The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1859-05-11

oPPose tpe ADMINISTRATOR anu IOlloW douglas,
was held at Harrisburg, Every portion Of the
State was largely represented, and the proceed
ings evinced determination and enthusiasm
They call themselves 'the States rights demo-
cracy"-which term, however, must not be ia
ken to mean the same thing which it means
here atthe south. Very clear Oft! Our States
rights democracy are the peculiar and exclu-
siye guardians Of southern rights-they would
eat all the fire in the 'lake" that burns there
with and with birthstone, before they would sur
render a title Of their claims for their section
(oh! we forget the English bill!)-yalorous and
Office hating patriots!-while the Estates rights
democracy" Of Pennsylvania are a band Of poll
ticians whose only cohesive ligament is hatred
Of the south and her institutions. They have
banded together upon a sectional platform
like The Van Buren, democrats Of l848, who
laid the foundation Of the ~freesoiI and black re-
publican party Of our day-and are resolved to
accomplish through squatter sovereignty, eve
rywhere else, as in Kansas, the exclusion of
SOuhiN III 9 tliC tiilbOlICS VI JllS OIllOil'
We shall therefore, hereafter. distinguish them
as the States rights democracy of the north
and the States rights democracy 'of the south;
for we would not for a moment think of re-
preaching our pure States rights democracy of
the south by the intimatien that they are one
and the sam party with the Pennsylvania fac
tionists Of the same name. Certainly not! for
have they not Letcher, Toombs, Stephens and
billiard for captains? and are they not, even
now, nervously excited, lest the southern OPP
position should c~oalesce with politicians of the
north of ~freesoil sentiments?
But we are DEPRESSING from the proceedings
of the States rights democracy of the north -
Forney's Press says that it was by far the finest
representation ofthe democracy gathered in the
State capitol for many years Its list of vice
presidents and secretaries is too formidable in
length for US to copy. Previous to the perma-
men, organisation Of the convention, doctor Geo.
McCook, of Allegheny. was called to the chair;
and we cannot convey a more faithful idea
Of the intense bitterness manifested in all the
speeches and proceedings towards the admin
~istration wing, and especially the president
as its head, than by copying an extract from his
address:
Gentlemen, Iclaim the proud honor of being one of
the fathers of the democracy of this country. Zap
plause l was deeply and permanently associated
with general Jackson in the days of his glory; | was
upon his electoral ticketin le24-Llong and continued
applause land from that day to this time, whatever
OF energy and vigilance ! could command, and what
everof pecuniary means | could afford, have cheerfully
been devoted to the best interests of the democratic
party. This it is, gentlemen, that will explain why
to-day | stand here with silyered locks, one who has
passed the grand climacterie of human lite-who sees
three score and ten Just before him-this will explain
why | have left my family and my home to come here
and associate with you 10 promote the best interests Of
this Union Applause
The voice of alarm has sounded from the east and
the west that our institutions have been ruthlessly as
sailed BY the vilest and most reckless administration
that God has ever inflicted upon a suffering people
Loud and continued applause The faith ofrhe demo
cratic parry has been violated by one who came into
our party not until 1923. And here let me say that
only curse which ever attended general JacksoD's
administration was the appointment ofJames Buchan-
an United States minister to Russia. Applause |
remember when he was clothed in the h~aDiliments Of
That was the occasion, and ever has been,
Of his elevation to political power.
Hon. John Hickman, a democratic member
Of the last congress, reelected to The next, was
the second speaker. He dashed Mr.. Buchanan
and Ills administration with an unsparing hand;
denounced it for its failure to procure protection
for the interests Of Pennsylvania; declared that
there is now more money 'squandered' and
stolen by government officials than was re-
CURED to deiray all the federal expenses under
earlier administrations; inveigled against its
corrupt system Of retaining oilers about the ma
Wy yards and custom houses simply for their
votes at elections; drew the line Of drmarkation
between the northern and the southern States
rights democracy, and declared that the pres
ent contest must eventuate in 'rthe vigorous
growth. material greatness, and eternal domi-
nance of the north" We have a fall report Of
his speech before Us, but will content ourselves
with copying only a portion of a Geographic
summary;
Hon John Hickman made a speech Of one hours
length, in which he said: Those who talk Of coneilia-
ton and compromise between us and the sclf-c0nslitu
ted oraeles Of the democratic party, can have but a
feeble appreciation OF the real condition of things
Let this truth be made prominent, that there is eternal
anita gonism between freedom aEd slavery. The strug-
gle between them is just begun, and is Just goirg on
in our midst. We have acted honorably, benevolent
lY, and longer forbearanee with the south not only
ceases to be 7%lrtuous, but becomes eowaFdly and base
The convention adopted a series Of resoIu-
tons, which, we are informed by telegraph, are
Sin the spirit of Hickman's s. peech," but we have
not yet seen them in full. 1t also provided for
another convention to nominate a i" States
rights democratic" ticket Of its own, and "ad-
journed With great enthusiasm"
Here is another "bifurcation, " by which the
division of the Pennsylvania democracy
turn their backs upon their late cherished breth-
rem of the south. And they steal the name of
our southern rights democracy, to bear upon
their black abolition banner and to fight under
t the warfare upon southern institutional
A New York paper says there seems to be a
great rush for Europe about this time. On
the 23d ultimo, the steamships Vanderbilt and
City of Baltimore sailed from Nep YnrL a.
taxing zoo passengers and nearly one
million of dollars in specie, and the latter $40