The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-11-16

lfEoh we AeAAnafla (Na) Senuneii N0F VI
The democrats of Virginia have always been disin-
guished for the steady support which they yield to the
faithful administrators OF public trusts They do not
set up merely 70 fire upon him. They do n0t
call citizen TO the perplexing Of the Chief Mags
tracy OF this great country for pie simply that they
may betTay him, do they place upon him 50 vast Il
burden and then leave him TO bear it alone hithfui
officer will find them faithful people The indecent re-
sentiments OF disappointed mercenarie the schemes OF
diseontented aspnts who would extot concessions by
the display OF hostities urge their selfish fortunes
through combinations have but little effect In Nir
gnia Our people cannot be bought and they cannot be
used
Hence il that while faction aud discord reign else
where and while politicians among ourselves may prove
unsteady the democracy of Virginia firm at this
hour. We have been highly gratfed to see in the pro-
ceedings of the public meetings being held to ap
point delegates to Petersburg resolutions OF confidence
in the administration OF Mr. Buchanan and of purpose
TO sustain him On the Kansas question which has been
the occasion Of by Douglass which has
given opportunity to those democrats who have iefs
against MIR Buchanan to vent them n sympathy for
DonglsMr Buchanan has but concurred in the almost
unanimous Conclusion of his party aud still nearly
the unanimous conclusion of the South of all parties.
He has recognised the right the majority to govern in
Kansas, but insisted that they should govern M,gh the
baobor and by the forms Of tae and not by mobs and
revolution Thai is the simple issue which has been dis
guised by agitators and denagugues, and under the
protence of question between popular rights and
arbitrary power been made the basis of appeal to the
popular prejudces, Mr. Buchanans position lies the
tSlo OF the which
he conended, and you break down every guard to
tranquility, and make what should be the peaceful do
cisions of the balotbox the occasion Of public
vulsons 1t was over principle as fundamental and
sacred this that the abolition agators determined TO
taDple in their prosecution Of the Kansas dispute as
il to show the South that barrier should avail them
They cose to pursue end which otherwise within
their grasp through this particular path and they did
il, doubtless for object and for the object have
named In this they found allies in the anti -Ie-
compton democrasalies assigning various and
prctences, but all concurrng In upon the President
and his supporters, who sustained law for its sake
and in doing sustained the rights of the South under
the law.
Such is the contest in which the President has been IN
volyed and glad in the that people
Of Virginia at his side. We have Ietcher men
and anti-Letchcr men, but they are all Bneiasas
the exceptions two few for note The people
of Hampshire in declaring for Letchcr governor de-
clare that they have all confidence in the administration
The people OF Kanawha in expressing their preference
Brockenbongh announce their 'fuil confidence
in the ability integrity and patriotism Of the present
distinguished Chief Magistrate of the United States
The Kanawha Star, before u.s. appauds sour distin
gushed and patriotic President and exclailns against
turning against the administration merely because of
the apparent condemnation in the northern States of
policy which the South advocated and commended :
The Spirit of Democracy, bcforois, does the com
pliment of adopting late appeal to the democracy t,
stand by the administration and sends it back as the
voice of the noble Tenth Legion
Bat need not multiply. The people will speak in
louder and stronger tones when they the OCCASION
and Virginia viii send up voice from mountain aud
from plain, from the river to the II any count upon
detection among her people, they such know them
| not.