The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1857-07-18
WASHINGTON CITY.
SATURDAY EVENING. JULY IS. 1867
TIE WASHINGTON ELECTION RIOTS.

per- OF the Grand jury on the election riots IN this
city on the LIST of June last. The report is com
mendably brief clear and concise in its statements,
and is entirely free from partisan feeling of any kind
THE NORTHERN DEMOCRACY AND THEIR sYs-
TEMATIC CALUMNIATORs.
II will not be denied by the extremists of both
tons of the Union that the record of the democracy
Of the North is record of unfaterng, uninterrupted
devotion to the Union, the constitution and the
laws--of common dangers, common disasters and
common triumphs shared with their brethren of the
Southland of heroic, selfsacrifcing exertons in
behalf of the equality of the States and the consttu-
tonal rights of all the members Of glorious
federacy. Exposed to the malignant and unreenting
opposition of fanatics and demagogues at home for
the nationality Of their views they have supported
the principles of their party with an ardor which
could not be cooled by defeat and fidelity
which abated not jot or little in the hour of
triumph and confident repose. The administra-
ton of Jefferson found no frmer or moro en-
thusiastic supporters They rallied to the aid of Mad
son when assaied 'by foes within and foes with
out, with unsurpassed ardor and devotion. They
followed the banner of the illust-ious jackson with
out thinking of costs and sacrifices, or calculating
the chances of success. With Van Buren, they
fought and fell but rose again with Polk upon the
old platform of democratic principles The election
of Pierce ointtriumph of the North and South,
to secure which il would be difficult to say which
section had the greatest number of men in the field
If in the late presidential campaign the South
brought larger force to the support of the Union
and the constitution than was brought by the
North, it should also be remembered to the advan-
tage of the northern democracy that for years
and years they have been exposed to certain casual
ties of political warfare to which their southern
brethren have not and cannot be subjected.
We are led to make these remarks from the I'M
friendly attitude assumed by few-a very few
journals in the South when speaking of the northern
democracy and particularly since Gov. Walker
has been indicted into the executive office OF Kan
sas The tone Of these factious and agtating jour
nails has become offensive to southern democrats
that we are not surprised that their organs have adj
ministered the most scathing rebukes to these sys
tematic caumniators. From an elaborate and ably
written article ON the true position Of the northern
democracy, in late number Of the Montgomery
(Alabama Advertiser, make the following ex-
tract:
.We Know no way to preserve il 1.-THE Union] but by
frank and outspoken justice to the noble men of the
North who surrounded by the most dstracting and I'M
mical influences, stood firmly the old foundations OF
the republic who CALAMITY battle for the equality
Of the States and the rights OF property in the States and
in the Territories
Mr. Buchanan has been reckessly denounced
reesoler by inconsderate southern orators and presses
great noise was made about democratic banner at
northern meeting inscribed Buchanan Breckenridge, and
N,v txyaa narfaf,
meaning Of the banner that Kansas should be free
establish reject slavery she might choose to do
and controlled by congressional prohibition that
white men should be free to govern themselves and
groes free or sape might suit the people Of Kansas
The complication of affairs in Kansas at this time renders
it important that the South should thoroughly compre
bend the disposition and principles of Mr. Buchanan adj
ministration and those of the northern democracy.
1--WE know Mr. Buchanan's opinions, for they are lu-
minous on the pages of national history They
radiant as rain bow above the storm Of fanatieism
which has been darkening the northern sky for thirty
years past myory of his cabinet reliable south
ern men, well known to the country the remainder al
ways and thoroughly conservative AS evidence of
the opinions and feelings of the Pennsylvania democracy
of which Mr. Buchanan has long been the accepted leader
our readers will accept the invocation Of the Pcnnsyva
Man during the last presidential contest to the South to
take of the aboitionsts in her own borders They
will remember tco, the signal devotion OF j. Clancy
Jones, Mr. Buchanan friend and neighbour to southern
rights
Z. In addition to these, present our readers below
with some extracts taken from the Carbon Democrat
published at Mauch Chunk the other side OF the Blue
mountains and the head waters of the Schuylki and
in sight of the northern branch of the straightforward
From that remote central position surrounded by abo
ton influences this democratic paper speaks Just before the
presidential election, when nothing is to be gained by
uttering southern opinions We wish that our space
would permit to present epry royd m this paper on the
subject of slavery that impartial judgment might be
formed of the true position of the democracy in central
Pennsylvania In the following editorial the principles of
the democratic party defined, from which it will be
seen that the acquisition of slave States is most compla
Gently regarded and the true theory of the
which will protect in all time distinctly propounded.
These are right sentiments from the right quarter,
at the right time. There is nationality about the
democratic party which cannot be weakened by the
assaults of northern fanatics or the fne-spun dis
union theories Of southern extremists and there is
an identity Of views, sentiments, and principles of
democrats all over the Union-such just and gen
erous appreciation Of each others services and sacri
fees that no serious damaging results likely to
follow the sneers taunts, and misrepresentation of
our adversaries Northern and southern democrats
fought side by side and shoulder to shoulder, when
the Vaccinations of the enemies of Andrew jack
son shook the Union to it's centre; and northern and
southern democrats will fight side by side, and
shoulder to shoulder in support of James Buchanan,
the Union, and the constitution.
HON RICHARD KIDDER MEADE.
This gentleman has just been appointed minister
To Brazil u is compliment most worthily bestowed