Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1859-05-28
Democracy and Slavery.

Mr.. Ran Tucker. in his speech at Martins
Warehouse on the night before tho election, made
the following decarati, n: That Mr.. Jefferson,
sixty years ago declared that the natural ally Of
the Southern Shareholder WINS the Northern Demo
crat.
Now, If Mr. Jefferson ever .ad such a thing. it
only proved him to be very bitter hater of the
Northern Democrary-ior if there WINS ever any
body in the South who wrote harder things
against slavery than Thomas Jeferson, we can
only say (tn use pro,incnlsm) We "hay'nt saw
him." If there is anybody whose writings are
merc frequently quoted. To this day. by Black Re-
publicans. against the institution of slavery. we
would like To he apprised Of bis name. Even in
his votes ON Virginia, Mr.. Jefferson necdles-ly
went out of his way to assail slavery. and to de-
clare its existence in Virginia curse to the
State.
Mr.. jefferson. therefore. with his hatred Of
Southern slavery, nnl. consequently. Of Southern
Shareholders, must have extended some Of his mn
tipathy to their natural nllics--as Mr.. Ran Tucker
calls them lfor he cndorscd the declaration impu'
ted h. Mr.. jefferson the Northern Democracy.
But this conclusion contrnllcis the whole tenor Of
Mr.. Jcfrrson's political career for, instead of
feeling rcpugnancc to Northern Democracy. or
my other SORT of Democracy, Mr.. jefferson was
one of your greatest lovers OF tho people. lie not
only believed in the Democratic doctrine TINT one
man is just good anothrr-but we believe
he even accepted the Milesiun improvement upon
the Kim, mud believed that man was not
only Just ns good rs another but in fact little
better.
We think therefore, Mr. Tucker is mistaken
We do not think Mr. Jefferson ever said such
thing Sixty years ago Mr.. jefferson was writing
against ,iu,cry, with NIGH, and main. Aud,
moreover, sixty years ngo. there was no such term
rs democrat" employed in the nomenclature al
American poltius. The term democrat" is not
over Thirty years old. II Therefore Mr.. Jefferson.
siriy yeajS age, snid the natural ally of the South
ern Stakeholder was the Northern Democrat we
dare say Mr., Tucker is the only gentleman ia the
State who has made the discovery We IRE III
dcbted Ia Mr. Tucker iol piece OF information
not generally known hctcorr.
II Mr.. Jefferson. however. had snil such n
thing it most certainly would not have commended
the sentiment 10 our consideration and acceptance
Tor Mr.. Jefferson. IN our ";'inion, gave expires.
sion t, more false aud unsound doctrine, not
only in polite, bat IN morals than ANY politician
TINT ever lived. The sentiment IN the Declaration
of Independence that all men arc hy nature free
aud equal Is Of them. Ii i, one of the great
est absurditic, ever cnuueiatcd.
No doubt, Mr.. Tucker wanted t, create the i'm.
preston tina, the declaration he imputed to Mr.
Jefferson was tiuc n tic present day. We had
rather have n llttle more prod ii that claim, aud
"A little less @, uS,rri,n We are not aware that
the institution Of slavery has been very much
strengthened 10y the Northern Democracy So
far ia" contrary ste ia" NuIthcrn Democracy
land the Southern Democracy too. for thnt) eager
" voting To admit new Frec States like Minnesota
mud Oregon, whereby the Southern States me
overwhelmed aud kept under IN the National
Congress, and the institution Of slavery weakened
every dry ly the rrcnondrrating power Of the
North