The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1855-12-26
The national democracy. Of Ohio, at tlei

10 'pey nave always done, look upon slave
as an evil, and unfayorable TO the deyelopme
4 OF the spirit and practical benefit Of free ms
tuuens, ana that, entertaining these sentiraer
ihey Hiil at all times feel it to be their aasfg
M use az Poacer clearly given by the terms of Il
national compact 70 prercnt its influence, to M;
gafe and fnolly to eradicate It's ertls!t'
+-3 Here We have the openly ayowed doctril
and principles Of the democracy Of Olio-tl
Pierce officeliolders' democracy and Tie 70.
uiar national democracy" and it will be vi,
men loudly Proclaiming The above sentiment
that the delegates from Louisiana to the demo
HI cratic national convention, to be held in Cir
felnnati will be compelled to act caucus an
! hourly affiliate. Not only with the fanatics /
ONO, who declare that their aim is s'fnalv t
eradicate slavery: but with the frcesoilers an.
II aboIltionlsts Of Pennsylvania New York. Mas
y sachuseus, and all the anti slavery States. TIL
Charleston Mercury, the leading statesri9ht
i democratic paper at the south, declares tba
the southerners cannot, with honor, 90 into hi:
+ convention, because it would be @going into fcl
.lowship with abolitionists and freesoilers:' men
! who take pride in robbing southerners of THEN
property and in coaxing away tleir servants.
4 The Leading southern rights journals OF South
Carolina, Georgia and Alabama freely endorse
the sentiments Of the Mercury; and Tie Rich
mond Enquirer, which is supported BY treasu-
~ pap ard official patronage, is inclined TO take
similar position. 1t already informs its rea-
dcrs that the wire workers of the democracy at
Washington are evennow "busily engaged in
patching up the coalition between Pierce Of
fiee-holdmg democracy, freesoers and aboli-
tionsts, and tells us that, ''the people are indie
naEtly contemplating the progress of tie mesh
OF wire work, and preparing TO rise in their
to sweep The frail cob web and their in
sect weavers from the places they polute!'-
What think the old democrats of Louisiana to
such a fellowship of amalgamation? Have
hey become such serfs to federal Office holders
hat they must humbly follow the beck and call
'fthose self-appointed leaders, without daring
0 murmur? Can they join hands with men c
fho have pledged themselves ''to eradicate'' c
lavery from tie land, and ''to prevent its in C
uence?" Is abolionsm and freesoism less Il
bnoxious TO the Louisiana democracy, than it {
'tothose Of Virginia and Alabama? VIII they, $;
II no other reason than that of pleasing Pierce
lice holders, who are intriguing to retain their Ia
i places, affiliate with Chase's '.black'' re- ~
lblcans of Ohio, and the Pierce sssoft'' free is
Tiers ofNew York? Will men protesting to ar
ardent advocates of southern rights permit til
emselves to be led into such an utilization an
rough fear of offending their ''leaders'' and an
= administration? Surely, none but the office an
.ker will be found doing So Some of the pr
noeratc organs at the south inform us that OF
lie Cincinnati convention does not adopt pe'
. cor
'und platform" the southern wing will cut
Sc, repudIate the concern. Bah! how can
y build a tsound PLATFORM out of rotten
cou
erials? Has not one of the new gods of the 49,.
.y-one before whom the southern demo
:. shot
y are to-day bowed in worship-informed =,
a that their party is afflicted with 'the dry 49,
. and beyond the help Of medicine that ..,
cankeris in its heart, and that it is sbound
e"' But similar tunes were played by the |
a organ grinders in 1852, and echoed the
ugh the south by every aspiring s'faithfu]'' suit
p-speaker who could raise lis feeble voice. Anne
The democratic convention of $50 erect Schr
'und'' national platform? Did it not crum new:
lto dust in less than six months after the up
'uraton ofpresident Pierce? The history such
# convention has been written, and pub motto
in the columns of the Washington, Uni Judg
e great official organ of the president and and t
the "leaders,.' ofthe democratic parity schn
ing of that convention and the platform leans
,ted, the Union says: that
hen the Baltimore democraticl conven- to bin
q q 1852 assembled, The. democratic party faml
pitt into three distinct divisions in regard can,
slavery issues. aa-.. =,
le three divisions entertained different and ''' Il
acila5le opinions as to tie merits of the Tn
passed in 1850, for the settlement of the
J question. .... 4... '0"'"
was impossible to agree unop anv nrono- ''prin
which required either the advocates or boast
ponents of these measures to surrender the la
Pln'ols' ana acknowledge that they had ticket
n error. Upon such proposition the n,o;o.
ansation and disruption ofthe party were , l"Jo'
BILE. Ifhe Baltimore platform lid &c the &C
7 approued or disapprosed the compro- ''print
he nominee would have met with certain vaunt;
-Gs -.4-- rs FE ~ on eat
n, according to the Union, the official Or State
J, and highest authority in, that party, beine
'','' AUG p''',oi'n u i0'z o'u no. ''e1 ly ayr
approve or disapprove the compromise was Il
e; but was mere dough-faced fabric, bundr
to be viewed in one light at the south, will ne
r at the north, and yet another in the hero O
States Wonderful architects! they nut H.
edltiee SO as to present favorable as Mr.
IN all sides and to please the fancy Of writing
olders-but containing nothing real with g
respect lssfhcre now, when the party is the ste
UP into factions and cligues-stpure- pected
tssoftshels, '"hardshcls, 'ssnationals. \, now be
llers,'' republicans, /" &c-and gov conseq
y the same corrupt, twofaced leaders. betwee