Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1859-12-15
southern Democracy. Etc.

more inhexibe in its conservatism than the New York
Express Nor have any journals North South fought
nobly and bravey against Black Rcpublicanism,
Sewsrdism, and sectionasm of all sorts. In word, if
there Is anything or anybody at the North friendly TO
the South and disposed sustain the South in all her
Constitutional rights It is the Express and the Express
editors
But the Express secs hope for the country in par
" triumph of the Democracy and it ven,iates its
tons this subject in the following article, which
commend to the attention Of our readers:
There is one thing the reasoning and sober-mnded
portion Of the Southern people would do well to bear in
mind approach another Presidential election,-ard
that Is the utter faacy OF the idea that Democracy
or what commonly passes for Democracy, can, per
81, either preserve the Union, maintain the "Consu
tonal rights OF the South Democracy has foothod
In New England. IL has been gradually melting aud
willing away in the West. In New York it has been for
years and years mixed with the worst species of Free
Sosm In New Jersey it is shorn of its strength and
in PENNSYLVANIA its existence may be said to hang by
hair In fair and square fight IL is doubtful whether
keep is head out oil water even IN the Southern
States Of Maryland Kentucky, or Tennessee, WHILE the
direct result Of its utter hepesness in the Federal Leg
stature shall probably this week, witness the cleo
ton Of Speaker whose name is used endorsement
90 a book, substantially calling upon the white
shareholders rise up and cut Shareholders throat
90 treat them, at least as Robbers, Murderers and
Thieves.
IL the height Of folly then we say to expect that
party thus largely tainted with political freesoism
North and so weakened elsewhere by the euds between
some Of its leaders and the Administration be relied
on to save the Union, OF to preserve the "Consu-
tonal rights Of the SOUTH The almost anarchca
don OF things in the House Of Representatives to-day,
shows that il has the power to save pre-
ITSELF To lean upon such patty is but TO lean
upon a reed, and 10 follow jack-o-lautern willo'
the.wisp certain destruction. We sincerely trust
therefore, that while the UnOn-Oyng conservative men
of the North, dsregardng for the moment all party
sideraons coming together do their best r..
he era GOOD feeling between the
sadly broken in upon 10y recent eycnts-that
Southern countrymen in like spirit OF patriotism and
magnAnimiIy will beware of the schemes and the sche.
their section 10 convert the present excitement
selfish ends and 10 partzan account. When they tell
TO rally to support the Democratic party the
only salvation of the South within the Union beg
you apprase their asseverltons at just than
their actual value They only seeking TO impose up
your credulity and to play upon your fears with a
view to operate and in the Charleston Convention.
But for the Democratic" Administration of Mr.. Blu.
chanan-remind them-the Republican party, to-day if
actually starved out for Of something feed
upon, would not have been half formidable it is
certainly formidable throw the organization
of the House of Representative into the hands OF per
whose name is hawked about the streets urging the
free circulation of pamphlet, which puts down sayeho
ders i've quoe) "Nuisances' and compares the
class of citizens the basest criminals that lie ettercd
within the cells Of our public prisons
Impoent thus alike the North and the South every
rejecting mind is driven TO the conviction, that if " do
nestle tranquility is TO be preserved and the cOnstt-
Onal rights of either section respected the Griug poe
n il be looked for at the hands ofthe democrat
&c Party. That party we have shown Is, in it, way
about sectional as Repubcanism is without lin Con
gres the Republican strengthened the the
of the of the Southern States
see and feel and recognize and upon this truth the
better it will be for themselves for us, and our common
country.
But what then? If neither Democracy nor Republi-
cans the country from the slough of Disunonis
and Sectionalism into which it seems 70 be sinking
where il look for the power and the patriotism that
ar lts We answer, that outside of
the sections there Is mighty nO-plrty Party living
around loose to speak, not only strong enough, bat
impatient TO crush Treason the hand, and Dis
union the other- il could only the way clear
make its strength e: the best advantage. We do
despair that this great Outside Party will yet feel its way
90 sort Of organization-so as to be in po-
son 20 grapple with, and smash up if necessary, the
mammoth Political Presidential Machines which the
aforesaid sections about to fire up, in order
with seventy eighty millions OF federal patronage
fuel-to keep up their irrepressble conflicts, and
plunge headlong into civil The
Of the Utica Ticket in this State in the face of the
nonRdng 1t got from Republicanism and Democracy.
shows what this outside party has accomplished ia the
great State of New York and we have idea that
what accomplished at Utica be accomplished
a more magnificent scale, when the time comes else
where. We believe too, there thousands and thou
sands Of just such political machine and "irrepressbi,
conflict smashers not only throughout the Northern
States-and especially in neighbors New Jer
sey and Pennsyyania-but all through the South. ",
know there plenty Of them ia Maryland and in glor
Gus old Kentucky. Tennessee would promptly respond
So would North Carolina, Louisiana and Missouri Aut
there must be many such thousands in the Old Dc
minon, in Georgia, Florida, Alabama and Tc1as-oniy
waiting opportunity TO demonstrate determination thai
THI UNION MUST ASD SHALL FREsERyED. That OppOr
tuDity hope and believe will come in due time but
in The meanwhilewe repealed brethren there be-
ware Of the cry raising louder than ever in this
quarter that only the Democratic Party can enforce
The guarantees Of the Constitution maintain domes,
tranquility and render the preservation Of the fedora
compact a thing any longer worth contendng for"