Squatter sovereign., 1855-09-11
David 3. Ateh;so,

This distinguished Na,;on.I r.
has Of late received quite hi. share - : Il
abuse. misrepresentation and fa,s;s..':a ,aa
from the Free Soil and Abolition orsa
It is of course wha, he had righ. t. - =
peet. 1t is what every honorable, b;sa
minded and consistent National Demo.s4
who is sufficiently prominent as s,,a
man and sufficiently able as a man =
right to anticipate and to glory in. p
libels, the viiuperation, the lying assam,
of Aboliionists are things rather fl
courted than summed Men in T..
Atchison's position are proud of them
Such attacks will always bring to the -.
cue men of whose support conscientioD,r.
given, a true patriot viii be justly Dim!
as he will be gratifed by their confden.
and esteem.
David r. Atchison has been manvr
in the United States Senate, and has h.ls
no mean rank among his fellows tbera-
AS a man, as statesman, as a Natio,.,
Democrat. we have always regarded an,
admired him. But however we nigh, b.r.
esteemed him, the Infamous abuse beansI
upon him of late by the mercenary Aho.
lition prints would have necessarily mad.
Democrats cling to and uphold him. Pe
of course. we believe nothing-positivel,
nothing-of these accusations. The ne,
who make them have been already Con.
victed of so many deliberate falsehoods
that we could not believe the time of da,
on their asseveration. Thus, if Mr.. Sew.
ards paper, the Tribune, or MIR. Marcy,s
paper the Evening Post, declares ma
Gen. Atchison has captured 500, 900 pau
per emigrants sent off by the New Englant
Aid Society, massacred one-half with riff.
and tomahawk. and drowned the remain.
der IN the Missouri River-the presump.
ton is of course precisely, exactly the con.
trary. All the stories of armed invasion,
of Kansas by border rufians, slave drivers
pro-slavery voters, sc. &c.. are merely eot
up to hide the cold-blooded speculations of
Reeder's land company, in which ihe
Washington Union is interested, or Of the
New England Settlement COMPANY, in
which the Boston and New York Aboli.
ton papers are partners. The are simply
Abolition statements-.fnglice, falsehoOd.
Gen. Atchison's character is undergo
ing similar abuse to that which Cass, DicE.
inson, Douglas and Bright have received
No man in or out of prominent office can
contend in the true spirit of National De.
mocracy tor the equality of all sections Of
the Union, and for the right of popular
self-goyernment without the dicta,ion Of
Congress, without receiving il. 1t is the
duty of the Democracy of the whole Union,
when they see so eminent champion Of
their cause beset by the hounds of faction,
to rally to his defense and vin5ication.-
Within q twelvemonth the relentless
hostility of these men. surprising the
bounds of ordinary partisan warfare, has
striven to blacken the private character Of
Douglas and Atchison especially. We
cannot afford to let such men go undefend.
ed. In the coming Presidential campaign
they must both be vindicated, and the ne1t
Administration must and will avail itself
of their eminent talents and partisan firm.
ness.-N Y. National Democrat.
We are pleased to see that there are still
some good men in the North. Some men
Independent enough to stand up and de.
fend the Gallant Champion of State rights.
Why will Missouri prints still thirst for