Nashville daily patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1855-1857, 1856-10-11
AN AMERICAN
From the Richmond Whig.
Marvellous Times-nO further eX-
tension of Slavery.

eternal din and and noise of the Southern Demo
cratic press about the right and blessing of slavery
extension, what do we see? We see Mr.. Buchan.
ans home organ, published right under his nose in
Lancaster, and supposed to express fully Mr.. Blu
chanan's sentiments, boiling over with indignation
at the bare insnuation that Buchanan is, or ever
was, in favor of extending slavery, and giving the
lie TO such usinuatiou in the most direct anu EN-.
phatic manner And yet Mr. Buchanan is held up
TO Us here in the South, and is supported by the
great bulk of his party here in the South upon the
sole and exclusive ground that he is the advocate
of slavery extension, and will so administer the
government as to enlarge the area of slavery and
augment the political power Of the South by the
addition of more slave States.-We see, also, Mr..
Breckenridge, the Democratic candidate for the
Vice Presidency, and a Southern man, We
hementy declaring, before Northern audi
ence, that be belongs to no political Organiza"
ton THAT DESIRES TO EXTEND SLAVERY" And yet
be, too, is supported with cordially and zeal by
his Southern friends, and by them daily and hourly
proclaimed 10 be the peculiar representative and
champion Of Southern views and Southern rights.
How is this? The Southern Democratic press
continually filling the OF the people with their
loud camor in favor of the extension OF slavery,
and yet they sustaining candidate for the Vice
Presidency-and he Southern man-who boldly
arms to the faces of his Northern supporters that
slavery" nor of course, does he himself desire to
extend it Does not such gross and glazing in
consistency - such fraudulent and disreputable
double deang-strike the minds Of all fair, just
and honest men with utter and overwhelming as
tonishmentg The Democratic party at the South
proclaiming their purpose 20 dissolve the Union
and inaugurate civil war if slavery is not extended,
aud yet hotly and mady sustaining men for the
Presidency and Vice Presidency who aVow their
desire not to extend il! What means this most
curious and most uuexampled course on the part
of the Democratic party in the present canvass
What does it mean?
But what do we see further? Strange to relate,
we see a Virginia Democrat, securing the North
ern States and addressing the people at various
places, publicly taking the same position on the
subject Of extending slavery which is occupied by
Messrs Buchanan and Breckinridgel Can such a
thing be without special wonder? Yet, so it
is Mr.. Robert G. Scott, Of the city OF Richmond,
late Consul to RIO, and standing high in the re-
CARDS of his party in Virginia. and who is some.
what noted for his political dexterity and manage
meut, made speech in Philadelphia on Monday
night last His visit TO Pennsylvania and the
North, as we are informed by BGchanan's organ
in Philadelphia, the Pennsylvania, is not to
show that the South has entered into this strug
gle to extend slavery, but to assist to protect the
Union from Abolition spoilation, and TO show that
now, as ever, the South is part Of our glorious
confederacy" This is the object Of the mission Of
Mr.. s. to the North as defined by Northern Bu-
chanan journal. Our Virginia Democratic mission
AIRY, under the advice and instructions doubt Of
the Democratic Junto in this city, goes to Pennsyl
vania to say TO the people there that "a the South
has not entered into this struggle to extend slave.
~ :" and what is more curious aud refreshing STILL
he goes to show that "the South is a part Of our
glorious confederacy." Who has ever said that
the South was not part Of this Unioni We know
some saw she will not be long, but who says she IL
not nowi Patriotic and funny Mr.. Scott
But we have rot only the authority OF the Penn
sylrdnian in relation TO the purposes Of Mr. SCOTS
mission. We have also his own language, which is
to the same effect. In his speech ia Philadelphia
as reported in the Pe,snyiVanidn, after saying
''that be appeared before them as propaganda
Of slavery" be proceeded thus in the words OF the
report "Mr. Scott gave vivid picture of the evils
which would be entailed upon the coantry By the
election Of Fremont The South, 10 supporting
james Buchanan, knew that he was no propaganda
list Of slavery, and they (the South) do not desire
any propaganda OF slavery 10 occupy the Presir
dental chair. lie had uttered that sentiment re-
peatedly in Virginia, aud be reiterated il here
Let Fillmore, Fremont and BnchanAn remember
that the South did not desire aDy man to be elect
ed to the Presidency 70 WELD the powers OF that
Thus speaks one Of the elite Of the Virginia De-
mocracy TO a Northern audience. Recollect that
the expressions italicized In the above extract we're
itacis ed by BHchauan's own organ, showing with
what svidity this Southern Democratic speech, de-
ivereS sor the purpose OF propiliating Northern
abolitionism viii De seized upon by the enemies Of
the South, and used to ous hurt And has * m
deed come % thlsi While Wise and the EnQuirsr
and he whole Of the Richmond junto are so terri.
hly exercised about the fate OF Ksnsas-while they
are organising Kansas emigration societies 10 Rich
mond, Petersburg and The surrounding country, br
the purpose Of establishing slavery 10 Kansas
wklIs they ere crying out and believing night and
day. unsuung end slarmed lest Kansas may not
become slAyehoIding regicn--Fhiie. ne say, they
ere doing all sha for the purpose Of operating apon
the Southern people. j. il possible that they send
OF 70 PennsysaniA and The North one Of the Iighls
and ornaments Of the Richmond jant0 20 sag 20
their Norlhern nllies-thus eating their own words
sud violating their ewn professions % the people OF
the Soath--lhat the Southern Democgacy do not
desire 10 extend slavery" and want mo propa.
gandisi oi slavery 20 oceapJ The Presidential
eheif9 Oaa these schehaing denagoguss snd un-
scfnpasous place hunters desire 70 extend slavery,
az they assure the Eeutbefn people, aud jet, 81 the
aame moment. not dsairs 70 sntssd IL - they
proclaim - the people Of the Eortff Are net
these Locoioco politicians playing = miserable doa
Ole game for poliIeai eareif Can they be beth
siasesy sx.enssouasu snd slavery restrictioalsei
ARd pa suoh i precisely fhe ssstads u their pEsa-
eat eaavAss Which Is 70 be the victim Of the oal.