New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1856-10-16
Sound Doctrine.
I Under the head of t'dr. Breckenridge on Slavery
the Vicksburg Wing Of the 10th inst, concludes
vary sensible article Al follows sE #$#

Under the head of aMr. Breckenridge on Slavery,
the Vicksburg Wing Of the 10th inst, concludes
very, sensible article as follows ~: .
profess party that y ned Isl
o. int any OF s a the IL Of The adoption
constitution will it. We favor that 70 i With
md rT s9s sn Sc We 'af
matter r. : s so Rs
adhere to party IT h" pG and repe carried
Sd do we. and SO does the whole South, with the
excenon Of 4 small number OF desperate politicians,
who are bound to endorse and swear by the declara
t;ons If their standard bearers Had Mr. Breckln-
ridge announced prior to the meeting of the Cncln-
matt Convention that he connected with no po'
itcs organization which desired to extend slavery,
he would hardly have received vote South OF MASON
and Dxon's line. Nay, more He would nave peeh
charged with unfriendliness towards the South-wth
hostility towards the institution OF slavery-Wth a
desire to cramp cabin, crib and conine the develop
nent and power of the section in which he was born,
and which has fostered promoted and advanced him
and the very orators and editors who are now STRIVING
to yarnish over the anti.Southern sentiments eX-
pressed in his Tippecnoe battle ground speech would
have been the first to assail him and to declare him
totally unworthy Southern confidence or Southern
support. .-.
We have no doubts as to the strict correctness of
this proposition. By referring to the past political
records Of the Southern Democracy we might multi
ply evidence on evidence, and pile proof on proof
almost mountain high demonstrating its truts. But
it is not necessary as the fact is selfevdent. The
public have not forgotten how much honorthe South
ern Democracy claimed for their party because Of the
ACQUISITION of Texas, nor what the party ranying
cries were during the eventfu Presidential canvass of
1874. Then" extension of slavery was all the go
among the Democratic leaders, and the vote OF the
South was cast nearly massc against the immortal
HENRY CLAY because he was opposed to annexation
| on the terms proposed. Then, any man who didn't
20 in for annexation oens velens without regard to
policy treaties, any and everything else was stig-
matzed as an enemy Of the South and branded as an
opponent of the extension of the slavery institution
of the South which was pronounced of indispensable
vital consequence at the time And in 1852 thousands
and tens Of thousands Of Southern votes thrown
against Gen. Scott and in favor of Gen. Pierce the
ground that the former was inimcal, and the latter
friendly to- the spread of slavery and the extension
of the power of the South by the acquisition OF thu
beautiful rich and glorious Island Of Cuba either b,
4 purchase Or by reaceable or forcible means Then
again. the extension Of slavery formed fertile theme
upon which Democratic orators descanted long, lout
and with the utmost velemence. And their effort
were attended with unparalleled success Gen Pierre
carried thirteen out of the fifteen States of the South
No,, however, the tune is changed. And why
Because Mr.. Breckenridge, candidate for the Vic
Presidency, has repudiated connection with an.
"poitical organization which desires to eNten,
slavery' and there is no time to drop him and sui
stitute a trueblue Southern man in his stead! w
entertain no question that tens of thousands of South
ern Democrats would rejoice to see the change mad
if it could be made without coparding the cause an
the ticket But, as that cannot be done, his ant
Southern procivities must be swallowed with as goo
: grace as possible.
Such is the wretched tyranny of mere party over it
deluded votaries. They must know neither principl
or right nor justice, nor loyalty to their section
: They must know nothing but implicit obedience
their file leaders. II those leaders direct them
shout for the extension of slavery, they must hurr
for the extension of slavery right Justify. And
those leaders tell them that the extension Of SLAYER
is not Democratic principle. as in the case Of N
Brcckinridge, they bound to assert and re-asse
that such is the case!
Well If Southerners be deceived under sue
circumstances these, they possess less ntel!lgent
and patriotism than we have always given them cred
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