Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1856-07-18
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vahirs party o. th> ConntryY'
The Democratic candidate ior the oaee e President OF
the United States in the Letter seopsng Ne nomisssoa
OF his par arns the fc that che Denocasic psrsy "a
now the only surviving cn.ervsve party Of the eoun
try" We would fain ask him 70 furnish che sroands Of
this bold assertion; but fo<bid by she equally bold
declaration. thatin accepting its PLATFORM candi.
date OF the Democratic party, he has right answer
inerrogasores With the Consciousness Of chccquered
record, he assumed at this prudent determination
leaving 10 hs oppooeass the alternative Of either admitting
his assertions or undertaking prove negative For
tunstely for the OF both this not the present
instance difficult matter Il Il merely necessary To re-
call To mind the acts o the existing Democratic admins
traton since the 4h ofMsrch 1885, prove the
try that the Democrats party has shadow Of
tie the claim OF conservatism We feel justified In try.
ing IL by this because the Of Mr. Pcrce
has been endorsed by the Cincinnati well 9TH
er OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES its chief organ ia viruiz de-
carcs that the party could not it would get rid Of
responsibility for the Of this admin tration and
spite Of the courteous abstinence Mr. Buchanan from
making thesghtest slluson 60 the present Executive
Mr. Pierce compelled submit the party yoke Of
is52-Mr. Buchanan is compelled to the yoke
with the bunsome appendsges OF 1886 heavy enough to
break the strongest neck.
Mr.. Pierce assumed the Presidential Office With decia
ratons aud pledges which only disarned his oppo
ncnts. but their approving His first important
act the formation of his Cabinet IL predicted
in advance that the heterogeneous which had hurled
him ncondcrstcly into the Presidency, would urge him
Free Soers Abolitonists and Sectionasa with slight
Infusion Of Union men." But to the last moment IL
hoped that the spirit q conservatism would prevail and
that under s influence the leading spirits in the compro
misses OF 1880 would he the chosen members of the Pres
dents Cabinet How this illusion dlspcllcd
Free Soler Of the Soft Democracy OF the State OF New
York called to the highest post Kentucky which gives
hut lovers Of the Uniou is represented in the Treas
ry Seccssionst Of Mississippi administers the Depart
ment OF War; North Carolina gvesa friend Of the Union
Vt could give other) the Navy; Michigan sends
Aboliuonst the Department OF the Interior, nou-de-
scrip; from Pennsylvania IL invited aadmnister the
Mail,bags, aud Wing renegade from Massachusetts,
ensts to command the post just held by Crtcnden IL
this Cabinet a proof OF the conservatism OF Democracy
The next conservative act Wa. in the Language OF a
Buchanan Democrat Ito turn of Office every politician
in the State Of New York who tayorabls
interests of Martin Van Buren, and his Abolition cone
"Abotonzing by his treatment Of National Dem
ocats, half dozen Northern States of the Uuon The
election Of Judge Bronson, national conservative from
tine Custom House oi New 1ork, which he had entered
reluctantly six months before the urgent solicitation
the President because he would not WELD it, inu
in reward of Free Sellers is well known the
The patriotic Dickinson and his gallant adherents
supporters OF the Compromise and the Union driven
from the party. The patronage OF Government revives
the expiring cmbers Of Free SOism and Abotonism in
the great State OF New York, and in New England The
spirit Of the New Boston speech re-acquires ascendancy
in the Presidents mind Conservatism il ever had any
o't its feeble These acts have been sanctioned by
Virginia Convention, and at Cincinnati. Mr.. Buchanan
must cite them proofs but the Democratic party the
only conservative party OF the country II this be so,
In the Democratic National Conve of 1882 il
"Resored That the Democratic party will all
tempt- at renewing, in Congress out of it. the agitation
OF the slavery question under whatever shape color the
attempt may be made"
In the Wing Convention of the same year. il was
"Rcsolred, That the series of known the
Compromise including the fugitive slave law, aequ
esced in by the Wing party Of the United States a
emeut in principles and substsncea final settlement OF
the dangerous and exciting questions which they embrace
These last The emphatic words Of Willard Fillmore,
in his annual message Congress in the preceding Decem
Before the ink of these resolutions fairly
dened the ambition Of Senator to Gil the presidential
chair nv coup efat when he coud hardly hope Tn
reach it by prolonged, meritoous services, drove the
Democratic party from its feeble moorng-. Is
aton TO resist all attempts at renewing the agitation Of
the slavery question iHdr tohdtsrr shape color the
tempt may BE- made" is weak the of
Douglas it, Atism il soely tried when tempted
of legislation which harmonic the North
and the SOuth-which to abrcate the that
would bear the ship Of State with it, Democratic
rig through long and quiet and profitable cruise
which to he TO the North "a measure of freedom,
the South boon OF liberty 10 % the North OF the
line OF the Missouri Compromise-an ito leave the peo
pie oi the Territories perfectly tree form and regulate
their domestic institutions in their way subject only
the Constitution OF the United States" This was the
panacea supercedc the healing compromises Of
1850. IL elevate the flag OF Douglas above the
pennons of Clay, and Webster aud Cas- and Dickinson
| aud Foo.e, and other patriots OF so.
The Kansas Nebraska bill became law the 3Oth of
May 1851 Prcmonitory symptoms OF a storm aboumdcd
Teu thousand persons OF all parties had in the Park
Compromise Huge petitions against the bill had been
Congress Popular commoton active in the Northern
hive Without going into the merits of the question: il
suces Ia say, that Democratic majority of ninety in the
SD Congress- dwindles in the 34th the meagre mum
Der OF 81 members OF the Democratic PARTY a Congress
| OF 2S4
The revived agitation OF the slavery question is thus
due the 'only conservative party of the country
which had pledged itself but years before resist t
in form II this be conservatism, the assertion of
Mr.. Buchanan tie gainsaid. An intelligent public
| will decide.
spirit Governor ofthe South.
Territory Of Kansas the seed Of which the
TssPng the fruits an agitation Of the slaery
| has awakened civil var
w be remembered all th been
Convention Cincinnati Tbey d-mrcrl-
tic party.
One ~ the tt Of this Convention assembled proves
the absence OF the National Conservative spirit claimed for
Standard bearer This the admission body
81 the Foil should
opposed the % Texas 1854 wusot pro
yi-0 in 1891 oppoaed the Comproms- Measures
the Fugitive Slave law s5l opposed Kansas Nebraska
Bill u l4 and denounced is friends and In 1913,
TN Van BURN, candidate the Buffalo Platform avF
TsRkroEY-No STATS" t- conseryatve nt,
the Delegate % Virginia aud the south invite
them In council Without single protest from ts hlyAry
be conservation behoove American patriots
spare the country from such
be the onpring such parentsge
united resistance Of the South independent press-s
the Convention has himself been compelled
70 policy which adopted
conservatism ~ the democratic party7
Finally would presented couutr,
for ts ufages the Of James Buchanan
PowHATAS.
says he had knoEa Mr. Cu,hng a, an Abolition
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