Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1856-11-18
The Northern Democracy.

The Pittsburg Post, which is avouched tn be
Buchanan paper has article respecting the future
oil the Territories FROM which make the follow
ing extract
.'ror. another Presidential Election Kansas will
be n State OF the Union-a Free State; and OF tie
friViug at the whole COnfirracy. 10 u probable
also that Iian-soa Nebraska New Mexico, Utan aud Or
egon will become States of the Union stn the next tour
years Six stats aud all Free Sit"- Thirty
stars will be national banner then Ari h
six n - SIT, will all be free from Slavery. The
State viii then number twenty-five having forty ipur S
Congress Ia the time 10th Texas aIi Me-
braska lie divided They TAR too large. aid III.
vision has always been contruplt.i It's quite prna
BILE that npIn division Of Texas, it. norih western portion
will become Free State; aud its southern aud
portions TORN Slav- States. Missouri editor
long asp .aid that II Kansas bcHe Free State by the
will offs peopr. Slavery would ba abolished in M-on
before years We ope the prediction will be verified.
ard believe il viii be. The signs ui the times point
glorious future for tins country. IL has passed peril
OF late and has bright prospect OF peace aud pr4
periy for years 70 come"
Now thai the election is over aud another lease NJ
the public plumber secured for four years more. the
sentiments and wishes Of the Northern Democracy
are fully and frankly dew sloped We hal an inlica.
ton Of this, in fact before tn election took place
when hand-b bills and posters calling for Democratic
meetings all over the State of Pennsylvania werc
circulated bearing upon them the inscription o.
buchanan, Breckenridge, and Free Kansas" ",
had supposed that previous similar swinie o
"Polk, Dallas aud the rsriT Of ~" woull have
opened the eyes Of the Democracy Of Pennsylvania.
II that did not properly estimate their ca
pacity Of gulIibiIity-for notwithstanding the rarif
OF ~ set aside IN little than twelve months
after Mr. POlks Inauguration the Pennsylvania u 70
mocracy, unconscious Of the frau or regardless nj
it. again 10 be victims Of another one precisely
similar.
The policy Of the Democratic party Of the ,uth
and the duty OF the Democratic party of the Soutl
AS niee n MI parties at the South lis to max,
Kansas slave State, " il b. fairly an1 lcgilly
done. the slave States, already overbornc in IN,
House. can only by this means attain an equality Z,
the Senate. II Il leaning upon broken reed ~ rel,
upon the Northern Democracy, in the heit NJ dave
~ agitation, IN sustain constitutional right.
The extract above given shows what the temper ii
their constituencies is aud Northern D.no-r,
can occupy Southern ground upon this question Wit,
out running directly counter TO IT, Ths inp,>in
weight Of numbers Is the only reliable guaranty o
Southern rights in the halls Of Congress, unless IS
can have a cessation Of this slavery agitation.
What will strike the re ,der with more force thai
anything else is the deception prscticed upop IN
people Of the North by the attic orators AZ
presses Of that section. Here At the South the d.
mocracy are daily held up us as the only party
whose keeping the rights Of the South may be safe
ly entrusted The Democratic position on the que.
ton Of slavery In the Territories is averrcd IN be tn
only one IN which the SOUTH will find security an
justice. It's evident that II this shall prove 10
true, the Northern Democracy win be badly chcatc
and, " not true, the South will he cheated tn
double game ~ electioneering -tliis plan Of accou
mcdating principles u the peculiar temper Of Il
Peep in various sections Of tho Union-fnay les
20 party success As IL has done in the contest ju
closed. But the prop-iety and the fairness Of IL
different question The people viii not subScr
10 the declaration that call is fair in politics." Al
more than 10 the other concerns Of life.