Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-08-30

FRoN the way number Of the Democratic organs
Of this State paying their respects to Mr. Hunter
and his land bill, wc might infer that the Virginia
Senator will have troublesome account to settle
with large and very indignant porto, of his Demo-
cratic constituents. We have already quoted largely
from numerous Democratic papers, in which the dis
tnguished Senator is severely taken to task for his
late nous transgression against the venerated prn
u Of the Virginia Democrats on the land GUESS
son. They continue to pour forth their wrath upon
the head Of the once beloved and much dolized Hun
ter. The Staunton indicator reads him another
chapter after the following fashion:
90" 10 enough say that the press that have opposed
hunters land bill have been charged with assaiinp Mr.
Hunter himself Such the fact Had the Democratic
press opened s 6res upon him. however and driven him
from is ranks as traitor, would have been excusable
under tho circumstances Ho did stcatbily and in H.
dark as vere smugge through the Senate BILL whose
principles eompromt tho integrity Of tho States right
party But be has only been dealt with in the light of
truth snd principle II no has placed himself such
M that plain, straightforward defence of Democratic
principles distasteul him and his friends let not the
press that have had the honesty courage to meet
issue be blamed. They only maintaining their own
CONSISTENCY They are only defending the great
ana principles OF the party They have desire to crush
Mr. Hunter. They want tho people to know that Mr.
Hunter Is only fslible mau-that he has committed a
gross high-banded GORGEOUS bunder-that no has a,
tempted to sacrifice the principles and policy of States
kghs-that he hns dsreg the Constitution and "a,
peeds OF Cessiou-n fact that he has endeavored mis-
ana 70 change the entire policy OF tho Democratic
party OF Virginia. 1t is for these things majority o.
tne Democratic press hold him accountable"
Eere is bill Of about as many high crimes as we
have seen politician araigned upon for long time
by his own party Had the Democratic press opened
its fires upon him. and driven him from its ranks AS
traitor il would have been excusable under the cir
cumstances. So says the indicator Pray, what
are the circumstances under which we are to under.
stand that the Democratic party keep "a traitor"
within its ranks? We would not have supposed that
they would admit they keep traitors there under any
ircumstsnces-pnticulary one who "did stealthily,
and In the dark, as it were, smuggle through the
Senate bill whose principles compronit the iutegr-
ty of the States Right party"
Alas for the Virginia Democracy, when they keep
within their ranks, and in the Senate Of the United
States ace will not say u traitor but man who con-
cocts bills compromising the integrity of the States
Rights party"-who ''has attempted to sacrifice the
principles and policy Of States Rights"-who "has
disregarded the Constitution and the Deeds of Ces
sion"-who, in fact 'has endcavored to mislead and
to change the entire policy of the Democratic party
OF Virgnia"-and who. after connecting such horri
BILE bills, does steahy and in the dark as it were
smuggle them through the Senate. Shocking post
lively shocking y
And yet, it is this identical bill that portion of
the Democratic press Of Virginia are defending as
good, sound Democratic doctrine, or, only amounting
TO the compromise Of principle" We must hand
our Staunton contemporary over to the Eaguirer. Il.
needs to be talked to.