Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1856-09-27
Northern Democracy.

Northern Democracy with unsouhdness on
the constitutional rights of the South, and
concludes ore Of its paragraphs with the
following declaration
"A Seward who meets the. soafh face to
face and ayows his object, Is better than a
Douglass who Under the guise of friendship
would stab the South in the dark"
We are atloss to understand this declara
ton Of our neighbor. We cannot reconcile
it with what we believed to be the position
OF that paper, heretofore For Sd1th6rn
paper to declare that w. III. Seward, the
master spirit Of the Abolition aeitators and
Union haters, is better than Fudge Douglass,
one of the boldest end most uncompronlis-
ing defenders of the Constitpti5a and rights
of all the States whether South or North, Is
the grossest injustice. After Senator Doug
lass has almost sacrificed himself on the al
tar OF the Constitution and the Union in
advocating the compromise measures OF
1890, to which the Spectator attaches so
much Importance, in defending the Kansas
Nebraska bill, and in short i'll defending all
the rights of the South that he should be
charged With stabbing the South in the dark,
is too monstrous. The Spectator certainly
did not reject when that. declaration was
made. If Jedge Douglas is not trte to Tire
Constitution on the slavery question, pray
tell us who is ? If Seward IS s.better," will
our neighbor show it. We challenge it
to show one fault in the record of Douglass
on the slavery question, and fer every one
that it can put its finger upon, we promise
TO show ten instances from the record of the
linmaculateFillmore ofopposition to therights
of the South If Douglass is not sound
what shall be said of Fillmore IF the Spec
tator will produce from therocord of Douglass
opposition to the South, then we willpro
duce from ihe record of Fillmore the most
damning abolitionism. If the Norther. De-
mocraey cannot be trusted, tell us who can {?
Let the Spectator make an exhibit of its
trustworthy men ofthe North. Let US ex-
anime their records and see how they have
acted and voted. Let lis have no more gen
eralities and sweeping charges. Go to the
record
1nthe same article the Spectator alleges
that the Northern Democracy have been
swept away in the recent electors in Iowa
and Maine by the Black Republicans, there
by endeatoaring to shoA that the Denoora-
cy are not true. Where then, in that try
ing hour were the Union saving faitEiul
Know Nothings, that they did not rally to
the rescue and save those states from the
Black Republican agitators? Echo answers,
in the ranks of the Black Republicans
If the Northern X. Ms are the only re-
liable party in that section, why do they not
exhibit their fidelity ard save those states
from the grasp CT fanatesm?
We will give the opinion of Senator Jones
Of Tennessee an cid line Wing, of Judge
Douglass, as stoken in the Senate in express
sing his preference among the Democratic
candidates for the Presidency, as an offset
to that of the Spectator. Judge yc
Mr.. Jones said
Because had seen him here standing up, !
day and night, yindicating the rights Of my
constituents | had seen him standing here. |
rs Leonidas at Thermopyln, to yindicate
and maintain the interests and honor of the |
South. | had seen the arrows Id slow
ers hurled at linn aid had seen him bare
his proud bosom to the storm in yindication |
of our rights. | now predict that the time
will come when Passion and prejudice shall
sleep, when the South will do horror to
STEPHEN A. DoueLAss. Applause in the
galleries. predict the time will come
when a returning sense of justice viii rally |
around his Standard o., if not around Lis
standard, at least around his name and mem
Dry; to sag, s@flrere vas mah Sho dared
to die for Others" Who mas received so
much Of SANDER, and calumny, and detrac-
ton, as STEPHEN A. DOUGLAS? And for
what In tie name of all tlrat. = grateful
on the part Of the South conjure them
hate him, despise him as you may, for other
thngs--do him justice for the manly, gal
liant, fearless, undying devotion, which he
has manifested in the defence of the rights
and honor OF the South. | preferred him
on that account.