectly right and proper for
Congress To restrict it within its present
limits present limits. OF course, Democ-
racy' is outraged at such sentiments, and
Geo. A. Caldwell, Loco, is out in opposi-
ton to Mr.. Buckner's reelection, making
his battle entirely Oh Slavery Extension.-
We find in the last Louisville Democrat
letter from the District, exulting in the as
poets of the canvass and the probabilities of
CaldwelPs election. The writer Iabors to
give the impression that Buckner is fright
ened and wants to back out of his Free Soil
views, but trips himself up by saying,
His Buckner's speeches now are too
strongly tainted with Free Solism to suit
the Southern views of this country. The
Colonel Caldwell takes the ground that
Congress has no right under the Consttu-
ton TO legislate for the Territories upon the
subject of Slavery. Buckner contends for
the right aud the expedency of excluding
Slavery from California and New Mexico,
and says the South comedies nothing to
these unjust demands of the North"
He goes on to say that Caldwell is secur-
ing pro-Slaverv Wing votes so fast that Hon.
Joshua F. Bell CORNER Wing member, now
Secretary of Sate) has had to take the stump
in Mr.. Buckner's behalf, and concludes,
"The great Southern party in this dis
trict, composed of Democrats and Wings,
will sustain CaldwelPs views iriumphantly
in August. And | say to his friends in this
district, elect him--hc will battle for your
rights and submit to nothing that is against
your interests, always proving true and firm
TO Southern interests"
We ask our Wing Free Sellers, who are
trying to fit their necks to the yoke of the
Free Democracy to look on this picture
and consider that it is a part of the game
going on all over the South There is not
Loco-Foco running between the Susque-
hanna and the Rio Grande who is likely to
lose a vote because of his alleged unfaith-
fitness to Slavery; while in many if not
most districts the candidates of that party
are making capital out of the Slavery ques-
ton in spite of the lrowns ota Slaveholding
Executive, and any quantity more of that
sort. Thus Edward Stanley's election is
rendered doubtful III "A strong Wing district
of North Carolina ; thus Humphry Marshall
and several other Wings are pushed in Ken
lucky as not heartily and thoroughly Pro-
Slavery; thus Senators Clay and Underwood
are to be Instructed if by all manner of I'M
derhand trafcking Loco Foco and Slavery
Extension majority can be secured in the
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nothing to block this game, but we cannot
help watching it rather closely, and we ask
the Wing Free Soiers-those who do not
forget that they once Dcrc Whigs-to con-
slider what course becomes them in view of
the action of this "great Southern party"
Are they disposed to range themselves as its
left hand allies, and aid in organizing the
next House of Representatives
We solicit parley with our friends of
the contrary part who take it i'll that we do
not cecede to the late supporters of Gen.
Cass the terms Democratic and 'Democ-
racy,' where they choose to be distinguished
They urge that it is but courteous to do so ::
we answer that, to the best of our knowl-
edge, it would be extending courtesy at the
expense of truth. The party which through
out the Free States has ever shown itself
most hostile to the removal of political disa-
biities founded on color which in the
slave States has ever been most violent in
its hostility TO any step looking toward
/ Emancipation-which is now most vocifer-
GUS in demanding the Extension of Slavery
into our New Territores-which lately de-
feated Emancipation in Delaware-which
to-day leads and makes capital out of resis-
lance to Emancipation, however gradual or
remote, in Kentucky-which for yeas has
won power aud by bounding down every
Southern man sho saw fit to take liberal or
moderate ground respecting Slavery-that
party cannot be rightfuly termed Democrat
ic. These are not half the reasons for our
conclusions, but they are sufficient We
are not now claiming that the Wing party
is specially Democratic, but only showing
that the Loco Foco Is not We ask caIi-
did opponents who know what Democracy
means, and themselves mean that when they
use the term, to Judge il we are not right.