The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-07-06

in revolution 70 divide property and ugyed until
was pressed back toto the gutter oy tue ss' oneI
settlers in Kansas in order 70 make Kansas fcee soil
State l will not believe M Buchanan accomplish in
this policy sthou sufficient proof If there be any
pcy however, my denuncistons will DO the less
earnest The resolutions of the democratic party Of
on he Kansas policy Of Gov walker ex press my own
vewr clearly enough The administration should absolve
Itself from Walkers ueschery; VIII do so, am sure,
The second allegation Vs. that am hostile to the ions
democ ATTIC party have never aodica,ed my intepen
oence and put collar Of he democratic party, and
never mean 10 DO SO | support the party when think
II right and oppose II wbea think 1t wrong. | have
some but not absolute, confidence nthe national demo
cratic party. To have absolute confidence in II
| must believe both in its adherence 10 the CON
stituton, and i ability TO protect that Instrument
pass by is basis Of principles - perooc ay yromal
Of Tvs leaders and members. had th'm Il some OF us
Ieacers and many Of its olowers, for ngn proecoy
arfr-for supendous scheme Of internal IMPROVEMENT
and for the Of Congress 10 enact the mot Pros
So although iis ensctm p they ad NIT, would be upJost
and unwise dnd many Of them voting against the ex
tension Of the line Of SO deg so 70 the Pacific 10
"i8a6 and '48,' Il quote the years from memory anu
voae In "ls60"to dismemoer sovereign stae and Do
vote The mua cd portion TO free soil, and for the VI
lct admission of California into the Union os free
State, and for stigma upon slavery through the aoon
In 1854 / Snd Also one half minus one, Of the demo
cratic members Of the House from toe free States
voting against the Kansas Nebraska bill, although it was
made test, and voting against 1t because IS Up
posed to be favorable to the South. The Governor OF Viz
gins. and the cabinet officer from Virginia, believed the
omnibus Of 1850 10 be great wroog sgans the
SOUTH and have M doubt but that Virginia Thought like
vice. And yet the active advocates and TO some exten
the authors Of these now wear the garsnds aud
llets OF Oh priests at the national democratic altar
DO you not believe that they would give toe same votes
again. un Ter the same circumstances Those members
of the party from the North, who deserted during the
struggle on the Nebraska Kansas BILL were suspected
lurking utilization with the free sOers Many OF them are
again in full communion with the party, aud whst fruits
meet for repentance" their part have The country
scent II is not sufficient hat they In the party
They it before free sosm carried then against
the South II their connection with the party Is
sufficient doubt no, but that many Of them would p.ri
otcay st further illustrate their conversion and Don
servasm by the acceptance of office from the psrt, and
probably think aho that the higher the office toe Gle arer
the demo nstraton.
The truth u.s. that the South been betrayed and
cratic party, well by other parties believe 1t will
be In the future also. Many who have betrayed her
now In full communion with the party, and do not
The members of the democratic party, then, have not
always chung the constitution understand It, aud If
understand very differently, cannot belong to the
came party Is The party able to deiend the Constitution
have not delivered over 10 black republicans as you
intimately, but believe that the black republicans will
capture il in 1860 Iexpect then, however, TO DC ghung
with II, and the same line with yourself, and thai
peither of will be In the ranks OF that dvi which
fanatics. The great deep at the No til seems TO me
to be broken up, and the abolition food rses higher
every day. Little subatern municipal elections. and
the control OF cross roads, which the Iponents OF
black republication have recently, In some instances
torn from them not noticeable wrecks upon the
They have the legislative, judicial and executive
power these all that of the South conceived
about believe from all the signs that the democracy
will be defeated in 1860; and while entertain this belief
shall conceal it, believe that the safety ofthe South
is only in herself The DAD to federal hoDors should not
be her rights, should beraya and treacher be
the aspor federal fay Ny advice them TO the South
H. TO have absolute confidence in the national
democratic party, and keep her powder dry The latter
Ia much more likely tosave her, than the former.
Ihave the honor TO be, your ebeden servant,
LAWRENCE n. KEITH
ORASowuRo, c. Il. s. c., June 80, 1857.