The Washington union., 1857-10-01
From lhe Montgomery (Ais.) Advertiser
THE NATIONAL, DEMOCRATIC PARTY.

From The Montgomery (As) Advertiser
THE NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC PAIkfY.
distinguished gentleman Of this State and for many
years Of the opposition party remarked 10 the other
day that the national democratic party organ
lied could not save the country the fate Of the republic
was sealed At the same time he avowed full conf
dence in its p and e preserve the constitution and
the Union. No intelligent, patriotic citizen can hold
any other sentiment in the premises Many still co-ope
rating with the opposition at the North and South would
speak out plainly but for the banefu influence OF long
cherished prejudces We believe that their patriotism
will yet get the mastery and place them in their true po
stion If 1t put them in the ranks of party against
which they have contended all their lives Evidences of
the nationality of the democratic party becoming too
and papab TO be resisted always by the
most preudiced. What Judge Nisbitt of Georgia,
knowledged last year such eloquent and truthful words
is becoming palmer every day. that the democratic par
ty the only national party which the troubles of the
times had left to honest men"
Truly do the destnes of the republic at this time rest
solely with the national democratic party No southern
man. however bitterly opposed TO that party, view
the black krepublican party of the North and West as
anything but wicked fanatica unconstitutional dis
union party determined on the degradation of the South
the expense of the honor and glory OF the country
He Sees further that that is the only opposing political
organization in the free States to the democratic party
having absorbed almost entirely the large body of know
nothngs that presented formidable front in 1854 and
1855. This fact is patent to all southern And
whatever of strength the know nothings of the South
exhibited last year. the recent elections the past
show has disappeared Even II had proved to be many
fold great STILL being restricted to the South it could
not claim to be national organization But the most
careless observer cannot have failed to notice the fact
that the democratic party has organization in every
State upon the basis of constitutional principles
upon the question of slavery the most vital to the South
not as social institution but constitutional ques-
tion, surprising unanimity
The patriots of the country in every section must
rejoice that this democratic party appreciates the respon
sbty of its position and is resolved upon realizing their
expectations, Nothing has gratifed much the
accommodation of the soundest principles by the northern
democracy in all of their State and county conventions
this year. Upon those platforms too they have noby
fought their battles in States against overwhelming
odds The results have justified the hopes and were the
just reward, of fighting for principle If they did not
overcome the heavy black-repubcan majortes of last
year every instance and the States from the ia
natics, they cut down the old majority, and
considerably strengthened for the next contest Look
at the gratifying results in New Hampshire, Vermont,
Connecticut, Iowa, and Maine. Next month the cleo
ops in Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Indiana will come of,
when the prospects that the national party
will give death blow to black-republicanism We have
read their resolutions containing their principles with
pleasure and know how squarely their speakers and
presses standing up to them Those democrats may
he very rotten in the estimation of southern know moth
ngs but their declarations made in the face of violent
black k-repubcan communities, exhibit such sounness
we hope will always characterize them We don't ask
them to take any stronger ground northern men.
With slavery social institution, do not expect
require them to agree with But upon the consttu
tiona rights of the South do require their agreement
basis Of national organization and their present
unequivocal platform of principles are to the point If
we had the space would give of their resolutions
bnt insert from those of the Pennsylvania democracy
fair sample OF all the northern suboined
Our honest convction that If the national democratic
party remains firm and true to Its present constitutional
ground the battle of 1860 will be than half fought
ere that year rolls around 1t will be enabled to open the
eyes Of the Of the North fully to the base decepons
of the black republican leaders, and such rebuke
them will prove warning to such demagogues for all
| time to come