Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1859-09-16

zsus tine . charge spsa ths common enemy Q
AZ. erlef, end csassrs ptisal which. with an al
uosk Imp;oas inpsasncs, asarps the name Of De
.sssusy. Never wss there sst Of men bandes
saessAcrior more salciy purposes. Never part,
- rsckhsaF its esasss. or ssbssssivs ID iss asow
d principles. Never pishsM crew. more in'on
ID rswias one NJ vAiis tley looked the other.--
n re may judge them hy their actions. they have
never asowed princigls ~hich they have or will
uss have repudiassdLcs Oppressed oncs-however bit
tsrly-.-which they aass mad been ready to steal
ffonl their opponents. whenever they could serve
marty r.wposes By 20 dung. While elsmoring vo'
sissroas,y sor soashsrn rights. they have insaria-
big fasnished oar opponents the weapons where
with 10 destroy them. While tearing the earth IN
miserable afectation IF rage. over the ran"ns Of
eouslley miserable abolitionists, whose imbec'ity
made them perfectly harmless; they have ieagned
fhemsslses with the very band which has done
more IN q single year, to overthrow and break
down Southern institutions than the mad Abol
douis,s could do In a century. Crying peace.
peace they have been the very fomcn,ors OF agi-
tasioa. Yelring for States rights they have done
their utmost 20 con .oiidae power in the hands OF
the Execulsc. Denoancing appropriations. Tor
Rivers and Harbors by the general Government
o. utterly MISUNDERSTANDING have been 'ore-
most in making them jus, Is often as the emoln'
meats Of the expenditure could g to reward some
partisan service. or ada % Democratic power
Deserving baaks and shin. piassers, with intense
bts.ruess. thew have themselves established faar-
afths ofthc hack. Of the country. and some at
them II The scsi wssthies. character. aad finally
In the late degrading ksesas saaaahlc. they hrsi
declared shense,s~s in fsse- d S4ass'er >aser-
sixnsy. whica s.se Saa,h ID ever abhcrFes'. and
then tarn 70 s,,ike down the very prineartes which
he bill prsseAis4 10 essahiisa--hrs, by Looomp-
Ton fraass. ssa then By diree, bribery. -, .oe.
While eaasniax a creed which allows to ever. man
thu sz.l>.. ilerss 4 political .heash, ssl action.
re zee thea place she han 81 r-rsensl disgrace
spoa esery one ~ss 3&rss leave the party rank,
ard hant him. no, only fr'sn place and power,
bat IL possible, from society. With tie savage fe
rceity and rocrc'less tyranny OF a Nero and Cal
ligAl.. Sach is Democracy giarins cheat,
palpasie fraud. tie personfea,ion of inconsistent
cy. the very seit of petty tyranny and The inear-
nation of corruption II has no fixed principles
ly sectional in every section. i, trims its sails to
catch every brceze-taking its hucs, like the cha
meleon, from the nearest surrounding influences
ready to sacrh'e everything sood, noble aud patri
otto to the wretchel bahests of it's miserable creed
which claims partisan good as tho onl mort, md
pafty triumph, no matter how acquired, rs tho on
~ true earthly glory. II is no wonder that tn"
h. lult. nd taf,t ,.
have zach lei. The record Of ,hoir abhorrenre o!
sst 20 vile and incougruous. Tint Mr. Calhoun
was compelled to admit them corrupt mass. held
together by the cohesion Of party Elunief-that
Mr.. Buchanan declared that il he had drop Of
Democratic ''blood in his veins, he would let ii
out or that Gov Wise declared that he would not
allow his pointer dog TO lap the blood that lowed
FROM Democrats veins"
How II was that the South was ever scducrd in
70 confidence with this party has always hecu to
'us matter Of utter surprise. How men of the
highest order OF intelligence could believe the pro-
sessions OF the very men on this point WON he
could not have credited upon any other, seems to
involve . mystery beyond our power to ia,hom
Tho solution may. however. be probably founl in
tia morbid state Of public opinion in the South,
upon the subject Of slavery. Feeling that they
were enjcying the benefits of an ns,itution guar
an,eed to them BY every principle ofhuman and d.
vine Authority, they were enraged TINT it SHOULD
De warred upon by men who hal 40 particle Of
right 81 interference. In their rage they natural
y gave mp 10 the pruricnt todenouuce. Il would
have been foreign to the cardinal principles Of De-
nocracy to have allowed 81 Cue an opportunity
fur Buncombe appeals TO hare gone unimp-oyed
Sosth. Their party orders were scut Oh, 10 push
this agitation 10 the EXTREMIST point M mo.
crai gct up 70 address the pcopls who did MT 10
his almost 10 magnify the molehiil eIerescencies
Of abolition madness, into mountains Of public
opinion- This Was 90, especially the case in each
presidential canvass Then the Dem. crai'' Sonih
became most intensely Southern. No food was
safheieatly hot for his palate which was cooler
than Ere itself, and in every public gathering tho
Niger was bsstrode by some rampant demasogue,
snd daily rode round the campus. Niger. mig
geri niger was the rallying cry. Nothing
could exceed the marvellous affection of the loco
feeos soush for the institution of slavery. or their
most utter adherence Of any one who should ques-
.tisn lie merits. He who was not a Democrat was
a1os % traitor to the South--an abltionst Of the
blsskess sfxipe. while his opponent was quite the
rsysEss. In 1910 Harrison--a son Of Virginia
Ae1pnse Wing was ian aboli,onist," while for
- opposite reason, Van Bsren became "a North.
ern man with Southern principles. In 1914
ciay--the con Of Virginia and favoritc of Ken.
'taeky himself STAKEHOLDER. and one Of the
rsbasst and most earnest advocates Of slavery. was
Ass abolisiebist" In 1sls the gallant old hero
q BsesA Visia--s son oi Virginia, n citizen Of
Lonis'Ana -shs repated owner Of 400 slaves, was
neminssed % the Wing candidate. aud straight