Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1857-02-09
Hpmct.burS a'irnimiam.
Monday Morning, February .. 1851.

The Richmond Enquirer has laid down. as IL
alfimaiam of Southern DeE.s eraoy. the extei
sion of slavery pari pdssu with free soil, and IL
preservation of sectional equilibrium in the Ser
ate, by the admission of no tree State into th
Union. unaooompanied by the admission OF
slave State. The Enquirer thinks the Sout
should be satisfied with nothing less, and that
cauno, make stand to be backed by an appei
to the ultima ratio upon bette or higher groun
than this We observe that not few Of the OF
cans of Southern Democratic sentiment concu
with the Enquirer in these positions. We wis
TO contrast such views with those of the leader
of Northern Democracy, between whom and III
party in the South we have been told so ofte
there is entire unity of sentiment.
OF all the politicians at the North, Dougla
and Shields are. next to Buchanan and Pierce
the greatest favorites with the southern Demoo
racy. Let Southern men read the following eA
tracts from the speeches of these gentlemen boih
hefore and since the late Presidential election,
and the plea set up Tor them by their political
e;e,5s in Illinois who defended their votes in
favor of the Nebraska Kansas BIZ. We ind tie
extracts ready to our hand in a late number of
the Lexington Gazette. The extracts from the
speeches of Douglas and Shields. we have pub
lished before but the remarks of Judge MoFar-
land have not been generally published at the
South. The comments upon the extracts quo
ted are from the pen OF the editor of the Gazette :
In a speech delivered at Galena. H.. during the
recent Presidential canvas Douglas showed very
clearly that his feelings bitterly hostile to the
institution Of slavery, and that all Northern demo-
Gratis were of the same way Of thinking. In hls
Galena speech he SAID
aThey call me pro- slavery But am, like
YOU opposed siarer and rcat5 in the policy which
has made the slayeholdng States of seventy years
ago free States at this time. an proud that my
adopted State OF Illinois free Sale aud tc,tl roman
40 ALL NORTHERN DEMOCRATS AMI OPPOSED TO STA
VERY"
There s not much IN that position TO commend
Mr. Douglas or the Northern democracy to the con-
6deuce and love of the South But lie is democrat
and of course the people Of the South must do him
reverence.
The democracy In the Nor,hwes, look upon him
rs nm anti slavery man and viii follow his lead be-
cause he is such In the late canvas It will be re
membered that ut Buchanan meeting at Fort Des
Moines Iowa Judge Mcfarland. leading democrat
of the Northwest indicated Judge Douglas and the
democracy against the charge Of being in favor ofthe
extension Of slavery. Here is what be said
"Ah, they talk about Kansas, and so on, but tell
Won that Stephen A Douglas has done more for
free territory aud Tree speech than all others in the
country. There is not State north Of Mason and
Dixon lite tn eoald have voted 1r free consiitn
ton before the Nebraska bill was passed Who'll
deny this Al, where's Coldng2 where's your i'm
ported whelp2 The man that SAWS Kansas will be n
slave State is liar The man 1af says Democrats
soont Il 10 BE- sare Stai, as a hi.f and u lar ~
Chaste and elegant as is this specimen of North
western Democratic eloqueuce, il is AT the same time
a sufficiently emphatic declaration that the Dcmoe-
racy Of that section reesoil 10 the full and that
Judge Douglas has done for free territory than
all others in the country and thai Ia why be Is .
popular Nth the Democracy Of the Northwest
Well since tire election, Mr Douglas bias favored
US with his views the subject Of slavery; and We
find, that while he himself aud al Northern Demo
Gratis opposed TO slavery, he has made the Won
derful discovery that this institution IS against the
general conscience aud prejudice Of tae people of the
country, both North and South
In the early part OF last month, Mr. Douglas was
on a visit with his bride to his mother in Ontario
county, New York, where some Of his political al
mirers gave him public supper anu bail In the
speech he made on tbHt occasion, he explained "the
true character OF the Nebraska bill which bee claimed
was based The principles of sell government. At
ter explaining his idea OF this doctrine. he proceeds
AS follows
oThe objection to this doctrine "a applied to our
Territories, that the people 81 such Territories,
left to themselves, might cgislte INTO thcir coun
try the crime Of slatcrG we'll ns other crimes he
answered 10y showing from the well known history of
the States, that in the exercise Of this right of scl
government instead of SO doing siN Of the original
thirteen colonies, which commenced by being siate.
holding colonies had actually emancipatcd their
slaves without the least cion from the govern
ment fthe United States; and he sams result woatI
foAou he dough, -, other skars-holiWg States, u
The citizens u the siIre-h0idHg States rouR eH1
gre them ne prirhg of matn9 Their own iles ~
Their tcag: and The TerrEores, m particular, eatrt
SLAVERY has not ye, been mfroiaes3 IN 40 pANeGt
OF ADMITTING THE INSTITUTION, As IT WAS AGAINST
THE GENERAL CONSCIENCE AND rHgJrpteRs or the Pra-
rLB OF THE COUNTRY, rom NORTH AND SouTu'
And this Is the whom the South is to honor
and trust the most firm and fearless champion d
her rights, when he declares that of her mosi
cherished and valuable institutions is II "crme
which could not be introduced into the territories
because ait against the general conscience and
prejudice Of the people Of the country, both North
and South
On the same occasion upon which Senator pouglaI
expressed these views General Shields. another Dis
tingushed leader Of the Democracy. was called ont
and delivered himself Of the following remarks Ia de
fence of slavery. saying that "te opposed 10 d
extension Of siIofrH: hs thorough aHfi-siIrfri
man: and eers he iqtqlHdat ~ haasas, he shogA
oppose the Introduction of the ssfea i4fe that Tcrgfor8
but Democrat, he was in favor Of the utmost pop
ular liberty, and willing that the neope OF kansa
should have the privilege of making laws and inst
tu'ions for themselves"
Now, these men are ranked by the democracy n
amongst the soandesi national men of their party a
the North. fthey the souudest. with such boast
full declarations Of hostility TO Southern institutions
what has the South TO expect from the party general
ly, at the North
Operations ofthe Ni"tand its Branche.
From the annual report of the Director of tn,