The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-10-02
Floyd In Virginia and Governor
Fivy In 0eW York.

As Ex-Governor Floyd, OF Virginia, s 10 ex
pound the principles of democracy and the dan
gers of sectonalism in Wall street this afternoon
we republish this morning his late speech in
Lynchburg Va, in order that our readers may
be able 10 compare his views Of sectionalism on
the South side Of Mason and Dixon's line, and bis
ideas on the North side; for there is very gene
raj suspicion abroad that Southern democratic
speeches and Northern democratic speeches-
even from the same orator-are not exactly the
anne article.
Mr.. Floyd is rather conspicuous man in Vir-
giniA He has been President Of bank, Presi-
dent Of railroad company, member Of Con
gress and Governor Of the State. He is an cx-
pert on democratic principles powerful on the
stump, and full believer in that fundamental
democratic maxim Of Marcy, that 10 the victors
belong the spoils" We presume that his argument
IN Wall street to-day viii be founded upon thai
universal democratic Southern ultimatum Of
dissolution Of the Union should the North de-
cline to aid the secessionists in electing James
Buchanan az the democratic heir apparent to
the spells at Washington.
In the meantime, on referring to this late Vir-
ginia speech of Governor Floyd, our readers viii
see that upon this important issue of sectionalsm
he has declared himself in terms rather calculated
to astonisb the lame ducks /" on Change In the
very outset Governor Floyd, in this Lynchburg
speech, calls the speech OF Mr.. Keitt, of South
Carolina, at the same meeting, "a sterling, elo-
quent and powerful address" Mr.. Floyd thus
fully endorses Mr.. Keitt for the word sterling"
signifies the genuine thing, the pure article, and,
in this connection, the unauthorized cream OF
democracy. Governor Floyd thus upon the
threshold endorses the declarations of Mr.. Keitt
that with the election of Fremont the South win
break up the Union that the Southern man who
will submit to such election viii be "a coward
and a traitor;' aud that with the election of Mr.
Buchanan the Southern democracy win have
the island Of Cuba without mincing matters
tasy VII have it--by the simple process Of tle
ossess manifesto. the old flibastering process Of
going In and Wrestling it from Spain, If we have
thesfewer."
This was the democracy Of Governor Floyd
the other day al Lynchburg. He also broadly
endorses this wretch,d Pierce admnistra
ton, and its disorganising doings, in the
lump. He also tells us-we use his own
words-that, in this contest, lie South is
arroyod ogesnst he North;'' not against Fremont
and his party, but against the NORTH con-
fessed sectional fight on the part Of the South
He says further that "accordiag 10 he best JUDI,
p1a If The riest mesl looks bike an apossJ2ty 10
oro'd distlate,s.' This means that the election Of
Fremont is the next thing TO dead certainty;
for that is the test upon which disunion is to be
tried. Gov. Floyd, in this Lynchburg speech
further says, that there is only one mode Of pre-
venting disunion, 'and that is, by presenting az u1
yrotn and undecided front throughout the So,eA"
This means that unless every vote of the South
is cast for Buchanan be has not the ghost o. a
chance, and that his chances are somewhat shaky
even in the South. But If the South are rather
divided upon the question Of Buchanan, nullih-
cation and the spoils, we cannot divine how
they are 10 b. consolidated upon secession aud
civil war. Win Mr.. Floyd explain?
Another point in this Lynchburg speech of M
Floyd is the charge that mo party in the coua-
try has been able TO withstand the blighdng in
tluences OF abolitionism, except the cohesive de-
mocracy.' In this charge OF abolitionism be
thus involves the great Fremont, party, when b.
ought 10 know better. There is 10 abolition
ism in the Fremont party. It stands
upon the high ground Of the constitution and
State rights, publicly, fairly and equally. 1t has
ever repudiated seward and his principles, so
clear does Il stand Of any faint Of abolitionism
AL the sbolitionits Of the North put together do
not amount: we dare say, to fifty thousand. And
they reject Fremont and bis party. The Rldcl
.tbaidoais, the special organ OF Gerritt Smith,
the abolition candidate dcvotes its entire Octo-
her number to theencmes OF slavery, and in urg-
ing them Hot to vote for Fremont We give a
brief extract 10 the point
TIE republican party party for the ael.verasce
party for tie black man, put oaig fer 10 rAss
Il 10 BOT party for the rescue Of me ~aoe ooan
from the the power, bot only for
The resrae Q, kaLs1
There Is the case in nutshell. The Fremont
party Is the white mans party''-it is neither a
niggcr party nor q niger driving party, but
"thc white mans party Its policy coascu-
plates no Interference with State rights, or the
constitutional rights Of slavery in the Territories
None. IL only aims to quash the democratic
nulli6ers policy Of making Kansas a slave State
by force Of arms and 70 substitute the conslitu-
ton a. the supreme law. Nothing more.
We hope that Governor Floyd viii rectify his
mifarprehensions upon this theory OF abolticnim
this afternoon, and explain 10 Us why Il i hat
tin constitution II dead letter IN fifteen States
Of this Union, where the same democratic terror
ism and sectional niggcrism as that Of Kansas is
| fearful TO think Of fearful to encounter
and supreme suppressing the highest in
| diyidaal rights and social reciprocitics
OF the constitution. Of late not only
IL mans life unsafe in the south, should be at
l tempt to speak for Fremont upon the clearcst
| principles Of the constitution and in the most
conciliatory way but Southern fre-caters, for
lack Of other materials, are beginning to shoot