The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1857-07-18
From the Richmond Enquirer.


the Richmond Enquirer
A Pledge OF THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY Full
FILLED.
The sacred pledges Of political party should be
lgiosy respected the word Of private gentleman
1t has been since its organization the proud boast Of the
democratic party that its promises to the people before
election be rciousy observed in the event Of the
triumph of the party departure from this practice by
the democratic party would descrvcdy call down upon its
head the excavations of all right-mnded men.
Among the resolutions adopted at the Cincinnati Con-
venton the following met with the hearty approval of
the representatives of the national democracy from all
tons Of the Union:
'Resorsf That recognise the right of the people of
all the Territories including Kansas and Nebraska acting
through Mc fa1ye1essed rW Of lie majority Of actual resi-
DENTS and whenever the number of their inhabitants JUS
titles it, TO form constitution with or without domestic
slavery, and be admitted into the Union upon terms of
perfect equality with the other States.
Whatever difference of opinion may have been ex-
pressed upon other questions, about this there
there any particular resolution of the convention
supposed to imbody the wishes Of the saterghts party
than the rest il that which proclaimed to the
world the right of the MAJoRITY ACTUAL RESIDENT
Of Territory TO form constitution, with without
domestic slavery, as that majority might desire.
1t therefore the duty of James Buchanan, at the
earliest possible moment after his Inauguration to faith
fully aid in carrying out this pledge OF the whole demo
cratic party.
The treachcry Of Governor Geary precuding the posi-
bity fair and honest performance Of the pledge of
the democracy to the people of Kansas, whose po
tca anccedcnts without reproach sent to that
Territory with instructions which guaranty to the peo
pe of Kansas that there shall be interference with
majority Of the actual residents when they determine
what shall be the constitution of the State of Kansas
This privilege what the whole democratic party declared
they are entitled to-
At the election of delegates to constitutional
tion but two thousand Of the ten thousand registered
suagers of Kansas voted Eight thousand have taken
no part in the election The voice Of eight thousand of
the registered actual residents Of Kansas has been
expressed in any form whatever upon the sub
ject OF the formation of the organic law for the prospect
i've State The resolution of the national democratic
party at Cincinnati soemnly guaranteed to .mjoy Of
The actual residents the right to determine what shall be
the organic law of Kansas
Mr. Buchanan expressly nstructs Gov Walker to en-
oy all the authority with which he is clothed prevent
foreign interference from any quarter. The aminstra-
tion resolved carry out the pledges of the Sateghts
and national democracy, declare that convention elected
by thousand out of ten thousand voters should not
thrust their constitution upon the majority if that
iory desire to have the constitution submitted for their
approval dsapproyal This is abstract right which
majority Of the people Of Kansas claim and which, 1t
seems the enemies of Walker deny. If it is not denied
ssting that the people of Kansas shall be allowed to adopt
reject their constitution 1t strikes as exceed
ingly inconsistent that those who unanimous in
their approval Of the resolution which we have quoted
should object to its practical enforcement If Mr.
Buchanan in his instructions to Walker has aimed
dangerous blow at the State rights party, his
not TO have met the disapprov Of the representatives of
that party who are members Of his cabinet
Two members of his cabinet have always regarded
A. rxr1. -. "a.
member of the cabinet il regarded by the State
rights party feel assured from the abest of the or
gans of that party having endorsed him Nor do we
regard Jacob Thompson the only member of that cab
met who would lay down his life rather than allow the
slightest injury be done the interests of the old
taterghts party of the South There not in the south
en States more tried, loyal faithful and discreet
Staterghts democrat than John Floyd the Secretary
of War. There is who has boldly defended
the rights of the South than Gov Floyd If there any
thing in the nsrrctionsof Walker which really violated
any cardinal principle Of that party, should find Gov
Floyd battling for the South, he has yet failed
to do
That neither Jacob Thompson Governor Floyd has
augh to object to in the Presidents instructions to
Walker is proof conclusive that two OF the tried
and reliable Stterghts democrats have failed to detect
that conspiracy against the South which others believed
they have discovered Upon all questions relating to the
interests of the South, should feel much better
satisfied with Floyd and Thompson for advisers than with
gentleman like Mr.. Keitt in the lead. The extreme
doctrines of certain class Of South Carolina politicians,
of which Mr. Ket is representative, have been
popular in Virginia They not apt TO be where
valor is tempered by discretion and moderation The
conservative staterights democracy of Virginia believe
that the State rights democracy have the great in
tercss at stake safe and better friends Of the real in
terests of the South than the extremists of South Caro-
lima and Mississippi Both doubtless alike patriotic
both sincerely attached to the interests of the South
but we prefer the Sate-rights school, to which the vr
gnia democracy belong, TO any other. And the con-
scryativc Satcrghts party will stand by administra
ton which promises to be good and pure that OF
James Buchanan. They will give IL most hearty and
cordial support
MonrAruY on crrIEsA statement of the intcrmcnts |
IN Now York Boston, Philadelphia, and Baltimore for the
last six months of the year 1851 presents the following
aggregate Philadelphia 5,62I an increase of 243
the same period last year New York, TO- 1856 increase
5o2 Baltimore, 1858, increase I4I; Boston, 1855
decrease In the four cities the total number of deaths
was I'll lIG of which New York had considerably more
than one-haf Consumption, which is always the most
fatal Of all Diseases has had 1905 victims, and the kin
ired malay of inflammation OF the lungs 100 Scarlet
fever has destroyed 2222 while small pox, which in
other years has been so prevalent has claimed only 800
OF the whole number of 81 Il6 deaths Ill ,063 Of