Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1857-09-17
Mr.. Keitt ON Democracy.

| Hon. Lawrence NJ. Keitt, of South Caro-
lima, speaks out against the Buchanan
Walker treachery IN Kansas, in unmista-
kable terms. Having been invited to a
Public Dinner, by portion of his constit-
uents, he writes from White SuIpher
Springs under date of August Sd, declin-
ing the honor, but giving his opinions with
his usual boldness oftone, and vigor of ex-
preston, especially upon the Kansas ques-
ton. He shows up the Administration in
its true colors, and makes the selstyled
"National Democracy" look ridiculous
Hear this bold and talented Democrat, who
aided in elevating Buchanan to power:
"The day is passed when treacherous
concession and huckstering compromises
can stay back fanaticism; and trust that
the day will never come when unmeaning
or insulting hosannas to the Union will
be able to bind her arm, when made bare
to strike her foe. The rival forms of socie-
ty at the North and at the South are
about to face each other, and no shivering
Cabinets, nor convulsive administration,
nor dying parties can avoid the conflict or
mitigate the shock. A spurious and lachry-
NOSE philanthropy, synonymous with pau
perism and riot, is now fitting down upon
the pointed spears of Southern slavery, and
either Northern license or Southern law
must triumph"
After referring to the Kansas bill, and
the principle intended to be established by
it, of leaving the settlers in the Territory
free to fix their own institutions without aid
or hindrance to either section, by the fed
eral government, he asks:
"Have The present administration fairly
carried out the provisions of the Kansas
Nebraska bill? Have they secured fair
play between the North and the South?
The first act was the appointment as Gov
ernor of Kansas of man of broken for
tunes and sullied name; needy adven
turer, who traded upon the sincerity of the
Sonth, and stole into her confidence
through deceittul professions. What was
his first act? To debauch Kansas from
allegiance to the South, and deliver her
into the hands of freesoil fanatics. To say
that the cause of the South was lost in
Kansas, as prior to the appointment of
Walker, is to palliate frand by falsehood."
Down to the period of Walkers ap-
pointment, he says that the pro-slavery
party had triumphed in every contest in
Kansas. The South had won at every
step ofthe fight. Why this sudden change
he asks:
SIS 1t not the nefarious fraudulent an
tervention Of the federal government?-
There were perjured Governors in Kansas
before Walker stained its soils with fraud
and tyranny; but their crimes were fruit
less, because the administration was known
not to sympathise with or connive at the
fraud and wrong. How happens it that
Walkers dishonest intrigues, too, have not
been bootless also? Is 1T not because the
is believed to sympathise
WiM and a6et the fraud and aorongs Is
it not because he is believed to be clothed
with the sanctions of the federal govern
ment that be has succeeded in his foul
and subtle Vaccinations? Is it
honest, is it manly, is it decent for the ad-
ministration to gather the spoils of the
fraud committed by its minion, and then
shuttle off tie responsibility? To do so is
cowardice and meanness. Twill
not strike the minion and bend the knee
to the master. l will not have gauntlets
for the former and velvet for the latter.
= II 4 If the South is elected from
Kansas it is done to consolidate and
the free soil democracy of the
North. The various fragments and factions
of democtacy are all more or less free soil,
are each ringing its fog belp to prevent
collision and are all ready to be soldered
together again by free soil cement.
"To accomplish this foul union the South
is to be sacrificed in Kansas. What boots
it whether the South is sacrificed through
free soil democracy or black republicanism ?
That which chiefly recommended the
Nebraska bill to the South, was its COM
initial of the Democratic party to a clearer
sindieation of her rights. This has been
defeated by the intrigues of those noso IN
Dover. Mr.. Buchanan was nominated by |
Ihe North and elected by the South, and
any act of perfdy on his part is and will
be doubly damned. Democracy at the
North is hopelessly prostrated unless it
IAN be revived by some free soil applica-
ion. In 1850 the Wing
party of the South which had elected Gen.
Taylor, trampled him from power when his
was made manifest; and will
he Democratic party of the South be less
rue to her rights and honor, or less haugh-
y and indignant against fraud and wrong?
The democratic party owes its ascendancy
o the South, and every act of treachery
hould be met by consuming curses. No
eader is anoiuted against the vengeance
If an outraged people, and no official is SO
high that popular justice cannot reach him.
There should be no discus
ion in the Southern camp, and trust
here will be none when the hour arrives
n which loyalty TO party will be treason
o the South"
James Benedict Clay.
We observe with pleasure that the city
# Lexington and Fayette county the home