Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1859-12-20
December 40, 1850.
Southern Democracy, Etc.

Southern Democracy, Etc.
The following article is taken from that staunch.
conservative journal, the New York Express, and
very forc'biy presents the views we have often
suggested upon the same subject. The Express
keeps up . CALLING fro upon the Republicans,
whilst, at the same time. i, raises u warning cry
ed, in favor of the Democracy a. tho only party
competent TO take care of the Union. Wstrust that
the views Of the Express. TO which we now invite
attention will be carefully considered:
There is one thing, the reasoning and sober
| minded portion Of the Southern people woull do
well 10 bear in mind. rs We approach another Pre-
sidential election-and that Is, the utter fallacy Of
| the idea that Democracy" or what commonly
passes for democracy can, per sc, either pre-
serve the Union, or maintain the Constitution
rights of The South" Democracy ha, no iootlold
In New England. 1t has been gradually melting,
and willing away in Tho West. In Now York 10
has been for years and years mixed up with tho
worst species Of Free SoIlism. In Now Jersey it
Is shorn Of 1t. strength. and in Pennsylvania it's
existence may be said TO hing by a hair. In n
square and fair fight il il doubtful whether it can
keep its head out Of water even in tho Southern
States Of MARYLAND, Kentucky. or Tennessee.
while, a. tho direct result Of it's utter hclplessness
in the Federal Legislature. we shall probably, this
week. Wtt0csB Ills bIbtCtuClc VI III tleCttDn VI u
Speaker whose name is used as an endorsement
TO o book, substantially calling upon the white
non-slav0holders If not to rise up and cut slave
holders threats. To treat them, at least, us Robbers,
Murderers, and Thieves.
It 10 the height Of folly. then, we say, to expect
that . party thus 80 largely tainted with political
frsesoilism North, and NO weakened elsewhere by
tho feuds between some of its Leaders and the Ad.
ministration, can DO relied upon to'save the Un-
ion" or to preserve tho constitutional rights of
the South" The almost anarchioal condition Of
things, in tho House Of representatives to-day,
shows that il has not oven tho power to save or
preserve itself. To lean upon such q party is but
to lean upon u reed, aud u follow q jack O. ~lanter.
or . will 70 -the-wisp. 10 certain destruction. We
sincerely trust, therefore, that. while tho Union
loving conservative mon Of the North, disregaIding
for the moment oil party considerations arc com.
ing together, To do their bost to restore the era Of
good feeling between tho two sections, so sadly
broken in upon by recent events - that our Southern
countrymen. in n like spisit Of patriotism aud may
nanin:ty, will beware Of the schemes, aud tho schc-
mers. in their section, to convert the present ex-
ciiomcnt To selfish ends, and to partizan accounts.
When they tell you TO rally and support the "Dem
oorntio party as tho only salvation Of "the South"
within the Union, we beg you to appraisc their as
soyerations at just no more than their actual value.
Thoy arc only seeking to impose upon your credu-
lily. and to play upon your ioars with n view t.
operate, on and in tho Charleton Invention. But
for the Democratic" administration Of Mr.. Buc-
hanau-remind them, tho Republican purity to-
day, il not actually starved out Tor want of some.
thing ~ feed upon. would not have been half as
formidable as it is,-certainly not 30 formidable
ms TO throw the organization Of tho House of Rep
resentatives into tho hands of IL person whose mime
is talked about tho street urging tho free ciroula a.
ton of q %phamphlet, which puts dowu Slayeho Id
era 1--WE quote) ~ "Nuisanccs.' and compares the
same class of citizens TO tho bascst criminals that
lie fsttered within tho cells Of our public pris-
ons."
l~mpotent thus alike Mt tho North and the South
every rejecting mind is driven 10 tho conviction,
that "if domestic tranquility" is to be preserved,
and tho constitutional rights of either section res.
pecied. tho sdring po'cer is not to DO looked for
at the hands Of the democratic Party" That
party, WI have shown Is, in it's own way, about rs
sectional us Republicanism is, without lin Con-
gress) the Republican strength--and the sooner AZ
tho masses OF tho indepcndcnt.minded men of the
Southern States sec, aud feel, and recognize and
act upon this truth, the better it will be tor them
selves. for US, and our common country.
But, what thonf If neither Democracy nor Re-
pubiioanse can rescue the country from the slough If
Disunionism and Sec,ionalism' into which it
seems TO DO sinking,-where can it look tor the
power and the patriotism that are necessary to
save it, We answer TINT, outside Of the sections
there is q mighty no-pnriy Party lying around
Loose, 40 to speak. not only st."ng enough, but
impatient to crush out Treason on the one hand,
tho vav clear IN make H. s,,onr,h Io,, =, MY wv
ndyantaco va do mo-, ,los,aos "' 10, LINZ pest
Ont,ids PARTY will veI f.1 ;tt"' WV sn'' s,e"s
nm orssa;r,,. - ' : !, way 10 some sort Oh
=" ~, - a"i So, ~ i" , '" -, ~ " position 10 Crap
moth Politi'a al Presidential Machines which tho
Aforesaid sections as about to fro up. in order
with seventy or eighty millions of federal patrons
age US %fael,--to keep up their irrcpressiblc con.