The Washington union., 1857-05-06
From the Baton Rouge Qa.) Gazette.
THE DEMOCRACY OF THE NORTH.


The Baltimore Republican noticing the 'subsidence OF
abotonism in the North, manifested in the recent
local elections of of the States and the general cleo
ton in Connecticut where the democracy made gain Of
ten thousand votes since November indulges in
sensible and eloquent remarks If says that paper there
any democrats who have deprecated that rigid const
tutional policy which seemed for the Of popular de-
lo TO strengthen the hands Of fnaticism there
those who from that tmdity which beays like treason
dsheartened the strong of faith and spread say in the
ranks of nominal adherents fany from uleror hope
and design OF dsaio heightened the portens of peril to
the South firing mpetuous spirits to acts of unforgivng
resentment all such must stand abashed rebuled and
condemned before the auspous signs of popular reaction
resulting from the compact strength and defiant front Of
the ever true and tried democracy of the North.
For quarter of century of anti slavery agitation they
have been the allies and friends of the South at times
they have been borne down by deusions the sober
ond thought has proved wrong, and always efci
emit Lslay 10 he institution Of slavery has been the basis
of that crusade which they have sternly and firmly
sisted The forms of attacks have been, from the first,
hostility to slavery in the District of Columbia to the
dton of fugitive slaves to the annexation of slave terri
tory TO the admission into the Union of slave States
the extension of slavery into the Territories these
and ALL have been from the beginning the e6ecios
grounds Of assaults upon the democratic party As
pared with these in SO far popular effect concerned,
the issues of tariff bank, btreasury and internal inn
proyemeats nothing Indeed INSCRIPTIONS par
tisanshp attributed the policy of the democratic party in
these respects to alleged sere devotion to the nstu
tions and interests of the slave States
These facts known to of intelligence every
where; but to northern democrats, who have so long
fought the battles of the South not from hope Of reward
but from principle loyal ieay to the common bond
and brotherhood truths that household
words. They attested by the weight of blows given
and received in of struggles with anaticsn
AS it has been it will be until every imaginable issue
that can be rendered by seconasm shall have been boldly
met and strongly overcome by the sense and
sound Judgment of the people
Even at the moment of highest and widest passion in
the past year. abted not heart hope returning
ebb in public sentiments since then have feared
that the revolution Of common would go backward
The spring elections in the North have most sgnay
tabshed the justness of our confidence.
Everywhere black republcanism, though leagued fol
the most part with that other form of and wrong
know nothingsm been forced to yield before the
senied front of the army Of the constitution and the
Union. It's power has been broken in sovereign
State to give at another issue battle of
overwhelming overthrow. ''It the North Church. in
New Haven, Connecticut that opened to the effort
providing Sharpes rifles for Kansas and amid great ex
element, with Henry Ward Beecher for auconeer some
hundred two of rifles subscribed for there the
bells toed the passage of the Kansas ebraska
bill there one of the old cegymen of the city expressed
his readiness to put his epauets and march the
of and fight it out and there all the Wilson's
Wendell Phillipses Garrisons, and Burlngames wasted
their oratory for weeks and months past But the law
abiding people have chosen to follow the steady and
lights of the constitution and leave the tangled
-, ,ho
gerous gmmer.
Thus has the grave decision of the august tribunal of last
resort been vindcaed Fanatcism in its mad fury has
csyed to strike down honored and rcvered Chief
Justice, but its missiles have fallen broken and harmless
at his feet Another effect of this great and heart joyous
triumph is its vndication of the true and fearless
Toucey and it's endorsement Of that act of Mr. Buchanan
which raised hin to exalted position in his councils and
confidence.