Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1856-12-04
A Remarkable Article.


Charleston Mercary and Neto Orleans Data e.
Not at all discouraged by their recent re-
pulse, the reiaiuers o: Fremont are busily
emplGyed in constructing basis of party
organization for the campaign of 1850. The
plan is 20 rally the Black Republican forces
upon platform of sufficient compass TO
embrace every opponent of slavery and every
enemy of the South, and then to begin II
systematic, ince ssant and uns-rupuous war
fare upon the next Administration. Unles.
at the end of his term, Mr. Buchanan's ad-
ministration can command the popular sup
port, Black Republican succession will be
The inevitable consequence. There will be
no other party to inherit the dead mans et-
Gecis.
The b;unders Of the Democracy. then ARE
to be the advantages Of Back Republican
ism. What lesson Of caution and circum-
specl ion does this fact inculcate upon every
person who is in aDy sort responsible for
the policy Of the party. With what obstacles
and embarr assments does it threaten the m
coming administration.
| TIE Democratic and Black Republican
/ parties are nearly balanced in respect of
power The former was victorious In the
recent struggle, but success was hardly won
with the aid of important accidental ad-
yantsges. The latter has abated thing
Of its zeal, and h 5 suffered no pause in lis
preparations for another battle.
In the next contest circumstances must
1 be against US The Democratic party will
be placed in very critical position, and
will be subjected TO a trial that will Tx lis
wisdom and its strength to the utmost
Under the best auspices an administration
can hardly survive the vengeance OF It's
| foes and trcachery of its friends. How dif-
fcult, then, FOR President to steer safely
INTO a harbor, when his course lies among
! breakers, and he must encounter the fury
Of an inevitable storm! Every body fore
sees the difficulties and dangers in Mr.. Buch-
ansn's path. Everybody understands that
| his administration must stand the hazards OF
sectional controversy. But this is not
all. The Black Republican party Will
watch and waylay him at every step o! his
|
stacles in his way, will harrass him by open
assault, will undermine him by secret treach-
ery, will aggravate his embarrassments.w will
oppose his measures, thwart his policy, de-
| tect his biunders-in short will fight him
with every weapon known in political war
fare. Can his administration triumph over
such ian accumulation of obstacles! Can
Mr.. Buchanan conduct the Democratic par
ty through all these difficulties and dangers,
and bring it into the field in 1860, with nc
less of prestige or power! The exploit
would rival tte retreat Of the Russians al
ter the fall Of the Malakoff but the strategy
of Gortschukoff is essential to its accom-
plishment. The most brilliant reputation
for statesmanship will be the prize of sue
cess, the irreparable overthrow of the party
and the ruin of the country will be the
pen1lty of failure.
In the wisdom and Grmness of Mr.. Buch-
anan we have implicit confidence. But the
fidelity of the party must be equal to the
ability Of the leader. To succeed in his
arduous enterprise he must have the Jealous
support, of the united Democracy.
4 The journals in the interest of the Blacf
) Republican party appreciate the embarrass
ments Of Mr.. Buchanan's position. They
understand the conditions of his success
They know that the integrity of the De,
mocracy is necessary, above all things, tt
the triumph of the incoming Administration
=, Hence their Brtful attempt to sow DISCUS
| Al aF
enterprise to which the Herild devote:
itself with ndefa,igable assiduity. Hence
the absurd story of the ascer dancy Of vic
lent counsels among the Democracy of the
: South.
The Charleston Mercury and the New
Orleans Della are in no sense party papers
and in their discussion of political matter
they allow themselves latitude which ii
limited only by their own ideas of consist
ency and duty. But they are conducted
with very remarkable ability, and with tht
truest and mos enlightened regard to th'
interests Of the South. We are surprised
therefore, that though they may care moth
ing for the exigencies of party, they d. no
: see how effectively they aid the cause o.
Black Repub licanism in rePelling the sym
pathies of the Northern Democracy and be
traying distrust of the incoming Admins
,ration. Why despair, in advance, of Mr.
Buchanan's ability to shield the South from
aggression, at least during the term of h;
Presidency, Why prescribe policy t.
. him which, in the nature of things. he can
not undertake! This prophecy of evil con
. tributes to the fulhlment Of its own forebod
ing; and these extravagant speculation
can only end in disappointment. Mean
while, however, they animate the hopes o
> the enemies of the South and oepress th
spirit of cur Northern allies Can we gail
/ anv advantage for the common cause b
betrayiur an inordinate ambition, and D
4 rendering our support to MIR. Buchanan oil
impossible conditions! Do We not run tn
> hazard of alternating his confidence and los
ing the influence of his administration!
= In the Cincinnati Convention, Mr.. Buch
anar WAS not the first chuice of insjorit,
of the Southern Democracy. But his nomi
u nation was accepted with eatiefuoiinn; an
= he was supported in the South with unex
: ampled unani unity. Both the Delta an
e Mercury aided in his election, and why!-
i Not, certainly, because it was expected iha
: Mr.. Buchanan would come up to the iu
d measure of our wants and demands. w
e anticipated no such thing, and hence th
/ opposition to bis nomination in tine first in
i stance. He was supported by those VII
! are siigma;ised as the extremists of th
g South, because of the probity of his pei
sonal character, his ability in adminstra
ton. and the well attested fairness an
se and friendliness of his disposition toward
the South. He received the almost unan
imous vote OF the S nth, without which hi
D election would have been an impossibl
= achievement.
s He is therefore,in some ,:he Presiden
: Of the South--not in a sectional sense, bu
in the sense that lie owes his election chief
- Iy In tho cupnort of tho Snufh Why. the