Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1855-09-05
From the Richmond ENQUIRER,
THE NATIONAL PARTY.

Wing party. the Southern rempants Of
that party have been no little chagrined
that their former foes should have been
able TO sustain national position and
present aua unbroken. front, both North
and South. Every device has been re-
sorted to, to create the impression here,
that the public men at the North, both
Wings and Democrats, are rotten on the
slavery question. Fully assured that in
their oa0n there, they had nothing to hope
for or to expect in this regard, those
Southern Know Nothing>Whigs have tri-
ed to believe that Northern Democracy
is corrupted in the same manner and to
the same,degree with Northern Whigge>
ry. This we deny emphatically. and we
vouch the records ofsCongress in attesta-
ton Of the fidelity Of the Northern De-
mocracy to the constitution. Their votes
the only safe criterion to which we
may appeal-have, almost without ex-
ceptlon, sustained the South in her just
claims to protection.
The Democratic journals at the North
with some few exceptions-breathe the
same spirit and evince the same firm
determination to battle for the right in
opposition to all the isnas which prevail
there. AS specimen of their devotion
to the Democratic principles and to the
preseryatiop of the rights of all portions
OF the coufederacy, we quote the follow
ing article Of the Boston Post. Could
we infuse like spirit into the mad COL
umns OF the hundred Wing and Know
Nothing journals AT the North, we should
have no fear that the storm now brewing
would not pass off without detriment to
the people. Let Southern Wings and
Southern Democrats read this, and do
Northern Democracy the justice to say,
that there is party at the North which
places the Constitution above all section
al prejudices and mad folles of the day {:
The Democratic State Convention.
The time for holding the annual State
convention is close at hand. Nomina-
tions for State officers, the election Of two
delegates at large, TO the national de-
mocratic convention, the presentation Of
the issue before the people, and the an
nual preparatory business, will call to-
gether Il convention, it is to be hoped,
large, patriotic and efficient. consisting of
delegates from every town and city in
the State. Let the democracy assemble
this year in full mum bers in council ; and
let the gathering. in its action, come up
fully to the wants OF Massachusetts.
We never knew better spirit prevail
ing in the democratic ranks. Measures,
principles, the good old cause, the CON
Stitution, the Union, the whole country,
nre now the walchwordS that tower above
all thought Of men. Factions, by COM
blning their forces have inflicted lasting
disgrace on MnssNchuSeLts-by the most
extraordinary and disrcputable proceeds
ings as to its domestic aifairs-by the
most reasonable and disorganizing IcriS-
lation as to the affairs of the Union. The
dominant party has done what it could
do to render strong the tierccst anImosi
ties OF race-to render weak the lrater~
nal relations Of country. 1t has made
this State odious to her sister States.
Every mail that arrives brings evidence
Of this i'll the comments made on these
proceedings, by the journals and public
men and not simply of one party, but Of
all parties; not merely Of one section OF
the country, but Of all sections.
With this state Of affairs at home in
grace proceeds from legitimate working
out of bad princip lcs-cach Democrat
and free man owes it to himself, to the
noble old Bay State Of better days, the
obligation he is under to support the
constitution Of his country, to the coun-
try itself, to do what he can to remedy
these evils. 1t can only be done by
striking at the roOt-by ploughing into
the soiI-by extirpaling its wceds-by
substituting, for the upos that dcadens
wherever its branches shadow, that
grand old lifc-giving and inspiring TREE
OF LIBERTY. THE e01 LIS IN a5olH;onism
ttat l0ouLd destroy his Union, and in Hno1c.
4FothimgjSm that aUouid make tie Union not
t0O7tA destroying.
II is q noble fact, that everywhere in
the country-mark, everywhcre--the
Democrats stand together, whether in
majorities or in minorilics, in opposition
to these pestilcntial hercsics. 1t is SO
here in Massachusetts. Last year, when
the land was mad with them, the Demo-
cratic convention Of this State stood up
against them and against all the poor,
demagogish, disgracctuI sms Of the time.
So to Judge from what we have every day
from the lips of true Democrnts-it will
be this year. No action looking to coop
GRAFTON with the heresies of Know Moth
inyism or nbolitionism. will be tolerated
for "a moment.
This is time that requires Of all who
would act as patriots, to think of what
they owe to their country. Men fanatical
on the slavery question other men from
WHOM better thing ight be expected, who
dare to profane the grave of Webster, and
evento speak in th0 name of him who made
the great speech for CANCELLATION are
now Eomenting sectional animositics, play
ing into the hands of the Garrison trail
tors. and doing what they can to array
the North against the Sonth ! Let the