Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1858-01-01
THE TRUE COURSE

THE TRUE COURSE.
We commend the following sound and sensible
views expressed by Joan Van Buren, at the recent
Democratic celebration in Tanmsny Hall. WAY
should there not be harmony a the ranks of the pa..
ty in support OF the Administration of James Buchau.
all? We are ss;ist.d there would be, if everywhere
the measures of the President We're viewed in AZ
clear aud philosophic spirit az they have been by Mr.
Van Buren.
WHAT is ths aim OF this excitement In this fret
place il is TO break up the Democratic party In the
next place. il is TO make upon the South People
ask Ins why tbs South so strenuous in regard to
this questi0n II slavery has nothug TO do with it.
will tell You why they are - 5tr6nuUu.: They have
uniformly contended that the Convention of Kansas
mad power 10 make Constitution tor themselves
without submitting II 10 the people: but they have
uniformly admitted i.a: they had aso the power to
submit il il they chose. The Convention have nov
submitted the vital question. Mr. Buchanan says
they were bound to do it; the South says they
were not bound to do it, hut they bad right
TO do II. Aud they say, Now va will meet
you on practical common ground which We
haye maintained before our people, which ars COM
mited 10, and on which we fought the Know No.
things aud prostrated them al ths South" Fellow.
citzsus lei me reInnd you of our controversy that
has recently occurred. fou remember the Know
Nothings-the men that pretended 10 prescribe those
who entertained peculiar views of religion, or who
happen TO be horn in different country from this
You remember that they prostra'sd the Democratic
party Of Nsw York, OF Ohio, OF New Hampshire, of
Indiana, of Illinois. Where did they meet with n
rsverse which was to them disastrous overthrow
In Virginia under hs lead of ths gallant Wise. They
were frat overhrown in the South. Three obsers
were h.re gwen for Virginia and Governor Wise.)
We should have besn pr0srated by these bastard
American associations II It had not been for the
South in that great contest Aud are We to turn
t,t,d rt and D,ak urA 80 rafar
O this question ct the currency that is referred
10 in your r-sulutinns-whsre ars the sound, hard
money men of the United States that stood by Jack
son, that stood by Polk and by Pierce in the great
contest? "a voice, "And by your father ?" laughter
| and loud uppiause.l And j will ask you another
quecrion u" Iess important. al!ude to honest egis
| lariun-s"the banshn-nt of cnTuption-to the STOP
ping Of stealing. IL not Col Orr, the present Speak
ar Of the Hruss of Representatives. one who signal
! ICED himself by the manner which through com.
miites he purg-d that House and restored it to its
honorable and dignlt-d po.ltUn before the country
| Now, in these great important questons TO say no
thing of tne stability of the Union and general proc
periry of the country, you have the cordial coopsra
! ton of the South, and having that you should
| preserve it, When Il msn endeavors TO iRhame
| you against ths South, ses if he has not some
special grievances il hs don't fancy that he has moi
got hi. deserts, if he has not been in dshones,
| Legislature, If lie has not bad come personal dsap
poutrrpnt, or ii he IL not in secret enemy OF the
!
! oizens in the course of Two three Years we sha
! be again involved in Presidential canvass, and i,
will then become necessary to select another Pres
| Dental candidate. That candidate will come either
| from tbe South or from the West. The West has
| never had candidates the South has not had one ol
| twelve ysars, and look upon any man or any body
of men with suspicion who are endsavorDg To excite
epritin the free States which would drive from lh.
sphere of candidates the gre8t patriotic men OF the
South who now belong to the Democratic party
| hnxya In u-n zana ff
| attend to New York. We have carried, as your
resolutions correctly say this State by brilliant ma
jority at the last eectiOn-carred it alone-csrried
| il without foreign assistance. We have converted 4
majority of 81 QUO against us last year into majority
| of ls0OO against The Republicans this yesr. We
have done il by cordial actlon-by standing together
! as one mainland are now n position where We can
| 90 to Albany and say the city If New York has q
"Denocratic majority Ot 230nD il hss been trampled
upon by unjust legisarion repeal your Mairopol
! tan Police law; repeal your tax upon the trade
| and commerce Of the city of New York. and put
! back orr city To the position in which the Demo
! cratic party put Kansas where sbe can govern her
ssf IL her own way" tApplause.J Fsllow-citizens
| have detained you longer Than had any idea OIL
! (Cries of "gu on" "go on") Sand by the old De
,nhcratic party. 1t hns carried tsef for half cen
| fury in triumph through all the dangers that thi:
country has "a voice "G"d love ir'-laughter
| 1t has established an independent treasury. i
brought the great empires nf IeSsa and Louisiana
FIorids and Csliformis ih. rsnt-.iarsny. l. hs'
| gwen peace and Tranquility to Tie Union. 1t IL des
tined IN The future 10 do far than has ever ye
accomplished; and your resolutions very properly, il
| my Judgment, aude to what the Democratic party
! can accomplish 1t can not only hoh the Union that
we have and govern il with economy and order, but
| il can gain and annex large popuous and wealthy
regions to our confederacy; it ,an throw oper
that great gateway, the Cult of Mexico, and tbs
Mississippi river which has Ciba standing In il,
way. Ii can If il chooses, accomplish that great re
suit peaeeably, consti.utionaiy, iOnorably, without
violation Of existing treaties, and Without disturbance
of the peace OF the confederacyi but 1t must stand
toaeher-t must stand unted--t must dispose Of III
own controversies by itsefit nust form no foreigr
alliances with Republicans or Americans. We car
beat either of them or both of them together If il be
comes necessary. tAppausel We can beat any
party protesting the faith ether of the Republicans
or the Amercans-no matterhow it may organize ol
where it may combine. Butto do that we must tres
each other with generous cnlfdence-knOw no North
no Sonili, no E4st, no West. Go together as on'
man, and this great and glorious contederacy viii
soon become the model a. II is now the admiration
the civilized globe. tApHauae.)