Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1856-10-15


Carolina E1-Gov j. S. Morehead North Carolina and
other distinguished speakers from abroad and of the State
have been invited and expected to speak.
The Northern Democracy.
While the election is progressing to-day Tues
day) in four Northern States, it is natural enough
that our thoughts should run somewhat the North
ern Democracy The Democratic party at the North,
as readers well know is lauded by its associates
at thu South as the very pink of propriety the
slavery question. These Northern gentlemen are
said to be sound and reliable men, devoted to the
Constitution and the Union, and ever prompt to
award justice to the South. As for ourselves, we
have met with any proof to sustain this asser
ton. We aware that some few of them, because
the Democracy in the ascendant in the South,
and thus have the power il their hands to reward
to purchase indulge occasionally in plausible pro-
feSSions but these professions almost certain to
be ignored and beed when the time comes for then,
TO act We have numerous evidences Of this fact in
the past of Northern Democratic politicians
conspicuous instance is that of Martin Van
Buren-now zeaously supporting Buchanan-who
managed by fair words to impose himself upon his
Southern allies for long series of years. and to
tort from them all manner of encomum and all man.
Der of party reward. But Notwithstanding his wi
ly professions Of regard for the South soon found
him, when he could no longer obtain office, crney
abandoning his Southern allies and standing as the
Presidential candidate Of Northern faction whose
avowed object strike down the rights of the
South, and make slaves and vassals to the North
This cunning, hypocritcal bad man is again sitting
"cheek by jowl," with the Southern Democracy up
on the same platform, and is declared To be- by
Democratic organ here in Richmond, ian angel of
light in comparison with Willard FillmOre"-an an
gel of light in comparison with who has given
to the country one of the best and nobeSt admins
trations that adorned its annals who scorns
Misunderstanding and practices only fair play who has
not one set of opinions for the North and another
for the South but who, with the frankness and bold
ness characteristic of honest man and pure patr
OF proclaims to his countrymen that, "iT there be
th"se, either North or South, nhO desire an admin
istrdtiO" Of the North against the South, or for
the South as against the North these are not the
men chO should gice their sutfages to" him
Nor is Martin Van Buren, the only prominent in-
stance of Northern Democratic hypocrisy and trea-
cherry To the South Not single Democratic can
ddaie for the Presidency for the last twenty wears
but has been found in the end to be full of duplici
~, as regards the South, and wholly unreliable
Even Polk, Southern President gave his official
sanction to a bill containing the odious Wmot Pro.
viso, which called forth from Mr.. Calhoun the most
vehement and severe denunciauon. Next comes
General Cass, with his famous Nicholson letter
preaching tn still more odlous doctrine Of squater
sovereignty, who was warmly sustained by tn.
Southern Democracy against General Taylor n
Southern man. and owning more negroes than poor
old General Cass saw. Yet Gen Cass was held
up TO us as all right while General Taylor was de.
nounced As altogether unreliable and unsound Gen
Cass, however, was defeated and then The eyes of
the Southern Democracy were suddenly opened. and
they themselves compelled to admit that their
defeated candidate had egregiously imposed upyn
and deceived them.
Having cast him aside a rotten egg they next
take up for the Presidency a small and unknown at
torney from the granite hills Of New Hampshire.
who IN less than three months after his inaugura
ton, impaired vitality to Northern Aboitonjsm and
made IT, by profuse bestowa upon it Of executive
patronage, mighty and formidable power in the
land. Such was the course and policy of General
Pierce Immediately after he assumed the office of
President though he was supported and elected up
on tue alleged ground Of his determined hostility to
Aoo'it'on'srn IN all its phases-whle General Scott
f"ginian by BIRTH by education, by association.
ana oy thousand endearng and eternal ties, was
prosecuted and hunted down by the Southern DE.
mocracy with their stereotyped cry Of unsoun lpess
- - ''a'O'y I"oSuV"' Dut uen PIERCE, like his |
hlustrious Democratic predecessors, turned out al
So as we have indicated, 10 be bad egg" and 40
MS Southern supporters were reduced TO the neces
s'ty Of denouncing him aud his Pree-soil policy |
ana but Tor the re-opening Of the slavery question
aud the Introduction Of the Kansas Nebraska hill |
not a Democrat would now be found in the South Il,
speak kind word IN behalf Of Pierce or his admin
istration.
We have alluded to these familiar and distinguish.
ca illustrations Of the duplicty aud treachery of
Northern Democratic politicians for the purpose ~
reminding our readers Of the high probability of t
South catching similar Tartar in James Bucba,a,
~ u evident that the Democracy, a. usual are usv
ing double game ia the present canvass H..
Northern aud Southern sections Of the party are No
wide apart A. the poles in their construction ~ a.
Kansas Nebraska biI, which Is proclaimed bero :,
the south 10 be great Southern measure I'm. -
the North Il said 10 be "a measure in 6.vor -
heedofn.' That is. the southern Democracy ,o.,n
tain that under the principles Of the Kansas hin
the people Of the territories have no right TO deter,
mine the question o. the introduction or prohtit,on
Of slavery until they come 10 form a State consti,u
ton, preparatory TO admission into the Union
while, on tive other hand, the Northern Democracy
favor the doctrine Of squatter sovereignty, which
implies the right Of the people Of the territories.
few or many. 70 decide this question at any time in
their territorial sapscity In short, the Southern
wing " the party sustained the Kansas bill upon
thu ides that u would result IN the extension Of
slavery chs Northern wing upon the ground that il