Hannibal journal and western union. (Hannibal, Mo.) 1851-1852, 1851-10-23

which, however, il came out afterwards in ar
gument, went merely to reaffirm resolutions
passed at previous convention, before the Flu
gitivc Slave Bill passed Congress, which, Of
course, evaded entirely the main question, and
which, some of the Barnburners declared, fur
nished 'loop-holc" by which they could vote
for the resolutions and still escape the respon-
sibliity Of approving the Fugitive Slave Law
The same Democratic State Convention voted
down resolution, approving in direct terms the
Adjustment Measures of the last Congress. So
much for the " National Democracy" of New
York. If we 60 over into Pennsylvania and
Ohio in quest OF National Democracy" shall
we be more successful in our search? In tbs
! old Keystone State, q recent Democratic State
Convention rebuked severely some verdant menu
Der, for even speaking disrespectfully of David
Wimot and his political course-yes, David
! Wilmot, the head and front, the very embOdi-
ment OF the Wmot Proviso itself, who being
present in full communion, defended his Freesoil
principles, and was, say the accounts, triumph
antly sustained by the assembled representatives
Of the Democracy ef PennsJ wanna As IA re-
ward for his peculiar political services, the
Pennsylvania Democracy have nominated David
! for Judge! A new and most curious coalition
between the Democrats and Freesoilers has thus
been formed in Pennsylvania, in the person of
the old "Proviso' himself! David is the Greg
uar' candidate Of both Of these parties for The
judgeship, whileohe is stamping the State for
Bigler, the Democratic candidate for Governor
And in Ohio, too, where we are told by Mr..
Donaldson, in his letter to Greer, of Iowa, dated
August l3, 1851, that "Chase and Giddngs may
be relied upon to the utmost" we have the pub
lished statement Of this same U. S. Senator
Chase relative to the action of the late Demo
cratic State Convention, of Ohio, and the senti-
ments Of the Democratic press Of that State,
lgenerally, which he considers, are opposed to
the Adjustment measures, and, in effect, approve
of the Freesoil Doctrines.
l., If we pass over into Indiana, and pursue our
hunt for " National Democracy" among the
Hoosiers of that State, 10! even there we find
the Democrats, by an arrangement with the Free
sellers, declining to nominate a candidate against
Julian for Congress, and going in body at the
polls for his reelection!
And, if despairing of finding this political Curl
osity in the free States, shall we be more fortu-
nate in discovering National Democracy in
South Carolina, where the Palmetto Democracy
are now endeavoring to get out of our National
!, Union or, in Georgia, Mississippi, Alabama
and Arkansas, where great body of the Demo-
Gratis have turned Secessionists, oppose the
Compromise measures of the last Congress, and
are, in fact, in favor of uniting with their Dem
ocratic brethren in South Carolina, in the forina-
ton Of a Southern Confederacy?
There is, however, a National party" in
these last mentioned otates-composed of near
: ly the entire Wing party, and large number of
patriotic men, who have heretofore acted with the
Democratic party,-but who prefer their Coun-
try to that madness of party which is now coun-
selling disunion with all its attendant evils,
: greater and more comprehensive than the mag
nation can conceve-the mob lie 'sUnion party"
of the South, which is above all praise, for it is
now CALAMITY contending TO save what our Rev
1 dictionary fathers for years fought TO achieve
t our glorious constitutional Union.
But If leaving States and sections we look for
1 National Democracy" at large, he letter of
Mr.. G. II. Donaldson, to Mr.. Greer, Of Iowa,
of the 18th of the last month, directing the man.
" agemcnt of the next National Democratic Con-
e vcntion, meets us full in the face, in which he
a lays down the following rules of proceeding:
n Partly re-affim the Baltimore platform
5 without offending our, Free Soil Allies, who
c have pledged themselves TO us in good faith,
and as the vote will be most formidable we, the
: Democrats) can afford 10 make few sacrifices
: of the South where SO rascible disposition is
d shown!"'
G We must give up then, this hunt in search of
&c a National Democracy When we look to
If the North, we find the Democratic leaders CO.
h alescing and amalgamating with the Freesoers
st when we survey the political fields OF the
n South we find that the leaders there have turn
lie cd Secessonsts and il we look to the letters
ID of the men appointed by the last Democ ratio
lie National Convention to make arrangements Ior
4 the future, we find that the Democratic
? leaders are preparing, at the next Convention
&c to cheat both sections both to make few more
l. "sa fces of the South" to punish her. for mel
e or "rascible disposition" and to propitiat'
tht Free Soil AN;as!n From such set o.
III fathless Janus-raced politicians, the people o
F? the whole South, as well as of the whole Nortl
D. should fervently and necessarily pray for eter'
$, nal deliverance.
es Surely democracy" of which the Boston
ri Post, while it is in close coalition and firm ALI
mt ance with the Free-Solers in its own State, de
20 claims so loudly, is thing not now to be fOun'
o. in the whole length and breadth OF the land =
e. WHY the tabled Mermaid, the imputed union o
ne whose incongruous parts and different natures
" would not be bad or inapt representation o
of the present Locofoco, Free Soil, Secession par
4. ty, would not be half so rare and wonderful
VS. curiosity as National Democracy" The an
is cicnt statue of Janus is represented as ,havn!
two faces, looking in opposite directions at tn
in same time, but no compass yet invented ha
nd points enough to represent the different face
e +? and adverse aspects of this modern Democra
tic cy!
I'D Il is A matter of sincere congratulation amonl
N, all true Wings, that the Wing party everywher
an in all the States and in all sections of our coun
ost try, are firmly united in favor of our Nationa
he Union. in the faithful maintenance of tn
oil American Constitution in all its parts, and in tn
se support of all the laws of Congress, carryin
nv into effect its provisions for the preservation @
in the lust rights of every portion of this great con
of fedcracy Counting no alliance with either IN
ma. Free Sellers of the North or the Secessionsi
Of in the South, they stand forth true Nation;