Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1856-07-24

JOHN FREELAND,
WILLIAM w. McCANCE,
ROBERT RIDGWAl,
THOMAS X. PRICE.
The Richmond Enquirer Leoturng the DemoCracy-Their
Prohigacy Admitted and Denounced-The Cincinnati
Platform Confessed TO be Already Repudated-Demoe.
racy nothing but a Cheat and Humbug! -!
Our sides have been splitting with laughter
ever since the appearance of the Eaqurer yesterday
morning. To find "PRorEST" against the immac-
ulatc Democracy in the columns of the Richmond
Enquirer at first asounded and startled us But al
ter recovering little from sudden shock of sur
prise, Immediately fell into ecstacieS OF delight
and have been believing at the top OF our voice ever
since. Even the Enquirer has been brought TO its
milk at last. 1t makes honest confession OF the
hypocrisy and the prohigacy of the Democratic
party which must have been overwhelming good fOr
its soul Ii is the first time such confession has
ever fallen from its lips. We congratulate indis-
nant and sorrowiul neghbor, and beg hun not TO bc
weary in well doing. But here is his stern, sad
protest;
lit we're possible to defeat the election Mr. Bucha.
nan the recent OF certain Democratic members oi
CuugrrS. the subject O Internal Improvements, wOni
prrcpat that dcploable catastrophe upon the country
IJais he traditional policy OF the party against IT. Ia
test declaration OF principle 4" tie Cincinnati Platform,
Sf Tie protest ~ me IFcSucHf, ftrcC luftTt
rorrm,.t Js hdce been enacted BY tie AID Of Democratic
sut-s Nerer haze knorn the Of TIE DeDiocrlcg
m Ns state. and may say throughout he South, h".
MIL i and ,eeRsed is BY this instance Of proRgdts 'b
ser.sucy Ia local prejudice. No snes tie
g1pizofioR offhc Democratic party has shaken the fan
pf tie people ia It's fraiiess and ffiiy our only
ISOLATION IT, that i within the power OF lev
individuals debIuch aud demualze noble party
The fidelity of the OF the Democracy will correct tu
mistakes 81 those errng leaders and all stall hood tr
pay u ~ original principles OF States Rights Strict Con
suuetuL, hud Economy O ENpen .iture. Ia President
IrSr they admire and applaud an iucOrruptabe Repre-
OF their timv-honoted creed By his he
has erected landmark to which all true may adhere
DO the present. food OF needless aud eNtrayagat lcC>la
ton. Tie caters out, tie iaeies and tOlDd.
sg6a'ergsi dad hide, from riee for moment; but
the lHoffac ieeng of the popular heart will return &,
IT. channel OeOre the country Is laid waste by the
uuu.
THE dining j. done, aud We refer now TO the panlu
event r the simple purpose OF protesting against ,
wrong ~ the vi the Democracy Of tie South ",
want u to be distinctly understood that though prefer
dcd leaders may att ampt To deviation from pfiu
cpir hmsy preteXt the party promptly and en-.
phaucy rrpudiate any responsibility for their mScOIr
duct With the OF the Democracy the power aI.l
patronage OF the Presidency nothing comparison
with TIE very least OF the precious principles which ,
inherit from their io-eiathrrs. May De rho co,iI
Dsiead rs paDse bors tie organization Of tie party
dcaroyei beyond Tie hope Of repair"
Vain aud fruitless prayer! The linen" you
speak Of will still continue to vote for Internal I'm
provement bills, against the traditional policy U
the party, against the latest declaration Of priaei
pie m the Cincinnati Platform, and despite the pro
test of President Pierce and the Richmond Eagui
rcr. The public lands all being appropriated {,
the North Western Frecso States for the making o.
Railroads, 10y the votes Of a majority Of Democrat,
members of the Senate Why do you throw the
blame for these Internal Improvement bills only
upon "a few recrcant individuals" Of your party =
DO you call majority of your party "a few only =
To show what the Enquirer considers afcw" Of il.
party, who voted for the late Internal improvement
bills vetoed by President Pierce, we again subioir
the vote in the Senate, the bill for removing OBJ
structions at the mouth Of the Mississippi and itali
cizc the names of Democrats voting in favor Of il
Yg,s-Mes-rs AH,, Bayard, Bell Of New Hampshire
Bell of Tennessee, B1ydD,iH, Brighf BrorH Cdss Col
lancr Cttcndeu, Dodgc DoWgias, Durkee Fes-cndcu
Foot, Foster, Gcyer, HHe, Juaes, JohssoH Joses O
Iowa Pc,rce, P,gt Sebtsfan seward SiioieY. Sirar,
Thompson Of Kentucky, Tr'n,baH Wade, aud lT,iier-
81.
NAYs-Messrs Bggs, Broadhead Butler, Clay, Evans
Fitzpatrick, Hunter, Mason, Reid, Toombs Toucey, au,
Gulcc-l2.
There is the vote Out Of 81 votes in favor Of th,
bill, and against the latest declaration of princip
in the Cincinnati Platform" 10 ofthcm are the vote
Of Democrats Among those Democrats who hav
AluN ItpuulaltI lllc NlpNl PROMINENT pdlk IN tl
great Democratic platform, we find the names Of th
biggest lights aud leaders Of the party-such a
CAS-. DorGLAsS, BmGnu, BAYAHD, JAMES, joss PrGu
and SrrAr from the Northern States, aud SIDriI
BRpwV, JonSsoS, WELLER SEBASTIAN, aud BrNJAur
from the southern States and each aud all Of then
the ardent friends aud supporters Of Buchanan p
Call you such and many Of your party from boil
sections Of the Union "a few recrcant individuals
only? when before was an overwhelming MAORI
~ Of the leaders Of any party denomnated a few
rccrcant individuals
But the trick Of the Eaquirer will not be apt 4
deceive any body Heretofore the cry has been tina
mc Wigs, 100 conjunction with few rccrcaut DE-
mocrats were solely responsible for the passage %
Internal lmprovcmcntbills But when 10 Democrat
arc found voting for such bills, while only ~ 100
found voting ogainst them, the people can at one
see that 10 Is a larger number than ~ aud that tii
Democracy alone are responsible. Suppose the
lp "rccrcant Democrats had voted along wit
their 10 brothers, against the bill mentioned abov,
what would have been the resulty Why, IL woul
have been reversed exactly That is, there woul
have been 81 votes agaiasi the bill, and only "
G,ror Oft We should certainly hold the Demo-
racy responsible for the passage Of measure. who
majority Of them cast their votes for it. T. u,
that rca-onableY Is it not ju.ti
Away. then, with al this stupid talk about "a ie
rccreau individuals Of the Democratic party sustain
ing Internal Improvement bills and thereby rcpuli
ting the Cincinnati platform. \ majority Of Il
party in the Senate, we tell the Enquirer, have =
pudiated IT, Cincinnati platform upon this subjc
We have rivcn the vote Let Us be corrected, If ,
are In error
We have nov a question to put to the Enqvi,
and IT, party, which has an important practi'
hearing on the present contest DO not Mcssr-
dcl Brown, Sebastian, Benjamin and johnson, W
arr southern Senator'S and Messrs. Cas-, Dougl
Push stuart aud James, who are Northern senate
on accept anl endorse the Cincinnati platform 4