Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1856-11-14
What the Southern Party In
tend TO do.

The Now Orleans Delta having taken Il
for granted That Buchanan would be elected
publishes the following declaration Of inien-
tion, as tho programme Of the Southern
party.
The Northern Democracy will please
make a note Of 1t.
" Mr.. Buchanan, f elected, will owe his
success entirely to the reaction in the North
orn mind, caused by the determined attitude
Of the Southern party. We may be called
extremists, or tife-cniors, or what not-it
does not matter. While we cannot be driv-
en- into the abandonment of principle 10
serve party success, we are ready TO main
tain the rghls and Institutions Of the South,
even 90 disuuon. Tins conviction we have
fosiered in the Southern mind. Il is a pity
It was not iostercd there twenty years since.
Il would have saved 10 the parties zeal OF
trouble. But the Southern party has some
thing else 20 do now. Having checked for
uue the black republican crusade, we
must push forward those reforms at home
which are necessary for the assertion and
maintenance of our equality in the Union or
of our nationality and independence out ofn.
Remember that Nicaragua and Cuba are
vastly more important 10 us than Kansas ter
rtory, though we should not renounce the
latter. Mexico is not far off The genius
OF commercial empire beakons to us from
Tehaunlepec. But Nicaragua is the great
political nucleus, and while the national
men of the South are busy over the spoils
of the victory won through the courage and
boldness of the Southern party, let us pui
forth all our strength for Nicaragua.
We have only four years TO prepare for
the great contest of 1860. Give Walker
the power, and he will solve not only the
Central American question, but with It that
of Cuba Once firmly established in Nlca-
rogua, he VIII restore the West Indies to
their orgina condition, as slave colonies. 1t
can be demonstrated that the comparative
decline of New Orleans commenced with
the abolition policy of England in the Amer
icon tropics. 1t only requires the defeat OF
Walker in Nicaragua and the Attenuation
of Cuba TO make the decline more than
comparative, perhaps irretreyablo. 1t only
requires on the other hand, the reorganization
Of Central America, as slave producing
country, with the redemption Of ihe West
Indies from negro barbarlsm, TO make New
Orleans the centre Of a vast tropical empire,
and 10 realize, in connection with the Pacific
trade the advantages TO which she is geo
Elulultulll tNllNtus AiAo - a WIN ~ Alt
Southern party. We have shown our pow
er in national politics, let us give It practical
direction at home.
What the northern wing of the democrat.
ic Congress may do with the slavery ques-
ton we shall have to leave to future devel
ments. We fear, however, 1t is deeply i'm
bued with the non-eXtenslon theory, TO which
SO many democratic leaders, North and South
have gwen their sanction. II was no good
omen to sec the young Van Buren, and John
&. Brackinbndge making speeches from tn,
same platform and in the cause, and the ell
der Van Buren, and Mr.. Buchanan embracing
upon the same construction Of the Nebraska
bin.
The omens have not been improved By
the proluse declarations made by Democrat
ic speakers and journals Of The North, tina
the Black Republicans uttered "ini0mou
les ia charging Mr. Buchanan with benz
IN favor Of slavery extension. Why 81
earnest in this DENIAL if the Northern De
mocracy desires 10 preserve the politica
equality of the South, to which the extcn
sion Of slavery Is essential But after all
we have the Ostend manifesto, TO which Mr.
buchanan is pledged. There is SCUM,
enough Southern doctrine m ihat md