The Yazoo Democrat., 1858-10-30

I believe to, be reliable and trustworthy
Since the beginning of the last session Of
Congress its general policy has received my
earnest support, ! may have objected to
isolated acts, but no Que can be expected to
approve all the acts of any Administration.
Administrations and parties must be judged
by the general results of their policy and
principles, aud not by exceptional acts. Mr..
Buchanap's Administration has been made
memorable by series Of brilliant successes.
He has done all he could do, since the
opening Of Congress, to maintain the rights
and expec ations Of the South. Even if the
party Of the North wayer, | believe Mr..
Buchanan will stand firm l believe, there
fore, that his Administration, in the future,
will be such as we can safely and cordially
support. Good policy also requires that we
should cooperate with the Democratic party.
In the progress of fanaticism, its Northern
hosts have melted away until they are now
but minority in most of the free States.
AS the Northern wing of the party declined,
the Southern wing, however strengthened
This dcclension of the one, and increase of
the other, have continued, until the party
has lost control CT nearly every free State,
and has obtained control of every Southern
State but one. The slavery agitation has
weakened the larty at the North, and
strengthened it at the South. In this pro-
cess, the whole machinery of tue party has
fallen into the hands Of the South. except
that which is called National Conventions.
Issues have thus been made which have tried
the party and driven from it the timid and
waverirg. Its policy, too, has come very
much under the control of the South. That
desire to conciliate Northern opinion, aud
thereby, through party strength. keep pos
session of the government, has too often aad
improperly been manifested by Southern
men, is tue; but it is equally true that the
policy Of the party, for the last few years,
has been mainly Southern. This policy il
has often been unable to carry out, because
Of defections in its Northern ranks; but il
has still clung to its policy, and the deser~
ters have remained i'll the camp of the enc
my. The South has the general control of
the party, and if its issues and policy be
improper or dangerous, she has most Of the
blame to bear. 1t is u view of this ascen>
dancy of the South in the counsels of the
party, that | thuk the party purer than it
has been, and that good policy requires our
Co operation with it.
But, while | would advise the State to
cooperate with the Democratic party
would strongly counselagainst being merged
10 II. l would not create any artificial ties
10 bind her to the party moment longer
han sound policy Dictates nor would II
weave around her any moral restraints,
'prlnglng FROM intimate association, to keep
ler from independent action, whenever such
may be proper. While, then, I would not
lie the State to the Democratic party, /
would counsel her to act with it. | do not
7ery clearly see what other policy lies before
is. The slavery question has become para
mount, IN fact exclusive, and upon it alone
parties are now founded. The Black Re-
publican and the Democratic parties are now
ontesting the field, and the battle is be-
ween them; for, really, at the preseat mo,
nent, no other organized party appears iu
he fight. It true that there are diferen.
es in the ranks of each party, but these
itfereuces are now expressed in organized
orms. Our Southern Rights friends are
low acting with the Democratic party, and
ot in separate and opposing organization.
BESIDES, what else eau we do? Can we
etire from the field, like Achilles to his
ent, and see the fight raging around us,
Vithout sharing in its fortunesa Can we
rganizc separate and independent party
t this moment? Upon what issue What
ecent development is there upon which we
an rally and concentrate a new party?
here is no capable and direct issue upon
Ihich we can now proceed. If it be true
hat the Black Republican and Democratic
re the only two organized parties in the
eld, and we must oppose the Black Repub, !
can party and there is no issue upon
'hlch We can organize a new party; then
hat is left to us but to cooperate with the d.
'emocracyl Thus, | advise cooperation
18th the Democratic party. RI
/ said that there were differences in the !
inks of the party | think there is diff, :
renee between National and States Rights q
!, but | do not think that that :
fference consists, in, the one looking to !
ltlonal parties to save us, and the other S
ot, This is confounding a special and /
inor effect, with an active and general I,
'use. The difference consists in their sev~ /
al constructions of the powers of the gov /
'nment and interpretations Of the constitu- !
on. The true distinction is between con- {
'lidation and confederation. These variant
Of the powers Of the governs
ent were originally developed upon the
1estions Of Tariff, Bank, and Internal I'm
'Ovement. These questions have given !
ay under the inroads Of anaticism; aud !
pom the issues now before u.s. no division Of !
oinion exists at the South upon the powers
the governments. IF new questions of I
'onomy or finance arise, the old differences
i'll again be developed; but at present they !
% allayed. m q aayha 4 'aoegs ga'ls
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"A moment more, gentlemen, aud I have /
1ne.a | believe the South is more united |
ow than at any former period of her history.
believe, too that events are coming on that
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