Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1856-11-21
RICHMOND WING.
FnlDAY MORNING, NovEMRER FL, 1880.
weiaid before our readers a few DAYS ago an G

0overnor OF tnnt state, wherein ne takes bold and
open ground for an immediate dsintegration Of the
Union. league, offensive and defensive, Of the
Southern States, and Southern Coniedcracy totally
Independent OF and disconnected WITH the North
We follow II up to-day with an article Of similar te-
nor from the New Orleans Delta, the special organ
Of Jefferson Davis and the secessoniss of the South
west in which il is very distinctly intimated To Mr.
Buchanan that the conditions of the success Of his
administration are the admission Of Kansas as
slave Statethe practical enforcement of the Ostend
manifesto with respect to Cuba--the keeping of his
weather eye open to political movements in Ncara-
qua and Mexico-and general compliance with the
programme laid down by the fi!libusters, secession
lists, and manifest destiny men of the South From
these developments of popular sentiment IN the
South it plain that sectional troubles and anmos-
tiles not yet at end-but liable to continue
with increased violence unless checked and restrain-
cd by wise and pacific adjudication.
As matter Of abstract right, well as in conso-
nance with the spirit of government the South
should have the Of political self-protection
10 government Of mere numbers, ours approx
matcly, is, there should always be some check by
which majorites should be compelled to respect the
natural and the constitutional rights Of mnorities-
This plain requirement Of justice and right we
know, is liable to be disregarded when there comes
to be great infusion Of the spirit of Democra
cy among the people. The Wings Of Virginia have
felt this, in being deprived Of all political rights
far the Federal government is concerned rs efec-
tuay rs If they were aliens and enemies Notwith-
standing this, no one whatever may be the heat of
party prejudice, will deny that minortes hare
rights equally sacred as those of majorities-and
that M form Of popular government fuhls its true
end that does not concede these rights, and protect
the minority in their enjoyment.
With this conviction. we have protested against
the political Acknowledgement Of the Wings of Vr-
ginia respects the Federal Governmcnt-and with
this conviction we now protest against the exercise
Of the power Of numbers in the North, to degrade
and impose upon the people of the South For of
all the forms Of tyranny earth, there more
CALLING than the tyranny of numbers. And all ex.
perience has shown that no government long ex
list and preserve its integrity, where legislation is
controlled by the passions of the multitude, and
where a mere majority, without any constitutional
check frames and dspenses the law.
To this evil be distinctly traced the irregular
and fhustering spirit which now pervades many
OF the people Of the South. The people of the
South-except those who are afflicted with the ma
mia of Dsnocracy-are Just, conscientious and con
sentative. The disposition shown by some OF them
to enlarge the political power of the South by ma
king additions to our territory and population pro-
cecs, not from any spirit Of awlessness or disorder
but from conviction that it is essential to preserve
our equality in the Federal Government and that ia
this Democratic age the only plan of safety is to op
pose numbers to numbers
We have here the true key to the solution Of the
fllbu-ter sentiment in the Southern States Let the
North concede what believe the Constitution
and the natural rights Of man entiile us to-and We
would hear little of this perpetual cry about Cuba
Mexico. and Central America
To suppose that the Northern wing Of the Demo
cratic party win consent to the practical execution
Of the wishes and designs Of those in tho South re-
presented by Barnwe Rhett and the New Orleans
Delta, is to suppose what one at all conversant
with Northern sentiment will for an instant believe
The moment that these designs are disc ~
ed, that moment the Northern Democracy will be
driven from alliance with their Southern associ.
ates' and will help to swell the party which has al
ready grown potential under the banner Of hostl-
ity To the institutions Of the South.
The position of Mr.. Buchanan as President will
therefore, be Of peculiar decacy and difficulty
His Immediate predecessor, postponng the peace and
quetude Of the country to the suggestions Of mere
party ends, endeavored to unite and consolidate ali
the elements which contributed to his election, dis.
cordaut and antagonstic they were, into one no.
mogcneous wholc-and sgnally failed in the attempt
Taking into his cabinet secesSonist here and free
socr there, and cndcavoring to unite equally incon
gruous materials, in all the policy Of his admnistr4.
ton, he succeeded only in breaking down the party
which elected him, in less than half the period of
his Presidential term. The policy pursued by hi,
predecessor, Mr. Fillmore different in its incep.
tion AMI different in its results. Describing the ex
tremists Of both sections, and taking into his coun
ellis men Of approved prudence, conservatism and
ever UJity. he gave administration which will
dom and it, ireeloh Ior its calm and temper i
cite sectional chickering's, or t" tending 70 eN,
disputes sectional
~ Mr. buchanan should profit by the teacbina. =
the past he may yet restore peace 10 the naton on,
JUSTLY The highest eulogy Of his friends. Unless
'ue pohcy OF MS Standardization shall be such "a oil
result IN cohce'ing To us Of the oOua. d. I'm
sure OF what we believe our safety demands ano
our right OF political equality requires he will find
tiat Tue supporters Of the extreme doctrines or
Barnwcll khc,t aud the New Orleans Delta d,..,r,
as they might regret the necessity which would com.
pei them TO IT, will be no longer insignificant either
In numbers or In spirit
The Aerandda Sentinel ~tile al the Other p. e,.,
&c papers silent Ne Buchanan's late Pocis. q IA,
road letter, does u,t hesitate 10 express H. di-sp,v
IL says IL u Sorry to that NJ Buchanan s,,.,.,
the views upon that subject that We objected To In r
son Davis and Others" Very likely But do.. ma, a.,