Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1858-11-27

Buchanan Democrats Views.
Thai it maj be fully seen what are the views
Of regular dyed in-the- WOOL national" Blu
sbanan Democrat, as contradIstiuguished from
the sentiments OF the Democracy Of the more
liberal stripe, who are ranging at the North, I'M
der the banner OF Senator Douglas, we will give
few extracts from recent speech Of Jefferson
Davis Of Mississippi made by invitation before
the Legislature Of that State. a good portion Of
his speech is devoted to defence of his course
during his recent visit at the North and particu.
larry his speeches delivered in Maine, the purport
Of which he says had been misconstrued into an
endorsement OF the present position OF Mr. Doug
las, and an approvalo Of his return to the United
States Senate. Having arrived at home, among
his constituents, he has taken survey Of the
whole matter, and come to the conclusions stated
below. Senator Davs's opinions are deliberately
and officially made, and must be Of great weight
in the party, from the high position he holds as
leading member of the United States Senate,
and confidential adviser Of Mr. Buchanan.
Senator Davis, in dissvouing the charge Of, or
rather apologizing for, having made " Union
speeches" at the North, said, as reported in the
Vicksburg Wing, an Administration print, that
while he not and never had been dsunion
ist per Sc, he considered dismemberment less
evil ethan the subjugstion of the government to
black republcanism." When the Republicans
should elect President and majority in Con-
gress-" when the Presidency and the houses of
legislation were controlled by the enemies of the
South. he s0as for asserting the independence of
Mississippi; he ,oas for Immediate ,oithdyaloat
from the Union" He advised the South to pre-
pure for such event;
1t behooved the South to take instant and
active measures to put themselves in a state Of
preparation. He advised them to turn their old
muskets into Mimic rifles, prepare powder. she'll
ammunition of all kinds, and Notifications, so az
to be ready against any emergency. Get skilled
Arti6cers who could cast cannon, make guns and
manufacture all the necessary implements of
warfare; that this but the part of prudent
precaution Its effect would be to strengthen
and not weaken the bonds of the Union; to CO.
ment ahd not separate the States. II the North
saw and felt that were in earnest and would
not permit aggression beyond a certain point,
they would cease their efforts"
Quite fre-eating manifesto. when compared
with his soft, Union saving appeals made in
Name, in the effort to convert that State to the
Democratic faith.
Mr.. Davis denied ever having uttered any sem
timent at the North which could fairly be con-
strued into recognition by him of the doctrine
maintained BY Mr., Douglas, that Territorial
Legislature could affect IN any Vay the status Of
sIarey-a doctrine worse even than the Wilmot
Proviso, and against which he had warred ever
since it had been brosehed." He denounced
Senator Douglas for representing him to have
expressed different views. He thought the very
reverse of Mr.. Douglas He " considered MIR.
Douglass opinions objectional as those of his
adversary, Mr.. Lincoln. They were both equally
destructive of the rights of the South, both al
war with the Constitution"
Senator Davis said, Mr.. Douglas. in his re-
cent canvass for the United States Senato1ship.
in Illinois, had seized upon an alleged passage
from speech never made, and had claimed that
his own sentiments, delivered in his speech at
Freeport, ILL.,, were inconsistent with those pro.
mulgated in that paragraph" The distinguished
Mississippisn continued AR. Douglas well
knew that his Mr.. Davis's) deliberately ex press
ed opinion on this subject in the Senate of the
United States, expressed in debates with Mr.
Douglas himself, in which he had forced Mr..
Douglas to abandon the doctrine as uutensbe,
were the very reverse Of those attributed now to
him, and that in his Portland speech he had SO
expressed himself"
The tone Of this speech indicates still wider
breach thar has heretofore existed between tbs
Administration and Senator Douglas, and would
appear to put all hope of reconciliation out Of
the question.