The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1856-10-29

large and small, and all the stump orators, from
| the hon. Judah Palestine Benjamin down to the
) most puny whipper-in. throughout the south,
are making themselves hoarse with the cry that
the country is in crisis Well, suppose 1t is
: Tho 6roa,ght this crisis ons2 Uho are respon-
: sible for it? Neither the Americans nor the
: old wings have been in power, and, therefore,
they are as a matter of course innocent Who
: then but the anti-Americans-the democracy
! Themselves guilty of bringing the country
to It's present condition? During the past toul
years, the democrats have had euery Ting their
, own way, and have managed the government
just as they thought proper. They have enjoy
;. ed all the federal Offices. occupied both houses
of congress, enacted all the laws, and squan-
dered the peoples money without hindranee.-
They have filed the public offices with aboll-
tonists and freesoilers throughout The northern
and western States: and the democratic admin
istraion of Franklin Pierce has feasted, petted
and nourished these fanatics UNTIL having
grown hundreds ofthousands in strength, they
have turned upon their old patrons and friends,
taken possession of the popular branch OF con-
gress, and threaten the utter destruction OF tie
democratic party, and to subjugate the SOUTH
All this has been brought about through the
agency of the democratic party alone within less
than four years! None can, with truth, gain
say the charge. II then there be a crisis, as
| there certainly is, the democracy. and the demo-
/ craca aIoae, are to blame for it. Aud we ad-
wise the people, OF all parties to beware OF this
triekyery set up By the office-holdels and their
organs, agd learned by rote and reechoed in er-
cry key by the democratic stump speakers
Ii is resored to by the Buchananites as a great
trap to catch unsophisticated voters, and the
office holders hope that Thoughts aid they will
be enabled to retain their places and fatten at
the public crib. Let it be remembered, that
the only remedy proposed by the democracy to
avert the impending danger, is for you to vote
for Buchanan and the democratic ticket For
YOU to vote to keep N office the very men who
have brought all the dscord, evils and misery
upon our country-is the ONLY remedy they
propose for the crisis they Themselves have
created! Is not tie remedy both queer and
beautiful? A stirling instance of disinterestea
patriotism? Oh, YES! there is a .'great crisis
the democratic ofice-holders are on the eve
of being kicked oft of their fat p!aces-and
their friends in ago1sing accents cry out, ''ev |
cry body must votefor Buchanan, and thus sus-
tain the democratic officials in their stations, or
the country is gone' Why don't these self !
proclaimed patriots tell the whole truth, and
let the people know that there is great crisis
in the pseudo democratic party, and that all this
cry about a crisis Is only for party purposes,
and not for tie good OF the country? Why !
don't the Buchanan journals and stump orators
explain all these things to the people, and tell
them that the country was brought to its pre-
sent perilous condition through the agency Of
the present democratic administration of Pierce?
1t is e1treneIr amusing just now, says The
Richmond Wing 10 read the illusions put forth
by the officehoIders' organs in Virginia, with
a view of snaking the people believe that Fill
more is unfriendly to the south; and then to
turn to the next column and find them endors-
ng Mr.. Breckenridge's statement that the de-
nocratIs party is not in favor of the extension
If slarery-n plain language, that it stands on
he freesoil platform! Wonderful Institutions
hose democratic organs at the south-in one
column advocating pro-slavery to the knife
handle; and in the next column swearing that
heir nomirees for president and vice president,
themselves, and the whole "national'' demo-
:ratlc party are are opposed 10 tie extension Of
lareg! What has governor Wise now TO say
# his new allies? Is he too opposed to the ex-
enson of slavery opposed to any new slave :
Stale being admitted into the Union? opposed t
0 allowing southeFners the right to take their :
laves into the territories? Yes! He cannot do {
otherwise, if be endorses Mr. Breckenridye.-I
What collar will the wire workers of democra- '
Y next fasten around the necks of the faith +
Ill" and obedient? In the meanwhile We wish t
o be informed whether the old school demo =
rats OF Virginia, Maryland and South Carroll i
IA are ''oPposed TO he extension of slavery" /
We demand an answer from our neighbor OF the '
Enquirer, and also Of the Charleston Mercury. Q
come, no lodging, gentlemen: Are the demo- t
rats of the south opposed to the extension OF ?
slavery? Speak our like freemen! n
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Let all southernars read, and well consider, !,
he following extract from the speech delivered :
" Mr.. Breckenridge at Tippecanoe, and as b
riginally published in his special organs, the =
Courier and the PENNSYLVANIA. At G
er stating that be was connected with no party e
shieh was in favor of the extension of slavery, il
e continued: y
Il happened to be in congress when the Ne Il
raska bin passed, and gave it my voice and b
ote. and because it did what it did, viz: 1t z
cknowledged the right of the people of the i
erritory to settle the question for themselves; /
nd not because supposed, whatI do not now II
eliere, that it legisIated slavery into the ter :
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