The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1856-10-08

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4 Delta, the special organ of the southern right
: democracy of New Orleans, for the purpose Q
! showing in what estimation that wing of TIL
: democratic party hold the nominees Of the Gin
cinnati convention We now request a careful
e peruSal of the following leader, which appear
i ed in that paper of the esd September, and i
we'll calculated to startle those southerners whit
; are now SO extremely solicitors for the sue
: cess of Buchanan and Breckenridge, and als'
s those who have SO vehemently endorsed thei
: nationality and tsoundness on the SLAYER,
I question" 1t must be recolected thati is al
together democratic testimony.
! Mr. BRECKENRIDGE SHOWING HIS HAND
f Tie Opinions Of the Spohesnlan.-We neve1
pretended to understand why Mr.. Breckenridge
e was chosen by the Cincinnati convention ovel
general Quitman as the vice presidential candl
date of the democratic party, and the action o
2 the Louisiana delegation on the question was SC
5 mysterious that an 0dipus could scarcely solve
: the riddle. The first ballot proved conclusive.
ly that the representative of Mississippi was pre-
ferred by three fourths of the assembly; that bis
opinions had vitality and strength with the ma
ority of delegates, and thati was the desire OF
that majority to make the real issue of the can
; vass distinct and unmistakable, by selecting him
as one Of the standard bearers of the party.
The hocus -pocus of "expedency'' commenc-
f ed, game of 'blind mans buff was played,
and the democracy, warned off from the true
southern candidates, CROPPED its way into the
Kentucky corner where Mr.. Breckenridge was
seated, and clapping its brawny hand on his
shoulder, declared him to be its choice. Under
the circumstances, with sectional northern par
! ty in the field, it appears to casual observer
that the selection was scarcely judiclous as Tar
as the vote of the south was concerned and that
the delegates were the victims of a caucus rath-
| er than intelligent representatives ofa party.
! We presume they should be pardoned because
they knew not what they did; but when we re-
member that Mr.. Buchanan is a northern man
with slightly equivocal notions on squatter SOW
| ereignty and other questions Of all absorbing
interest to the south, and that Kentucky is
! highly suspicious State, with press and pull
pit inclnng to freesoll, with no statesmen who
are not compromisers and few editors who are
not devoted to Sam with sneaking affection
to Sambo-it becomes a matter of surprise,
naturally enough, that a party protesting atfec
State and pounce upon such a candidate to hold
the second position on its presidential ticket
The choice of Mr.. Breckenridge was blum
der-and blunder in politics, as Carnot and
Napoleon believed, is worse than crime
. Up to this the independent southern press
has been exceedingly lenient towards the Ken
tuckian candidate; partly, because he had the
wisdom not to obtrude himselfmuch onthe pub
lie, and partly because a timid hope was enter
tanned that he might assume manly southern
attitude before the canvass was brought to
close. Besides, hewas young man; at least
the old foges described him as SUCH and it was
unpleasant to assail an individual who has only
turned his forteth OF forty fourth year! Curious
notions they have of youth in kentucky-no-
tons which must have descended directly from
Methuselah! Breckenridge has only got into
his political pantaloons and shoulder straps, and
now that he is done with soldering bibs he
may grow up very promising boy, indeed /
But whether bis youth or his silence was his
protection, the fact thato he has been treated
with extraordinary lenity by the southern press
is undeniable. We fear however. he can be .
spared no longer. He has not sufficiently re
spccted the toga virilis which the Cincinnati
required him to assume. and his
time is come to be examined on the great issues /
of the dav, as closely and as critically as Mr.. |
Buchanan himself. We have heard so much .
of his merits, read so much of his intellectual
powers, endured so much bad rhetoric in his
praise, that We cannot avoid walking up to him.
his dignity to the contrary Notwithstanding, and
asking him plainly whether he is with us or
against us--a genuine southern man, in heart
and soul, or poor outcome, in human shape,
from that breeding cage, where eXpediency is
to embrace the eager charms of
federal Office.
Mr. Breckenridge has been INDUCING in some
flights Of oratory recently, and we regret to say
hat his wings have been as cIumsly fastened
IN as those OF Icarus. Would that mine enemy
would make book, exclaimed very shrewd
observer of men and things; he should have ad-
led, however, or make public speech. Mr..
is no enemy OF ours, but he were,
ne could not crafty the revenge of his foes by
any other means so fully and comprehensiveIv
Is by delivering such orations as are credited
o him by the reporters of the late democratic
MEETINGS in Pittsburg and Tippecanoe.
We have not report of The Pittsburg speech
before us at present, for we rarely keep the ora
orica efforts Of very young men in our draw
rs, but an extract from the Tippecanoe ora
ion has just met our eyes, TO which we re-
quest the earnest attention Of every politician
who understands the real question awaiting par /
ial solution in November next. In Pittsburg,
We rccollect. Mr.. Breckenridge endeavored to
save the Union" a feat which he proceeded
o achieve by complete desertion.of the south, :
md by the usual ap-traps which have wearied .
our people ever since California obtained ad- !
mission into the Union. = y 7
The business has become legitimate, and ev- =. l
ny political stock tries his skill on it, !
hough the supernumeraries and caIl-boys ap e
oear to regard it as their peculiar property to &
ome extent Saving the Union is as innocent l.
hough not as profitable an employment as sa
ing bacon. But while we do not object to Mr.. T
3reckenridge's employing his time and energy v
n such an avocatIon, we must enter serious -
protest against his attempting to destroy the l.
outh for the purpose Of saving the Union or Of f
aving his own Kentucky bacon. In other :
words, we protest against the sentiments Chang ;
hat worldly of bis Tippecanoe speech and de- $
Oand An exclamation of them from him or his