Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1852-08-28

WASHINGTON, Aug. goth. 1852.


been 50 completely put to their ironps" as
in the present canvass Tnry have party
always crnphatically been the party Of false is'
sues and false pretences. and though a thou
sand times stripped Of the disguises of fraud
and prctence. they rally again under that
broad and saving article Of their faith that "a
lie we'll stuck to Is as good as the truth
Starting out upon the most ridiculous Of Us
sumptlons, that there is really any difference
between people and parties on the great pria-
oiples offree government, thes sczc upon and
sppropriate 10 themselves all the ibelaIt y OF
sentiment and patriotism thai exists IN tho coun
trg, and put every body and every thing that
differs from their party and party creed on the
opposite extreme. This being So, they most
nstaralIy absorb all the "creallons of the day"
uheiher found in the increasing foreign vote,
or the absurd associations Of crazy men and
women, that spring up like mushrooms in
rank soil, under prctence of some principle,
moral, social OF political. With such preten-
sions at home, it is not surprising that they
should claim TO be the exclusive and peculiar
champions and sympahisers OF struggling lib
cry throughout the world. Verify there as
something in a namel "A rose by any other
name may smell as sweet" but anything or
any man that is endorsed by the democracy be-
comes from that moment sncetcr. a North
ern man may have Southern principles, the
party in Penns ylvania may be a different thing
from the party In Virelno, see tari) IN South
C,iona from Indiana (see internal improve.
ments,) the democratic nominee may "loathe'
and "depore," slavery and yet suit all sec
lions, for. say they, the people are honest
The democracy can never be wrong II
these things be so and no man can doubt 1t
how much more ridiculous is the position Of
.Southcrn Democracy. They not only GO the
"whole hog on the general lnfaIIibihty of the
party, but claim certain other "pecuar' quail
| ties worthy of peculiar notice al this time
| With the instinct natural to the party general
", they, many Years ago. seized upon the
most delicate and touching question OF negro
sllvery, and constituted themselves its cham
| pions aud lover the leit) defenders.
Every matter oil a State and National char.
actcr has been passed by until we have been
ontsttpped in the great race of general i'm
pro, enelt and have barely slavery left us, and
IN none tie better condition far such detcnce as
Meirs. With a zeal which Gerritt Saith and
his party have emulated, but never rivalled
they have ae!tated and realgacd until they
have accomplished more than the abolitionists
could do in hundred years-without suc! as
sistance. For whilst the abolitionisrs have
never succeeded in raising balance OF power
in the North, the fanatics OF the South have by
this specious but most absurd assumption alb.
sorbed in their ranks all who are incompetent
to grasp and 10 manage such grand subject.
and who have not the Independence to think
fer themselves.
| ln.l 81 IL 10
weakness of '9S and 90 and with sundry
others equally obscure and indefinite procliv.
| ihes, have made democratic majority 10 the
Southern States. IF the pretenslons OF South
ern Democracy have brought shame to the
I CHI, eks of our generous people, let them blarIe
themselves. Look at its position on the right
of petition. The South was in danger them
yet, though III very Southern movement gave
first form and substance to the al o'ition party,
the twenty first rule WAS abolished .-aholition
petitions were received and the South was not
overwhelmed. The "WImot Proviso," again,
spread terror 10 the Southern heart, and death
and disunion seemed threatened: yetthat very
same identical"W ilmot" was passed by South
ern votes, and not vetoed by a Southern
patent Democratic.P nt-Hickory the
| Second.
TIE Compromise next presented a .tissne
OF Nominations To Southern Democracy, and
though they almost universally repudiateI and
spit upon this same Compromise, they now
oppose Gen. Scott, because he is not sound up
ON 1t. But, perhaps the most beautiful illus.
tralon OF the great capacity" of Southern
Democracy, may be found in the rise and pro.
gress oflntervenllon, as Promulgated and illus
t1ated by Louis kossuth. While that sturdy
beggar was ha~ling through the North for
material aid, " to put down the Russian Bear
and The Northern Democracy was bleeding
quite freely IN the cause, the warm hearted
generous South, ignored both the man and his
principles, and deried him the commones,
rites ct hospitality But, presto Change! The
''Mngnlre' becomes sndden convert TO de.
mocr%cy .(wl,e'her Northern or Southern) is
sues his circulars to all prominent Forti, ners
recommending the "creation and choice" or
southern democracy as the "raal' interven.
tlon Gand,d a'e-cheais his landlady out of his
board and lodging, and under the democratic