Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1856-04-26
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The Richmond Enquirer. at length aroosfo Wy
the evidence Of the thorough and universal indoc
trinasou Of the Democratic party in The Ncrt'
~ with the hereey Of squatter sovereignty. come
out in labored argument against IT, We have
been amazed at the disposition exhibited by III
Democratic press Of the South 10 shirk this mo
u,entous question. II has been one Of their the
ories that the numerical strength of the party
lay 10 the South. and that this fact gave them
controlling influence in determining The polio,
and establishing the faith Of the party IN ID
country at large. IL this be so. they are i'm
measurably the more at fault for remaining s''eni
while this most pestilent and mons'rous erro
was being dis .eminated through the whole bod,
Of the party in the North. We much fear the
the Enquirer has spoken too late. The fat"
aeed has been sown broadcast ia the free state
and has taken deep root in the anti slavery sent
iments Of the people. The nosious growth can
no, now be cradiea,ed. Pierce. Cass. Shields,
Douglas, Stuart. Dodge, Pugh. roucey, Richard
son and Others. the very high priests 1t the par
ty, have all held aud taught the doctrine, with
out rebuke from the South. and !, Is no wonder
that the common mind Of the party in The ire'
states shou ID bave been uncbaDgeably convince
of lis truth and wisdom. Nay. so far from brini
,ebuked by the South these very men have beer
held up as bright exemplars Of democratic nation
atty and fidelity TO the South The following
is the language which the Enquirer now apple
to thi. favorite dogma Of the Northern Demo
craey
Among the fair, but false and fatal theorieH
of the day. none attracts 80 much homage ms TIL
"Souatter Sovereignty courtezan. There are
none so radiant with mereiricious charms, none
70 ready with deeeitful promise, and none 81 sur
20 cover ,hel victim with shame and reproaob
The sovereignty OF the people Is noble prln-
ciple and should command universal homage.
.Squaiter Sovereil nty" is an imposture-a c"un
terfeit copy--an ugly idol wrought by mems
hands-and should be kicked off the pedestal
where il sits in mock majesty and courts the
alteration of fools aud demagogues.
Well may the Enquirer pronounce sqnnler
sovereignty false and fatal theory--'more-
trieious." "deoe,ful" and sure to cover its fol
lowers " with shame aud reproaoh.' II is in
deed ian impostare--a counterfeit copy an
ugly idol wrought by mems bands and should
he kicked off The pedestal where il sits in mock
majesty and courts the alteration ot fools and
demagogues." Severe words are those, but not
more severe than just. The Wibnot Provis"
was an audacions attempt 10 deprive the South
srn States of their equality of right ana powe,
under the constitution--but il WAS openly made,
in direct, straight forward and manly way. l,
was Brought forward in the national Legislature,
before the eyes of the whole people. where tho
representatives Of the South could confront il and
where they did confront, and strangle it. But
Squatter Sovereignty which is the Wimot Pro
vso in disguise. the object Of each being to bar
the expansion Of slavery is a cowardy, skulk.
ing. sneeking, insinuntng scheme. that cloaks
itself under the earh Of popular rights, and does
it, hidden Il d fatal work away off in the hack
woods Of the Yves, and the North, where the South
is not represented and where Yankee and Euro
pean abolitionists can plot in security the means
Of Southern overthrow and disgrace. Unspeak-
ably and intolerably infamous MS was the Will
mot Proviso, it was, in its concomitan,s, praise
worthy and noble as compared with this idol OF
" fools and demagogues." The Enquirer will
have rendered the South and the country grea,
good if it shall succeed in arousing the torpid
apprebensions of its party in the South TO the
imminent and crushing danger that hangs around
squatter sovereignty. We trust that it will not
abandon the contest until it has succeeded in
making the Cincinnati convention put its heel
upon the head of the monster