The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1859-07-22
prom the Nashville Danner.l
The Northern Demooracy--A "Fes-
terfng Corpse"

tfu wing oI tnc NhttN"hi democracy ~
are represented by ths Southern Demo
cratic press cas- true to the rights Of the.
South"
Jas. g. Birney, Abolition candidate for
the Presidency in 1870, was a Northern
Democrat.
james q. Birney, Abolition candidate
for the Presidency in 1874, was North
ern Democrat.
Martin Van Buron, ''the Northern man
with Southern principles the anti-sla-
very candidate in Is4s. was . Northern
Democrat.
John p Hale, Abolition candidate for
the Presidency in 1850, was Northern
DeoQsrat.
JOHN G. Fremont. onf-simc,y candidate
for the Presidency in 1886, was a Northern
Democrat.
David Wilmot, author Of the celebrated
NWilmct Proyiso, was Northern Demo
crat
Stephen Arnold Douglas, the lusty
champion Of ''Squatter Sovereignty
''nose fatal to the rights Of the South
than the Wilmot Proviso," and the most
probable Democratic candidate Cor the
Presidency in 1860, to be supported by
the Southern Democracy, was Northern
l.Defnocrat. -,
N. p Banks, first aniilslayery Speaker
Of slie House of Representatives, was o
/ NortEerif Democrat
Gerritt Smith, late afti@lapefy candi-
ldate forthe Goyerhorsnip Of New York,
was a Northern Democrat. -
salmonP Chase, antislasery Governor
Of Ohio, was Northern Democrat.
II isa singular fact that the only party
I in the North strue to the rights Of the
South, "R) should furnish ALI the .lAbo
lition and anti-slavery candidates. for the
Presidency, and a large proportion Of the
ablest and most influential anti-slayegs
leaders. Yet such is the fact. N
Now it is to be presumed that thess
Northern Democratic, anti-slayery ant
Abolition candidates for the Presidenc,
drew their chief strength from the rank
of their political friends. Is there ann,
one who will deny the reasonableness o
this presumption? In the ebsence o
| positive evidence, we cannot see how any
j other conclusion is iustifiable. ss
4 With this view let us revert to thepro
oressive increase in The anti-slaycr,
strength a. a means Of ascertainine hou
/ uh,ie,, this Northern Democratic party il
4 .4o. the rights Of the South al the pres
\ ont ,;,aa e ,--~s ~ 3 ~
In lslo p;rnev ,ece;vsd ! ooD votes
n ls1-l .g,;,ney received 90 40 votes.
}. n le48 Van Burcn received 2o6 %
}. votes 81
IN 1852 Hale received 157 .2o7 votes.
In 1855 Fremont received Ls4Lsl
EvotM -. -. -
T'besa figures show a 'pr6eressivc Il
Z orease from 1910 to 1913. But in 1856
|, theret. was y eleerease of 1873. .g36 yotes.-
( ~ didth;s occ,,rp We win explain
q l,rto M io, nd Fillmore Administratio a
b !, :, d,t or 1, ls4o and nnder Il II
oo,,, q. ,,,oss,,res ,vere oassed an
|, l.tbos 4, ,,,,.,v o;to3;or ,,yos on;eted ?
! th;s ,,,soni,,I,s e final ~ .ect;onol t;pcs ra
5 sboytes The f;en.l az tanaticisn Was fells
/, ana ila;a nrost,at,. 4, his onward ,oaSc
: A,,otbor oo,se,.vat;ve ,d,n;,,;st,atie
,.o,,,l 1,o.,. ,,,,,,, al ~ ,f;not;,n q,
tba s,,,;. ,,.,,,. ,,a,,,,. would 1asa ,es
: ilta,3,o,,l u 30 ,'.;,,;,a, baa.ls,a of-bo;
J hro;,,aa ,l,;,a,, t,,ron;s,s corono,sso,l y.
ss,o;,,; Z .,',n,, mi ,,,sso,,l;pe ,yo,,,s,,.
would bavs.Ennl< INTO contten,nt and I'D
I, ,s,,e a,,,, ,,e,,, no n,o,e ! fsart,,I now,
g sbo state. -
/ 'Ir,,,,cl.;,y bo,yover N,gooois D,,,
,,,,;, s,,cceeded Mr. Fillmor
+ and 1,ase,v violated ;ts plcdce to n
conntrv 10 make the compromise me
) s,,res Of 1850 a ~finaIity', ON the slave,
question The slavery asitation was :
! opened The almost extinct enIbers
sectional fire were re-lighted. In Is,
this anti-slayery. yote, which had suffsrs
s a decrease Of f3s o46 in 1852. mounte
. nptol s4lsl2 si,, fines the highest NUN
: Der which it had ever attained before
1 whose work was tbis2 The National d
! moeracy answers the voice Of history
Z For what did they do in To vindirai
: and pfoteet the rights Of the .Soath. (.
y southern democrats. 10 dowhatY Pr
! feet the rights of the sonth by swellir