Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1857-07-21
"THB FRIENDS OF THE SOUTH

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We have grown tired of the idle twadde Of tlhs 20
cessionsta, about who are friends Of the South" sid
who are not. small clique Of Southern extremist
seern to regard themselves as tho anointed deicrr.
OF The rights of thousands of Southern men OF foty
times their wealth and ability and they are constant
" issuing bulls OF communication aganst thos5,
~bo DO not swear allegiance to their rickety plat
form. From some obscure village 10 Georgia or
South Carolina Pronnnrlamentos are Issued every
few days by this party full Of wind and fury but ..
nifying nothing" Their balm of Gilead, their great
quack nostrum, is "dsuuton." They appear TO r.p.s
a sort of secession formula OF denunciaon every
morning, beginning with "Accursed he the American
Union, aud then damning in detail all lis Joints ten
dons, head, feet, &C.. Sc, after the fashion Of tho
excommunica.ou read by Doctor Slop for the eiica
ton Of Uncle Toby.
The cardinal leading doctrine OF their faith is thai
the Union should be forthwith dissolved. They sei:,
upon and magnify, through the lens Of their tisuuion
prejndices, every trivial annoyance, into sufficient
reuson for disunion. They are constantly trying I,
sever the cord Of affection which unes the
national Democracy; for their instincts Of mischief
teach them that this cord once severeJ their goddess
These men do not speak for the South by authority
and they have never been entrusted to defend he,
cause, or TO protect her interests. There cannot bs
found, in the ranks Of this faction single represe.i.
tative Southern inau. Their orators are second rat.
politicians and their journals with the exception oi
two Charleston papers, and single daily in New
Orleans, are provincial weeklies of Very limited crcn
aon. Fortunately for the best interests Of the South
the advice and counsels Of this party Of extremists
have never prevailed. They have been invariably
kept in check by that powerful class of calm n,elli
gent, well informed S0utherners, Of whom Virginia
is the best representative. This party is constantly
working itself into paroxysms OF rage; and after de
nouncng nearly every body and every thing it cub
sides and falls to sleep like an exhausted urchn. In
its periodical psroxysms oi passion it brands oil VIII"
do not applaud its mad rawlings, US traitors to the
South But it usually repents at lucid uterv ais, oi
such Incorporate language for there ia great deal
Of chivalry aud nobility Of character among the mem
bers Of the faction and il ia deficient in discretion and
wisdom, rather than in honesty and principle.
This party, 10 spite of its repeated reverses, siil!
cbsrshes tile deuson that it has strength and popular
ity But all of this is sheer deuson for it has never
direct question Of dsuuon at the pols the party has
been beaten. The Mississippi Georgia and South
Carolina secessionsts have been again and again
beaten by Mississippi, Georgia and South Carons
National Democrats and Union men. Ii this party
controlled in The Southern States, we should lind -
leaders in the Senate and in the House Of Representa-
tves exerting a controlling influence with other
Southern delegations. But this has never been tho
Again and again, with the madness Of despera
ton. but with great courage this Southern faction has
crossed swords with that ever faithful friend Of tho
South, the National Democracy. But it would bs IN
human to enter into the details Of these unequal com
bats. Learning nothing from experience, We fear that
the secessionists Of South Carolina propose another
trial Of strength with the National Democracy. They
have commenced hostililies by denouncing Dir. Bnc
hanan; and VIRGINIA, whose worth to the Sosth ~
second to that Of no other State, has been
tried and convicted vi deser0n Of the South by
handfu! Of secessionists. If desire not to dissolve
the Union without sufficient cause, and determine
ton not 10 repudate the National Democracy. or an
indignant refusal to wage war upon James Buchanan
wero "dosertion Of the South in the slang OF dis
unonists, Virginia takes great pleasure in pleading
guilty 10 each aud every count OF their indictment
-.s.--
THE TRUE EXPLANATION.
The true explanation Of the course of those South
ern Democratic journals and politicians, who src so
warmly iusfyng and sustaining the kansa. po
icy Of Walker and Buchanan, may bs found, ws
think in the current editorials Of the Richmond f.,
quirrr. We copied from that paper on yesterday, tho
Interesting and solemn declaration, that "r STvrR
HAPPENS THAT DEMOCRAT GAINS BY DENousclS"
ANY ADMINISTRATORS MEASURE or HIS PARTY" Ont
researches into its columns enable US to ediiy onT
readers this morning with another one OF liz smpIe
and sublime declarations, which is in these worda
"THE DENuScIATIoN OF Mr.. BUCHANAN ,sp
Gov. WALKER, FOR CARRYING OUT PLEDGE OF
THE NATIONAL DEMOCRACY, ~ APPROVED or ny
THE SOUTH, WILL TEND TO DISTURB THE.
HARMONIOUS RELATIONS OF THE NORTH
ERN AND SOUTHERN DEMOCRACY.
1t will thus be perceived that the Enquirers Tea
sons for refusing to join in the depuncistion eveed
against the treachery Of Walker and Buchanan ars
exceedingly cogent, and, in IFS own Judgment N"
doubt, perfectly conclusive How any loyal and de
voted Democrat, who ia not madly bent on dIsruptng
| aud destroying the only truly National anu South
protecting () political organization in the country.
can resist such persuasive reasonng and refrain from
putting his shoulder TO the administration wheel IN
the present critical emergency we nre completely at
a oas to conceive.-l Richmond Ilh'S"
The Hkis interprets Us correctly. Our obIec, -
to warn the Democracy of Virginia against any Il!
lance or sssocation with the Richmond VIVA, and
tho Know. Nothngs in their fierce denunciatioEs ut
Mr. Buchanan. We expect 10 find Democrats enough
iu this State out of majority Of thirty thousand, 1,
stand by the administration. We have been talking
to Democrats, and really have thought very litt!o
about tbs remains Of the late distribution party Vi
this State We constantly forgetting that there
ara any other than Democrats in Virginia, and it Is ID
matter of perfect indifference what the Know M
things think Of the character Of our exbortsti"ns.
The ranks Of the Virginia Democracy are full, and
if distribution had as many friends in Virginia SO
James Buchanan has, it would not bo without a rep
ressntative in Congress- aud with a corporals guard
in the Legislature.
We admit that the sense Of security which VIC ieei
in this State has made us indifferent about what the
Know. .Nothngs may think or say about our eahof'a
tons to the Democracy. We therefore repeat again
our advice to them: LET soTHisG OCCUR To DIE
rURB THE HARMONIOUS RELATIONS or THE NORTH
ERs AND SOUTHERN DEMocR.cY 10 tins ancient
u,;on and honorable alliance owe all Of our great
ra,;on., tr;nmnbs over the Wings. the Know No
,t;n,,. o,d ,bs BLACK Republicans To this union W.,
;naoh,od for the annexation Of Texas, for the rs
os, ~ the bankrupt law. for the crushing out of the
p,d nrot.elivs tariff policy. the demolition of the
,;tsJ States Bank, the successful prosecution OF the
,,sr with Mexico, the defeat of the Wilmot provso
the repeal of the Missouri Compromise, the passage
oftbs Kansas Nebraska act, and the election flame.
Buchanan over the Black Republican candidate tho
Presidency Fremont The only defenders ofthe South
in the free States the Norhera Democracy and the
most intrepid and sagaoious friends of the South in
the Union, are Douglas, Buchanan, Dickinson and
Bright. We therefore sntreat that you will "Do ~
THING TO DISTURB THE HARMONIOUS RELATIONS "t'
THE NORTHERN AND SOUTHERN DEMOCRACY" fos.
by doing 3d. you will greatly delight the secessoniss
of South Carolina and render "eIceeding glad that
small tea party Of Virginia distributionsts whom you
wolloppsd to the tune of thirty thousand majority
few months ago. Wesuoerey hope that th'a exhorta
ton will greatly excite the Indignation OF the WhIgs
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