Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-07-24
MONDAY MORNING. Jun aa, 1883.
THE ENQUIRER on NORTHERN DEMO


proper exposure of the many errors lto which Tie
American has fallen. The idea, thatthc Northern
Democracy sent John 2. Hale to the United States
Senate is Misrepresentation Of the pd'tlcai h'S''
of the times, which We could not radiiy eNc"se
but for the suppostion that it was committed Ill fiu''e
and without examination. 1t is true, kat ftaie "'s
sent to the House Of Representatives by the pen''
cracy but for year more prior To the tihe VI ''
elevation to the Senate, he was, SIC ever sh'' ""'
been regarded "a any thing but patriotic IN" "'''
full" Democrat; nor has he receives the support VI '"
class Of tine Northern Democracy. ln'! I'll" "''
send him to the Senate, but he was eAaHeo
10 that high place by the comnned Notes o
,bs >yh;r. aud free soilers of the New lamp
shrs Legislature. The patriotic and faithful
Democrats in that body succeeded for while III dc
i.atinc his election. but were tnaly overcome by the
combination Just referred tunade up Of politicians
tha, have always fought against the Northern ano
the National Democracy. The American ia equal!
unfortunate in most Of the other cited to dIs
prove our position. Chase AMI Snnner may be eX
ccptions. but we have no sympathy with the ptinoc
racv that elevated them To office, nor DO We calculate
upon their support, nor will we say one word 10 III
vtc them into our national organization. lhe pat
rio,;c and faithful" Democracy find e", very few
syrnotbisers in old Federal, but HOW hn"w-N"tmnS
Massachusetts,, whose banners will never be ioun'
,narshalei with the Democratic hosts. HE rreeS"i
frirU,is IT Chase Also will not receive an invitation
or have welcome to that gathering OF riendS "' III
Union and Constitution, and, therefore, "t the South
Ohio has already rcpudnted the act of rccreancy IN"
was pcrpctrated in the election Of Chase ant" soie
than the American desired wheeled into The hhe
the .pa,rio,ic AMI faithful who have, heretofore
been numerous and strong enough t" save the coui'
| trv from threatened domestic commissions and almos
| inevitable ruin.
The American belongs to a school of politicians
whose history is rcpete with startling instances o
change of position, and therefore, we can, wlthou
much difficulty, account for the obhquity Of its v:
sion when directed 10 its less vac!ating opponents
Bcsi,cs the party to which i; does did belong, ha
for many wears been indulging in vain, unprof,nb'
and mortiivinr efforts 10 form substantial and last
inr co-partnership with tho false, dangerous s''
uac;inC factions numerous and short '''H ~ ''''
North the result OF which iSas S'' o' .'''''
from the articles in the Avn" i'''' '''
,h.rc !. M fh or r.niotism III tha' scc''oh I" '''
| J-;,, IA =, legitimate consequence, we now hht
49,, ,,noreryarcd in the remarkable cfioTt oi cndea
,;ar 10 palm ITS friends on US rs o"r friends ''Nt
more OF that, Hail. IN you like me" Oh, no! Halo
and Chase and Wilmot and Gillette and Fessendcn
are not ours, nor of us. They belong TO the many'
headed and monre opposition at the North aSa''s'
which We and our "parictic and faithful irien'' III
that region have been and still are battling Whether
the American has been or is now, aiding them or u.s.
i. question upon which it is very well informed,
and respecting which it needs no light from u.s. They
are the men who are animated by love for sms, by
rockies. disregard Of liberty and law and union ra-
,her ,an fixed principles Involving patriotic ens and
invoking patriotic labor. Therefore. notwii.Stand-
ing they may ut times have been called Democrats
and for brief pcriod co-oporated with Tie Dem'c-
.acy there is no authority for recognizing them rs
Democrats or holding tho Northern Democracy re-
sponsible for their msdecds or their unwarrahtao'e
designs upon the South
We m,pbt, however, for the sake OF argument, and
for the purpose Of gratifying the American even to
the outermost verge Of proprety, admit max all the
names mentioned in the articles under consideration
rapresent Democrats who had been carcssed anu pro-
NOTED bv the Northern Democracy; and what then
The fact acknowledged would place tho American
and its ancient and modern friends in no better cate
CORY and rive them no single cause for rejoicing savc
in tho fact that all Northern men had becd tired ana
,oyc found true. Were it, also proved conclusiYey
that all of those persons had Lecn democrats and arc
now in s,ric: terms, members of the Democrat"
party, that fact would not weaken the position VIZ
have taken in regard to that Democracy at the NORM
which we have denoninated rs "lntciSent' p"tri"'ie
and faithful to the Constitution and tho chiol'
The American ought to remember, tlat very 'c" o.
ira enumerated and ismarkcd" Democrats ever occu-
1ied position in the party that gave them authornS
to represent tho party and that, therefore, ther mus
rat;ou Of patriotism and constitutional hdellty was mol
true representation Of the sentiments anu conduc'
of those who made up the party, and who renIiy ha"c
i. useful as party. Even suppos;ng that they had
in fact anything to do with il, they formed but an N
nitesimal fraction of that great end patriotic North
en- phalanx that, IN union with the Southern Demo-
cracy elevated such men a. Jackson and Polk, and
Pierce to the Presidency OF the Union. In summing
up the grand results in these cases, their votes and
their influence would have been counted as bu; "dnsl
in the balances. Ias the American argotten The e..
forts and the vctea Of those patriotic and faithful
Northern Democrat" wh" gGvo the fugitive slave lnw
firm and unhnchinc support Does II not rcWrHi'
ber those forty-four Northern Democrats who, 10:
oryoight hours remained in their seats IN tie House
of Representatives to save the Kansas. Nebraska bill,
and ,cao t!id sagr IT,. If it has, we beg that it will
look to the record ami refresh it's memory by reading
again the names Of 4 FEW of those Northern Demo
ela,s who nre 'ntegent, patriotic and faithful Ia
the constitution and the Union" and who having in
tegcntly taken that position, intend I" mold it and
{bo Dpm1rrAI,y
the Union from the combined assaults Of federalism
and Abolitionism. We beg the American /" under
stand u.s. We do not believe that all Northern Tltil
who call themselves Democrats are entitled to our
confidence end fellowship, There some, perhaps
too many for the honor Of our common country, III
whom we cannot confide, with whom wc will not hold
fellowship. If they choose 10 vote with u", that is
their business. 1t shall not be ours to court their
smiles or solicit their favors. But these ere cIceH
,ions Independent of and which oasinot give elarac-
Ter to or take character from the great body Of the
ona Democracy at the North, still bnoyan; with
hope and full Of energy, still integent, patriotic
and faithful" nnl now rs ever, ready to fall into line
"ha march proudly and successfully under the banner
.' pears the inscription Fidelity TO tue N"h'''u'
''' ''''' '"E 'n'on." The men who honestly eh'eF
'" "'' VIII FAer"' guard the principles whch J''
ei'o'' "'''2" ""l him into the Presidency, u ini'h
'S observance OF whi,. rendered illus:r"'s The wv"
terms OF Jackson the same principles which elevated
Martin IAN Buren to position of which he su5se-
quenty proved himself unworthy; which triumphant
ly elected James X. Polk over Ia. oo.t Gallant and
gifted leader the WING party ever had and which in
spite Of most extraordinary military enthusiasm
and the eclat Of the most dazzling victories Of mod.
ern warfare, raised to the Presidency another Demo.
crat in Franklin Pierce, member OF that Northern
Democracy whose fcaty to the Constitution ard the
Union has been happily illustrated in the public ac,a
and document. of their noble and honorod rcprcsen.
tatiye-these are the men to whom We referred, and