Weekly Clarksville chronicle. [volume] (Clarksville, Tenn.) 185?-1857, 1857-08-14

the Republicans, in determining the ques
tion that no more slave States shall be
formed out of the present Territoy of the
Union. And the Democratic party itself
having no common principles to stand
upon, would also be disbanded, but for its
unconquerable resolve to perpetuate its
hold upon the public plumber, That is in
truth the cohesive power which binds
the Democracy together, and it is only
that which can make them act together in
the campaign of 1860.
Thus, then, there must be re construc-
tion of parties prior to the next pitched
battle for the Presidency. And as the
slavery question is already settled, so far
as the Territories are concerned, and as
there is no avowed or entertained purpose
on the part of the Republicans, as a party,
to interfere with slavery in the States, we
consider it probable that all the elements
Of opposition will be compactly and uni
tedly arrayed against the Democracy in
1860. That this is an object greatly to be
desired, admits of no doubt in the mind
of any man, who has watched the course
of the Democratic party for long years,
and who is cognizant of the tricks and
articles to which it continually resorts for
the purpose of acquiring possession of the
government, and satiating its appetite upon
the spoils of Office. The sum and sub
stance of its policy-the absorbing object
of its leaders-is plunder. And hence
its readiness to make football of any
question, in aid of its own elevation to
power, and to push all questions to ex-
tremity, no matter what may be the danger
and the hazard involved. Indeed, upon
the subject of slavery itself-in regard to
the security and preservation of Southern
institutions-what recreancy and faith
lessness has it not displayed? 1t is suscep-
tible Of easy demonstration that whatever
peril the South has incurred-whaterer
the South has lost, or has a prospect of
losing-is attributable, not to the Aboli-
tionists of the North, but to the national
Democracy, North and South. They have
fed and fourished upon agitation for the
last twenty-five years, forever quilting and
deceiving the South into the support of
their candidates and their policy, and yet
all the while leaving Southern institutions
weaker and more exposed for all their
pretended efforts to strengthen and to forti-
fy them. Take for example, the case of
Kansas. In their hands and under their
control the whole management of this
question has been placed With MAORI
ties in the Legislatures of more than half
OF the States, with Democratic Presidents
and with majorities in Congress, they have
had it completely in their power to demon
strate their competency and theiy willing
ness to save Kansas to the South, and
protect Southern institutions. But not
withstanding, their pledges and appeals
on the subject last fall, Kansas has been
lost-and not only Kansas lost, but even
the existence of slavery endangered in
Missouri, and perhaps other border States
Now, suppose that Fremont had been
elected instead of Buchanan, what worse
thing could have beiallen the South under
his administration than has already be-
fallen it under Democratic administra-
ton? Would there have been any more
certainty of Kansas coming free State,
than exists at present, under the manage
ment of Buchanan and Walker? Would
slavery have been any more certain to be
excluded from oU the Territories under
Fremont than under Buchanan? We
believe not. On the contrary, we incline
to the opinion that the election of FIRE.
mont would have resulted in the saving of
Kansas to the South-for the Southern
people would then have taken the matter
in their own hands, and not left it, as they
unfortunately have, to be dealt with by a
treacherous and unprincipled Democratic
administration, 1t is our deliberate con.
viction, in short--a conviction shared in
by nearly all the State Rights men of all
parties at the South--that Buchanan's
election will prove in the end, to be an in
finitely worse calamity to the South, than
the election of Fremont would have been.
Why then, should the South longer sultify it.
selfby reposing confidence in, and sustaining
party, which has so often betrayed it,
and which will continue to betray it, so
long as treason is a sure means of its
obtainining possession of the government,
and the spoils at its command2
II is then, in our judgment, in all re.