Weekly national intelligencer., 1854-11-25
"THE FUTURE ur DEMucRACY."

Under the belief that it is wholesome 10 let the
Democracy of the South know what their brethren
of the North think of the present crisis, which
bodies them SO much trouble for the future, we do
what the Southern prints themselves ought to do,
if it be not presumptuous in US to say so. Bre-
thren to live together in unity must understand
each other. We therefore transfer another article
from high Democratic source, the Worcester
(NIass Palladium, to show how the pulse beats In
that quarter. The Palladium takes retrospect OF
the past and points out the of the mischief
and then proceeds
ssBut Of the reaction; where is it to begin: The
doctrines Of the Nebraska bill the doctrines Of Gen.
Cass's Nicholson letter. which the Democratic party
fought the political contest of 184S and which they
were then beaten. The South by its cote repudiaed those
doctrines 1t is that the South sustained the Ne
braska BILL and for the reason it would seem, that it
opens the door for the admission Of slavery into Terrific
res that to be forever free by the Missouri Compro
mise. But, since the passage OF the BILL the Richmond
Enquirer the organ OF the save sentiment IN the South
and other papers Of the character openly repudate
the platform upon which the bill stands They have
idea Of acquescng in its existence but openly contend
that is The duty Of Congress % esgats for ne passage
slavery out of the slaUe States into the Territories!
ais there in that position Of the South even the first
element which reaction in favor OF the Democratic
party be expected to take place 1t holds on to the
eighty of the Nebraska bill! Whoever thinks there is
must have the chronological Of hope and creduty
very largely developed.
"a repeal Of SO much Of the Nebraska bill as upset
the Missouri Compromise has been talked Of among its
opponents But confess inability to see how that
could be DONE II the repeal should pass the House,
could pass the Senate and would not receive the
the President for than two years to come
and in the mean time from present indications, the
character of the Territories Of Kansas and Nebraska will
be definitely concluded by the tide Of emigration that new
in there and concluded 10 such way that an appea
to the Supreme Court would undoubtedly result in an
opinion from that body that the settlers had the right
under the Territorial law to have slavery they chose
to in all the unoccupied lands Of the United States
ssWhat then is the Democratic party to do to regain
its position in the Union It has been sad that when Gen.
jackson commenced his warfare upon the Bank State
after State forsook him and wheeled into line with his
opponents; but that the sober second thought or the
came to his aid and he than recovered what
| he had lost General Jackson was man by himself
among millions; but it is doubtful whether even ne could
have sustained himself in his contest with that giant
monopoly had the fact been disclosed that the Bank
was unmistakaby rotten and that he knew it to be SO
when he gave it its first blow by removing from It the
deposites Of the public money The Democratic party
has General Jackson for leader at this day IL has
its generals, but they of different order OF men,
with but few of the elements for popular leaders which
| he had.
What then is to be done to bring about reaction in
public sentiment in favor of the Democratic party! The
answer must come from the wise, consderae prudent
of the party who can look the matter over IN
true and unsesh light men who can comprehend the
principles which the Government was founded in the
i
the exgences in which the country is now placed But
whatever may be done the Democracy of the free States
should be in way committed to the idea Of an exen
of slavery through their agency instrumentaity
the sentiments and convictions Of the age against it,
1t belief in February last when first wrote
the Nebraska bill, that the Administration, with the
prospect n New York and other States before it, has
strength to waste in experiments and, il 1t has COM
mtted itself to this measure it has committed itself to
consequences which it will be saddening for any Demo-
: crat to contemplate.
"Those consequences before us in the results
Of the elections wherever they have taken place. If
there principle involved like that involved in Gen.
Jacksons controversy with the Bank might hope for
reaction but cannot SO long there is conviction
in the heart Of the free States that slavery is to be
tended by any action Of the Democratic party The
great struggle for supremacy in day is between slave
and free labor for supremacy the so struggle for
the mastery between labor that is paid and labor that is
paid The Constitution recognises the right Of slave
holders sayery-a full and complete right il will
within the States that sustain tolerate the institution
but the free States read in that great charter Of all
rights union of States, obligation upon them
to extend slavery beyond the limits Of the slave States
into the Territories Of the Union and any attempts to
put that construction upon that instrument will come in
conflict with public sentiment that must be respected
it is and cannot be broken down overcome Right
wrong, such is the fact and the Democracy Of the
Union make it essential consideration in all its
| calculations of what its future is to be-"