Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1856-12-19

Il ProPLey-1 Plant for neic Demo
cratic PInDon.-A correspondent Of the
Chronicle amt Sentinel, published al Angus.
90, ueorgla, makes the following prophecy.
II is PLAIN talk, and as such is recommended
TO the Democracy:
From The Augusta Chronicle and s.ntiost1
-Four years ago, North and South there
was unanimous sentiment against repeal
ing the Missouri Compromise. MS there is
now against opening the African slave trade.
II Fremont had been elected 1t would have
been by virtue Of this sentiment. more than
abolltlonism. For have no doubt he OBJ
tanned ten votes from tins sentiment. and the
assault on Sumner, TO one from pure aboli-
uon'smi but If elected, il was declared by
these southern patriots that 1t would be such
an evidence Of abolition sentiment as to au-
thorse a dissolution Of the Union. without
waiting 20 see If any of our rights would be
violated. Bot the Justice of The repeal Of
the Missouri Compromise having sustained
us, at the North much to the disappointment.
have no dubt, of the Carolina class of poi
ltlclansi me dlsunlonlsts are not to be baked
by such obstacles, as their new issue indi-
Gates.
First in some public meeting, or perhaps
the Nouih Carolina Legislature, the opening
OF the African slave trade will be made "a
plank M the rev platform, and in four years
II VIII be made q plank in the Demo-
.i"ue NhIorm, nominating their next Frcsl-
dent. And 1t will be test Of soundness on
the slavery question, that every Southern
man shall be m favor of opening the Afri-
can slave trade. For, if they were to out
INTO the platform, that no man was othodox
nf O., L
heard a gentleman express 10. that would
not eat Niger, It would be q test that
woGId justify an application Of tar aud feath.
ers TO all who could NOT come % tothe wick
ed and disgusting ordeal. And the poor.
supplemented old Jackson Democracy vii.
take 10 for granted, from these new lights.
that it Is all good Democracy. and that be-
ing as far as they viii want % know. will
think that not only the government bat the
world would come 10 an end # the Democ-
racy IS beaten; and It matters not on what
issue. While the poor herd, In their simple.
lty, are rejoicing at the friends the South
have at the North their chyalrous leaders
are disappointed at finding so many, and are
now plotting how they can drive them OIL
by some new devlce-some new issue that
Southern Democracy will swallow, but
which viii choke their brethren of the
North.
therefore prophecy that within four years
the opening Of the African slave trade will
be plank IN the Democratic platform that
every man who does not subscribe 10 it will
be branded as iainthearted and an enemy
TO the South; that II will elect Northern
man for President opposed to the Democra-
cy that 1t will be charged that the whole
North has become abolnionized, and dis
solution of the Union moved on account of
1t that certain saucy stump orator IN
Georgia will swear lie has been in favor of
1t all his lite, and that one hundred lick spit
ties will stand ready and offer to swear they
heard him so declare, and will give the time
and the occasion, a MEDIUM.