The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1856-09-11

Southern Democracy.

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amples OF the ensIaYenlent Of the human
mind by the grossest decisions Of partizan
zeal, We might marvel At the loyalty evlnced
by the grey haired veterans Of democracy
who Jet insist upon standing firm in her
inal ranks, and hailing her supposed banner
as the beacon of light and liberty TO our AT
fic;ed nation. But if We marvel AZ the aged,
what might We think Of the y9ung man whose
faculties ire not Yet beuumbed by the long
pressure of party trammel, and Yet, like the
deuded followers Of the cross in the Crusades
or Holy Wars. 50 called, or like the 9ustainers
of the bloody nquisilion Of ol4, they are rush
ing headlong under banner whose brave in-
scrption is, Sic tSemper TyraHais,
Pause for a moment, and view feeble pic
ture of that Democracy with which YOU act,
and upon which you must rely for the election
Of James Buchanan democracy excuse the
misappellatiou.) which never votes for one
who i not known to be faithful TO their favor
ite institution and is never deceived, for 10
prove recreant to slavery, IS political death.
About twenty three years of my lie have
been spent in a Slave State, and most OF that
in tile county of Lou Ion, Safe Of Virginia.
In this county there i a large settlement of
Friends, as an Indication Of which, l may
state that al a Quarterly Meeting held there in
last month, the number was suppo ed 10 be
from 1000 to 5000 and that not political
count. remember These, Of course, were
not half of that persuasion, but It VIII be with
in the bounds ct truth 10 say that Friends, and
those of similar opinions on the great moral
questions of the day, (among which we IN
cu1e slavery, are rot far from half OF the
citizens of that county.
| state these facts to give Northern men
better idea of the complexion OF sentiment
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events that have come under my notice ia this
county. where Southern democracy Is much
moderated by the free soil sentiment.
Seven years ago this summer, ID. d. by
the name OF Smith President of Randolph
Macon College, in Southern Virginia, came TO
our county seat to speak, according to an
nouncement, On education and The cause of
division in the Methodist Church.
He spoke about 5 hours during the day.
aud by the way was powerful declalnler.
but the whole aim of his discourse was to JUS
lily slavery, and 10 prove It, in his own lam
a,ia-ea, \ Col ordained institution, designed
bv Infinite Goodness TO be means OF clvlIl-
zin, aud outstanding the African race.
S NJ Janaev, a Minister of Friends the
late Bio.rapher of Penn and Fox. and then As
now The principal OF a boarding school in
Loulon county listened to this discourse, and
took few notes thereon. AS this man was
minister, and bad drawn largely upon the
Scriptures for q defense of this netafious Instl-
tuition, Jauncv decided to write review of
his discourse. what If | saw. that the Bible As
well as Truth, might be acquitted of the inla,
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