The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1856-04-02

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curry. the. leading, as well as the ablest, demo-
cratic journal published at the south, contains
the proceedings ola meeting of the democracy
of Clarendon, held on the 9Th nlt, which was
very largely attended, being called for The pur-
pose Of expressing the sense Of the party upon
a question which had been presented to the
people Of the State for their consideration. -
Colonel Thos H. Corners was appointed pres
ident, captains J. FL. Dingle, R. N. Skinner and
s. .. Conyers, vice presidents, and Messrs. =.
r. Dingle and a. p. Brock, secretaries. The
president having explained the objec. Of the
meeting. and expressed his disapprobation of
the efforts which .tare being made to drag the
democracy Of our State into the Cincinnati con
yention," was followed BY doctor McCau-
ley and other speakers. The following prean-
bic and resolutions were then reported and
unanimously adopted:
eWhereas, 4 move has been in our State to
induce South Carolina to depart from her past
honorable and dignifed policy and to unite N
the shameless and anti-constltutlonal hunt after
offices and the spoils Of office contemplated IN
| the Cincinnati convention. And whereas, the
people Of our State have been called upon, IN
various sections Of the country, to give EXPIRES
sion tostheir views and sentiments as TO the pro-
prietY Of our participating in the said conven-
ton, We, as a portion Of the people OF the State,
| and citizens Of Clarendon county, deem 1t our
right and duty that our sentiments and feelings
should be made known; therefore
a. Resolved, That we oppose, disown and
repudiate any and all representation Of us II the
| said Cincinnati convention.
| .t2. Resolved, That we abide by, and stand
to the past and traditional policy of South Ca
rolina.
IS. Resolved, That while we repudiate ali
scramble after Office, we cannot torego express
ing our approval Of the administration Of pres
| ident Pierce, as just, constitutional and demo
cratic
The reader will perceive that the democracy
of South Carolina soemnly proclaim that the
national convention to be held by the democrat
ic party, at Cincinnati, is q shameless and
anti constitutional hunt after offices and the
spoils of Office and that the Palmetto State
cannot, without departure ''from her past
honored and dgnifed policy" participate in its
deliberations t. is be presumed that the de-
n,ocracy Of South Carolina are fully conyersant
with tie principles and policy Of the members
of their own party in other States, and we must
therefore, without question, accept the picture
they draw of the convention. We have no right
to dispute their word.
Some Of tile Pierce organs object to the hon,
James Buchanan being nominated for the pres
idency by the democratic national convention,
on the ground that he once delivered 4th OF
July Grafton, in the course Of which he said:
aAbove all, we ought to drive from our shores
foreign influence, and cherish American feel
ing. Foreign influence has been in every age
the curse of republics jaundieed eye sees
every thing in false colors. The thick atmos-
phere of prejudice by which it's ever surround
ed excluding from its sight the light OF reason.
Thus exclaimed the hon. James Buchanan.
But what of that? Didn't he once declare that
if he thought he had a drop ofdemocratic blood
in his veins, he would let it out, and is he not
now the patent personiGcation Of all the 'tpure
democratic principles" the very head and front
master spirit ofthat party? Wise and Stephens
only few months ago were engaged IN lam
poonine and abusing the democrats. What
then? Are they not now the leaders OF demo-
cracy? the idols before whom the party kneel
in holy alteration? Consistency in democratic
nominees OF leaders is not even to be dreamed
Of. Itdoes not comport with their boosted pro-
gress.
Tie New York Express gives its readers q
specimen Of some Of the materials Of which
the Cincinnati democratic national convention
/ is to be composed Itsays that Israel L. Hatch
+ of Buffalo, New York, one of the soft-shel
Pierce delegates to the convention, was in 64f
Van Buren, freesoiler, and in 1855 he was the
nominee supported by Tammany hall and the
Washington Union, on a Wilmot proyiso plat
| forn-this same Hatch wrote to the Tamman,
society, New York, a letter on the 9Th Of Jan
uary last, (185e, in which he said:
II am persuaded that the joint resolution 9
1.-The two democratic (Plerce-sotts and freesol
.sconventions of / $40 in this State, which as
serts that private opinion upon slavery question
should not be made a test OF democracy, ex
presses our true position in state politics.
The estimates Of the Pierce administrator
reveal The fact that the expenses OF the geners
government for the present year will be seventy
one millions of dollars An outcry Of "extra'
agance' was raised during John Quincy Ae
ans administration, when the expenditure
i during Ills term Of office never exceeded thll
J, teen millions Of dollars per annum. fIllmol
was charged with extravaganza, because, VIII
the Mexican war debt upon his shoulders,
spent fifty millions. But in three short year
, the economical, 4tretrenchmentand reform q
) mocratic administration Of Franklin Pierce NJ
5 run the expenses up from fifty to seventy OF
: millions! That's democratic progress.
; Tn MorIoN.-The hon. Garrett Davis, OF ky
: has written i letter in which he most cordial
2 II, da,-ns sthe nomination Of Fillmore and DO