Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1856-07-31
Ready to Embrace squatter SOser-
eighty.

The following article from the Savannah Re.
publican, reviewing the positions OF the Demo
cratic organs in Georgia. on 'ha; most odiou-
doctrine of Squatter Sovereignty. is us true ol
journals in other States. In 1913 they de-
nounced the doctrine most vocferously, aud
madly asserted CAss' NICHOLSON letter contain.
ed no such vile principles; and when CAss snid
in the Senate. he did not see how any sensible
man could place any other construction upon
his language. they denounced him from Dela.
ware to the Rio Grande. Since that they have
been .'billing and cooling with the freesoil de
mooracy ofthe North. and now they are ready
to embrace and swallow the whole doctrine-not
.wtbstsnding all their vehement denuncietion.--
Since they find BUCHANAN is IN open advocate
of il. and that his friends, ia the North, de
clare that it is the grea, principle of the Kansas
bl they begin to conclude the only chance is 10
guip II down, with as little grilnace as possible
and swear that il is not SO terrible az they have
heretofore pronouncedit:
From The Savannah Republican.
GETTING READY 10 JUMP-When a denies the
existence of thing and AT the same time goes into
an argument upon it, legitimate effects and conse-
quences, IL is pretty sign that he is about 10
abandon the first position. The reflection is sugges-
ted by the ofthe Democratic press up
on Mr.. Buchanans letter OF acceptance They deny
most stoutly that 1t contains any approach TO Squat
ter Sovereignty, yet in about every other paper
take up find attempt AT apology for the doe
trine Some Of the wisest OF them getting to be
Of the opinion that after all Squattcr Sovereignty Is
half the that it has been represented [by
more than themseves) to be, One says II lisa
"delusion another that ii Is Of "no practical impor
lance whatever while third maintains that even
ifthe President held TO the doctrine it would not be
in his power TO hurt the country by its practical
forcement" Indeed, from an absolute horror and
detestaiion, the whole party seems TO he getting
familiar with the monster the frogs were with the
log sent them by Jupiter for king. We should not
be surprised 10 find them like the frogs, quiet
ly seated upon it, singing their songs and swimming
most gloriously
These facts straws,' and we beg leave to call
the attention of the more innocent among our Demo-
cratic friends TO the direction to which they are
pointing Whatever they may think of Squatler
Sovereignty nou, they need not be surprised to find
themselves called on, between this and the election
TO counienance, defend and embrace it. Stranger
things than this have happened, and the reeen;
history oftheir party shows that swallowing even a
camel ofa heresy is but circumstance If by the pill
the patient is to be restored to health and the spos
In order TO carry the next presidential election they
have already taken down the Pacific Railroad, while
that monster of Protective Tariff has gone in the
same direction At Cincinnati they swallowed Van
ic Senate, whose throat particularly capacious
has recently bolted the Secret Blade of Joab' and
washed II down with the waters of the St Clair ST
Mary, and the Mississippi We mention these facts TO
show that nothing is strange in this day Of political
legerdeman and that the Democracy In order to elee,
Mr. Buchanan, ready to espouse to reject any
ahHg and to submit to any sacrifice to their principles
and humiliation of themselves
GEO. b. BUTLER, one of the proprietors of the
Journal of Commerce. hes sold his interest in
that establishment IA fourth) for $4,000. The
Evening Post says: Zone Of the motives which
is said to have Influenced Mr.. Butler in taking
this step is the present unsettled state Of affairs
which indisposes him to leave any pecuniary in.
terests in jeopardy. He freely expresses his
conviction that the election of Col. Fremont 10
the Presidency would very materially diminish
the value of all kinds of property in this quarter,
and in parting with his interest in the Journal
he has exhibited the caution of n good seaman.
by taking in sail before a storm" II this be the
rerson ofMr. Buffers sale, il is another forcibls
evidence Of the gloomness of Mr. Buchanan.
prospects in the North. The Journal of Com
/. merce 10 one Of his most inau entail support ers
but from this Transaction it appears that its chic
conductor has despaired of his success. Their
can be no mistake in the fact that, if the Blacl
Republican candidate is to be beaten, it must b.
done by Willard Fillmore. National and conser
vative men should no longer hesitate as to III
candidate for whom they may cast their vote
withihe view Of making them most effective.
would bel shame. il, by division of the tru
friends Of the Constitution and the Union, a sec
tional candidate should be elected. and the disas
~tsrs so faithfully depicted by Mr. Fillmore at Al
bany should befall the .country. Agains, such
calamity We invoke the united Efforts of all goo
men.
The Missouri PAPERS are full of the perform
ances Of Old Bullion ia the CANVASS now raein
in that State. From letter in the St. Lou
Republican. We learn. that ..instead Of sayin
now. - ia. olden times. did this. did the oil
sr-he says. !" Beatom. your old Senator" pc
foem~d this glorious thing. or prevented thu
absuiaable measure, Co." In one Of his lai
spsechsa. he proclaimed that whoever Gale
him an Abolitionist and Free soiier-or intimate
o. Infatuated he vas not sincere ia his support I