Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1856-08-06

The selection Of Mr. Buchanan proceeded from the
same principle which has governed the Democracy
ever since Van Buren, nominated in 1886, to wit :
that of running Northern dough-face the cham
pion of the South. The nomination Of Polk did not
constitute a fair exception to the rule That nomi
nation was not designed-it was an accident and
only effected in consequence Of the rreconcable
differences between the then too powerful Northern
dough-face rivals Van Buren, and Cas-. The game
has been reduced to system, and operates in this
wise The party set to work to get up questions
bearing upon slavery so as to present the South as
united and ready to go for any Northern man base
enough to barter his convictions for place, and who
will make the greatest amour, of promises in consd
Grafton of Southern votes The understanding or
practice under this system is, that the dough face if
elected, is to dsburse the patronage of his office
mainly among his Northern supporters-not, how
ever, forgetting fe1 dsinterested patriots at the
South. The result OF this operation is, that the
South, which pays about fifty Of the eighty millions
Of re, and only gets back about five millions
pays annually some forty five millions, which the
dough-fa President disburses among his Northern
brethren. In other words the South pays torty-tve
millions year TO buy up Northern dough-faces
enough to make division at the North and elect
dough. face President
Without adverting to the morale Of this proceed
ing, or the confidence to be reposed in a man who
would barter his convictions for place, how long can
the people Of the South hope to hold out under the
SYSTEM The expenditure Of forty-ive millions
year will, at no distant day, reduce us to poverty
and that sum, going into the Golfers of our enemies
will strengthen their hands to Cypress u.s. When we
have no more to give, those enemies will no longer
have ind md sl.ul H..
their mercy.
In this aspect of the case, condition is worse
than it while we were colonies of Great Britain
Them the money derived from the people in the shape
of taxes was disbursed among the same people who
paid it. and thereby served to mitigate the burdens
Of taxation Noo nearly the whole revenue is trans
ierrcd from those who pay and dsbursed among
those who spend. This explains the comparative
decline of the South, and gives show of truth to the
taunt of ocerty which the Northern pluuderers are in
the habit of casting upon the South OF late not con-
tent with the dSproporton of disbursements through
the ordinary channels, the North has inaugurated
the system of partial Internal improvements, and
threatens To empty the whole national treasury into
the Northern section Of the Confederacy The major
ty Of Democrats in the Senate are active supporters
OF this nef,rious system.
We do not see how any reasonable man can expect
that the South can survive this system of depletion
No country on the face Of the globe, occupying the
position OF province, subject be harried and plum
lere for the benefit of another, has ever prospered
IL is impossible in the of things that should
be- AMI reference TO Rome and her Provinces and To
other similsr in history, is unnecessary to H.
lustrate aud confirm the assertion
We are aware that this is an argument in favor of
separation between the North and the South and We
are free TO confess that if this system of plumber is to
continue aud if national and conservative man who
will do impartial justice to all sections cannot be
elected that dissolution is the best possible solution
that the case admits of. Buchanan, il elected will
be compelled by his position and pledges to perseyere
IN the system which is draining us of all our re-
sources, aud at the time, by affecting be the
champion of the South will lull into fatal security
With Fremont protesting to be nothing but Nor
thern man. and pledged to bestow the whole revenue
OF the Government upon Northern men, the five con-
emptible millions disbursed among politicians of
the South would be withdrawn, and then the hideous
spectacle OF whole governed and oppressed for the
benefit Of part would stand forth TO the world and
longer submission would not for moment be thought
Of