The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-01-23
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the united Democracy into fragments. The
election 10 over. Hsmbsg and hypocrisv, |
deception and deviltry have done their work. |
There is no longer my necessity for conceal. |
ment. The tongues Of the Northern Demo-
Gratis are loosened, and they are permitted to
tell the truth. The Southern Democrats
stand aghast at the ultsn freesoilism Of the
Northern Democratic leaders, who, during the
canvass, were held up 10 the South % pat
terms Of sound pro-slavery nationality.
We mentioned yesterday the domestic
brnwl among the Northern and Southern
Democrnts Ia the House Of Representatives,
In which they openly repudlnted each other.
The scene 10 the Senate has been quite ~
rich and instructive. Senator Bigler, the firm,
and fast friend Of Mr. Bschanap, the avowed
month-pecs Of the new Administration, was
at last forced 10 speak spt 10 the intynss hor ]
sosIsnd ctnsdn Dr. the p6uthefn 'supportep
Of Buchanan. In the course OF speech on
this all.nbsorbipg slavery question, Mr.. Hale
exhibited lnrge handbill, calling Demo.
cratic meeting in Pennsylvania, In favor of
Buchanan and Breckenridge and free kansas,
ana announcing Ex-Governor William Bigler
as one OF The speakers on the occasion. Gov.
b'g'er Denied that ne was present at the
meeting, and Mr.. Hale replied that then the
Democracy were guilty Of double fraud, for
they not only announced themselves in favor
of free Kansas, but cheated the people by
false assurance tlni Mr.. Bigler was to be one
OF the advocates OF that doctrine. This
brought out the Ex-Governor, and he &c.
knowledged TINT he wns in favor of free
Ransas in the broadest sense, and that the
Democrats were in favor Of free Kunsas.-
This annunci"tion caused dire CONSERVATION
among his Southern Democratic brethren.-
Their secret was exposed. The secret which
they had so long concealed by frauds and
strntagrms and falsehoods is secret no
longer, and the people Of the South may now
know how they have been humbugged and
deceived In regard to the soundness Of the
Northern Democracy, 'the only party in the
North upon which the South can rely for
safety to its peculiar institutions" u
Even Dougias, the Ajax lebanon Of De-
mocracy, the immaculate great little man, who
was said to be sacrificing himself for the
benefit of the South, md In whom the South
was called upon, by all the Democratic organs
and p.speake ers, to place the most implicit
confidence, has taken of the mask he was
compelled to wear during the campaion.-
During a recent visit 10 Ontario county, New
York, he made speech, In which he boldly
avowed himself infavsr Of free Kansas, and
moreover, In speaking of the true character
of the Kansas Nebraska bill, he declared that
the effect and consequently the object of the
bill was to make Knnsas free territory. He
said that, in the exercise OF the self.govern.
ment contained In the Kansas bill, the people
would not legisIate slavery into territory
"insteHd OF so doing six OF the original thir.
teen colonies had actually emancIpated their
slaves without the least coercion from the
Government oi the United States; and The
same result would follow, as he thought IN
other slave'holding States, il The citizens of
the non'slaveholding States would only give
them the privilege OF making their own laws
in their own way; and the Territories, in
particular, where slavery has not yet been
introduced, were in no dagger Of admitting
the Institution, ns il was against the general
conscience ana prt)udices "' the people Of the
county, oolh North nnd South"
Upon the same occasion, ex-senator
Shields, paragon OF National Democracy,
declared that me was himself opposed to the
extension OF slavery; he wns thorough anti
slavery man; ana were he an inhnbitnnt OF
Kansas, he should oppose the introduction Of
the system into that territory"
Out Of their own mouths are the Democra.
cy thus condemned. When Thomas Hart
Benton, and HanibaI Hamlin, and scores Of
other Northern Democrats openly declared
themselves in favor of freesuilism, the South.
rrn Democrats inserted that they were not
sound Democrats. and that the Northern De-
mocracy should not be judged by their
opinions. But Bigcr and Cass and Shields
aud Douglas were endorsed u National De-
mocrats by the Southern Democracy during
the recent canvass. They were pointed to MS
patterns of that Northern Democracy upon
whom the South might confidently rely. ],