Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-07-23
= AsGIEaTcE EIWs AEO GosgIr

The Accomac Distric: While there is no
telling who will be selected as the Democratic
candidate to represent in Congress the district
Of Virginia from which the death of the late
Hon. Thos. Ii. Bayly has created a vacancy,
VIC desire to say to its citizens that at no time
since the formation Of the Government has it
been OF more importance to the public interest
tn an at present, that they should be careful to
select their strongest and very truest man to
the doctrines of Virginia republicanism, as in
terpreted by those who construe the powers and
duties of the General Government strictly upon
the principles laid down in the resolutions of
1873. The tendencies Of the times, so far as
American public affairs are concerned, are
to the increase of the most dangerous latitu.
dinarianism, as is evident not only in the
character Of the legislation urged by men Of
all parties in Congress, but in that of the
press of the country not a few Democratic
party papers failing TO raise a warning voice
against the spread Of principles and views
which ten years ago would have been hooted
by them as involving doctrines that no man
could openly advocate without being denied,
If not fellowship with, at least influence in
the councils Of the great Democratic party of
the country. Nay, many of them 90 farther
boldly advocating these heresies as sound
Democratic doctrine. If the tendency Of the
times to which We refer can possibly be check.
ed, that can only be done by and through n
vigorous effort On tho part Of the strict con.
strnctinT,feta nd riy;I
ocratic party.
Unless their influence proves sufficient to
stay the popular disposition essentially to
chsnge the character Of the Government by
silent and individual slight usurpations of
power on the part Of the General Government.
nought else can prevent it (the Government
OF the United States) from becoming, in the
next quarter Of century, a very different
thing, indeed, from its character as framed in
the formation Of the Constitution. We arc
among those who sincerely believe tina. its
perpetuity depends, for the most part, on that
OF the power Of strict construction and rigid
economy In the administration of its affairs
when these two principles shall have been
completely driven to the wall for any consid.
cradle time, the will of the majority and thu
alone must be the law in all cases. That
msj0rity-the North--is at this moment over.
"helming'y in favor Of the exercise of its nu.
meticai power over the guarantees Of the
constitution, wherever by SO doing an un.
constitutional advantage can be gained over
Inc weaker section. This spirit is manifested
In all legislation into which sectional ques'
ton enters, whether connected with the poIiti
cal or industrial economy of the country with
tho institution Of slavery, or, what not
The South has not only too many vital -
| terests ct stake, but she is too powerful To snh
NIT in silence aud without resistance with all
the means at her command, to be bound hand
and foot, and in this way delivered over to the
tender mercies of a government in the hand.
of those who propose to administer it upon
the views of her constitutional rights and Of
the right Of the General Government to dis.