The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1858-11-10

/ JANDID CONFESS10N.-In nat OlQ an aDle eA-
ponent of southern democracy, the Charleston
Mercury, reviewing an article ii the Washing
ton Union on the present peculiar condition Of
the democratic party, observes that:
| At the last session of congress the northern
wing of the democracy divided in twain, and
Eone half deserted the Northumberland
! their brethren of the southland went over TO
the black republicans on the Kansas issue. The
other half-belng mere fraction of the north,
represented by some twenty-tour or thirty
members in the house Of representatives, and
halt dozen IN the senate-wefe supposed to
be sound They were bepraised in the south
as the gold purifed-martyrs ready for the
stake-angels in their holiness, dauntlessness
and purity, clothed in the white garments of
the democratic faith. They so back to the
people armed with truth, the whole power of
the administration, and the great interests of
the Union, to support them. Alas! They did
not even make fight. They went down on
their knees at the first shout of abolltlonlsm,
and"crawled and prayed for pardon and mercy
with abundant promises of future atonement,
They forthwith, as one man, from Maine to
Kansas, gave up the Kansas conference act,
and pledged themselves to vote for It's viola
ton On the first motion of the aboitlonlsts IN
congress. They then, in Pennsylvania and
other northern States, sought to outvie the
abolltlonists themselves in their eager probes
sens OF a boundless fidelity to the interests OF
the people Of the north, by increasing the tariff
duties for their benefit. How apt is the ques-
ton of the Washington Union-"Are We to
oppose the republicans and support their poll
| cy?" In what respect did the anti Lecompton
democrats last winter, in congress, differ from
the black republicans? They moved together
in the same policy. And in what respect will
the Lecompton democrats next winter differ
from them? They are pledged to belle their
faith in the conference act, by admitting Kan
sas into the Union contrary to its provisions
and to aid them in the sectional plumber Of the
south by an additional protective tariff. 1t is
in anticipation of such circumstances, we pre-
sumo, that the Union asks that other question,
care we to have northern and southern de-
mocracy?" We answer--No! The thing is i'm
possible If the Washington Union means by
democracy, party-the thing is impossible.
A party is the association and union Of men
upon certain principles of government, for their
enforcement. II these principle do not exist,
or are not enforced, party Is destroyed 1t
becomes faction whose Objects merely power
and place AS a party, the democratic party
will be dissolved so soon as, at the next session
of congress, the pledges of the last remnant of
the party in the north which has heretofore
been true shall be carried out in coalescence
with the black republican party, by overthrow
ing the conference act, and increasing the pro-
tective features Of the tariff. The south will
then stand "alonen' faithful amongst the
faithless." Alone abandoned betrayed
the last refuge Of those great principles Of JUS
tice and liberty which once biazed before this
mighty party as an orlflamme, and covered it
as with halo Of glory.
The foregoing is the most truthful picture of
modern democracy we have yet seen.
ANOTHER D1sc1osuRE-Hon F. ?. Stanton.
secretary of Kansas under Gov. Walker, in
late speech at Lawrence, made the following
statement:
He (Mr. Stanton) came to Kansas in 1857,
believing it to be the intention of MIR. Buch-
anan to deal fairly with the people. Had not
this been his opinion, he would never have &C
cepted the position of secretary, nor Walker
that of governor of the territory. Justice de-
manded the admission that he still believed the
intention of the administration to have been
good Its present line of policy was an after
thought Until the month of September, he
and governor Walker were sustained through
out by the administration He would mention
one circumstance which was not generally
known, as showing this conclusvely.
On the 1st of September Gen. Whitfield and
DR.. Tebbs, of Kansas who were then in Wash
ington, signed a letter expressly stating that
the course of Gov. Walker and secretary Stan
ton was acceptable to the people Of Kansas,
inasmuch an undoubted majority were in
favor of free State" This letter was written
at the special request of Mr.. Buchanan, who
was anxious to shield himself from the assaults
then being made upon him by the south.
Through Mr.. Buchanan S agency the letter was
sent to the Union office, and was actually in
type, accompanied by editorial comments en-
dorsing the character of DR.. Tebbs, as a "gen-
tleman of unimpeachable veracity,'' when it
was seen in proof by southern member of
the cabinet, who ordered its suppression, From
that day to this the course of the admnstra-
ton towards Kansas had been most unscrupu-
lous and shameful one.
On which the Washington States comments
as follows: We publish the above as another
link in that remarkable chain of events encir-
cling the Lecompton matter. The allusion to
the doings of the southern member" of the
cabinet awakens our sense of dignity, to say
nothing of our desire to allay the public curl
osity on the point. There are four southern
members of the cabinet-Messrs. Thompson,
Cobb, Floyd and Brown We are anxious to
know which of them is the censor of the Wen
dell Lincoln organ, whose advice has led to
such terrific disaster in the ranks Of the demo-
cratic party.
A later number Of the States says: g
son Friday last we asked which of the four
''southern members of the cabinetit was who
became the censor of the Wendell-Lncoln Or
gan, and accepted the responsibility of all the
terrible disasters which have befallen the dem
ocratic party from the misdirection of that pa
per- We've anxious to know which '.south-
ern member" was it who sought such distinc-
ton We now learn, on excellent authority,
that it was our able secretary of the treasury,
hon. Howell Cobb
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