Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1859-04-02
The Disunion Democracy ofths South

The Disunion Democracy ofthe South.
Democratic politicians Of the South are begin
ming openly to advocate the policy ofcutting loose
from the Northern Democracy, and at once form
ing organization" preparatory to Sc 'cs-
son from the Union. A short time ago an article
appeared in the Montgomery tAla.) advertiser, in
whibA Il was declared. that no Democrat who
waa - believer in tho fidelity Of the Northern
Democracy" could receive the support of the De-
mocracy Tor representative to Congress in that dis
trict.
! The Mobile Tribune says:
Tho recent developments at Washington have
shown the utter futilty Of relying any longer
upon the sympathics of friends in the North who
however honest in their desire to do US ustice
driven into hostility by the power OF an irrcss,-
BILE public expression. TO look our dangers in the
in the face 10 measure their full extent and meet
the responsibilities they impose. Our cause oi
quarrel is one which cannot he compromised by n
court of honor" nor amicably adjusted by "a
conference of lsinterested friends
Again it says;
I'VE ask those who still cling to tho national
democracy what they propose 10 do? In the de.
hate between Northern aud Southern United
State Senators. Mr.. Pugh and Mr. Stuart conci.
ded with Mr.. Douglas and declared that slavery
could find protection in the territories, ana II
Southern men expected it, they could not occupy
the same platform. From this decision we nre
Obliged to believe the Kansas Nebraska legislation
was a cheat and swindle from the beginning.
and was intended to deceive our people. 1t will
not do to say these Senators misreprcsent their
constituents for such is not the fact They are If
anything more moderate than the populations
they serve"
The Eufauln. Alabama, Gazette says:
Any government that will suit the North that
will b. administered bv Northern statesmen must
necessarily lie oppressive To the South.
Could we all think and feel alike; were our inter
ests identical and our occupations similar. we
might adopt II common government without detri-
rnent to either; but ~ we nre different in all these.
il becomes rs Ia prepare for an immediate with
drawul from the alliance which has hitherto held
Us together: and hold it to le the first duty,
il should lie the first Jet of southern Statesmen
and the Southern press. 10 innn9nrate Southern
Confederdcy, and thereby establish Southern indie
pendence.
The Hon. Eli Shorter a Democratic Rrprrsen-
tative in the Inst Congress. from Alabama, in II
letter recently addressed to his constituents, de-
clining reelection, snys that, in the event of tho
success Of the Republican candidate at the next
Presidential election, he sees "no other remedy,
consistent with the rights and tho power of tho
South, except in the dissolution Of The Union. -
lie earnestly hopes that no such alternative will
be presented to us; but. if it should come, he will
hail Hih joy the appearance of n new star in the
political armament Of the world-the star of u
Southern Coatederacy"
1t is manifest that in the Democratic party Of
the South. there is n strong disunion current
which is increasing in volume every day, whilst
in tho Democratic party of the North, the lie, dem
cy is towardsan ultimate union with the RcpnLh.
can party.
Nothing can save the country and the Union
from the pcr,s Of scttonalism and dis~ululloa
but speedy union Of tho conservative men Of all
parties, both ut the South aud the North