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A Glance at the Future.

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A Glance at the Future.
During the canvass Just closed il was asserted by
the Democracy, with Characteristic vehemence and
dogmatism, that no other party could be relied ON
to maintain the Union as il is, and to protect the
South in her just constitutional rights. The falsity
Of this declaration was apparent to any one who
looked beneath the surface. Yet many ~en-mean-
ing persons were deceived by it-and are likely to be
so deceived again As long as there are eighty millions
OF public plumber annually to be distributed, and -
long as the Democratic party adheres to its purpose,
either by fair means or foul, To have absolute control
OF the government
The canvass of frauds, As this canvass may be ap-
propriaiely called, gave birth to no greater fraud
than this assumption OF exclusive power in the De
mocratic party to protect the rights of the South
Look at the actual facts OF the case. In n sectional
division Of parties, the South is in a minority of two
votes in the Senate, aud d~fty-four in the House Of
Representatives. The moment that sectional ami
mosities are encouraged and sectional parties formed,
that moment the South becomes the absolute politi-
cal slave Of the North, and utterly unable to protect
herself in the rights guaranteed to her by the Con
stitution.
Whether designedly or not, the agitation OF the
slavery question has always been fostered and nur-
turcd by the Democratic party of the South. BY
claiming to be the especial guardian of Southern
rights, that party has always commended itself I" a
people Jealous OF their peculiar institution, aud ma
turaliy sensitive to any apparent encroaohment upon
their privileges. In proof of this we need only re
fer to this truth, known OF every man in the South
that in no canvass for the last fifteen years, State or
Federal, has the Democratic party failed to accuse
the opposition candidate of want of fidelity to South,
-. ~ .,nt Sec a-r Candidate - the
perfection of soundness, and the incarnation Of eve
nv Southern virtue.
What is now the prospect Kansas may be admitted
as n slave State-though even that is doubtful But
who supposes that there is the slightest prospect Of
making a slave State of any one of the Territories OF
Nebraska, Minnesota. Oregon, Utah, New Mexico or
washington-nesrly all of which are now ready to
apply for admission into the Union!
liz is thus demonstrated that it is impossible for
the South to attain an equality with the NORTH, in
either branch of Congress. Create geographical
parties. with the South in such a woful minority
and what will be her fateg
Nor is this all. The policy Of the Democratic par
ty, in granting the public lands, by millions of acres,
to the Northwestern States, and in lavishing the pub
lie treasure upon them for purposes Of internal i'm
provement has had the inevitable effect Of building
up those States, increasing their wealth, and, above
all, increasing their population. The immense im-
migration of foreigners-ahso encouraged by the De-
mocracy-has furnished another source Of the wealth
and power of these Northwestern States. In 1850
a new apPortionment of representation in the lower
House of Congress will have to be made. Who
doubts that it will necessarily result in an increase
of political power TO the FreesOil States of the North
west, and a corresponding diminution Of the politi-
cal power of the South?
With this prospect before us-this prospect of the
absolute inferiority and degradation Of the Soutl! il
the two sections are arrayed the one against the 9th
er-we have the alternative Of settling this slavery
question at once and forever, or Of absolute Disunion.
The Democratic party has brought Us to this issue,
and has compelled us TO elect, at once, what course
we shall pursue.
We repeat that, il this slavery agitation is TO con
time, the South will, in a few years, be absolutely
Mt the mercy of the North. With the election of Mr.
Fillmore we believed that a quietus would have been
given to this eternal din about slavery, without sur
rendering q particle Of our constitutional rights
With the election of Mr.. Buchanan. ualess the DE
mOcratic party change its tactics, there will he, in
all probability. n continuance Of it, until the Norii
becomes consolidated into ooe compact league for
crusade upon Southern institutions.
Already the leaders Of the Precsoil party in tn,
North have projected their arrangements for TIA,
canvass of 1860. Already, encouraged by the larg
vote gwen to Fremont, they are collecting their EN-
ersies for n grand sectional battle in 1860. Let th
people Of the South now bear this pregnant fact il
mind that II Fremont had cdrried PeHhsyiodai,
last Taesday, he oouM hare been elected President
He has already secured 125 votes Of the electora
college. The twenty-seven votes Of Pennsylvania
added, would have made him President These Ia
was prevented from getting by the Fillmore partl
OF that State Thus the adhereuts Of Mr.. Fillmore
hunted, derided and persecuted, as they have bee
If unable Ia achieve success themselves have a
least saved the Republic from a sectional President
and perhaps ensured the continuance of the Onion
We submit, then, these three conclusions First
that the policy Of the Democratic party in seekin
10 unite the South upon one candidate will necessa
rily cause the North TO unite upon one candidate
and that, in such a contest, the South must inevits
bly, go 10 the wall. Secondly, that an unnecessar,
agitation Of the slavery question-by which W
mean, agitation from which the South reaps no praC
teal beneft-will have the effect Of consolidatin
the North, and Of entailing upon US all the evils q
geographical and sectional ~parties-and, lastly, tina
neither the Democratic party, nor any other party
is competent to protect the rights Of the South,
these new Territories are admitted ~ tree States, an
less there is a return TO the policy Of former day,
when no such thing as n geographical party WI
known. We must deal with things as we find ther
not as We would have them 10 be.
BsmOofaiic JubilatiOns.
We understand that the spartan Band Of the Richmon
Demoeracv had A or and iubIee nj Torinthtsn Hall M, r..