The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-09-18
THE ADMINISTRATIONS AND THE SOUTHERN
DEMOCR1CY
IRON the Georgia Federal Union, Sept. H. !


There are many reasons good and cogent why
the southern democracy should give to the national adj
ministtion cordial and vigorous support not that
we have or heard presented why they should
not If this Union is to be preserved it only be
done through the nstrumenality of the national dem
ocratc party This proposition may be denied but can
not be successfully refued Without recoe ation of
the equality of the South in the Union the Union must
And what party at the North but the democratic
party has recognised the equality of the southern
States in matters of national legislation affecting their
peculiar rights under the constitution None. In every
contest With the North for the maint of southern
rights it has been to the democracy of the free States that
the South has always looked for aid and comfort and
seldom without Mr.. Buchanans administration
commends itself not alone to southern democrats for the
purity aud Justice of its public measures but to the south
ern people The wisdom of its policy is seen and ac-
knowledged by liberal all through the South and
have dared to impeach the honesty and integrity
Of the President but faction Of graceless and reckless
black republicans who are never dleor silent when the
government is being honestly and constuonalIy admin
istered ia
1t was mainly by the aid of the southern democracy
that Mr.. Buchanan elected to the presidency and
until very recently might have looked in vain Ia that
quarter for the intes indication Of dissatisfaction And
that dissatisfaction is not boldly expressed but
comes indirectly and rather by sympathy with its enc
mics than by open and direct attack If southern dem
ocats encourage disappointed pace-huntcrs and amb
ous and enyous asprants for the presidency In their
fare upon the national administration how can they expect
the old and steast political opponents of the democratic
party to be silent, to their attacks upon it' To
speak plainly is Senator Douglas to be encouraged in
his wckedly foolish war upon the administration? Tho
democracy lose the entire moral weight of their position
the moment they allow the national administration Of
their choice to be kicked and cued by open enemy
treachcrous friend Stand by the administration long
it stands by the country and the party should be the
watchword of every democrat Not only stand by it,
but defend it from assault all sides and from all sorts
of enemies In this way only the national dcmocra
cy be preserved without concession of everything that
makes il useful to the country and ccctua organ
ization We have no war to make upon Senator Douglas
when he turns his batteries in another direction We
would not drive him from the democratic party. The
democracy OF the South may forgive him for the past il
his conduct in the future morits much kindness But
ii he expects to place himself at the head Of the demo
cratic party after his deserion or il his friends
and apologsts North and South expect TO for him
that honorable and responsible position we hope from
the bottom OF our hearts he and they may be disap
pointed