Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1856-01-08
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honest patriots. They have overdone the work
They have sacrificed the country and what they pro-
Tess To he the objects nearest their hearts the fury
of party aud the lust of office. They have defeated
their own avowed ends, and playing into the
hands of those whom they declare be traitors Ia
the Constitution and enemies To the country
brief reference 10 the transactions of the last few
weeks will make good assertion
These men set out with avowing themselves the
peculiar and exclusive champions of the rights of the
South to thai championship they dedicated them
selves, and TO prevent any others from participating
IN the glory of the conflict they formally denounced
the American party unfit unworthy of the as
ISOLATION of gentlemen. They alone were worthy To
WELD the steel ia good cause, and to them alone
should enurc all the glory OF the combat This de
claration they made with the full knowledge that
they were in a minority in Congress- and. could not
possibly, without the assistance of the denounced
party, uphold and maintain those Southern rights of
which they were the >elCconSttuted champions
The suspicion excited at the time, by this extraor
nary course was, ihat either coalition was mcdi
tatcd with the Black Republicans, or the cauSe of
the South and the Constitution was to be deliberate
y sacrificed, in the hope of some future party adj
vantage to themselves. Their conduct thus far
in truth. If they had had no alternative between
voting for their candidate and an enemy of the
Constitution and the rights Of the South-that fact
would have constituted their vindication But such
not the caSc-aS has been publicly conceded Low
half dozen Of the most patriotic of their own
party. The American party, in Mr. Fuller, of Penn
Sylyania, propose a candidate to whom no Southern
or Conservative man could take any Just exception
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Point therefore peculiarly fitted for these beicosc
timeS--of line ahitics-of enlarged and conServa
tive vicwS-bred a gentleman and asSociating bv
choice with gentlemen he is one whose qualifications
| til him for even much higher post than that f,r
which he has been designated. Gentemen-Tir
ginid gentlemen--who know him WELL assure us
that we must search long without finding one better
suited for the Chief MagiStracy of the Republic
Possibly the rage Of faction may elevate him to that
great station, which his sterling worth and UMPIRE
tending virtues will adorn.
But it Is not Wings nor Americans alone, who
testify TO his merits, and the rreproachability of hi,
public life and private character Several OF the
best and most patriotic members of the Democratic
party itself have borne this testimony. and loudly
proclaimed their readiness and desire to vote him in
/ to the Speakers chair 1t is this testimony which
contounds and convicts the party leaders Of sporting
with the great interests of the country and PLAYING
false the rights of the South-whch they affect to
champion. To prevent these patriotic Democrats
from carrying out their wishes the party lash had to
be- applied and Mr.. Cobb, of Georgia who NAV
have designs of his the chair, was the whip
perrin. Another caucus was held, and BY MAORI
/ ty-how large not iniormed-but not without
long and strenuous oppostion-it was resolved to
adhere to the unpatrotic and impracticable resou-
ton originally adopted,
From this statement it is manifest that it is at any
moment III the power of the Democratic party To
elect sound conservative, national man-one true
to the rights of the South and the principles of the
Constitution But for some unworthy and sinister
purpose whether dictated by spite or some hoped.
for party advantage know not-they paralyze
the whole action of the Government the response
bity Of which mainly rests their shoulders, leo
Pard the very rights they pretend TO defend expose
TO the mercies Of the Black Republicans and put
at hazard the existence of the Government itself
Where is this thing to end Is the Government
10 be kept at q dead lock indefinitely We AMER
can "o"tiUos' may have small interest in the cgis-
ation Of Congress the disbursements Of the Urea
sury but how public affairs to be conducted
without laws and without money To Us it seems
that these gentlemen have made great mistake
even in a party view What can they gain What
may they not lose: Every day delay only make.
the matter worse; and finally when they shall have
paved the way to Banks election, how will they
justify their conduct to their constituents in having
rejected uneXceptionable, national and conserva-
tive man. and contributed to the triumph Of Black
Repubcansrn2
We subjoin article from Saturday, Enquirer.
to show hoH completely the spirit Of faction has aL.
sorbed whatever patriotism existed among the De
m,cracy. IN this paralysis Of the Government the
only thought is the p0rty the country is forgotten.
"Ihe o,ciion of It U,mocratic Spcatcr might turn
ont 'rorse h0n an emPiy triDupA. Ovr yaciy,
her.tore, erpressos Ho e1gerno.s Ia mcccod ia smell
ciecfio0.' There it is the full confession Of the
whole truth. The Democrats don't wish 10 elect
the Speaker We stated thi, fact some three weeks
ago, the authority Of Democrats, who had been
to Washington, and the Enquirer was Mortified at
the idea aud protested that it was monstrous IA.
IRRIGATION. Now, we have the frank confession of
the fact in that very paper
What the Ep91ircr means by ntimating that tho
Know Notinss propose to sell on, l,r Office. we do
not understand. The Administration has all the
offices, and consequently they could only enter upon
Germ
Al the charges against the Know Nothings-such
for instance a., that for the last month they have
been unable 20 choose between Black Ropublicanism
treason aud Democratic Conservatism" apply with
tenold force to the Democratic party itself That par
ty, with the whole responsibility Of the Government
resting On it, has deliberately refused TO cooperate
with dnsrirH conservatism against the Black Re.
publican treason on the contrary, it seems by il,
conduct and IT, professions, only to desire the tri
umph Of that tregsoH over the constitution and over
conservatism Of every hue
We be'peak the readers attention to the extreme
spirit Of faction which pervades the Democracy. as
Illustrated n this article. from one Of its leading or
gins We pray 10 may serve 10 all people as e whole.
some admoniton Of the mischief Of that baneful
spirit
Fran hs Ea4iirec
"Inf SrFsEgGsmr.-We would be pleased Al the elcc
ton Of Democratic Speaker because We would not have
Our parts shrink from responsibility or avoid danger whom
The integrity Of our institutions aud Of the Union telr h.
impcrcl Yet such election would ptol,iily .nl.c, A.