The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-09-22
Mr.. DOUGLAS AND THE DEMOCRACY.
THE POT BOILING.


The Augusta Dispatch gives the following synopsis of
speech recently made by Senator Toombs at Augusta,
Georgia. upon the political topics of the day
The question of slavery Senator Toombs commended had
nbeen settled and nothing now could be made of IT,
That at the time of the confederation all parties looked TO
division into slave and savehodng States then II
did not enter into national politics and was not considered
question for federal legislation but after the constitution
was formed II became necessary to legislae. It was de-
ermned to be the duty Of savehodng States to give
up ugtives That was settled. They determined upon
the capita principle Of representation That was SGT
tied As to the question of the African slave trade all the
States, except Georgia and South Carolina, opposed
to II they agreed upon the existing laws and the trade was
prohibited every State. That settled. The American
Congress had full and ample power 10 control II.
The constitution was silent as TO what should be
the condition of new acquisitions Of territory, and
out of this silence all the trouble had grown The
Northwest territory had been coded by Virginia, with
section prohibiting slavery north of the Ohio Tenncs
see Alabama and Mississippi did contain the prohibit
tory section placed over the Northwest Louisiana and
Florida it was then seen would fall into hands just
as naturally it that Cuba and the islands of
the Caribbean will The principle that the South is en
tied to an equnl participation in the territory acquired by
the common blood and treasure will triumph, If we main
tain il. 1t opposed by King and the New England
politicians In the admission of Missouri false and de-
grading discrimination against this right was assented to
by large Southern majority in Congress Then came
the acquisition OF Texas by treaty with her as indie
pendent government The territory acquired from Mexico
up for adjustment and the unanimous vote Of
the South cast to extend the Missouri line to the Pa
cifc But in all these acquisitions the principle not
settled as to the power OF the Territories the subject
Of slavery while in Territorial condition In 1915 there
were but four men in Congress- democratic wing, who
did hold to Congressional prohibition This ground was
abandoned in the settlement of the territory acquired from
Mexico, and California decided this question for herself
Utah had been settled by the Mormons, who had adopted
in the language OF distinguished free soilerthe twin
denominations Of poygamy and slavery, and New Mexico
had adopted slave code protecting slave property, and
il was as safe there in Georgia In 1854
the prohibition existing against slavery in Nebraska
Kansas by coercion and the democratic party with
EXCEPTIONS stood up to the repeal of the Missouri prohb
ton and for this the Northern democrats had been de-
nounced as slavery propagandss and Of the North
ern democratic Senator'S had been stricken down from
their manly fidelity to great principle, in standing by
the South that question The democratic party the
North is known at the North TO be the ally Of the South
and every twenty years of age at the South
knows H. wayfarng man. though a fool can under.
stand it. Nearly many wings democrats in 1850,
voted for the principle of nonnervention in the compro
mise measures but in 1854 few slave Northern democrats
stood by and they fell in the cause and to-day
told that the democratic party is demoralzed. In the
State of Ohio with nearly $50 600 voters there
jory Of only 20 900 against this principle, and 200
Ohio democrats are tonight battling with you.
whenever we come 70 close place TINS
the lines of the democratic party Yet democrats de-
nounced, and at the South we find tuppenny politicians
going through the State crying Squatter sovereignty"
They may abuse from the stump, but members of the
Georgia Legislature they voted for the resolution declaring
that hostility to the principle Of the Kansas bill sub
ect of slavery hostility the rights of the South and
in their party platform, few months later they avowcd
hostility to il rendered man unfit to be Know Nothing
q curse too severe TO be pronounced agons dog But
when Fillmore pronounced the Kansas bill Pandoras
box they changed their tactics, and repudated all their
Kansasthough there is no doubt that large majority
did not want slaveya clause was adopted sanctionng
In the Senate pending the vote to admit Kansas under
this constitution, three Observation-Disclosures Stewart and
Broderick-opposed it, In the House voted for by
every Southern man but six Americans Twenty democrats
also voted against it, and thirty democrats voted for
it. Had four Of these six Southern Americans voted for
the bill it would have passed And yet We are invited to
look 10 the opposition for defence of the South As
well send to the priest to get extreme uncon sendto
that party for anything good He explained and defended
the English b-t was identical with the Iecompon bill
wi in1ir atiOn
the supposion that any Southern member Of Congress
could be bought We told by the opposition, and by
some Of the democrats that the Kansas bill contained
squatter sovereignty He regretted colleague in
the United States Senate of the number. Douglas
stood just where he was in lS4S 1850 and 1855 He
oombs) had differed with Cass in his views Of squattcr
sovereignty. The principle of non intervention had all
departments Of government in its favor for the future
he willing leave the question where it s-under the
protection of the constitution and the courts IF slavery
and the Executive and &c we want leg sa,ve interference
we can always have 1t. TINS new demand for ntervcn
a device to break down the democratic party
While have Executive Judiciary and Congress we are
safe. He would not pass single law upon the subject
ne would drive no man from the democratic party who
had fought freesoiers fifteen Douglas not his
choice for the Presidency but he would support him
err than any opposition man in the United States Dou-
glas had been in error; but he is bold, manly truthful
From the Richmond whigl
SENATOR TOoMBs, THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY AND
SENATOR DOUGLAS.
Senator Toombs, in speech lately delivered in Au-
gusa, Georgia, and written out by HIMSELF uses the fol
rights of the South in the Territories
The organization Of the democratic party leaves this
ceo he bis er
ing or accepting new tests Of political soundnese shall still
preventative of the party whenever tender him; and
do hesitate tell You that with his prefer him and
would support him tomorrow against any opposition in
The subioned comments of the Charleston Mercwy-a
democratic paperon the above exquisite specimen of
demagogsm and renegadsm, and venality and rascaty
generally the part of Senator Toombs admirable
pointed and just that cannot help evncng our appre
citation Of by adopting own and giving con
spicuous place editorial type OF all the public men in
America, in judgment, Senator Robert Toombs, of
Georgia. is the most selfish and unprinciped demagogue-
who would more readily, and with graceless
impudence deliberately sell his country for political pre-
fermen He is in sense to be trusted He is only
vena blusterer-nothing more and nothing less. But
here is the opposite and scathing commentary of the
Charleston Mercury on the despcable and agtious sent
ment Of the Georgia renegade and traitor, and
mend that commentary to the careful perusal of
readers of all parties at the South
According to the authority of Mr. Toombs the "organi
cation of the democratic party leaves the rights of the
South Territories can open question" amongst its
members II is insignificant matter that its members
may just what opinions advocate Just such
measures with respect to Them they may deem expe.
pedent Therefore Mr. Douglas, who maintains the right
of the first Northern emgrants in our Territories to APP
prOprate the whole of them for the North by unendly
anti-slavery legislation, is to be embraced a most
worthy member Of the democratic party when nomi
mated by the democratic party for any of the offices
and honors Of the United States, Mr.. Toombs twill sup
port him to morrow against any opposition Anne
RIGA" If the exclusion Of the South from Terrific.
ries by squatter sovereignty is insignificant matter
as to be embraced by the democratic party, why not
the Wilmot provso? If our exclusion by squattcr sove
regnty is tolerated by the Organization of the democratic
party" why not our exclusion by the direct legislation
of Congressr Why not therefore, take at once into it's
Organization the whole black republican partyp Thus
by Mr. To0mbs statement Of the Organization Of the de-
mocatc party there barrier whatever its iden
LITIGATION with the black republican party This party is
built upon the policy Of excluding the South from our Ter
rtores If this is to be open question with the organi
cation of the democratic party may be converted
the black republican party any morning Of the year
And so insignificant the rights of the South in our Ter
rtories that they not only unworthy any regard
in the organization of parties, but Mr. Toombs will sup
port Mr.. Dougas-the man who in the Senate, voted
for the Wilmot proviso-the opponent then the
supporter of squatter sovereignty-one Of the chief
occasoned in the last Congress- the rejection Of Kansas as
slave State from the Unonhe fals6cr and garbler of
history to maintain his anti slavery poicyhe will sup
port this man against any opposition man in America.
Who are these opposition men in Georgia, whom he
deems so untrustworhy when compared with Stephen A.