Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1856-05-03
A Picture of Looofocoi, m

The Louisville Journal draws graphic pic
ture Of modern Democracy maintaining that lie
cardinal principle is rddieafism Exhibiting i:seif
in utter disregard Of the teachings of history and
erpcrenee-an abjeot subseryienoy TO king
Nnmbers.-a reckless spirit of innovation under
tho specious Disguise of progress" and. "mani-
fest des,iny"-a disposition TO regard the will Of
the majority rs the measure of its power and the
guide Of its policy, however much that will
may be opposed TO the letter and spirit Of the
Constitution an arrogant assumption that
minorties have no rights, aud may be trampled
on. proscibed and DISTINGUISHED at pleasure. 1t
thus shows M the utter ro,tenness Of the North
ern wing OF the Democracy:
"If there is any ono political fact that cannot
be successfully or honestly oontroverted by IN
telligent men, il is that the mass Of the Demo-
craoy Of the North. with their leaders. ara tho
roughly unsound and unlrustvorthy upon the
subject of slavery. The Northern Locofocos are
a party in which il would be madness for tho
South to put her trust single day for the main
ionnnce of her rights. II is the farthest possible
from being n conservative party. II is radical in
its principles and practices aud its whole
strength has ever been in its radicalism. II has
owed all its success to its appeals to low level
ing, agrarian, jaeobinical feelings and impulses.
1t has never, when its passions or its prejudices
were Up. permitted laws constitutions to stand
in it's way. In Rhode Island il ran into Dorrism,
mn attempt to subvert all the authority of law /;
in New York it went into anti -rentsm in vari-
Gus States Mt time it evineed n disposition TO
abolish first The u. s. Senate and the next the
judicial Department the government; through
out nearly the whole Union IL has shown at vari-
Gus times signs Of mn inclination to destroy oil tho
banks and thus ravnlutonize the trade and com
morcc of tho country; everywhere IL has made
war upon property. learning talent, intelligence,
and even gentlemanly department, treating them
ms evidences of aristocracy; everywhere through
it's chief organs. il has sooifed at the laws Of ~
tons ms unworthy Of the notice regard of the
American people; and everywhere its whole ten
dency has been towards the destruction Of al the
salutary laws and institutions of the civilized
world Nothing on earth could be more natural
than that such party in its insane fury against
all institutions supposed TO SAVIOR Of aristooracy.
should waeea war Of determination against South
crn slavery. This party, but for peculiar com.
binations of circumstances, would have waged
such war against slavery long ago !, Inns
generally been so situated politically IA {, hope
10 make partizan capital out of the South and
therefore IL has. IN many instances, pretended to
faror slavery, but still, in thousands of GASES,
it's innate, Unborn hostility to the institution has
broken forth into words and ots;and, If ever the
time shall come, as il undoubtedly must when
the party shall see or think that it can safely
CRAFTY it's destroy ling instincts, shall behold
such warfare against the institutions of the
South as has never yet been undertaken upon
this continent"