Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1856-08-21

Last Saturday the Democratic Senate 'crnsh-
cd out" two more vetoes Of the Democratic Pre-
ident. The bill for the improvement of Dcs
Maines river, and that for the improvement Of Pa
tapsca river. which had been vetoed by President
Pierce,were reconsidered by The Senate and pa-s-
cd. the first by vote Of ~ To u, and the second
by a vote Of 81 To ~. Those are rare dongs The
Democratic President stands fiat footed on tho
Cincinnati platform. Tho Democratic Sennte
stand hat-Hnoted on the Cincinnati platform. 49,
Yet the Democratic President aud the Deno-
cratic Senate upon this, one Of tho most i'm
partant questions Of principle and policy em-
hraced in that platform. occupy positions per-
feeily antipodal Directly after this famous
platform constructed there was uni
yer.al shout from the thousand and one throats
ofihe party ibatthc Democracy were united from
Maine +" Ioxas--"ne ship, one pilot, ono chart,
"ne interest, one destiny Pierce aud Cass and
pauKas made the proclamation in Washington j:
buchanan echoed il from Wheailnnd. A multi
tnde Of lesser voices joined in the chorus aud
there i no doubt that by this time the Demacra-
cy would have succeeded IN persunding them
selves, II none others of lis truth. but for the
fortunate necessity of having 10 act upon some
Of the doctrines laid down in their platform and
in regard 10 which they were So heartily agreed.
Then the Notifying and stunning truth was re-
veaed TINT in reality there was no more unity of
faith among them ihnn between the Christian aud
the lniide TINT they had deceived each other;
TINT III" platform was no tost of opinion and no
iofmulary of action; aud that it would be an i'm.
posture aud fraud longer to pretend so. What
nre the Democracy 10 dol 1t passes our invcn
tinn 10 propose relief Mr.. buchanan has plac.
ed himself ON tho platform "for the canvass
and declared that he will answer no questions.
The platform is ascerfained II be humhug but
Mr. buchanan has chni led himselfto it. aud put
gng in his mouth, with the understanding that
he should so remnin I'LL tho canvass was oyer
lie can't speak If he would He canI move if
be would. Chained and -peechless fixed To n
platform which has been aseeraned To be n hum
bug no longer simply James Buchanan, but part
aud parcel of that humbug, agreeing that it shall
speak for him,hi- position is at once SO uderous
and lhmeuta BILE rs to cave tho country IN con.
dition Of agonizipg inability either Ia laugh or 10
cry. sympathy i checked by the Righteousness
Of the thing. aud merrment il scnrcd by com.
mi-erntion. until the conflict of emotion in the
hehodcr Is bat little less distressing than the cru
city of thu candidates sulrrings. Newspaper
protests" and ratings against the democratic
Senate ON the one side and the democratic Pros.
ident on the other only add to his torture. be
cause the missiles 50 thrown are obliged, from
one side or the other, to hit him. He can't es-
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the Presidcnt,and thus share the bit'cr 1nnnncih-
ton of the Northern and We,tern Democracy or
with tho Senate, and thus rocoiyo tho fierce in
vectiycs of the southern Democracy. (Which
way turn is"-n place not mentonahle 10 ears
polite Tho only consolation of his friends j.
that his torment is not uncudug bat only purga-
torial-that early in November he will be set Mt
liberty, with no further public demands ageinAt
him of any character. aud with tho consolatory
assurance tnat he will never ngan be required 10
undergo the rneking process.
WHERE Nix. BucuANAN SrANuS-ln the
stump speech delivered by tho President. from
the White House lto the shame of the country
on the news of Mr.. Buchanaus nomination for
the Presidency, the following language occur. :
"
a man who st'nds on the IDENTICAL PLATFORM
THAT OrerPY, and that he Will take the ShNC
with the standard lowered mover an inchl
That platform permitted President Pierce to
avow the doctrine of sq0ntter sovereignty 10 Sen
aior Clemens; to declare that he regarded the
Kansas bill n measure in favor of freedom, and
thai under il not another slave State would eve,
enter the Union; to appoint and to persist in ap.
pointing Northern men only to the Govcrnorship
of Kansas, and to require that the freq. soil dem.
ocras of New York should have an equal share
in the offices there These principles are in.
scrbed on the standard which President Pierre,
desires to hand over u Mr. Buchanan We arc
of opinion that tho South would like 10 nee j,
lowered many an inch.
In speech delivered by Mr. Douglas in New
York. shortly after the Cincinnati Convention
he said:
" Buchanan and my~efharc for several year, bacll
ever since | came into public life HELD TIE SAM
POSITION on the slavery question from beginning t,
end
Mr.. Douglas is full believer in the miserabl,
doctrine Of squatter sovereignty. Doubtless he
knows Mr. Buehanan's views upon the Same sub
ject aud with ibis knowledge, lie asserts that
they have held the same position from the be-
ginning To the end. Can there be any doubt
where Mr.. Buchanan stands !
CoVERNMENr PATRONAGE OF ART. Wash
ington correspondent of the New York Journal
of Commerce states that there are to be two
bronze doors To the extension of the Capitol four
teen feet high and six and a half feet in width,
with eight panels each representing in alto tei
"A bn lint # |
ington-the battle of Bunker Ilill--the storming
the redonbt at \ ork town w, hinrinn mixing