Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1856-05-23
VOL. L, NO. 26......wHoLE NO. 25ss.
The Spurious Democracy.


Francis P. Blair has written A long letter
to the New York Republicans, tracing the
connexion between the spurious Democracy
OF the present day, with the Calhoun NulH-
hers lie shows that its most active leaders
have been the boldest advocates Of doctrines
tending directly to the breaking up Of the
Union. He says; Butler Of South Caro-
lima, and Atchinson, Of Missouri. are tho
real authors Of the Kansas Actn-"the
masters Of the Administration and may
stand for the representatives. at large Of the
Spurious Democracy OF Hunter, Mason
and Wise, Of Virginia; Tombs, Stevens and
Dawson, Of Georgia Yulee, of Florida
Soule, Of Louisiana Davis, of Mississippi;
Jones, Of Tennessee and few other kin
dred spirits Of nullifying sympaihies, he
says:
These are the heads that manage the po-
litlcal concerns of the slaveholders' party.
and are managing them fatally for their ul-
tmate interests. They have put "he Democ.
rdcy proper" Ito use General Jackson's ex-
preston, to distinguish those whom he re-
he'd IN from the Calhoun pre- tenders to the
name,) under foot. They hold the Admins
tration under the thumb, and every other
Presidential asprant at the North looking to
the Cincinnati Convention, and the fifty
thousand officer holders who seek TO retain
their stations, and expect their preservation
from the election of some one Of these asui-
rants, compose the rank and file Of their
northern mercenaries, whom Mr. Cushing
may be said TO represent, having first figured
in Mr. Tyler's cOrporars guard.
The concluding paragraphs of his letter
are especially iorcible as well as true.
The Kansas act Is now the test of Democ-
racy. This s the declaration Of the Presi
dent-of his official organ-of his Office
holders, and Of the Shareholders. The jeff.
erson and Jackson Democracy s utterly
secuted, And how is this test Of Democra-
cy represented in Congress. Ia the House.
/ from the North, the Union" counts about
seventeen and of these there - scarcely
one that did not reach his scat upon other
issues than the Kansas question In tho
Senate, from the North, there is not a Sena-
1 tor who can stand by the test without noto-
/ riously misrepresentng his State. From tho
South there are no longer Wings or Demo-
crats-all parties are swallowed up in nulli-
tication of party principles Tor tile purpose
Of extending Slavery over new regions, and
without the justification of the want of room
in the Slave States. The fifteen Slave
States, with little more than one-lhrd of the
Free States, nave an area of S5l sos square
miles the Free States only Gl2597 square
miles Il the Slave States having also the ad.
vantage of better soil and mlder climate.
What revolution in the course Of the
first half century has Slavery wrought in the
principles that gave birth to our Republic!
/ Freedom was the basis of that Republic
II is now insisted that the Constitution carries
the principle of bondage wherever its flag
makes an acquisition. The Democratic party
made JEFFERSON the apostle of its faith
Compare the Kansas act with the Declara-
tion Of Independence, and the ordinance of
1857. In his first paper Mr. Jefferson asserts
the right OF humanlty--in the other excludes
Slavery from all the Territories of the Union.
The Kansas act would spread it over the
Continent; and to effect it, establishes n new
system Of politics and morals for the Demo-
cratic Party, for which it is prescribed as
| test
1t is democratic now to break plighted
! faith between the States, in compacts made
TO preserve the Union and its peace. II is
democratic now to break faith with constitu-
enis and violate the representative principle
on which our Republics are all founded. II
is democratic nav TO dlsobey the Instructions
/ Of constituent bodies, and exert the force
of the Government to defeat the efforts of
the people to redress the wrong committed
by one set of representatives, by turning
/ them out and choosing another Ii Is demo-
cratic now, after multiplying the clause au-
thnrlzlng Congress to make rules and regu.
latlOns Tor the Territories, and oil the COM
I promises regulating their mode of settlement
and nterpolating the new principle of non-in-
| terventlon as the substitute, to connive at the
use of armed force to defeat the new law
to drive settlers from the polls where they
were invited to decide the question of Sa
very--to Introduce voters from Slave Stata
to impose Slavery on the Territory against
the will OF the rightful voters. the actual
settlers-and to elect Legislature repre-
sentlng the shareholders of the invading
Stale--to usurp the Government of the Ter
ritory-repeal the organic act Of Congress
and destroy the rights guaranteed under it.
II Is democratic now TO defend the establish
meni OF test oaths, requiring all settlers op-
posed to Slavery to swear allegiance to a
law they hold TO be unconstitutional, to en-
title them to suffrage, and enabling those
not entitled to vote as settlers, TO avoid taxi
ing the oath Of residence, on which the right
of suffrage depends, by paying dollar as a
substitute for all other qualifications II is
democratic now to expel as aliens, citizens
invited by the act of Congress to settle the
Territory aud to intimidate emigrants op-
posed to Slavery from entering by examples
of Lynch law which would disgrace barbar-
lans. II is democracy now TO pass sedition
I 4 III. A =
of slave ownership where Slavery was not
authorized, denouncing the penalty Of death
against that as a crime, which the organic
law deputed as duty to be performed by
the people. II is democracy now in Presl-
dent to see this reign of terror established
by force and arms, aud usurpation made 10
TO triumph over the laws Of the United
States, by series Of invasions publicly pre-
pared, announced IN advance, and occupying
more than year in accomplishing their OBJ
ject, and yet not TO raise a finger to avert
the wrong, but after liza consummation to pro-
claim that he would use all the force Of the
Union, of the army, and the militia II neces
sary, to maintain IL. Against this spurious
democracy, which has thus perfected its sys-
ten IN the Kansas Act, and made it their test
|, rs a Democrat of the Jefferson, Jackson
and Van Buren, school, enter my protest.
7. p. BLAIR.
Engagement Dith the Floriaa Indians.
About the J lth inst the troops operating IN
Big Cypress, under Major Lewis Arnold, had
general engagement with the Indians. =
Major Arnold had 05 men, aud was attack
ed by 20 or 80 Indians, and a private was
killed and four or five were wounded. The
troops charged the Indians, and although