New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1856-01-19
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& Thee Democratic and Anti Know Nothing
Il party 81 Aiabamat there is now no Democratic
. party proper ID that state--net recently at
u Mont in State Convention. Presidential
electors were appointed, delegates to the Ma
tional Convention chosen, and the usual long
II string Of resolutions proposed and adopted.
i President Pierce was recommended for re-nom-
Iinations and . large quantity Of space was oc-
oupied III resolving about the slavery question.
After glancing over The resolutions, We came to
the conclusion that the Democratic Antics Of
Alabama, and Seward, Greeley s. Co., Of the
North, agree precisely in more particulars than
lone lat. That sambo il b great political in-
Istitution. ID. That he is just as useful to the
Democrats of the South as he is to the Adolf
tionists Of the North for partisan purposes.
Sd. That Sanbo constitutes the political stock
in trade Of both factions. 18th. That without
the ssnigger'' the occupation Of numerous specu-
lators in patriotism would be incidentally gone.
And, filthy and lastly, that if the Shareholders
Of the South do not soon shut down upon the
game whereby q thousand million dollars Of
property is annually made an instrument and D
stepping stone by aspiring and unscrupulous
idemagogu that that property will, at no dis
stant day, become less secure and valuable than
il now ill.,
no show how intensely Southern the An
h-Alabamians are, ne quote the subjoined re-
solutions from the mass adopted
That the delegates to the Democratic National Con-
venton to noinate President ard Vice President are
hereby expressly instructed to Insist that raid Com
shall adopt platform q az basis
candidates. neQuivocay asserting in substance the
lowing propositions The recognition and approval of
subject Of slavery the Territories q That no restrict
prohibition OF slavery in any Territory shall here
shall be refused admission into the Union cause Of tho
existence OF slavery therein 4 The faithful execution
and maintenance Of the fugitive Slave Law.
adopt embraced in the preceding rasou
ton our delegates to said Convention are hereby posi-
lively instructed to withdraw therefrom. |
3 would, were We IN the habit Of betting.
wager & q pint Of pinders,' that if the Alabama
delegates act strictly up to the letter and spirit
of the foregoing instructions, they will be con-
strained to take up their hats and depart from
the National Convention. The instructions are
simply absurd, softer as practical application is
involved, and were doubtless written for home /
consumption, mot for the meridian Of Cincin-
natl. Why, there are not in the Democratic /
ranks Of the whole North, two men whose names
have been mentioned in connection with the
Presidency or Vice-Presidency, who could,
measuring them BY their antecedents, stand
upon such q platform as the Alabama Antics
demand, How then, could Presidential ticket
be formed? The Alabamians would INT have the
selections made from Alabama exclusively
That would be too illiberal too grasping. Be-
sides, it would interfere with patriotic aspira-
lions in Louisiana and Mississippi -might hurt
the feelings Of John slidell and Jefferson Davis
might derange preconcerted stipulations -
Goodness gracious, what . row would be kicked
up. II is positively awful to contemplate.
Besides, the Alabama Antics require an i'm
possibilit demand u guarantee to control the
future !! They insistupon the privilege of regu-
Lating the Legislation Of Congress in years to
come! What foLlyis this-what unmitigated
nonsense. party National Convention to reg
Hate and define the legislation Of the nation
lpon given point or points forever sshereaf-
;er = Gould partisan blindness go farther
We think not.
We should like to see the demands complied
with, but as that is impracticable in this wicked
world Of scheming politicians, we look upon all |
such agitation as fraught with more mischief |
than benefit.