Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1857-05-30
The f,emeerac, Of the Northwest

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From the New York Herald Of "Wednesday last.
we e1irac, the following item Of political intelli-
gvnce:
THg DsNocRAeY OF MISSEsoTA.-The democratic
Genital Committee Of Minnesota have issued an adj
G7e.s. Ia which they declare their principles. and an
nCurrt tie grounds they intend 10 take on the as
sea-lna OF the Convention TO frame "a Slaie tensti-
iGtioa. They denounce the black republican party
aad assert tlat as individuals they regard the insti-
tuition OF slavery a. a great moral and political evil,
aui If the entire population Of Minnesota was now
collected within the limits Of Kansas. their
united voice would be raised in favor offs admission
as "A zee State. In the Convention tGeY are 70 be in
hror u only tao years residence IN the United States
- o qualification for the right OF sufngo-the Leg
islsture TO meet biennially-and for the perpetual ex-
clusion o. negro slavery.
1t has long been the habit OF the southern
Democracy TO boast of the fidelity OF their Nor
,hern allies to the compromises of the Constitu-
tuition. and the institutions of the South. More
particularly was this the case during the lastPre
eidential campaign. 1t was a fayorile fight Of
Democratic oratory TO assert that no other par.
~ was national in its chHracter-no other party
whose principles were the same in Maine and ia
Louisiana, in Iowa and in South Carolina.
1t is true, this assumption was rehutted by the
undeniable facts of history. 1t was evident. 10
men Of tho oommonest understanding. that there
was not, the slightest identity Of sentiment be
tween the Democracy of the Northwest and nf
the South, either in respect Of the question of
slavery, or the policy of the General Government
IN reference to internal improvements aud the
public lands. But this made n, Inference. In
proportion as the assertion was known To be
false, in the same proportion did they swear, with
additi ,nnl fervor, tina, it was true.
From the paragraph above quoted. il will be
seen what sort of Democracy they have in the
Northwest. 1t will be observed that They regard
Il institution of slavery as n great moral nnd
pc teal eYil-so great an evil that il the De-
mncraev OF Minnesota were now residents of the
Territory of Kansas. they would with one voice
vote for Tho admission of Kansas as a free State.
And yet. notwithstanding all Observation-Disclosures
ing tho fact that they regard slavery Us a eren,
mor.l and politieal evil. while the Democracy
OF the South regard it as a great moral and po-
ljtical blessing and not outstanding they are
u unanimously in favor Of the admission of Kansas
as Il Free State. while those of tho South insist
on its being a Slave State, as involving the great
issue Of the political equality of the South-ihese
non all CHIN TO be Democrnts-elaim TINT theirs
is R national party. and the only national party
pig together in the same bed at Baltlmorr aud
Cincinnati Cnn,entions-and salute each other
With the affec,ianate inquiry of how are you,
brother at Mr.. Buchanan's ~fontstool. while
basking in The sunshine Of Executive favor. Vas
ever such full blown hypocrisy exhibited ia the
annals of the eorldl
But this il not all Of the creed of these Nin.
neso'a Democrats. They propose, by con-titu
tional enactment. To abridge the TIM required
by the laws OF the United States fer thu NATURAL
isation of foreigners to t,oo gears The law of
the United States sulemnly declare that n resi-
dence Of five years shall be necessary 10 convert
an alien into 4 citizen. But these Minne-ota
Democrats propose to usurp the functions Of
Congress as prescribed by the Constitution-to
take away from Congress the constitutional right
10 make citizens-to set up the authority of their
little Territory above the authority of The Feler-
al Consiitution-and, in short, TO nulity the laws
Of the Federal Government, in order 10 aba.e
themselves still more in the dust, that they may
propitiate the foreign vote. The notification of
South Carolina in 1882 was far more exousable
than such notification as this. That was com
nitted by a people acting on the defensive, and
smarting under a sense of wrong This is pro
posed oy = people who are acting on the often
sive, and seeking to make an demonstrations
discrimination in favor Of the people of that
State as against the people of other States, in
the matter OF the right of suffrage.
Nor are these Minnesota Democrats in favor
only of the exclusion of slavery from the State, in
the beginning. They go SO far as to declare
themselves in favor of its perpetual exclusion
So bitter are they against the institution, that
they seem to ignore the Democratic principle
that a State may at any time alter aud change
its internal polity. as to it may seem proper
They go 50 far as to provide beforehand what
their SUCCESSORS may or may not do. They Ell.
ter a careat against slavery for all time to come
They announce. in the outset, that it shall be
PERI etudlty excluded!
Gentlemen Democrats Of 1.-THE South We con.
graduate you on your natural allies" of the
Northwest