Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1856-10-23
VOL PAYETVn TENN THURSDAY OCTOBER 2s 1856
High Tribute TO Norlhera Democrats

High Tribute TO NOrthera Democrat
5 Gov Reeder, of Kansas notoriet,
has published letter giving his rea
: sons why he has abandoned the Dem
n coratic party and joins the Blacl
G Republicans, in support of Fremont
e Among the reasons he gives the fol
e lowing:
r "Having originated movement
myself, to aid our people-free-Statt
men in Kansas, by sending them mel
! and money, and, having prosecuted
it with the strictest avoidance ofparty
character and studied neutrality as
to the political canvass, and having
earnestly asked the cooperation Of
men of all parties, I have failed to
enlist in it, to my knowledge, a sin
gle Democrat. In the Conventions
of Cleveland and Buffalo called with.
out distinction Of party, in further
ance OF this enterprise, there was no
Democrat present but myself. This
cannot have been from want of gen.
erosity or of means, but only indif-
erence to the prevailing tone and
sentiment Of the party which is enlis-
ted upon the other side of the cues.
ton.
A correspondent of the New York
Tribune enclosing a draft for 500
for the Kansas fund, says with regard
to the contribution of this sum:
ain no single instance has Fre-
mont man, if able, failed to respond.
| do not. slight the Buchanan men.
but have not yet been successful
in obtaining single dime from one
them"
In fact, it is the universal cry Of
the Black Republicans at the North
that they meet with no sympathy
from Democrats there, in their trait:
orous designs against the rights and
institutions of the South. Is it not
a pregnant fact? A fact speaking
volumes to the South? Not only is
the Democratic party, as party,
national in its character, but here is
testimony, that the humblest mem.
bers of the party at the North stand
true to the Constitution, and true to
the South. AboIitionists can find
sympathy with every other party at
the North; they can procure aid from
Wings and Know-Nothings, at the
North, to strike down the South in
the Territory, but in the emphatic
language above: they Shave not yet
been successful in obtaining single |
dime from Buchanan man" for any |
such purposes.
The position of the Democratic
party before the American people to-
day, is indeed a proud and patriotic
one; and if this Union is to be pre-
served, if the rights under the Con-
stitution are to be protected and Sc
cured to every portion of the coun-
try, it can only be done by the DEM
ocratic party planting themselves as
they hsve ever done, on the Consti-
stitution and its guarantees, and beat
ing back the tide of fanaticism.
In the past political history of our
country, what other party has stood
up for the rights of the South? In
the present position of political parties
what other party at the North is
fighting for our Constitutional rights?
In every village and county, city
and town of the North, the Demo-
cratic party is doing its duty to the
country against its enemies, Aboli.
tionism, and Know-Nothingism.
And yet here at the South. the
Democratic party is denounced, and
its candidate is denounced as being
unsound and unsafe for the South to
rely upon. Truly. party spirit does
blind Southern men to just ,appre-
ciation Of their interest and position.
A brick-kiln was recently burned
.