Arkansas true Democrat., 1857-06-09

Ilchet should run Tn Alabama, but that ali should unite in support of the democratic can. dldate and endeavor to procure " an undivided south" against black repubicanism He was oVerfuied and yielded, to the advice of friends hls judgment. He went further. and wroto tn Mir Fillmore himself, advising him of bis foars as to the result, and of the fact that numeronS and influential individuals amono his nart,, friends were going over to the democracT as the only party having national organizstion strong enough to be effective in onnostion to the lanatlcIsm which threatened us Ha re, P'ieu' that having no agency in procurino the non nation, he could not withdraw his name :, oNeriuied by the party with which he was theu acting when at home disappointed in his noptS as to the course of Mr. Fillmore. A her. So'ai and political iriend-he had no alterna. V'Ve put to support him, with an almost cer. t"hty as to the result for Mr. Fillmore and 'ile SaddeSt lorebodlng for the country. Occa- s,ohaiiy, some Sleam of light womb flash over the lahdscape and excite a momentary hope. that Mr. Fillmores election might be secnred oy casting 1t into the House of Representatives bat It vanished, almost as quickly as it cama ana the gloom was only relieved by the c,n. Vcuon that Mr. Fllmore's candidacy pr.vart. GU the contests assuming all entirely sectioa,l aspect and thus restrained many from eivi,,, eneif votes to Fremont. Thus "he streno,bena1 MT; Buchanan by continuing in the feld.,, and thls opinion, uttered daily bv his sun,,ort- CTS on the streets and highways. lubshed in Ainer'cah and whig papers, entertained by all men e' ordinary perception, and shared bv him e0ii''ioH "iIA the whole south is perverted i9rIp E,;1, "'i accusation that he "supported Mr. z fi'inloFe to eject Mr. Buchanan" The very ,r nUeli'y to personal and political frendships- olb
 ", winch then characterized his course. k to. day, made the ground for accusino him or had iallh and dread of minorities! In their eegant
 language, "the fodder being all cone in the heids, and the fence down, he had crossed over into new pastures;" but his hearers migbt rest assured that as soon as his accusers should be- come convinced that their fodder' qcas all out. there would be perfect stampede amongst them; fences would not restrain them With such men politics was merely a question of
 fodder" and they judged and attempted to degrade hlm to their own standard "Theox knoWeth his owner and the ass his masters cnp;" they'll stay as long as there is blade leIt or an ear unconsumed, a,ad no b,1oer.
 All those who heard him would bear him witness, that he had in the canvass done entire justice to Mr. Buchanan's integrity. his oreat abilities, hls wide experience. his unquestioned patriotism; that the sole ground of his opuosi- eon 10 nm Was the construction he placed on HIS ietter, as endorsing the doctrine of souatter sovereignty He was elected by the democratic laIty' maintaining conflict, almost uuaided. a9a!HsC the ehemies of the south They achlcVed great victory over our inveterate ioeS' rescued me constitution from their pollut- i'o h'hHS preserved 1t and the Union from de- a'1 '1ucIloh, W hat had been the result? h his sur" au"resS, voluntarily, emphatically courageousIy, Mir. Buchanan repudiate, tie uoc'fIhe he had attributed to him, and main- tailS, to the full, the rights which all men of all parties at the south lad asserted. adonrs lhe construction of the constitution for which the south hal uniformly contended, and pledges II hlSeIi to It's maIntenaLce. In the c1nstruc- uoii or hS administration he gives a further as. SuTahce that ths policy shall 1 pursued Fol- towing It, comes the decision of the supreme court enforcing the same views, and determine ll2' HHaIiY, the correctness of that construction aaoPled ny the southern people. Thus every tniu9 resting on pnncplc demanded by him or lis party associates of any administration, was attained. Did 1t matter through whom?- should 1t De less acceptable because it came from the democracy? Was 1t his duty to stand Ill suIlen, PufpoaelesS oppostiou and, regard less "i the great question of the day. bind hlmselt to an organization based on the solitary poilcy oi reform Ill the naturalization Iaws?- contract the whole theory of government to Sult the capnces of factton, digtifyug itself by the name ot party that had but one idea toucl- Ing the disc oi federal politics? He could not so hIe down" either his spirit or his concep- uohs of duty. His duty was to his country, hoI cllIue-lo principles, not to party inde- pendent of them. There were, he knew, some trup frin d.. ,l,,, the contemplation of the past that it was cruel to disturb them, to awake them from their de- votlona exercises over dead mems bones, to the actual present; he parted from them with regret, with all emotional sympathy, and left the In ln the pleasing occupation of "Old Nor tthty," resculng from the effects of time, the mS 'nplons upon the tomb-stones of the veue- Pated dead, and passed on to the conflicts of the present
 But with all he assurance of safety which might be derved from the characteraud ability oI the administration, the necessity for vig.- lance, Tor the promotion of harmony amongst ourselves, and confidence amongst our friends m the north, remained undimuisbed. The black republicans, defeated, but not disbanded nor dlsmaYed, still maintained their ur.aujZa- ton. Formidable n numbers powerful in the intellect and sagacty of it's leaders, terrible in the fAnaJ!csm, which united it's masses, they remained upon the field, and awaited but the opportunity for renewal of the contest Be hJldihg such d prospect in the future, and Knowing, as al! who heard him knew, ;hat the democracy nas the only national party standing between our enemies and the accomplishment ot ther purpose, W iItch fell nothing short oi the destruction of the Union, the an ihilation If individual and States rights the substItu- Int tt t.al,, | ,.f ny for constitutional liberty, he could remain neither all idle nor indifferent spectator of the conflict, but Was compelled to enter the ranks ot this great constitutional, conservative party, and do his duty against the common enemy- There could be no neutrality in such a battle, and he desired to see the uatii0idei goWh mov- ing forward in unison with the true men of the north in one array, for the defense of their common rights-uuder one leader, who might proudly address the hosts of our enemies:
 Our battle i. m,ne foU of nanoeo Man yours,
 Our men more perfect in the Use of arms,
 Our arnor all as strong. oaf ca0se hte deet."
 Where would his old associates be? Would they finger behind, hugging their solitary idea to their hearts, when such war was waging? here could be no neutrality and he demanded ot them, for which king, " Bezonian speak or die!"
 The last election had demonstrated, that the American organization had ceased to exist as a distinct party, capable of efecting any national purpose; that it was poweiless as an ally against black republicaniSm; and its last national plat form deprived of the most acceptable portion of it's tirst gave but slight assurance to the south of Its determination to maintain their rights. The democracy, in the contest through which they had recently passed maintained them, and in the hour of victory, they had been re-asserted by Mir. Buchanan in his inall- gural. Accepting that as the most authorita- tive enuuciatiom of the principles that would be enforced, recognizing it as the basis for a sound conservative, constitutional party, he felt 10 hesitation in declaring his intention to become a member of it, and to abide it's for tunes, whether good oreviI. He joined it, it was true, when it was a majority party, in the