New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-09-23
TRIUMFH OF DENIOCnAGY--WHAT HAS
THE soUrH GAINED BY IT'S

cratic nominee, without which he could not have,
been elected. Squatter sovereignty enabled the.
Northern Democracy to secure . sufficient Numbered
electoral votes in the free States to enable the South
to elect the President. Having gained the victory
the question comes up, what has the South gained
by il 2? Col Jefferson Davis tells us that the South
has gained Cabinet appointments for several Of her
distinguished politicians If the spoils were all that
the South expected, she should be contented with
what has been awarded her. But during the canvass
it was understood that the main issue was to secure
the admission Of Kansas as slave State, at least
to insure the South an equal chance in the contest
for that Territory. Did she gain even the latter y
we answer no. squatter sovereignty and alien suf-
frage gave the Black Republicans control Of that
Territory. For this reason many Americans refused
| to vote with the National Democracy.
The American party Refused to even abandon their
organization for Tie time being because It could dis
cover but little difference between the positions Of the
Northern Democracy and the Black Republicans SO
far Is the South was concerned Americans could
see that the Northern Democracy was opposed to the
extension Of slavery and that il was claimed by that
party that the repeal Of the Missouri Compromise,
under the operations of squatter sovereignty and
alien suffrage, ,coud not only insure the admission Of
Kansas INTO the Union free State, but scottid
enable TIE opponents Of sare1y TO inuade territory
hitherto supposed to be to that
Will the Courier, while insisting 50 strongly that
Judge Douglas and his party entitled to the graft
tude OF the South for claiming and obtaining de-
mand which Immediately arrayed almost the entire
North against her and yielded her not the slightest
particle Of benefit deny that Douglas made this very
plea in defence Of the repeal before his
that the abrogation Of that line would enable the
Freeso column to push into Territories South OF
The Americans who remained true to their party
featy believed that such would be the result and re-
fused to have any lot part in the swinde about 70
to be practised upon the South. They believed that
| the Missouri Compromise was repealed for the sole
purpose Of uniting the South in support of the Demo-
cratic party, and that the prime movers. A. Dou-
expected to be made President in consideration
Of his services They knew that this repeal move
ment was brought forward in the face of the solemn
declaration Of the National Democracy against any
further agitation of the question Of slavery IN or out
of Congress- They saw that at the North the repeal
| Of the Compromise was claimed as on advantage
over the South while at the South it was Landed as
her salvation-the assertion of her constitutional
right Events are fast demonstrating which Of the
two, the North or the South, judged most shrewdly
in the premises and is likely to reap the greatest
benefit from the movement.
Seeing, knowing and believing all this, large and
respectable portion Of the American party North and
South refused to assist in palming off fraud upon
the Southern people. They could foresee that no
good would result from such course. And for this
they were set down as the enemies Of the South
But the sequel has shown that the Americans are her
truest friends. That they are unwilling to barter
away her rights and interests for a mere party tr
umph. That this has been DONE there can no longer
be any doubt 1t is equally true that Mr.. Buchanan
has aided very materially in eifecting the SALE and
arranging the terms Ell 3
Mr.. Buchanan owes his election mainly to the
South. For and in consideration OF that valuable
SERVICE he has given Cabinet and other appointments
to number Of her leading Statesmen. But the
South could not have elected him, unless aided by
the North and in consideration of this Northern sup
port, Mr. Buchanan felt under obligation to make a
return commensurate with the service rendered. Be
Sides he was anxious to do something to conciate
the Northern Democracy who had left the party be-
cause Of the repeal of the Missouri Compromise. To
effect this it was necessary to send some one to Kan
sas as Governor who would SO manage affairs there
to insure the admission of that Territory into the
Union as free State. This was necessary to con-
Vino and rat;au the seee1ers from the National De.
mocracy North that the repeal Of the Missouri Com.