Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1857-11-27
THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY THE hofE of
TIE COUNTRY.

If wla tE5 habit OF i!!t o.P"f q,
~ ""s - ~. D;s,,; .,. during the ia.e canvass III
49, discussion. 10 r;diculs the pre:ensipns CT ice
Democratic party as the saviour ot 'he ~.
.hsI ney.r forget HE peculiar manhe! ann li'.i 70
mha, u;,h a charecteristio sneer he said, come JON
~ n.mncratic party and save the country" PROBES
s;na m quote the e1h0rtatioh OF our speakers. ba'
snssrs and conte,nptuous smiles are NOT areumsn's
nor can they invalida:e the truth OF history Whe
,har The masses believed that the Democratic party
had been such a saviour, or was qualified to be srGh ~
This crisis or not, they showed & Willingness by the"
August verdict to ccufde in it for that purpose
They were not to be- cajoled into committing 'ne
great interests Of this Union to the hands OF q &
sectional faction, powerless for gsod, u moi capa ~
only of mischief, by distraction and DIVISION d. ~
South. o T..
II saved the country from the National Bank IN
ternal improvements by the General 1oVer"hens ~
Tariff and the Distribution. OF the proceeds oi !he
Publio Lands. However wide a difference oil opinion
| existed at one time, with regard 10 the "lsooui VI
these measures as the policy OF the government, laefe
is approaching %unanimity now among tho mssses y.
their impolicy. The noble old Wing party, an.ef
leaders of the highest ability and the purest patrio',
ism. commended long for their adoption. Fierce ahG
pr~otrsctsd the contest. but Democracy triu'nPhea ana
preserved the masses from the dangerous classes, ahu
interests which they were sure to build up al inc ex'
nense of the public-tbeir ultimate effects upon our
institutions less than a prophet could ioretei!' oum'
construction and strict adherence 10 the spirit ahu ie''
ter of the Constitution by the Democratic parry, nave
preserved the country, and placed 1t on Inc hish roau
to greatness aud glory. hi,
Il saved the country from the dire evils which
Know o,hingism would have spread over the iana.
Thousands who embraced the order, sincerely ou'
| without reflection, now shudder when lney puh oahA
at its history, and its uncoastitutlonsi unphnoe1pn.
| cal and antiAuArican principles. The open MIDDAY
| outrayes in 80 many cities, the burning OF men, W.
men and children in Louisville, the ZIP zap, EhuGA'
or and Plug Ugly reign in baltimore anu wow VI,
leans, were only a foretaste OF what ~oaio nase pee,
| exhibited. It's secret organization ana en!i!e smai'
L Altk, r,nHn n afrlO 6IU
for the liberties of the country, while the war OF rem
! gious sects and of races which II inaugurated gave
promise of a gloomy and bloody future. Faithful 10
the principles Of the Revolution and Constltntion,
our party boldly grsppled with the order ana ae''''e.
IDS unholy mission.
1t savsd the country in the adoption OF the Neeras'
ka Kansas bill, containing the only adjustment OF az
slavery question, alike just to oil sections' Es
Outraged by the Missouri Compromise, ana moi ooIu
enough to interfere with slavery IN the Sta,es, ,he
Freesoilers had sought to exclude it from all tue ier
ritories by Congressional Legislation. AS soon az
the acquisitions from Mexico were before Congress
for Territorial governments, the Wlimot rrosuso q
| proposed and pressed with unusual pertinachy on ai
occasions. The continued degradation OF the SCUM
and restriction Of slavery were cherished as leau.nG
objects, which must have resulted IN q d'ssoiu1lono
the Union. The Democratic party TOOK aavan'ase
of the bills for Nebraska and Kansas 10 restUte ~
equality of the South by The repeal OF the missouri
Restriction, and to enunciate a principle ior THESE
Territories which must restore peace TO the country
while il is 80 fair, just and constitutional as 10 com
mand the appreciation Of all sections. mat an unu'
sual excitement would be aroused by demagosue7
wss anticipated, but it was confidently expected 10
be only temporary. Destroying the Wilmot froViso'
the great hobby Of Freesoilers to get into power,
removed the question from the popular arena auu
lett the people to comparative quiet
1t saved the country in the last Presidential con'es'
when the Black Republicans sought TO elect a sec,
tional President, and the Know. Nothings enhanced
the chances Of that calamitous result. BY general
consent among Southern men snd conservative men
in every section, Fremont's election was looked upon
as tartamoupt TO a dissolution Of the Uuion. Nomi
mated and sustained by fana,ical traitors, Abolition
lists and extreme Free Sellers, If successful, the SCUM
would not have submitted to his inauguration. Il
fearful crisis was upon the country, aud what an ih'
teuss interest pervaded the masses Of intelligent, con
patriots. In what party did the hope OF the
Uuion rest7 Certainly the Democratic party with
its organization 10 every State, and in every Stare
bearing aloft the banner of the Constitution-the on
" National party in the field. While the know-No'
things in most of the free States went over to the
Black Republicans, the Democrats stood firm and un
compromising, fighting III the last ditch tor Inc Con
slitution and the Union. What a shout arose whsn
the result in November proclaimed the election oi
Buchanan aud breckenridge. and hath country ras
sared. Southern Know. Sothiugs Themselves, how
ever much they preferred Fillmore, felt better anc
breathed essier when they knew that Fremont was
They acknowledged that the country was
by the Democratic party.
At this time il is the bulwark OF the Constitution
aud the Union. In possession of the Federal Gov
both houses Of Congress, and a majority in
most of the States, it has tho m,H and thu porer to
lrive back the Black Republican vaDdals. What
ever factiouists North or South may say, il will stand
by The rights OF all sections aud carry out the objects
for which the Union WAS formed. Its strength will
enable it to carry out measures which will enable 1t
10 preserve the confidence of the people, aud not DIS
appoint the expectations of the country. Having
the country so often in the past, backed by al
Undivided South" it will enter the contest again
save the country in the great decisive battls of
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