Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1859-11-10

10 CatH seFtIt ITO huSo lint
til; chameleon, from the nearest surrounding
influences to sacrifice everything good
noble and patriotic, to the wretched behests
OF its miserable creed, which clairs partisan
good as the only merit, and party triumph
no matter how acquired, rs the only true
earthly glory. 1t isno wonder that the threc
great lights, pas. and present of the party,
have each left the record oftltcir abhorrenre
OF set so vile and iacongruoNs. That Mr..
Calhoun was compelled to admit them cor
rupt mass, held together by the cohesion OF
party plunder--that Mr.. Buchanan declared
that ii he had a drop Of Democratic "blood
in his vei,ts, he would ctitout, or that Gov.
Wise declared that he would net allow his
pointer dog to lap the blood that flowed from
Democrats veins.
How it was that the South was ever sedu-
ced into confidence with this party has al
ways been to us a matter Of utter SURPRISE
How men of the highest order Of Intelligence
could believe the professions of the very men
on this point whom they could not have cred
tied upel any other, seems to involve mys-
terry beyond our power to fathom, The So
luton tnsy, however, be probably found in
the m6rbid state of pudlic opinion in the
South, upon the subject Of slavery. Feeling
that they were enjoying the benefits Of an in
stitutioi guaranteed 20 them by every prin-
ciple of human and divine authority, they
were elnaged that it should be warred upon
by a'eu who had no particle of right at in
reference. In their rage they naturally
gave up to the prudent to denounce. 1t
would have been foreign to the cardinal prin-
ciples of Democracy to have allowed 50 fine
an opportunity for BuncomLe appeals co have
gone unimproved South. Their party orders
were sent out to push this agitation to the
EXTREMIST point. No Democrat got to adj
dress the people who did not do his utmost
to magnify the malehilI excres1ences of abo-
lition madness, into mountains OF public
opinion. This was especially the case in
each presidential CANVASS. Then the Domo-
cratic South became most intensely Southern.
No food was sufficiently hot for his palate,
which was cooler than ire tself, and ia every
public gathering the Niger was bestrode by
some rampant dcmagogue and daily rode
round the campus. Niger, niger Niger:
was the rallying cry. Nothing could exceed
the marvellous affection Of locolocos South
for the institute ON Of slavery, OF their most
utter adherence OF any one who should ques-
ton its merits. tie VINO was not y Democrat
was a fee or traitor to the South and regar-
ded rs an abolitionist OF the blacklist stripe
while his opponent was quite the reverse. In
1910 Harrison-a son OF Northumberland 4
Wing, was "an aboltionist," while for the
opposite reason, Van Buren, became "a North
ern man with Southern principles" In Is
A Clar-the son Of Virginia and Iavoritc .!
Kentucky-hlmsclf Shareholder, and one OF
the ablest and most earnest advocates OF sla-
very, ''au aboltionst' In l8iS, the
gallant cid hero of lucna Nlsta-a son OF
Virginia, citizen Of Lnuisiana-the reputet
owner of 400 slaves, was nominated as The
Whis candidate. and straightway became 'al
abolitouist while his opponent, the grea
Michgander, was the very embodiment o
the slavery principle! In 1851, Summer
was convicted OF abotlonisin for having
when a boy, made declarations against sla
very, infinitely less severe than those mad
by Mcdowell, who was made Governor ait
Father Richie, who, Tor decades enjoyed tn
verv worship OF the Democratic party! IL
1852 Gen. Scott, though Nirsnian, wa
ian abvitionist." In 1865, Flournoy was "ar
aboltionst.' In SO, Fillmore, whose Dol,
stand for Southern rights, during his tern
had brought down upon his Tread thousanC
excavations from the aboitiouists, and ha'
made his round Of visits to the South, in 81
one grand triumphat march, wasaIso IAN alb
oitionist." Every candidate OF the Whis
and American parties were pcrOrcc IAN alb
olitiOnist," no matter where born, how many
uegr, e. he owned, ur however strcnuously h'
had stood up for the Southern rights ait
Southern institutions, while his opponent
though he had, like John Van Buren,, an,
kindred leaders of the Democracy North
set side by side, check by jowl, in the sam
convention with black-skiuncd and WOOL.
headed niggers, was cr caadiiacie perfect.
sound on the great question of Southern right
and peculiar institutions.
1t seems incredible that these hrazen char
ges OF abolitionism upon their opponents am
still more brazeu professions ci exclusive dc
votion to Southern institutions, such palpabl
fraud Or bold faced humbugging, could hav
fooled any one; and it is indeed notifying t.
think we are compelled to record their gener
al success. But we trust the day Of success
full ellrontery and popular delusions has pass
ed. The woolly horse has at last been rid
den completely out. The trcqunt demand
upon him during the last election. the kansa
tomioolery before and the Lccompton iug1l
since have $50 stalled his presence tina. cvel
the devil of the whole locoioco tribe is con
strained to hold his nose Mt the rotten cShbi
ton, and cry ont tor the taking away uf TIN
Kansassical humbug!
Is it not then good time to carry the wa