Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1856-05-21
A Perfect Unit

times exceedingly rich and dashing We have one
of this sort in the following paragraph from the yes
tcr,iays issue Of that paper
For the time in it, history the Democratic party
is rcL and perfect unity. Though concurring cari-
nal doctrines the Democracy have heretofore betrayed
some dissent respect ut less important matters, but
every unclcan spirit is driven out every leprOus limb i
OIL and the party has attained the utmost purity OF
principle and soundness of organization We all in
and friendly fellowship; all stand upon the plat
FORM ~heh the perverse ingenuity of party detect
unsound plank"
The Democratic party areal and perfect unity"
Aud then the gravity of the declaration is wonder
fully refreshing. The Enquirer also announces that
it, party is unit "lor the first time in its history.
Now occurs To us that this claim has been up
the Democracy, by all the politicians and presses of
the party, from time immemorial The EHquirerit
self Lss never failed any occaSon--n
out OF season-to proclaim the thorough unity and
nationality Of the Democracy. And So 1t must eth
have been talking Tor Buncombe in the past or
else it is talking for Buncombe now.
But how it be said that the Democratic party
is real and perfect unity What reason is there
for any such iippant allegation , Upon what
question is ii not divided and split into dozen
taeoni~tic factions Take the Nebraska bill, for ex
proportion--of the Northern Democracy spit upon
and rrpudiale it, And even among the supporters
of that measure is there not wide and radical diff
ference OF opinion between them aS TO the construc
ton to be put upon it, That is does not the North
ern wing Of the party, almost to man, claim that
il recognizes aud establishes the doctrine Of squatter
sovereignty Yhc the Southern wing contend for Just
the opposite conclusion: The Enquirer, we apprr-
Il! I. T.. tl,. =,
has admitted such 10 Ice the fact in divers articles
and on sundry occasions. And yet in the face Of
its own repeated admissions ON this point, it cooy
tells rs that the Democratic party Is real and per
feet unity We confess that such declaration takes
us somewhat by surprise, although We are but little
accustomed 10 have establishment excited by any
thing Democratic journal may say ON the eve of Il
Presidential election.
Not only in regard To the Kansas bill, but all
other public Questions, discover the same differ
enccs 81 opinion in the Democratic ranks See the
conflicting gcwS oi the Democracy in Congress in
reference to Congressional appropriations for inter
nal Improvements Only few days AGO, anina
ted discussion arose ia the Senate nn this subject
which participated in almost exclusively bN
members the Democratic side or the house. And
what did We witness? Did We see a real and per
feet unity 0t sentiment this question among the
leading Democratic politicians aud statesmen of the
country Very Ear from it We found that ali The
Democratic Senators from the Northwest expressed
opinions this subject directly at variance with
those entertained by their allies in this latitude and
throughout the South generally. We saw Senators
Ciss, StIar', Weller, Pugh, Toucy, and other Nortl
ern Democrats, arrayed in irTeconcilable opposition
TO Senators Butler, Brown, Yulee, and other South.
Democrats, this grave and important queS-
ton. Mr. Bruwn-the Democratic Senator from
Mississippi after listening TO the speeches of hi,
Northern brothers, had the frankness to tell them
that they had given uteranee 10 sentiments contra
~ to all his notions of what the true Democratic
doctrine was, and certainly contrary 10 the teach
ings Of the Baltimore platform. lie stated very EN-.
phsticaly, too that the Democratic party had bee
guilty Of a vast deal of ''cheate rs and humbugging
on this question, and that il was time for it to be
little more honest-to practice what it preached AMI
vote conformity with its open avOwals and record
ed declarations. And yet the EngHirers sagacity
and penetration in all this radical and essential
disagreement among the faithful conclusive evidence
of real aud perfect unity" Its readers. we ar,
sure, will be forced to dissent from its very sage con
clusion
We might allude TO various other issues, aud
show that the same contrarety Of opinion existed
among the Democracy in regard to them. But We
deem IT useless 10 attempt farther disproye an al
legation, which really has earthly foundation to
rest upon II the Enquirer intended it only a.
joke, why it will pass Tor pretty good one But il
1t meant to be serious, why then, its declaration is
almost too absurd and ridiculous for grave comment
The Paris Conferences.
The thirty odl articles of the Treaty Of Peace wen.
quite dry reading and the Protocols attached
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