Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1856-08-30

RESPONSIBILITY OF the pEuocsAric PARTY.

rievoas the Presidential election hall result In the
choice Of the candidate Of the Northern section.
I. First because Of their deliberate violation Of sci
pledge resist all attempts at renewing In Co..
gress Of IT, the agitation Of the slavery question,
under whatever shape color the attempt may be made
The pledge solemnly made BY the nominating
in 1852 and substantially reiterated by Presi
dent Pierce In his Inaugural Of 1883. Twelve months
afterwards it forgotten ignored basely violated by
the passage OF the Kansas Nebraska Act-a measure
demanded neither BY the North by the South. The
latter received IL reluctant boon, supposng TO con-
tain abstract acknowledgement OF the equal rights OF
all the States In the territories OF the Union The North
passed Il with the of ortyfour OF its Representa-
and sixteen Of its Senator'S under the lead Of North
Senator ambitious Of nomination for the Presiden-
al chair; and democracy sought to impress the peo-
pie Of the nonsavehoding States that "a measure
OF freedom" The compromise OF 1890 had established
line of division, intended TO be rrepealsble between
the slave holding and nonssvehodng States OF the I'm
In 1854 the line is destroyed the South contendng
for right carry slaves into the territories North OF
SO deg so aud the North not only resisting this right
but claiming the right to forbid the extension OF slavery
in all the territories whether they be North whether
they be South of the compromise line OF lsao.
This is the origin OF tho fearful sectional contest
raging throughout the broad limits Of the Conederaey
Its first reduce the ninety democrats Of the
Northern section in the Thrythird Congress to teeni
In the present Congress The democracy is Without
single representative from the States Of New Hampshire
Vermont Massachusetts Rhode Island Connecticut and
ohio-has each from Maine, New Jersey, Michigan
Iowa and Wisconsin fro each from Indiana and Califor
MIA three from the great State OF New York, (rcduced
FROM cntyhree y and from Pennsylyan in place
of sirteen. The democratic members from Massa-
chusetts of which Mr.. Speaker Banks one desert
ed TO the enemy and back In their ranks. Hence
the complete hepessness and hopeesness of the democ
acy the Northern and stronger section OF the Union
Its next fruit is the struggle going between the
two sections In the territory of Kansas where civil
has ragged for the last twelve months-where freedom OF
thought and Of opinion and OF action. has been poscrb
ed-where Shapes rides, revovers and the bowe-kuie
substituted tor the ballotbox. The South has many
with gallant hearts to contend Tor its rights but Is
obviously engaged in unequal oontest-ksnsas lies
north OF SO 3o-the North is pouring its hories Of ia
uacs with its emgrant foreign auxsries from its abol
al productions of the South-where Southern men are UNI
willing, for obvious reasons to carry slaves II the
neghbohg State of Missouri be borne down and defeated
in the struggle as be apprehcnded the moral
effect will be most unavorabe to the South To whom
we be thankful but to Judge Douglas and his assoc
ies' Far better for the South that these things had
been left TO the sale and silent administration oil the law
than TO the arduous struggle OF rival sections THIS view
confirmed by the charleston Mercury the democratic
organ OF South Carolina, now supporting the election OF
Mr. Buchanan The following - its language IN recent
paper:
senator Dougias mas auueu uucu W us P.e"ous ePu
ton by his reports and speeches. TINS session. on Nan
sas affairs He has been bold able and consistent IN ms
vndicaon oil tue principles OF the Neoraska-hashs ou
and IN his Efforts to carry them out IN Kansas But the
taes have been against him. III, great measure, ,eheh
'ods TO settle forerer the question OF %drery ." me Terri
tories roue agitation from the Foors OF Congress- aud
gre peace to me sote country, hds dsdpPoed me sT-
psefdflons 81 ats Friends Upon all these points me We
hdRSds bH so Tar a Kansas concerned hds
Prored JdLTe-d tdiI"Te ~ a" haf could g're prde-
car rd"e The question oil slavery IN tue ier'ores Is
a. Tar IRON solution IN theory no" ~ WI" Ten years ago.
while practically 1t Is complicated oy the nehset excite
ment on both sides and by violence and blood:
Nor Is thus all me hdHsdsN eordSEd or IS MOI o"ty
practical fdire ont Senator Douglas hmseg FORCED 10
confess IT, and even to introduce bill into the Senate
which proposes IN the lace OF principles Oongrcssion
al intervention III virtually admits tnat tue people OF
hansss cannot take care OF tnomse'e cannot decide
peaceaoy the queSuon Oh slavery, anu tnat hong OUT
intervention oy congress the very eva wnien Mr. Dou
ghs has constantly denounced aud ~heh the hnsas-Ne
braSSa OIL ameu TO suppress-cah save tha' Territory
from anarchy MT. DougiAs tue great champion o Popu
r sovereignty now the advocate oil Congressional III
tervenuon.
. Tue deInocrahc leaders WIZ De responsioe, IN the
next place. because OF the adoption AZ CINCINNATI oil
platform repeWng III ADVANCE any anauon wild tne
American party IN support OF national candidate Tor the
Presidency II It's doctrines were ohermise acceptance
but these are repusve TO the conservative sense OF the
nation have alenated sober-mlnded ciZens and alarmed
tie ndusiid classes whose interest depend upon the
maintenance OF peace and tranquility at home and abroad
t IS not the conservative PLATFORM expected from party
protesting to be national and constitutional II mas been
denounced by Its own friends IA the south and one OF IT.
leading pftncipes has been uApied upon oy t"o-thruS
OF the democratic members oil the Senate OF the United
states
IL was hardly 10 be eNPected-t Prooaoy not deslr-
ed-that members OF the American party could in any
event extend their support to candidate enveoped in n
platform which misrepresens their principles enacted by
those who have treated 1t with contuney and contempt
who stand by thy SELL come not near to me- tor am
hoer than thou This arrogant assumption formally en-
acted at the opening OF the present Congress IN December
last led TO the baneu result OF the election OF an Adolf
ZIONIST Speaker, when might nave been averted by the
combined vote OF Democrats and Americans upon an ex-
perienced member oi the Virgins nelegauon.
Bat was remarkable that this party should have re-
lied upon the aid OF the Old Line Wings to sustain poll
so hostile TO the best Interests oil the naton and at
rance with the principles to winch u has steadiasy al.
hered for more than twenty years. ut IL the proud
distinction OF the Wing party to have rendered nvaiua-
able services "a well to the country when out OF power
as in by the influence OF it, sound moderate and con-
sentative views in rebukingand restraining party bigo-
=" try 1t was the Wing party which composed the agi-
taon aud restored the raterna relations OF the I'm
ion in former instances of civil feuds exasperated to
" fierce Intolerance strange deluson was 1t, that
such platform would win to ITS support party whose
strength has been in it, principles and whose maxim
has been that IL better 10 be right than succeed
Nor has the platform been able TO retain the foreign
hore which have heretofore sustained the fortunes OF the
democracy Its but just retrbution that the poisoned
chace should be returned to its own lips IL 10 not the
6rs time that foreign auIaries have been enised in the
support OF faction which they have deserted al the mos
L II.