The weekly American banner. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1855-18??, 1856-02-29

The soUthern Democracy and the !,
Slavery Questions
i IT. certaiFilg amusing q well assperfectly
disgusting 70 the minds Of thinking men to read |
the professions sf sttachmeut to the South and
her Institutions. and the aeaancia6sAs oil
I4Northern aggrcssors' and agitasers, BY theseift
styled Southern Democratic press and orators,
when Il 10 a aoterioss fact that they have all
along and are now in close connsxion with the
Free.Soilers of the North. ~ tAeir course
Ithroughout the whole contest for Speaker Of
Congress, shows. A few days previous to the
meeting Of the present session Of Congress, the
administration members met in caucus and
nominated Mr.. Richardson for Speaker, and
adopted ressaution planting themselves upon
the Kansas and Nebraska Bill, and declared
the principles Of that bill to be the only just
and correct principles upon which the governs
ment eoaid be carried on They failed to de-
fine the principles set forth in the measure
they failed to decide whether they adopted the
Northern Sag NIGHT or Southern construction,
bat proclaimed Mr.. Richardson to be the true
exponent Of the principles of the bill, and the
true inteat and meaning Of the caucus resolu-
ton; and the entire Southern Democratic press
declared that Mr.. Richardson's principles were
the principles Of their party. And what are
Mr.. Richardson's principles--the man whom
these Southern Democrats SO enthusiastically
supporteds Why, he avowcd himself in fapor
of prohibiting or abolishing slavery in the Ter
ritories where it exists" Hence we are left to
infer that this is the principle upon which the
Administration has immovably planted itself. 1t
is the only just, fair and correct Interpretation
Of their action and adherence to Mr.. Richard
soL, even after he had in answer to certain in
lterrogatories, propounded to him by Mr.. Zolli-
Golfer of Tennessee, Acknowledged the consti-
tutionality Of the "Wilmot Provso' and the
missouri Compromise" which has been but
recently denied by the Sag NIGHTS Of Alabama,
Florida, Georgia and Mississippi.
We have frequently expressed the Implicitly
on the part ofthe Sag NIGHTS, and warned the
South against entrusting itself to the keeping
Of party and men whe make such loud pro-
LESSONS, and who, to secure Office and plumber,
: supported in body man who entertained and
avowed sentiments in direct antagonism to those
which his supporters had proclaimed for him.
Mr.. Richardson. 1t length, was forced 70 retire
from the contest, and thus allowed bic party an
: loPportunity to change front. But what die
they do! They again assembled in caucus 1.-THE
political panacea for Sag NIGHT troubles) anC
resolved Mr.. Orr into the candidacy. and theil
, adherence TO the principles of the caucus which
nominated Mr.. Richardson; and instead o
changing front, they planted Mr.. Orr upon Mr.
, Richardson's platform, and thus presented t
: the country the interesting trio Richardson
3 Orr and Giddings-standing upon the same
. platform, to wit: "That there Is necessity t,
abolish or prohibit slavery in the Territorie
where it now exists!" And, strange to say, tn,
chivalrous South Carolinian, (Mr. Orr permit
ted his party to place him in this position with
. out a word Of remonstrance.
Notwithstanding the plain and unmstakabl
declarations of M. Richardson in regard t.
slavery, Messrs Cobb, Dowdell, Shorter, Keith
Mcqueen, Brooks, Boyce, Caskie, Stephen
v Qu,tman, Bennett. Rufiin, Clingman, Orr
II Houston, G. w. Jones, and oil the Admins
Is tration members of the House of Representa-
e tives, voted over one Lundredtimes for Ere
+ Soiler for Speaker, merely beca Use he was
e Democrat and the Administration candidate.
II These same Southern Administration patriot
denounce Northern men as 'aggressors' who De
lieve the 'Wilmot Proviso and Missouri Com
,e promise to be constitutional, and who believt
be with Mr.. Richardson--their peculiar and e.
L pecial favorite-that there is necessity I
s. abolish or prohibit slavery in the Territorie
BE whereit exists" Yet, Mr.. Richardson and tn
he President are eulogised and gloriied as the pc
r. culiar champions of Southern interests and tn
- very embodiment of patriotism, while Norther
to men entertaining and avowing similar pieics, al
IN denounced by this same party as traitors, di
n. unionsts, conspirators and agitators. Now,
r. seems to US that Messrs. Pierce, Richardson
:. Orr and Giddings, are natural allies, bound t
gether by indissoluble ties. And why, becaus
us Mr.. Giddings assumes to be the peculiar chan
he pion Of the Northern sentiment, and Mr.. Ricl
nv ardson's friends claim him to be the peeuli,
=, representative of the Southern sentiment. Bot
these gentlemen stand 'immovably' upon Il
re same platform, viz: that there is "a necessity
ut abolish or prohibit slavery in the Territori'
re where it exists Both have the same obje
70 in view, but differ as to the means to attain it.
"a Beware Of COunterfeits.
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