Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1856-07-25


Tar vrroks AeAlS--while the Democracy of the
North west devoutly thanked God that the admins
,ration Of Franklin Pierce was drawing TO a close,be
cause he vetoed certain internal improvement bills,
the Democracy Of other portions Of the country
we have shown BY various extracts from their party
publications are indignant, agans, the Senate for
overrung these vetocs Among others, the Rich
monS gasarer has last broken silence and entered
mp formal 'pRorfsr" against the action the De-
mocratic Senate. SAYS that journal
nnwcre possible defeat election OF Mr. Buchanan
the Of certain Democratic members Of Congress
dsporable catastrophe upon the country ADAMS, the
traditional policy 81 the party against he latest declaration OF
paipie IN the caeianai Platform and despite the protest
Of President three Ipernsl Improvement bills have been
enacted by the aid Democratic vote. Never known
throughout the senh Inundated and neenscd ~ his IN
stance o,rsoas 81 4, ,. bs %
shaken the faith Of the people In It's nrmnes. and fidelity
rcceni individuals debsuch and demorsiise our noble par
Among the persons here charged with having act
ed in opposition 10 the traditional policy of the par
ty' and IL, isies, desla-rt,oa ofprinciple The en-
cianah piaffoeA are the immaculate and idolized
Douglas, and Messrs. Bglcrs and Slide the peculiar
friends and pniative mouth-picees of Mr. Buchanan
These are the men whose "proaga,e subsefsiency to
local prejudice has so 'humilisted and inecnsed"
the Democracy in this State and throughout, the
South This same Mr.. Douglas very being
the nominee of the Cincinnati Convention He jump
ed, BY telegraph from Washington TO Cincinnati on
the platform, as It constructed. That
platform was represented to be clear revelation
Of Democratic principles and policy tina, it it
impossible there could be any difference among
men in its Interpretation Scarcely month had
passed when we find President Pierce, one fihc
didstes, and Douglas and Cass other candidates,
standing directly opposite sides Of one fthe most
important panks of that platform, Juggling to draw i
in different directions while the Enquirer stands by
furiously denonncing the latter as endeavoring 10
"demoralize and debauch' the Democratic party. We
point the people to this illustration Of what Demo-
cratic platform is worth. The internal improvement
plank of the Cincinnati platform, with Pierce on IT,
would have meant thing With Douglas or Cass
on IT, it would have meant exactly the reverse. What
does Il mean with Buchanan on IN Can any one tell
us9 His own former history affords but little light
or rather it affords an excess Of lilh-ght on both
sides. The latest irradiation remember to
have had from him was on the occasion of
Presidents Piercc's visit TO Philadelphia in 1883,
when Secretary Davis having pronounced in favor of
the construction of railroad TO the Pacific Mr. Buch
nnan FASTENED TO back him, saying 1.-THE latter (Sec
Rotary Davis had got far as TO be willing TO APP
nropriate the public money TO make n railroad TO the
Pacific rih ghieh he, himself enhyeiy ogftea IL is
fair from this to conclude that Mr. Buchanan if he |
b ad been in the Senate would have voted with Dong.
las and Cass and thereby assisted In dobauching
the Democratic party-a conclusion greatly strength
ened by the fact that his confidential friends Sidc
and Biger, so voted With platform so utterly
iimsy and fragile obligation, uncertain and
variable as guide, Of what use we again ask can it
be to the counry-or ofwhat value the cndorsatons
and aprrorals the pledges and promises, of the
didstes who may be "plaecd' upon til But the !
point to which we desire to call particular attention
is this If there is such conflict and anagonsm in
gard to the nieraaimprovcmc plank as that Pierce
and Douglas both pledged to adhere itmay take da-
mericaly opposite directions in reducing 1t to prac-
ice, what assurance have that the same collision
of Reconstruction and diversity Of action will not occur
when the attempt IL made TO reduce the slavery
plank TO practice. May not Douglas, and cass and
B iger, and others of those sound Northern Demo-
Gratis as well differ from the Enquirer and as widely,
their understanding of the plank the other?
May they not as easily AS uthfully and with no more
'profgate subserviency to local prejudice say the
slavery plank permits Squatter Sovereignty, rs to
nave suiu lie ihlernhi Improvement pItnk permits
appropriations for the improvement the st. Chair
the St Mars's and the Mississippi lndispuably
this is so. The ofthose declarations of Democ-
racy is no clearer, obligatory than the 9th
or. What we, therefore, to conclude? Simply
that the Democratic platform is worth the paner
which tits writen-that it is no guide TO the mar
ty-no bond of the candidate-no assurance TO tbe
country that If not intended as a cheat IL il a.
ambiguous that any construction may be nut upon il
and SO flexible that it may be bent into any shane
This article was begun with severe reprimnud ofa
Democratic Senate by the leading organ Of Democra
cy in Virginia we close it with one not less severe
from another organin Mississippi. The Columbus
Corner Stone says
The Senate Of the United States has recently passed by
majority thai has been decided be the Inter
nal Improv Bills which President Pierce but short time
perpeated for long lime the eases the SIl was
passed by 81 votes In favor ofand a against another
70 10 favor Oft and only 10 against IT, and in another
We think there Is in the Senate majority OF call
themseivef Democrats aud large majority that
here three bills In direct the and
outrageous tina, rresden, felt himself e"
PEELED the Of Convention veto and they are
ocrasc Senate and strange say that much i'm
poranee and involving much Of principle passed.
absent '"e''' ''' "'''
The Democratic party ,lk deal the value of
the veto We should like know ID worth hen
4 LAW IN VIOLATION OF the CONSTITUTIONS AND THr PUN
pAMESrAL DOCTRINES OF THs DEMOCRATIC PARTY can BIZ
PASSED BIT DEMOCRATIC SENATE aud when vetoed by a
Democratic President be passed by
Senste,-no by majority Of twoihda four less 10
talk 10 the South about the value of the
protection against men pro
Tossing 10 be democrats easily TX
than majority can pass q bill In spite Of II veto.
said before that there Democratic party the
country, and this concusvely those real
Democrats who acting with that party things
their own hands, aud either with
or organize anew and take In those who will upon
the principles they profess Those real
nov acting with the Democratic
selves be used blind and deceive people THE DEMO