The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1858-10-13

n Speaking of the democracy of New York, thu
E Charleston Mercury (democratic) gives the fol
lowing leaf from its piebald history: Daniel S
e Dickinson, when the contest arose in congress
: IN 1862, on the Wilmot proviso, and the ex
f eluson of the south from California. stood firm
b for the rights of the south. Martin Van Burel
: went with the freesoil party against the rights
OF the south. This divided the democratic party
IN New York into ha1as and sotts;; Dickinson
being the head Of the hards, standing ON the ole
grounds CT the democratic party; Martin Val
! buren, leading the softs, seeking affinity witt
the abolitionists in the appropriation of all the
territories of the United States to the north
Our territories are now all appropriated by the
morrill, and the policy of the softs has prevailed
The consequence is, that Mr.. Dickinson anC
all that portion of the democratic party of New
York which affiliated with him. are overwhelm
ed. Tammany hall, in the city of New York
has been wrested from them; and at the late
f democratic convention, held to nominate candi-
dates for state offices, the representatives they
sent to the convention have been refused ad
mission into the convention. The freesoil wing
OF the democratic party in New York now con-
troll the party, and are, in fact, the party" The
Mercury heads the foregoing "Another Sign,' -
but forgets that the softs are only carrying out
the ''principles'' of democracy, as expounded
and officially laid down by the great recognised
sachems of the party at the north.
The Washington Union, speaking of The
''ru]e or ruin policy" of the Douglas faction of
the national democracy, makes the following
remarkable confession:
The Douglas wing bolted from the regular
organisatoein Minnesota, and made common
cause with the opposition. They have done the
same thing in every congressional district in
Indiana, and Douglas democrats are the most
efficient leaders of the opposition in that State
| They have done so in Pennsylvania in every
district where they could not rule; one of the
districts which they carried presenting the re-
markabe instance of a Douglas den1ocrat-
ontgomery-afters succeeding in securing the
nomination of the democratic convention, octu-
ally ofering himself as a candidate for the uonai-
nation Of the black republican convention in the
same district! In New Jersey, also, the Dou-
glas democrats bolt or refuse to support the de-
mocrallc organisation, where they are unable
to control it; and in the few districts in New
ork where there are Douglas aspirants to con-
gress they MAKE a bold and audScious dash for
tie nomination Of the black republicans, or of a
fusion of which their wing forms component
part. Throughout the north the policy of this
faction is TO ''rule or aun!'' Nor is this any
new demonstration of theirs, but policy agreed
upon, to all appearances, before congress ad
journed, and pursued since with uniform zeal
and pertmacity, in every part of the country
The votes they gave in combination with the
coalition through the whole of the last session
ef congress on every question and measure are
nation to follow out that policy
The southern people must bear in mind that
the above daguerreotype of national democra-
cy comes from the recognised metropolitan or
gan of that party, and is drawn by the official
journal of the president and his cabinet The
picture is Gfelike How truly it portrays that
marvellous harmony, unity of feeling, and sa-
cred devotion to ''principIes" which the office
holders organs never tire of affirming charac-
terize latterday democracy! After glancing at
the Unions portrait how can any true south
erner affiliate with such a party?
Senator Brown, of Mississippi, in his speech
at Hazelhurst, gave the following as his opinion
of I ba ctota Cf I l,o
Il observe that the New York Herald, Rich
mond Enquirer, and other kindred sheets, are
urging the abandonment Of the English bill land
the admission of Kansas, as the only means of
saving the democratic party in 1860. If the
democratic party can only be saved by means
like this, then the sooner it sinks the BETTER
And have this farther to say, that whenever
the democratic party consents to be led by such
men as edit the New York Herald and Rich
mond Enquirer, it is time enough for the old
guard to strike their coIors. We have had
enough of sacrificing principle to expediency."
Bravo! Mr.. Brown. Abiding to president
Buchanan, he said:
eff northern and southern demagogues would
let him alone he would generally do right
But they scare him with hobgoblin stories about
up VIC Wy Ill lOOU, anu
the election OF an abolltionist, and the final
downfall Of the Union, and all that, and then
right away he does something wrong"
On the subject of the next presidency the SEN
ator stated:
81 never doubted that camel might 90
through the eye of a needle, but am wholly
ncredulous as to any man who entertains sound
views on the subject of southern rights, ever
being crowded into the presidential chair"
WORDS AND WoRks.-A letter from South
Carolina, which treats of contest for the SEN
ate of that State in Edgefeld district, between
Col. VIM. Gregg and Col. j. P. Carroll, bal
ances fairly the claims and qualifications of the
swo competitors, but says:
Il must here admit that Col. Gregg has done
much for the district, having built the Granite
vile factory, which turns out near2O 900 yards
Of cloth per day, giving employment to 400 {
persons, who were mere cyphers in the district
previous to the building of the factory, giving
hem more than living wages including male l