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nothing papers, and been refuted by democratic pa

nothing papers, and been refuted by democratic pa
pers and speakers often as put forth.
He said he considered the distribution question of
more importance than any other. IT soas Of more |
than the slartry Qusstion for the South
had been greatly humbugged that subject from the
passage of the Missouri Compromise up to the time
of organizing Kansas and Nebraska territories. lie |
thought the South had made great mistake with |
regard to Ksnsas--that he did not think it material
whether the territory admitted under the Le- |
compton Constitution or not; but If he were in |
Congress he would defer this opinion to that of the
whole South. He eulogized Stephen A.. Douglas.
and said that democrats ought to be careful how
they read him ou: of the party. We, TOO, think |
that democrats ought to be careful how they act in
such matters; but Mr.. McRae should remember that
Douglas and all the abolition Senators now STAN
ding side by side against the President and the uni
ted South in regard to the admission Of Kansas, and
thus subjecting himself to be viewed in the same
light in which democrats now view Mr.. McRae, as
disnrgan!zer and enemy.
With regard to internal improvement, he thought
that North.Carolina ought to have some Of the pub
lie lands with which to build her Railroads. He
in favor of building the Western extension, and
the Wilmington, Charlotte and Rutherford Railroad
with "our share of the public lands. [iow kind j
Mr.. McRae, it seems euogized Judge Douglas,
but We hear of no commendaton bestowed by the
gentleman on James Buchanan. He sympathizes
with and praises Judge Douglas. So 90 the New
York Tribune and the New York Times, black Re-
publican organs. The Tribune said some time since,
soon after Judge Douglas took ground against Le
compton and President Buchanan, that it was a
stirring and glorious spectacle to see Stephen A.
Douglas graphing with the slave power" and the
Tribune thought he in a fair way to arrest and
"crush" this power, much reviled and hated by
the black Republicans. The last New York Times
refers to movements now on foot by Douglas Demo-
Gratis in New York, Indiana and other free States, to
separate finally from the administration and to mod
ify their views in such way to enable the black
Republicans to act with them and the late Conven.
trn Of black Republicans and Douglas men in Indi
actually made arrangements for a Convention to
be held in Chicago at an early day, to concert oppo
sition to Mr.. Buchanan, and TO consolidate their
forces for the final struggle of 1860
The distribution question: mere question, at
last, Of dollars and cents, is Of more importance to
the South than the slarery question! Who agrees
with Mr.. McRae in that tP-where is the man who
would subordinate the vital interests of his section,
the preservation of the Constitution and the ineg
rty of the Union to miserable petition the fed.
era e vernment for few dollars, for any amount
Of dollars? All, but say some of the distribution.
lists, If the Union is to be broken up, let make
rangements noD TO secure Our share of the public
domain. for if dissolution the Northern States
will take all the lands. That is craftsmanship is
it?-that is reverence for the Union !-that shows
keen eye for the main chance, does it not? AS well
struggle for three coin in the hour of death! -
as well might Adam have paused to secure his
out fg-leaves when Heaven thundered and the fla
ming sword turned every way to bar him from the
walks of Paradise. Why, suppose the Union should
be broken up, which God forbid!-a suppose the
North should get all the lands, which is scarcely
possible, one cotton crop would pour hundred
millions Of dollars in dry cash into Southern Golfers
and the land money would be thought Of only as an
idle dream.
But Mr.. McRae not only eulogizes Judge Douglas
and bestows concentrations on James Buchanan
for the noble stand he has taken against such odd.
for Southern rights, but he warns Democrats "tt
be careful how they read Judge Douglas out of thu
party" At fault again. Mr.. McRac seems to b,
possessed with the idea that every Democr attic Edi
tor has big book in which the names of true mel
are recorded and that, whenever they choose, the,
60 about all over the land reading people out of thu
| party. Judge Douglas has not been read out of tn
party, nor has Mr.. McRae been read out of the par
ty. The Democratic party has no Pope with powe
to excommuncate or with power to absove. w
believe Mr.. McRae's present know nothing friend
and supporters had way Of swearing people t
do SO and so, and not to do so and so an
when they broke their oaths thus taken, they wer
not only Tread out of the party" but they wer
published perjured and dishonest men. Tho
was reading out of the party with vengeance; bu
the Democrats do not With them. people ar
free to and go at their own option and leisur
If they come and stay, we'll if they go, well alsu
but the fact that they 60 is very apt to be know
and commented on, not to inurc them PERSONAL,
but to warn other parties and all other honest PEI
pie politically against them. Judge Douglas a,
nounced on the floor Of the Senate-deliberatcly al
nounced that he differed with the President "fu,
damentally" with reference to the admission of Ka
sas; and some of his organs and friends in the FRI
States have since violently assailed the President
How is this Fundamentally difference to be reco
ciled? The South with one voice. with the exec
tion of the representative in the House from Il
blood-stained City of Baltimore, have declared tn
they believe NJ. Buchanan to be right in this ma
ter and Judge Douglas wrong. The South and tr,
,nen North 60 with the President because he
right, and Judge Douglas goes the other way. TT
Union is trembling because State is about to
refused admission account of the institution
slavery. The power Of the abolitionisfs is ncres
ing, and the power of the South is diminishing
civil war is threatened in Kansas, by slav
ry men, but by aboltionists and traitors like Ji
Lane,-the President throws himself in the brea
and stakes himself his administration, the peace
the country, the rights and the equality Of Il
+ South, and the very existence Of the Union on Il
admission Of the State with the Lecompton Cons