, 1859-03-01

The deceit, lad.laitl mud doublc.dea1ing
which have characterized the Sham Dcmocra-
cy North and South, have at last their lcgiti-
mate results. The organization is split from
summit 10 base. The breach is go wide, that
no cquiyocations like those which solidificd
the Cincinnati Platform and disgraccd Mr..
Buchauan's Letter of Acccptancc-no mere
word-swiudle-no iogenious facing both
ways-can bring together, even in appcar-
nnce. the discovered portions. The Dcmoc-
racy is divided; and NC ouly witt the rlpcn.
ing Of impending events, to cay that it is dis.
solved.
The cause Of the rupture dates back to
1853. Anterior to tlat-in Is48-tle here
elcs Of that monomariac, John C.. Calhoun,
were known to exist Int rs they were the
nucleus around which only handful Of i'm
practicables and nulliicrs gathered, they were
ignored by the Democracy North and South.
In '53, dressed up anew in ambiguous
phrase-with q Northern and Squattcr soye-
rciguty aspect for tile North--with Niger
driving look for tlc sontb--tley were en-.
bodied in the Kansas: Nebraska bill antl
since TINT day, it has been tie studied effort
OF every Democratic speech, every Democrat.
ic platform, and evcrp Democratic editorial
to coyer up the fact that it was held by the
masses Of the party in the Free States that
tue People of Territory, while in a Terri.
to:lal condition, might exclude Slavery; and
the other TACT tha. tie Democracy South con-
tend that the people Of Territory cannot
meddlc with Slavery at all This gross con-
tradiction, ingeuiously concealed IN the
authoritative national cnunciations Of
the Democracy, las been again and
again pointed out; Jet 60 cnam.
enamored have the people been With the De.
1nocratic name, and 50 fearful, in the event
of Democratic defeat, that they would be
compelled to take negroes for wives and &c.
cept mulattoes for children, that they have
failed or refused 10 zee the swind1e by which
Democratic victorie. hare been won. The
broacbing Of the Lecouapton question by the
South, the unhallowcd decision of that South.
ern Supreme Court in the case Of Dred Scott.
aud the numerous pro-slavery declarations Of
Mr. Buchanan, at Inst compelled The De-
mocrncy to abandon their disguise. Douglas,
warned by the threatening attitude Of his
constituents, after having covered up his true
intent md meaning for four years, broke
ground in favor Of his theory Of "unfricndly
Legislation in which he is now backed up by
large portion of his party In the Northern
States. It was not ali that the Demoaracy
Of the North thought they Ind believed In and
supported, during the years that they have
been believing for Popular Sovereignty and
the right Of people to form their own do
mcstic institutions in their own way y but
shabby aud untcnal'le as the position il, it is
80 much in advance of the genuine Calhoun
ism held by his Southern fricnda, that 1t must
be the faith by which Democracy of the Free
States will hereafter swear.
The entcrin wedge-Douglas' Frceport
hpeecb-has done its work. Tie Senate of
The United States has taken up the discus.
zion which that excited, and between the con.
tradictory and irreconcilable opinions which
have been promulgated therein, cach claiming
that the label q Democracy" belongs 10 it
alone, the party is rent in twain, md the
country is glad!