The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-01-02
Dir, BROOKS AND THE DEMOCRACY

The Hon. Preston 5. Brooks, OF South
Carolina, the gentleman who walked mo the
Senate Chamber one pleasant evening dur
ing the last session of Congress- thrashea
Mr.. Sumner, of Massachusetts, and woke up
next morning and found himself in posses
sion of larger amount OF fame than Yam
kee Sullivan achieved by all his prize fights,
made speech in the House Of Representa-
tives II few days ago, copy Of which is be-
fore us. In that speech he says ne has al
WAYS had doubts of the faithfulness and sin.
certify Of the Northern Democracy In their
pledges to the Souih-tbat he has trusted
them often and still has doubts. That is the
legitimate inference Of a portion OF his re-
marks. II is quite clever, If not actually con-
descending, in Mr.. Brooks TO make such an
exposition of his doubts and hopes, even al
this late day; but it would have been still
more SO, if he had venured little farther
and told his constituents that the Northern
Democracy had always proved treacherous
to Southern interests, from the beginning of
the reign of Martin Van Buren,, down-that
they had nsver acted with the South but to
ultimately deceive il, as will turn oat in the
end in regard to the Kansas Nebraska BILL
We have only room for one extract from the
speech Of Mr.. Brooks, to which we invite at
tention, as he is one of the leaders of the
Southern Democrucy:
"Mr. Speaker, enou.h has TRANSFERRED to
show that INV npprrhensons were not alto.
gether without foundation.. The assertion
has here frequently been made and uncbntra.
dicted, that at many of The Democratic meet
ings in the North, the people were rallied un.
der banners upon which was inscribed "Bu.
chanan, breckenridge, and free Kansas"-
Have not lnrge placards Lsen here exhibited
in Washington with these words in the
larges: letters upon them, and the word free
p italics! We are told by our Democratic
friends on the door, that nothing more was
meant than that the people of Kansas should
be free to decide upon the subjs ct of slavery
for themselves. What was meant is not the
question. How were the words understood
by the masses? What was their effect upon
the voters! Tint is the question: and il the
Presidential election was :nrriod upon false
pretencrs, " ut cause Of triumph have WEEP
Precisely, Master Brooks. "What cause
o: triumph have we!" None in the world.
Kansas will come in as Eye State under
the operation Of the Squatter Sovereignty
feature, aud tic South will again be cheated.
But will il open her rycsi Never bit. Mr..
party South will rail, and perhaps swear Ms
terribly rs Uncle Toby's army did in Fan-
ders, but when the timo for another Presi-
dental election approaches and n Northern
man is nominated, they will shut their eyes,
open their mouths and gulp him, though he
.hould smell AS strong Of wool an Bill Sew.
ard himself, all the time decls.ing "those
Northern Democrats are glorious fellows
first rate National Southern Rights men
they'll stand by us to the last" But when
the battle is over and the victory won, and
Democracy up North feels easy and CON-
Portable in contemplating the rich visions Of
spoils, these same coaborcrs and coworkers
Of Northern Democracy through the canvass,
will HE away to Washington and bounce up
on thc floor Of the House, Just ms Mr..
Brooks has done, and say, "Look out, boys;
there's something wrong-I always had
doubts Of those Northern Democ rats-the
South is in danger Of being honeyfsgled
again-kcep good ward and watch-sharp's
the world" Very well, Mr.. Brooks-pass
along-tho farce will be played out after
awhile. Oh, kecn.eyed sentinels on the tall
rampar,s Of Southern Rights, what most
notable asses you do sometimes make Of
yourselves!
But we thank Mr.. Brooks, for having pro-
we'd to his countrymen Of the South, the
truth of what was charged in the last can.
vass, by the press and speakers Of the Amer.
lean party South and was denounced as a
Know Nothing lie by the other side-that
the ralying cry Of Northern Democracy was:
Buchanan, Breckenridge, and Free Kansas
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