The Feliciana Democrat. (Clinton, La.) 1855-186?, 1855-07-07

Gbe fsIitiana 1emotrat.
The American Patriot and The Washington

Firmness in politics, should be the aim of every
one. and by none more, than he who writes for the
public press. Truth should be his polar star. and
the maxim Of the renowned Davy Crockett, abe sure
you right, then go ahead should be his rule of
conduct. Misrepresentation, on unfair and unwar-
rantcd deductions, drawn from what others may soy,
should never be made in order to promote what we
think may be the right side of any question. These
always nurc the they are designed to advance
We are led to these remarks by the course of the
American Patriot Of last week in parading In its
columns nm article from the Washington Union and
drawing deductions from It not justified by any scnt
ment or argument used therein. The position OF the
editor of the Union Ia that upon the abstract ques-
tion, of whether slavery he moral or social cvil
there is q great and radical difference of opinion,
between the people Of the north and the south, re.
sultng from education, which will ever prevent them
from making that part of our national platform.
This 10 the total of all that the astuc editors of
the American Patriot can make out oft. The Union
In the very article referred to- lays down the true po
siton of the national democracy, as follows: "Thc
democratic party bases Its claim to nationality upon
the fact that, whilst It recognizes the obligatory
character Of the compromises Of the Constitution IL
denies to the Federal Government any right to inter-
fere with the question Of slavery-that the act for
the organization of Nebraska and Kansas was based
upon the principle Of Congressional Intervention
and that 1t is upon this principle alone that any par
ty can be national or that the Federal Union can be
perpetuated," and then quotes and endorses the res
olutions Of the Baltimore PLATFORM as the true posi-
ton Of the democracy in regard to the question of
slavery throughout the Union Non-intervention is
tho trua doctrinp and al bot tha
has any just right to expect. We of tho south be-
lievc slavery to be blessing both to the master and
his slave, but We do not expect the people OF the
north to concur with us in this opinion, but we do
expect them to let us alone; yen, we have u right
to demand from our northern brethren entire free
dom from molestation in the enjoyment of our
rights OF opinion and property in our slaves. The
northern democracy have met and united with us on
this ground, in every presidential contest for years
Yea, they planted themselves upon this issue in tLcil
state elections, last fall, when they were ovcrpower
ed by the Abolitionists, free-soers and know no.
things combined, after contest of unsurpassed excite
ment and bitterness. The know nothings of the south
rcjoiced and cried out glorious victory in every in
stance pretending to believe or actually did believe
that the fusion of all parties against the democracy
was the true national party How is II with them
now? Look at the convention recently assembled
at Philadelphia, rent assundcr by these same north
ern know nothings withdrawing in body and issu
ing circular based on the strongest abolition ground
declaring their unaleIable determination to adhere
thereto. Your sympathy is more needed at home
than for the Special Committee man. Although the
Union is not acknowledged as our leader, in all ca
ses yet are happy to have in power to endorse
the correcting of the article referred to, "as over
throwing with one dash of the pen, all the defcnces
that we p" have labored so long to build up" The
editors of the American Patriot have entirely mis-
conceived the force and meaning of what the
Unions article intended and hence their mist axes.
They wcrelcd into this error donbtby the Charles
ton Mercury the Richmond Examiner, and the Wash
ington Sentnel's comments, extracts from which.
were published in the American Patriot of last week.
Let the Unions article speak for ITSELF