Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1858-09-09
THE DEMOCRATIC FACTIONS.

Dosglss. bat his supporters Athns 1t MAS
eosssss 70 pour out i,s vial Of wrath upon the
rserssst Senator only, but lst.erly 1t in
cludss the whole and styles them the Doug
las faction Hitherto it was supposed that
. faction meant . small body Of refractory ueo
Who had tho sudaci,y to separate from the
great body Of the party, but now includes
msjori,ies, il they have iudepence enough to
think for themselves, or are not supple
enough 70 change front whenever the com.
uAnisr in chief faces about, As on the Kan.
s,s question. We are inclined to think tho
Admipistratiou speaking through its organ,
will 6nd the loss Of the Douglas faction"
sc9sthiog more than IL can bear The do
feat Of Douglas in Illinois, much n he may
deserve 10 Tor the mischief he has done BY bis
K.psas Nebraska bill, will be in effect . de-
feat Of the Democracy At large, for II any
one but an anti LesOmptoOitss should get the
nomination for President at CEsrleston, be
may look out for an iugIoriOus defeat. Iii
veil Known now that most Of the Northern
leaders only give . seeming sequieseenes IN
the Admiui,,raiion policy. Another year
Gill bring some startling devslopuen,s
The following article from the BAl,. Pa.
triot presents true picture OF the struggls
now going on.
The War OF THE SECTIONS The war now
being vaged between the Buchanan and the
Douglas wings Of the Democracy Is attract
log attention. The two great leaders who
give names TO their respective Sections, are
In tbe field in person, each encouraging his
serriei masses, and each apparently eouh'
dent Of victory 1, is this fac, which gives
90 much interest to tho conflict Both are
experienced aal a1roit :acticians, both sre
possessed Of sort Of bulldog obstinsey,
both have uutiriDg perseverance,, both have
skilliul lieutepauts, and both appear to be
animated by . bitter hatred towards each
other, which nothing less than the overthrow
Of hi, antagonist and rival can satisfy.
The Union, the organ aud mouth piece Of
Mr. Buchanan, has been especially raneor.
Gus towards "the Douglas faction" for sever
al days past, and pours brOadside after broad
eide into Douglas aud "ths Douglas faction"
Of hot shot, which cannot but have dam
aging effect upon ",hs little giant" and bis
Election" or followers. IndsOd tho effect is
visible upon the one gun battery, called "TAE
States" in Washington, as its one gun-snd
cha, Of entirely TOO small osiibrs-hss been
nearly silenced, being wholly unable to reply
sfeetually TO the many gun battery Of Mr..
Buchanan, which throws IN ueh heavier balls.
Metaphor aside, it Is amusing 10 observe
how pertiuaciou.ly The Slater prstend' to
believe that The UsiOn does not speak for
Mr., Bschap.n aud his Cabinet, when it GER
tainly must know, for every body else does,
that Mr.. Buchapan himself 10 the active
spirit thA: gives life, aud force, and energy
20 the battle that is..now being Waged upon
what the Union, or the prcsidsu; through
IL, deuominstes, in derisiou, ''tbe Douglas
iou,"-including, We suppose our worthy
fsllsv citizen, Dir. johnson. Tho States
Gays, aIf the Union we're really What it has
the impudepce TO call itself-but which, hap.
PLY for ths Democratic party, it W far from
beiDg-the organ Of,he President, its malig.
nAnt treachery would go far to break up the
party organization and defeat every leading
measure Of the administration"
Nos this is all suLteIfuge. The !SatsI
knows that the UHiOE is the organ Of Mr.
Buchanan Why, then, does it not aim its
guns ct him. The States may kill of . thou.
sAnd WsDdells aud gain nothing BY the ex-
plot whatever but IL IL will throw away ils
sbolsuS, With which IL has been sripg small
saos at snsl game, bring few big
guns, loaded With heavy balls, to bear
upon the head aud froat Of the battle, il may
do something elective. Is it afraid to de-
clare var upon the President Surely it
need not sotertain suy such fear now, for IL
has already incurred the penalty Of treason
asd eau naTci hope Tor pardon. 1t il in blood
already stepped 50 far, that TO retreat we're
a. dangerous as to 60 DER
The Douglas faction are 10 . condition
somewhat similar tina, our Revolutionary
heroes we're 10 when they we're resisting the
power Of Eoglsnj meeting her upon the
ssld Of battle, but nevertheless, profe,sip z
70 b most loyal aud dutiful sobjsois' Of
the kingY But they soon saw the false posi-.
ton they we're 10, add got out Of IL by de-.
elsri0s tbsUselves free aud independent
"Tho Douglas faction must DO tho sane.
or be cJaiout 10 bo denounced a. renegade.
snl traitors, and to DO punished .. such
should sho Naturalization faction triumph
over them.
Tba Union pretty distinctly give, lhs 10.
moeraey 10 understand that sympathy Tor
Douglas is irsAehsfy 10 Buehsoso, add ths
he vbo gives aid sud eomfort' to tbs for.
nsf, saanot expect them from the latter.
PtHR.