Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1856-10-10
Democratic Motto No Further Extension of Slavery

Democratic Mctio--No Further Extension Of Slavery,
We have waited long and patiently to sec whether
the Democratic press here in Virginia and in the
South generally would come out and repudiate the
declaration Of Mr.. Breckenridge that the Democratic
party has no desire 10 ertead sLarery. This decls-
ration, it is well known, has been aiken up by the
Northern Democratic speakers and papers, and re-
peated, and pressed upon the attention Of the North
ern mind in order to show that the Democratic par
ty, North and South, much in favor of Kan
and all other territories being made free as the
Black Republican party And yet in the face of
this prominent and indsputable fact, the Southern
Democracy, though pretending to 4 special and ex-
elusive regard for Southern rights instead of prompt
Y and Indignantly repelling and denouncing the
,fore-stated declaration of Mr.. Breckenridge have
reserved thus FAR profound and studied silence on
he subject Not one of these Southern Democratic
papers and orators has ventured to express soita-
~ word of dissent to the sentiment thus uttered by
their candidate for the Vice-Presdency-a sentiment
which, We undertake to say, is utterly and damna-
oily anti-Souhern and Abolitionist in all its length
AID breadth. On the contrary, they have endorsed
It III its fullest extent in that they have ignored il
nut and out and made not the shadow of a protest
against it Indeed, it has been openly sanctioned
and approved by the Democracy OF Ri :hmond and
Virginia through the mouth of one Of their own
tnointed leaders and chiefs Mr.. Robert e. Scott
stimulated by unslaked thirst for public plumber
and DESTROYS Of obtaining paying situation under
the Buchanan administration, made a recent pigrl-
mage to Buchanan's own State, and there in the
presence of thousands of the Northern people, ut.
tered sentiments in striking and exact accordance
with the declaration of Mr.. Breckenridge We have
no doubt that Scott emssary of the Rich
mond junto, and faithfully carried out the susges
lions and instructions of his employers He gave
ltterance not TO his wishes aud opinions mere
~, but also TO the wishes aud opinions of most of
the leaders and fuglemen of his party in Virginia
and the South And thus it is that notwthstand.
ing all their cheap professions of patriotism and love
for the South and the peculiar institution and not
outstanding all their terrible and ferocious threats
about dissolution Of the Union unless slavery is
allowed to 20 into Kansas and the Territories the
Democracy of Virginia and the South proclaim
through their candidate for the Vice-Presdency and
through one OF their Richmond orators and through
all their Northern allies that they have no desire to
ertend sldrery!
Strange all this may appear when We recollect
what n noise aud a hubbub this Democratic party at
the South perpetually keeps up bout slavery and
slavery extension, yet lind that Mr. Breckin-
ridges declaration is meeting with decided favor
among his Southern partisans and is receiving their
cordial and unqualified endorsement We confess
that though the dictate of party prudence and poll
~ might have constrained them to remain silent We
lid not believe or expect that any one of the South.
srn Democratic chietains would have the holiness
md the hariihood to come out and avow his concur
renee in and approval of the Abolition dogma pro-
nulgated by Mr.. Breckenridge. But we see that Rio
Scotia Virginia Democrat-has done that ilenti
c thing; and in doing is evidently sustained and
,pplau led by his party companions We see, also,
rs the following extract from the New Orleans Del
td-a Buchanan paper Tut which denounces Breck-
nridge's sentiment with commendable vehemence-
will show that the Democratic Governor of Louisi-
ma likewise adopts, approves and endorses the
allegation that the Democratic party do not desire
to extend slavery into the territories We call the
especial attention of Southern Wings and Demo
Gratis to this extract from the Delta and ask them
TO say whether they will consent to support party
which occupies precisely the same position in refer
ence to the question Of slavery extension that Ere
mont and the Black Republican party occupy Here
It is
GOVERNOR WIcKLIFFE AND JoHN c. BREcKISRlpsE-
We have been informed by gentleman oi prominence IN
he commuuity-a Southernor Of enthusiasm aud talent
who fully authorizes 10 publish hs if nece,sl
~ that Governor Wickife has irreyocably committed
nsei to the position the slavery question assumed by
dr Brckiundge IN his famous Tppecanoe Oratiom The
scutcman 20 shon refer plumpy asked the Governor
i he aud the branch OF the party which lac belonged
we're ~ favor OF the extension Of slavery, to which r
Nicklitte replied by decisive negative. The extract
nom Mr.. Breckuridge's Tippecanoe speech published In
.lh Data time ago, in which that yety young man"
declared that the Democratic party opposed to or
Ne favor OF tile extension Of slavery then read Mr.
wckfe announced his adhesion the principle OF nen
ahy a. eEuncitcd 10y the aspiring Vice Presidential can
iidAte OF Kentucky We have already shown conclusive
that this position Ol so-caed neutrality il virtually no
alton OF Hntagpnism 10 the South and il is unnecessary
| 20 repeat our Arguments to that effect.
"The iuervew above mentioned took place on Wednes
day morning last; second occurred Thursday morn
ing ahd thlid Oh Thursday evening; the last We
believe III tho presence Of witnesses On
each occasion Gov Wickie renewed his confession that
he was not III favor OF the extension Of slavery aud con.
nde that ~ holding this position, he standing on
Democratic gfound Such is the whom the people
II Louisiana lave elevated the highest Office OF the
Stale Wee eau OILY say OF Messrs. Wicklfs aud Breck-
lDrdge, dreddes understandable men both. "-Dcffd
There Is what Democratic Buchanan organ saws
is the sentiment and position Of Democratic Co
vernon of a Southern State. The princploof 'neu-
traity' the subject of slavery is here broadly an
| nounced as a cardinal doctrine of the Democratic
party. To quote the Delta, Gov Wickliife boldly
procaims that he is net Sin favor of the extension
Of slavery an that in holding this position, 'he l.,
We ashland we crave an answer--is the position
that the Democratic party Of the South Is NOT in IA
'or Of the further extension Of slavery really and
truly the position OF the party? What SAYS our
manly and Independent Southern rights neghbor Of
| the Efani"srf What says the non-committal,
| milk-and.water Enqairerl Is the Democratic par
~ in favor Of the extension Of slavery or is it OPP
posed to such extension, BrecSinrdge, GOV
Wicklihe and Capt Scott alegeg ~ short. is il in
fact a Free-soil Black Republican partyY From
these gyings-out Of trusted and distinguished Dc
nocratc leaders, should answer That it is Free
soil party. But wait TO hear whether the senti
nent Of Brccknridge's declaration is approved and
endorsed by the Democracy Of vrgi ia, as their ST.
lence on the subject would lead US to infer.
Ia the meantime we ask our Southern readers Il
ponder well the position on this vital question
which Mr. Breckenridge has announced as the DO
sition Of himself and his party. We ask Southern
men, can they support Mr. Breckenridge IN the pro
mitigation ~ such extreme ant-SOuthern views p