Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1856-03-31
A few Plain Words to the Sou h

In commenting upon a recent letter of tho
Hon. Mr.. Brooks, of South Carolina. in favor of
the re nomination OF Pierce, the Washington
Sentinel tDem.) says:
We will begin with that bright day when
Franklin Pierce inauguraied into office.
greeted by the smiles aud plaudits of the great
and then harmonious and united Democratic par
ty Ills inaugural on that occasion was grand,
and even our Wing friends gave to it no stintcd
commentator. All parties seemed, under the
magical influence of the enumeration of the sound
principles contained in it, to consider the coun-
try safe with Franklin Pierce at its head aud
there promised almost to be political millennium
IA claiming of the political devils for tour years
This confidence was scarcely impaired by tho
announcement of his Cabinet, which. like the
chameleon, Of all political hues Peace,
quiet order, confidence roigned throughout the
land, aud the great Democratic party, flushed
with victory. but wearicd with the labor of its
purchase, laid itself down to rest. The patron
age power had to be welded. and soon was dis
covered that absurd ambition of the President to
unite the Free Soil aud New York Constitutional
men in a common brotherhood; nm attempt which
proved not only futile but fatal TO his Admins
tration. New York was the theatre where tho
exercise Of this sage conception first applied.
We all know the history of that controversy
We all know how completely Free Soilism was
Hat on their backs, and the foul spirit of fanai
cism was well-nigh strangled. No sooner, how
ever, did they snuff the spells for which they
painted, and which they hoped, aud as the result
proves. with too much truth, would enure to them
under this place, than they began again to
breathe freer, and from gasping corpse, under
the galvanic battery of Government patronage
It leaped forth into its full stature. The Con
stitutional Democrats all ovor tho country lifted
| up their voices against this injustice. Instead
Of relenting or abating the outrage, New iort
| became n great slnughter-house for all good
true, sound and Constitutional Democrats.
At the head stood Daniel s. Dickinson, who
by his pure patriotism, had inundated himself il
| his brave defense of the rights and honor of tn,
South All the offices of influence and prof
were given to the FREQ Sellers, and the best mel
in the party made to give place to them
Does this entitle Franklin Pierce to this extra
ordinary demand" our friend would have tn
South to make for his reelection! Was tn
honorable gentleman himself thankful for thi
favor! Did he at that time, and does he now
| indorse the action of the Executive in this mat
ter We know he did not and does not. Apar
from this atrocious outrage, we know him to b
too good State Rights man to have justified tn
Interference Of the Federal Government in Stat
elections Why is it that Van Buren, & Co. ar
yet SO devoted TO their precious Benjamin! !
Free Soiler and Abolitonist is not apt to elm
10 an Outlaw upon MS neresls, WITHOUT tnere
something behind What cares he for well
rounded messages--the GLORIOUS messages" ,
the President, if his acts not along with them
What cares he if the poor South get the shell an
he luxuriates in tho kernell
1t is precisely because we do not like Gener,
Pierce's 0ntecedents since the 4th of Marcel
, 1853, that We are opposed to his denomination
And again, we think he is the only man spoke
= of for the succession who by possibility ca
place in jeopardy the success Of the Democrat
: | party in the coming election. Thousands an
j. tens of thousands Of true and honest Democrat
a who have been driven from our lines into IN
ranks of our enemy. or whose influence and DOW
!. err have been neutrazed by the bad faith of Pres
ident Pierce, are ready and anxious to come bacl
to US upon any other man, but who cannot b
, brought to his support.
0 In conclusion. for we already far Devon,
- our editorial limits, we say to our friend in nj
kindness and respect, that while we are very sor
~ to differ from him, we consider his favori,e 60
, the nomination the very most unfortunate h
D. could have made. and we are happy further :
r. state our conviction that he is literally no,pb,r
D IN the race.
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