Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1855-05-14
Who are the Friends of the South

Who the Friends of the South
The anti-Amerioan press and speakers Of Nir.
ginia have had much tn say in the present
vass of the soundness of Northern Democrats
upon tho slavery question-particularly eyiue.
ed by the votes of some of their Congressman on
the Nebraska Kansas bill. Nav lis unden-
able fact that these very men, far know
without exception. justified their votes,and sought
favor with the nli.s,avery men of the North,
on the plea that the repeal Of the Missouri Com
promise "a proposition in behalf of freedom
from The fact that il opened territory south of
that line TO competition between free and slave
institutions Even Gen Pierce himself expressed
the opinion that under the operation of that act,
mot another slave State would eater the Union,
though we might acquire the whole of Mexico"
When suoh motives and convictions as these
prompted Northern Democrats to unite in tho
repeal of the Missouri restriction, demand to
know whether they have thereby placed the
South under any Obligation, ard whether the
South might expect any advantage from their
continuance in Congress. Remarking upon this
subject, the Louisville journal says: III is
torious that where Democracy is most powerful
at the North, openly ayowed anti Nebraska men,
men who voted in Congress against the Nebraska
bill, were the regular candidates of the Demo
C ratio party, and the Washington Union and the
whole of the Northern Democratic press pro-
claimed and asseyeIated throughout every Con
gressonal canvass that the Nebraska law was
no test, and that Democrat was meme the less
so und Democrat for being opposed TO the Nebras-
ka law. We defy any paperfo name one solta
ry Democratic organ in non snvehndine State
that recognized acknowledged the Nebraska
law to be "A test in the elections. or that has
since the elections, proclaimed it to have been
So No such Democratic organ can be named
And are we TO be told then that the Northern
Democratic party, even the miserable little frag
ment Of il now left, is sound upon dha Nebraska
question, sound according to the views of tho
South If the Northern Democracy is
such poor little remnant Of aparty as the late
elections indicate that il is, pray what sort of y
piece of it would remain if all its anti -Nebraska
strength, so carefully cherished and encouraged
by its organs, were to he taken away from it !"
With this state Of facts before it, the journal
concludes that 1.-THE true hope of the friends OF
the tranquility of the country is in the nationai
tv of the American party. Those who composed
this party in the North, it admits, were ret ut
its first organization, or for considerable time
afterwards, so national they should have boen
in regard to the slavery agitation, but they have
been becoming more SO. The rules and regula-
tons of the order to which they belong have, I'm.
less the highest testimony is false, required them
to become so,and now they the only existing
Northern party from which an effective raoihoa
ton of the mischievous agitation can herational-
- -. al,
the formidable, and the only formidable antagon-
list of abolitonism.
Col. BEALE.-When Col Beale retired from
Congress, the Washington Union, then edited by
Mr. Richie, spoke of him in these terms:
1--WE publish the following letter with regret.
Mr.. Beale, though unobtrusiye in his preten-
sions, has been, nevertheless, an Efficient and
pigildnt representative o. the interests Of has
constituents. DURING HIS LONG SERVICE
IN CONGRESS HE ALAS ALWAYS BEEN
TIOUS AND FAITHFUL DEVOTION TO
THE DUTIES OF HIS POSITION
And the Parkersburg News Democra) used
the following language
"HoN. J. NJ. IL. BEALE.- The reader will see
by his card in another column, that our present
,rorthy Representative in Congress declines
being candidate for reelection. As Il
represeatipe he has ALWAYS BEEN FIRM
IN HIS SUPPORT OF RIGHT. AND TRUE
TO THE INTERESTS OF HIS CONSTlrU-
ENTS. HE RETIRES WITH THE HIGH
EST REGARD AND ESTEEM OF THE
PEOPLE OF WESTERN VIRGINIA, AND
WITH THE RESPECT Il C0NFIDENCE OF
THE ENTIRE DEMOCRATIC PARTY AND
ALL WHO KNOW HIM."
Col Beale is now in all respects what he was
then. He has only chosen, with manly indepen
denoe. to disregard the diotation Of the Rich.
mond Junto, and for this offence they are en-
deavoring to tilch from him his good NAME" ant
destroy the honorable reputation he has acquired
by long life of private and public integrity.