Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-09-22

the true, and will be the last to capitulate.
or make terms with their ancient foes.
have IN abiding belief that the national and
conservative principles of the old Wing par
~ will yet be accepted by the nation at
large us well as by our own glorious old
Commonwealth. For this purpose we must
labor aS faithfully in the future as we have
done III the past. The people surely, can
not contlnuc 10 remain Indifferent specta-
tors. when we have Federal Government
rreking with corruption and fraud, and
when the destructive and radical dngmas of
Democracy are fast undermining the pillars
of the Constitution, and converting into a
Mobocracy, n form Of Government which
was intended for Representative Republic"
Democratic Text and Democratic Comment
Senator Toombs in speech lately deliver
cd in Augusta, Georgia. and written out by
himself, uses the following language with
respect to Senator Douglas, and the rights Of
the South iii the Territories
Tie organization of the democratic party
leaves this ~ an open question: he is at full
liberty to take either side he may choose; and
if he maintains his ancient ground Of neither
making nor accepting new tests of political
soundness, shall still consider him politi-
cal friend, and will accept him as the repre-
sentative of the party whenever it may ten
der him: and in the meantime, if he should
even wander after strange gods, do not
hesitate 10 tell YOU that with his errors |
prefer him, and would support him to-mor-
row against any opposition man i'll America"
The suhjoined are the comments OF the
Charleston Mercury Democratic paper.
on the above
According to the authority Of Mr.. ToombS
the reorganization tie Democratic party"
leaves the rights of the South in our terrific
ries IAN open question" amongst its mem
bcrs. Ii is so insignificant matter, that its
members may entertain just what opinions
and advocate Just such measures with re-
spect to them, they may deem e1pedient.-
Therefore, Mr.. Douglas, who, maintains, the
right of the first northern emigrants in our
territories to appropriate the whole of them
for the North, by uniriendly anti-slavcry
legislation, is 70 be embraced as most
worthy member Of the Democratic party, and
when nominated by the Democratic party for
any OF the Offices and honors of the United
States. Mr. Toombs will support him to-
morrow againstanv Opposition man in Amer.
lea. 1t the exclusion Of the South from our
territories by squatter-soyereignty is 80 in
significant Il matter rs to be embraced by
the Democratic party, why not the Wilmot
proviso? Ii our exclusion by squatter sover-
eighty is tolerated by the Organization OF
the Democratic party why not our exclu.
sion by the direct legislation of Congress-
Why not. therefore, take mt once into its ''or-
ganlzation" The whole Black Republican par
". Thus. by Mr. Toomh>'s statement OF the
organization Of the Democratic party" there
is no barrier whatever its Identification with
the Black Republican party. This party IL
built upon the policy Of excluding the South
from our territories. II tins is to be an open
question with the organization Of the Democra-
tic party, it may be converted into the Black
Republican party any morning Of the year.
And so insignificant are the rights OF the
South in our territories, that they are not
only unworthy Of any regard in the organi-
cation Of parties, but Mr.. Toombs will sup
port Mr.. Dou.iaS-rhe man who, in the Sen
ate, voted for the Wilmot Proyiso the OPP
pomcnt, then the supporter OF squatter
sovrrcignty-one of tie chief agents in
swindlng the South out Of Caliiornia-and
who occaSioncd, in the last Congress, the re-
lection Of Kansas rs u slave State from the
Cnion--thc lalsier and garbler Of history TO
maintain his ant-savery policy.-he will
support this man against any Opposition
man in America! Who are these Opposi-
ton men in Georgia, whom he deems 80
trustworthy, when compared with Stephen
A. Douglas? Why, they are the men who
first cherished him and placed him in polti-
cal pusition-who sent him TO Washington
as their representative, and supported him
for years in this place of influence and
honor"