Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1858-1859, 1858-10-16

A. G. Brown, Senator from Mississippi, ha.
been addressing his constituents on curren
and anticipated politics. Those of our read
ers who have been interested in the senti
ments of the Democracy in the North, may
like to know what passes under that name al
its stronghold, the South. Mr.. Brown is
prominent among the friends of Mr.. Buchan
an, having been chosen by the Cincinnati
Convention to apprise him of his nomination
lie still gives the Administration his warm
support, although he has an indulgent word
for Senator Douglas, which seems to proceed
more from hatred of that Senator's Republi-
can opponents than from any other cause But
to Mr.. Browns Mississippi speech.
| The Senator thinks that Mr.. Buchanan was
unfortunately misled in regard to Walker
Nicaragua expedition. Walker, he says, was
doing the South good service, and he ought
to have been let alone" He "was giving us
a slaveholding State" in the opinion OF the
Senator, and that that grand aim ought to
| have been allowed to override all ordinary OBJ
jections, is very evident from the course OF the
argument. He frankly says:
"lf any one desires to know why want a
| foothOld in Central America, | avow frankly
| it is because | want to plant slavery there; L
think slavery is good thing per Sc believe
slavery to be a great moral, social and polltl-
! cal blessing-a blessing to the master and
blessing to the slave-and believe, moreover,
that it is of divine origin"
He admits that Central America belongs to
somebody else; but so Mississippi once belong
ed to the Choctaws. The whites wanted it,
and took it, Notwithstanding treaties, which
he saws, shave never stood in the way of our
taking their land when the expansion of our
people and the spread of civilization required
us to have it," He would apply the same
Democratic course to Central America.
Mr. Brown is pleased to prove that slavery
is blessing to the master "by simply con-
trasting Southern gentleman with North
ern abolitionist" One is courageous, high
bred and manly; the other is cowardly, low
flung and sneaking." This elegant piece of
Senatorial reasoning seems to be well worthy
of the conclusion which it seeks to establish.
The term "abolitiOnist " is indeed used, but
our Northern Democrats must find their own
place in the argument, by considering their re-
lations to slavery, which alone points the con-
trast cited above.
Mr.. Brown, of course, goes for the aquisi-
ton of Cuba. AS to the re-opening of the AT
rican slave trade, he thinks it would not now
be wise or practicable. 1t depends upon the
question of having more slave States, and thus
upon getting more territory. He adds:
whether we can obtain the territory while
the Union lasts, do not know | fear we
cannot. But would make an honest effort,
and If zoe failed, 1 aoould go ont Of the Union
md try it there. l speak plainly-I would
make refusal to acquire territory because 1t
was to be slave territory, cause for dis
union"
This is certainly explicit, and may be i'm
portant in connection with events now devel-
oping 1t shows that the Southern DemOc-
racy are prepared with demand after demand,
intended for the spread Of slavery, and that
disunion is the ready and reckless alternative
prOfessedly attached to each Mr.. Brown
seems to be aware that a suspicion to this ef-
feet is operating upon his party brethren, and
says, g will not so far stultify myself as to
say that all who claim to be National Demo-
Gratis are worthy of confidence"
He expects to meet such men at the Char
lesion Convention, and he says, " if they car
ry the day, it will be time for honest men tore
tire Such is an exhibition of the principles
and tone of modern Democracy in the section
where it is alone strong to act and frank to
speak.-Boston journal.