Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1853-12-01
The Compromise Democrats and the Compio-
mise Measures.


mise Measures.
The New York National Democrat gives utter
anee to the following undenable truth:
The true Union Democracy has been discour-
aged and lis best men ont down. The same gem
eral policy. which has favored the Van Buren,
freeseil faction Of the North, has favored the
eession faction of the South the neglect of the
true and tried men who stood by the Democratic
party and the Union in ls4s. That is fact
which viii stare Congress in the face, and appeal
to 1t TO save the Democracy from the stain which
is making it an object of popular contempt"
The policy adopted by Gen. Pierce, on his
cession TO power, was to ooncilate the dsafiected
wings of the democratic party, namely the free
soiers in the North, and the Seeessionists in the
South. He seems TO have regarded the couser-
vatise aud compromise centre belonging
eessarily to his administration. and standing in no
need of Executive favors and encouragement. In
the execution of this policy, he selected Cabinet
not one man of whom had been known IN con
neetion with those great measures of adjustment,
born in the throes of national convulson; and at
once gave renewed vitality and vigor 10 the fac
tons against which the battle of the compromise
had been fought. The consequence has been
precisely that proclaimedby the NATIONAL DEM
ooRAT. The two wings Of the democracy. armed
and led on by the administration, have come to-
gether, completely crushing the Compromise cen
tire.
Look at the recent elections In New York
the Compromise Democracy because thoy would
not consent to be ignored by the Executive,
excluded from all authority and influence in the
government, and ruled over by their enemies and
opponents-the free soilers-haYc bccn openly
and fereely warred against by the Admini-truti N
and although they fought with the yalor Of
men who know their rights and dared maintain
them, and altho' they succeeded in beating back
the hosts of spolsmen and the myrmidons Of
power, they stand, as TO the present odmnstro-
ton, completely shorn of favor and influence.
Dickinson the l,ayard of the Compromise battle
is private citizen, under the frown of the Adj
ministration while Marcy, his dendlicst foe, and
the cold and cunning enemy of the South, ranks
first in power--the petted and pampcrcd " fayor-
lite Of the King. =
In Mississippi, the opposing factions were head
ed by Foote and Davis. A contest, ono Of the
hottest which any State in this Union has ever
witnessed, was waged by the friends Of the Com
promise, under Foote, oh the ono hand, and its
enemies, under Davis on the other. The inter
est and sympathies of the whole country were
enlisted in the result of the struggle and we well
remember the thrill of delight which ran through
the friends Of the Compromise everywhere, when
il was known that Footo and his followers had tri-
umphed. Gen. Pierce was nominated and elect
ed because of his alleged approval of the Com
promise; and yet one of his first acts was 10 take
up the fallen and yanquished Davis, and elevate
him TO one of the most responsible aud intuen-
tal posts in the government. Hope and courage
were breathed into his discounted forces they
have mel their oonquerors reeng under the dis
maying influence of Presidential disfavor, and
the yanquished have become the victors. Footc
who, but few months ago was classcd with
Clay and Cass and others, among the bencfuctors
of the country, is now sunk SO low as to be ccr-
ed and scoiied AT by the very men, who but a little
while ago we're beneath his feet-whilo Davis
high in the favor of the President and his purity
smiles in triumph and disdain upon his despscd
and defeated rival
Gov. Cobb, of Georgia, another Southern
Democrat, who, for while seemed to prefer the
safety of his country To any party advantages
which might result from feeding an incendiary
fame lie distinguished himselfby his devotion
TO the measures of adjustment, and the earnest
ness with which he labored to restore tranquil
ty 10 the country. In his own state. his efforts
were opposed by Ex-Goy. McDonald,who, after
having presided over that insane gathering of
hot-brains, ultraists aud dismonists who met at
Nashyillebeeame his competitor for the chief ex-
ecutiye office in the state. Cobb triumphed, and
the Compromise party everywhere reioiced at it,
But, under the encouraging aud rcyiving influence
OF the Cabinet organization and the policy of the
federal Executive, the followers of Mcdonald
have again raised their banner ,and,in n legisa-
tive contest for the office OF L. :. Senator it has
been recently shown, that two thirds of the dem
ocrats Of that body prefer Mcdonald to Cobb
while the administration presses denouncc rs
fraud and treason the refusal of few of Cobb's
friends 10 sanction the surrender to their old en-
emies Cobb and his party are hcnccforth pow
erless and disgraced, under this admin stration:
while Mcdonald and his contemporaries adhcr-
ents are hailed by the cheers of the Presidents
organs.
Senator Clemens of Alabama is another South
ern Democrat, who gallanty came TO the rescue
in the hour of danger Forgetting himself,und
disregardng the dietation of his party in the
South, he threw himself against the disturhers of
the public peace, and fought manfully for the Uni
on. 1t is now but day since the telegraph has
brought Us the news of his political imiuolation
lie, too, has fallen victim to that fatal policy
which made up government of extremists
hybrid and monstrous amagamation of contra
ries and incongruities
Was 1t for results such as these, that Gen