Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1851-11-12
THE "NATIONAL DEMOCRACY"

Mr.. Wescott, formerly Democratic Unitet
Sides Senator from Florida. now resident of N
York city, having been accused ufqet.ing up III,
famous Greer and D n.ids,n correspondence. ha,
written lorg letter on lhe subject To the New
York Herald, under date Of The 3Jlh Octnber II.
denies having any agency in the matter, snd is ig
norant whether Greer and Don ,ldson are real mer
or fictitious characters. The letters, huwever, ad
dressed to them by leading members Of The Demo
cratic party throughout The cuuntry are genuine
and highly useful. The opinions of 50 distinguish
ed Democrat as Ex-senator Weslcoit ii reference
to the "Nalonal Democracy" abmt which We
have lately heard a good deal Of Dragging, is a,
least interesting We give the following extracts
Referring 10 The letters, Mr.. Wescolt says
They must tend 10 satisfy the southern Demo-
cracy as to the folly, wickedness, and degradation
OF cuuntenancIng an amalgamalion with what is
called the northern Democracy in the next Presi
Dental election. The development and exposure
Of The project of fraternizng The southern and nor
Ihem Democracy, in Baltimore convention, by
adopting half dozen humbug resolutions and
not believe The southern Demucrscy can be hum.
bugged into sustaining any candidate that Elk Pres
idenl Van Buren,, Hon. j. r. Giddngs. Senator
Chase Of Ohio or Senator Sumner OF Massachu-
setis, would agree to support. IfILe suuhern Dem
ocracy are willing to do so, they deserve TO be
cheated ; and hope they may be cheated, and |
am certain they will be cheated. Some intriguing
aspirants in the South may be willing 10 sell her.
10 attain their selfish and ambitious ends but the
masses of the southern people of both parties, do
hope, will not be bambOzls by platforms and res
Uuons manufactured 10 order, 10 suil all purchas-
ers aud markets, by irresponsible caucuses and
hucksering office seekers. Tie mere circumstance
that three or four hundred professional pUlili
cal brokers assemble al Baltimore and baptize this
or that man they can make the best trade with The
Irregular nominated Democratic canlidite," ]
think, will have little influence, in 1852, south OF
Virginia. 1.-THE Democracy Of Georgs, Alabama,
&C., are weak enough to herd in n national con
venlon with Massachusetts and Vermont. Sc
(Mr Hallet. of Boston, says, irulv Massachusetts
lis mere cipher in the next election" 81 far as
the Democratic party are concerned -ifthe south
ern Democracy consent 10 combine with States con-
fessed!y Free soil and Wing, and hr'k to official
plumber more than t. principles and their own hon
or, and allow them To vote in such convention as
Democratic States, they onghltO be kicked and
cuffrd and spat upon
The Glasgow (Alu.) Banner had denounced Mr.
Wescutl for his supposed implication in the affair
and called him Wing, and the louisville Jurn-
al slated in reply that ''there was no fercer Loco
focu in the Senate than he" Noticing this Mr..
Wescott says
thank himfor certifying am not "a Wing"
had rather he had leil out The word z" fierce" |
am not fierce am radical Democrat-Lo
coiuco,if you please-but, as is universally known,
very amable and mild But take occasion 10 say
have no utilization with, or sympathy for, the
cunglomerated compound VI heterogeneous maieri-
ais, Aboioniss, Free slilers. Fugitive Slave law
rePealers, and Old llunkers, protesting to be In
ionoving and law abiding and 50 forth, sly led the
New York Democracy. 1t is no better than that
oil Massachusetts aud Ohio. hupe they will get
beat next month. The true Democrats, in this
Stale, deserve il for keeping bad company.
And desire you to say alsn 10 The Missouri Ban
ner, that though ain Locufco- hostile 10 fed
era bark, and pretty much 10 all banks-o the
protective tariff system, and indeed all tariff sys
tens and in favor OF free trade and direct taxation
though deny The consiitulionaty and eXpediency
Of expanding the federal treasure raised by taxing
the people. in what are called Internal improve.
mcnls, and the improvement Of rivers and harhor.
in The Stale, under The prernce Of their being'.ns
iona" objects; and though ! am fnr these United
States OF America fulfilling their manifest destiny
by .'anne xatiun." till the whole Of this broad CON.
tneni, and all the islands contiguous thereto, in |
brh oceans. become part of the Federal Uniun
and further if need be. Of lahering John Bull and
" The rest Of mankind" into peaceful acquirscenye
TO the will Of God yet, rather than vote for any
man for President. though he might profess Dem
ocracy, whom the New York Barnbuners could he
ccaxed or brough 10 support, my suffrage would he
given 10 Henry Clay, or John j. Crit
tenden, or Daniel Webster, or halfa dDzen other
good Wings could maine, with all their former
Wings sirs upon their beads, Gu not either SO !
wicked or stupid Loco!1co as 10
"ShLt my eyes
Gains. half the worth, and half the virtue,
IN this broad empire"