Weekly national intelligencer., 1854-11-04
THE NORTHERN DEMOCRACY.

Nebraska measure and the slave question generally
The jackson Mississippian" received yesterday
has two articles that subject. Like its contem-
poraries it is satisfied to let the "Soft Democracy
| of New York "express disbelief Of the expediency
of the Nebraska bill, /" SO long as they promise to
"refrain from agitating for its repeal and from
disturbing the question of slavery in any form"
But, in extenuating the course of one branch the
Mississippian" says some hard things of the
other:
There is t says) much selfshness intrigue trea-
son, and yllany about New York politicians that it a
fords pleasure to dwell upon their proceedings
They designing and corrupt that we are slow in
confdng in their professions when favorable to the
South Junius said that when gentlemen of certain
country smiled he felt involuntary emotion to guard
himself against mischief When New York politician
becomes clamorous for the South and himself up as
very paragon of perfection, begin to look out for
treachery."
The " Mississippian intimates who have been
the "professed friends Of the South in that locality
and who, on the other hand, presents o " bright
l and shining example of honesty and patriotism,
when deceit, ambition, and baseness are epidemi-
cal. These are strong phrases to apply to the
region of the " Natural Allies Of the South, but
nothing more cheering could be expected from
writer who says there is but little to relieve the
blackness Of the picture of New York politics"
We apprahend thera will bo still mure murky sky
in that quarter after Tuesday, next.
In the second article on the same subject, in the
same number Of the Mississippian," its Editor
urges, with much seeming frankness, that there is
da1 fha fura bo
North on the subject Of slavery. He says:
"In the States Of Massachusetts, New York, Penn
syvania Indiana Ohio and Ilinois-in truth all the
hireling States-the Wing platform is precisely the
Freeso platform. It proposes to repeal the fugitive
slave law to deny admission to States which toe-
rate slavery to restore the Missouri restriction and to
prohibit the extension of slavery territories belonging
to the United States Any of these measures if eff
fected would result in dissolution of the Union in ac-
cordanoe with the platform erected for Mississippi by
Union men in 1851 The Conventions Of the Democracy
Of the Northern States have declared opposition these
measures They committed against the repeal Of the
fugitive slave law, the restoration Of the Missouri
strction, and oil other kindred schemes Of the Abolition
agtators In other words they have placed themselves
on the Southern platform, and lighting manfuly and
courageously for constitutional rights What mon
strous and unparalleled injustice then class them with
our enemies 1t is like passing the severe judg-
men upon the midnight ncendiary seeking apply the
torch to dwelling and the friend who sounds the
warning and comes to our relief"
Now, the best way to answer the sweeping allie
cations put forth by this Southern organ is to let
the Northern Democracy speak for themselves. We
turn, therefore, to the Albany Argus" which pa
per lately had occasion to invite attention to the fact
that the {" Union" newspaper of this city does not
give its readers full and fair view of the real con-
dition Of parties in New York. In doing this, the
Argus" declares the official paper to be either
"heedless ofthe fact carefully keeping from sight
that the partisans whom it recognises as Admin
istration men in New York are almost all unre
pentant and unwashed Freesoilers, and that every
leading paper of that faction was an advocate of
Van Buren, and Adams and the Buffalo platform
in lS48." This is the language held by the
Argus in reference especially to that branch of
the Northern Democracy which is regarded with most
favor by the Mississippian;" and the Argus !"
proceeds to fortify its position by referring to the
ultra character Of some Of the proceedings of the
Soft" Democracy. It says:
sIf there is any County In the State of New York in
which the Administrators particular partisans might be
considered numerous, it is the county of Onondaga 1t
has been the boast of the Van Burenites and Woolly
Wings that Hunkerism had foothod there. Abo
ltonism is rampant The press is exclusively Of the
pure black stamp The editor Of the Administration
organ in that county is reputed Jerry Rescuer The
postmasters are nearly all open Abolitionists" /"
"On the 9th of October the National Democrats who
have of late gained much strength in Onondaga and whose
vote of last fall assured will be gre8ly increased
next week, held County Convention and flor Onondaga
is Congress district by itself nominated SANFORD c.
PARKER candidate for Congress- with full ticket
for other officers The resolutions of that Convention
approved the Baltimore platform Of 1882 the passage
the Nebraska BILL and the Democratic doctrine Of
Intervention
"Now, mark the contrast On the 11th of October the
Unions especial friends who of course better De-
mocrats than the insubordinate Hards held their Con-
vention, under the very of the Federal officials
some of whom in fact members of that body. We
copy for the consolation Of the Union specimen of
way they talked in its Convention:
Resoped That by this act Of treachery and breach Of
faith the part 6f the Slave States the Free States are
absoved from all obligations f any exsted to uphold or
abide by other legislative compacts the slavery ques-
on end are admonished to place further in the
political integrity and good faith of the Slave States
Resoloed That entertaining this view Of slavery we
opposed to any action of the Federal Government cal
cuaed designed to extend its area increase its power
proong its existence On the contrary SO far as the
votes and influence of the Democracy of this county may
affect the result demand such exercise of all the
constitutional functions of that Government sha tend
10 The restriction dscouragement and final extinction Of