The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1857-08-15
THE pEMocRAcY or THE NoRrn.


the same everywhere, and point to the same conclu-
sions. Those who do not fully understand and APP
preciate the difficulties which the northern democ-
raey encounter cannot readily comprehend what the
northern democrats have to contend with when re-
sistng the progress of anaticism. The South boldly
contend for rights which their State constitutions
guaranty and the national compact recognises upon
the subject Of slavery The democracy, and, in
deed all parties there assent TO the rights thus
serted At the North every enemy of the democ
racy, whether black republican, abolitionist,
know-nothing, openly denounces the South and the
democracy Of the North for sustaining southern
stitutional rights In many States, by msrepresent
tons and skful appeals TO sectional prejudces these
enemies of democratic principles have secured local
control. The more energy exerted by northern
democrat to secure the constitutional rights of the
South as well the North the certain he is to
be the subject combined assault Some of the most
unAinching and faithful men in the democratic
ranks have fallen at the hands of sectonasts Their
devotion to the principles of the constitution, and
the rights recognised and guaranteed by it, was the
sole cause of their defeat. When we consider
these things we cannot but admire the devotion of
the northern democracy in their selfsacrice at home
preserve and uphold the principles of the const
tuition throughout the Union. Our southern friends
may well reflect upon these things. Nor should they
overlook the fact that, notwithstanding all these adj
verse circumstances there at the last election
twice as many democratic votes cast in the free
States as in those where slavery is permitted and
protected. We copy from the Louisville Democrat
Of the 9th inst. an article upon this subject which
viii repay perusal:
There occasional reproachcs cast upon the North
that indscrimnate, and therefore unjust II is
ainy not to be expected that northern should not
prefer free States They have declared that preference in
their constitutions and in all their laws They are not
roslavery men, if by that is meant preference for the
institutions Of the slave States The South does not
pect demand it, All we ask is, that the legislation
Of the federal government shall make distinction be-
tween the North and the SOUTH so as to dpaac before
the country and the world the the other. The
attempt to abolish slavery in the Territories the oppos
ton to the introduction of slave States into the Union,
are objects that to the last degree offensive 1t is
proclamation Of superiority the part of the North
The awless resistance TO the fugitivesave law is only
following up the resistance to it made by party the
floor Of Congress The constant abuse of the South that
fills the daily journals of the North is but following up
the action of a party in the federal government
g But who is guilty of all ths Not the democratic
party of the North. They have made slavery
issue From first to last they have opposed
where mounted the antislavery hobby We need not
peat the instances in which they have rallied the side
of the South when majority of their section has
tempted to accomplish sectional purpose If their action
had been but passive, the merit would be less but they
have exercised sleepless vigilance and unrng energy
in beating back the of anatcsm that have threat
ened Read the democratic papers of the North and
you that you in the hands of friends Daily they
filled with reutations of anslavery SANDERS and
the correction of abolition msstacments about the South
They far active and dgent in this work than
we have occasion to be- 1t is the great fight they have
had to make for many long but often beaten back
they have been vanqushed To be sure, they are
fighting for their right. The of the Union
and the equality Of the States is their cause but
the fruits of the victory just They in
danger If aboltionism prevailed it would not affect
their lection of the Union, for it has the majority.
They have only to join it to eyerwhelm the South.
But they have not done so. They do not intend to
do it. Would the men of the South have maintained
long contest with such perseverance in behalf Of the
constitution against sectional prejudice We hope they
would but they have not been tried in the fire: the
northern democracy have. Even in Vermont the de-
mocracy, though in hopeless minority, they have
been for long series of years. met in convention few
days ago. endorsed the bred Scott decision Of the Supreme
Court and the repeal of the Missouri Compromise All
the North the democratic party have stand up
against the pulpit most of the press and all the
bined forces of fanatics and factions of every shape and
color but although the unscrpulous and the timd de-
sert the old guard stands solid phalanx mistaken
minority that destroys eecuay the moral force of the
y again and win the victory Win the South reproach
such them of treachcry! Where would the
South have been long since had it not been for the
shaken cohorts Of northern democrats Ii they should
retire from the contest, election would end this
Union reduce the South to subugaed provinces with
rights that the North would respect Let the South
defend herself with half the fidelity and perseverance
that the northern democracy have manifested in behalf
Of her constitutional rights and she will be in
danger There is faction South that help her enemies
and assal her friends at the North with the most signal
perseverance. They suffer occasion to slip where
they show their sympathes Last year. when it
death struggle between the democrats and aboonsts
the voice of encouragement to the former went from Ken
lucky On the other hand they will face about and af
feet to be the very distressed friends the South and be-
wall the misfortuncs that have beflen her. What the
whole South and her northern friends have done, is
to bring great calamity upon her, and they would
not givcnot they-thc toss of copper between demo-
Gratis and black republicans Although the democrats
are sustaining what all the South have done they fall to
pettogging about squatter sovereignty and alien suffrage
They must desert the field in the middle Of the fight be-
they profess to have found out that the ground
not well chosen. Nay, they had as soon fight on the
other side and indeed pray secretly that the enemy
may succeed.
Now, whilst this the case, let not the South
proach the northern democracy. They the friends
Of the South they have given thousand proofs of it,
In no other party North has the South sympathy
tho religion of that region is against her She can
only depend her old friends who have stood faithfully
by her in many fight, and will not desert her any
just cause now. Whilst have party North thus
faithful to the constitution faithful to the rights
and interests of all the States ungenerous to reflect
Unfortunately that section of the Union There is
party in that region opposed to that quite hos