Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1859-10-25
rhe Harper,s Ferry out6lsak.

Inc unusual demand upon our coihmHs o"''"t
the past week, prevented MS from Submitting t.
our readers the comneats II the press upon the
late outbreak at Harper's Ferry. We propose to
supply the omission by psblishing from day ID
day, snch extracts as may serve to give our read
ers "a Intelligent idea Of public sentiment In dit
fsreut quarters Of the Union. We must say In
advance, that we shall neither endorse nor rcpu'
diste these -iews Of the press, bat publish ;hem
simply rs aAordiug an index to public sentiment
From the baltimore oprer-American
Here. as Ne said yesterday. is the legitimate
fact Of The sthtion ct the slavery question re,nr-
rected by Douglas to improve he then hopeless
channes of the nominee of The Cincinnati con
yention, and kept alive By the Democratic pariy,n
order TO keep divided theoserw helming opposition
int he country unmistaksably opposed 10 their cor
rupt and decaying party Democratic leaders
au1prgans may howl over the assertion that upon
me6sares of national importance there Is no diff
Terrence between Conservative men in the
North and IN the South. They may crack their
cheeks with the ut,erancc Of fierce invectivcs n
gainst 4mertcaas, who openly announce their
rspudiahon of all scctsoRaiism, and inyie union
Of the conservative men Of all sections and par
ties arninst . corrupt Democracy and in behalf Of
the Constitution and the Union They may split
their very lungs in the effort to eaiumnate the
American party Of the South by the utterly false
importation that il is willing TO strike hands with
the abolitionists Of the North Their denuncia
tons are more cords, which any base calnmnia-
tor and falsifcr may utter TO hide, II he can, his
own heinous crimes.
There is not democrat within the state of
Maryland or Virginia, or any other Southern
commanity rho docs not know that his american
neigbor is as true a. himself to the interests Of
the South. aud as ready To take up arms in their
defence. There is not in the city of Baltimore
single Democrat who dohs not know that the whole
mass Of the American party were as rendy and
eager AZ any other citizens, to hasten TO the MD
ef tho people in Virginia when assailcd by nbol:
ton fanatics. Ayel more ready and eager by far,
thsu the canting hypocrte who yitupsraes them
and trembles in his sanetnm while they are march
ing u the border with arms Ia their hands. Such
assaults upon the American lrty are thrice told
taleS. They are uttered only by mea too mean to
tell the truth and too craven to be held RESPONSE
BILE for lie. When II can be shown that the
American party. since it's FIRST organisation. hus
in any instance countenanced or approved Adolf
tionisIn q: the North or accession at the South
when il can be shown that tho eight hundred
thousand men who voted for Mllard Fillmore in
1856, have given their support To any species or
sembance Of sectonalism Of any kind. IN the
North or in the South; let the charge be trum pet
from Mason's and Dixon's line to the Rio Granlc,
and let every Southern and aud every conscrvn-
tive Northern man scorn the very name Of Amcr
canism.
But until this can be demonstrated. let the peo-
+ pie scout the infamous calumniations Of the hire
Engs Of y notorionsly corrupt democratic admins.
tration. Let the people call upon them to decnd
and account for the completely Of their allies, the
democrats of the North, with the worst of the
whole crew of fanatics abolitionists. Let them
ask an explanation Of the agitation Of the slavery
question by the Van Burens and Dixs, and llalcs
and Wilmots Of the democratic party Let them
demand reason for the resurrection Of this prcl-
nant source of evil by Stephen A. DOUGLAS aud
Franklin Pierce from the tomb in which Il was bu-
ried by Clay and Calhoun, and Benton and Web.
ster Let them require an account Of the ouch
Anan and Breckenridge, and Free. KaAslg" party
OF the North. Let them seek an exposition of the
alliance Of Democrats in Kansas with The special
agents Of the Sharps rifle buying, ''Mnssachusetts
Emigrant Aid Association, made up oil tho ,cst
abolition fanatics tho ever shown upon in Eng
land and America. Let them wiring from the
scared throats OF these calumniators of their better
neighbors confession Of the fact that the nboli-
ton insprrectonists who attempted to light the
Hamo Of civil war at Harper's Ferry, were none
other than Democrats and Republicans. Then
and not till then let the foul uttcrances of these
reckless and irresponsible slandcrers be believed
From the PhI,a press-Ind Democracy
The pages Of human history contain no records
% Roai-sickning and terrible as those which re-
core 1s .flumphaht progress OF ser'iie insnrrec-
nons' ana against all such terrible demonstrations
fennsyisan's VAL ever 10 found ready, II the sad
necessity should arise. 70 rush to the assistance of
her sistsr Southern States Of Delaware, Mary land
OF t.e noble oid commonwealth which his given
pisn 70 20 many grea, states ana great statesmen,
2. e'e'es lai,ner SCUM win as much alacr'!y "s
.nen osn CITIZENS. Whatever dluerc'ees 9i ei'nion
may 70 iegsru 70 'ne oona!nyn Oh the Ter
.olies u .aiS ouion OF On po''''eal issues oil an
.os.IAeo cnalac"r, vac oeslre anu de'ef'nina'on
~ ~ ~. NC" pp"c 20 ma',u" '"e 'ey'fmae
r'gns q me SouM, ana espec'auy 10 profect hrr
KeoI*e (Io" dN ss''on vs. aaMns'S ga. may menace
Mf'a Jro. enemes Tnhom Me Con'ede'dcy dsafs