The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1850-09-07
southern Democracy.

democracy. Every act done, every prin
ciplo perfected by them has resulted dis.
astrousIy to the South. Passing by the
numerous recent plumbers, committed
by them while the repositories Of public
power, we need only allude TO that last
and by far the greatest, which is destin.
ed, beyond doubt, to be destructive to the
just equilibrium Of power between the
Northern and Southern States. The
acquisition of Mexican Territory was
the great blunder of the Southern demo-
cracy. The wal with Mexico, fraudu
lently commenced its object, at FIST
deceitrully concealed, ended with the
purchase Of New Mexico and California f.
Now, when the full extent Of their acts,
their disastrous results tothe South, are
glaringly apparent they are e~ndeavorlng
10 shield themselves from the odium and
disgrace which should attach to the dis,
astrous issue of their experiments, by
cant phrases and vindictive denuncia.
lions Of political opponents, followed by
vain professions of devotion TO the inter-
ests Of the South, which is now the vic
tim Of their rash and laundering states
manship. How far their noisy clamor
and rhetorical fourishes will succeed
with the people whose interests they
have sacrificed, is a problem for the fu-
ture to solve. None but the most rabid
partizan can shut his eyes to the fact,
that the destruction Of S)utber IN POWER,
and all the dangers that threaten the
Union are the results Of democratic pol
icy carried out by Southern democratic
politicians. The Southern power has
been lost by the acts Of the'democratic
leaders Of the South. That fact, it is
vain for them to d%eny-nor do they at.
tempt it. We're they possessed of more
sense and less vanity, more patriotism
and less cupidity for Office, shame would
force them TO surrender TO the people the
trust they have abused. The Mexican
territory was acquired in derogation Of
interests of the South, and in viola
ton of The principles of virtue and moi
ality. Had they possessed virtue enough
to recognise " the golden rule" a neigh
boring nation and sister republic, would
not have been forced to surrender her
territory, out of which free States are
now TO be carved, ito the detriment Of
the South. 1t would seem they have
forgotten there was a power superior to
that of the people, without whose favor,
blessing and protection, no nation can
expect to be happy and prosperous
Have they forgotten, or do they be lieve
that national Virtue.is the only guarantee
for divine protection-that whe an a ma
ton abandons this principle, as declar-
ed by HIM, it no longer receives d.
vine protection Forgelrul alike, Of
their respect for the right, their obliga-
tions to the South and their duty to God,
that territory was acquired. And now
TO remedy the evil which is their own
work, what do they propose for the
South, 10 relieve her from the crushing
effects of the blow dealt her by their ow n.
hands? Do they propose any measure
that will restore to her the power thew
have thrown away? Nothing Of the
kind. But the most factious portion of
the democracy with a rashness almost
unparalleled, insist on a division of Cal.
ifornia into Q free States, (for that would
be the result of a DIVISION as if that
would repair their blunders; or again,
they insist that Congress shall establish
the line of SO 80, prohibiting Slavery
north, accompanied with a recognition
Of the right to hold it south Of that line.
This at once comedies to Congre IS the
right to Iegislate on the question, and
yields a constitutional principle, which
il sustained and adopted as a precedent.
would prove a wall Of defense, which
nothing but revolution could overcome.
The, advocacy Of this line now, is direct.
y antagon:stical OF what they advocated
twelve months since. Were they honest
or correct in their position then? Hso.
they are not now; and their opposition
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