The weekly Mississippian. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1859-1864, 1860-08-29
fiSSISSIpPIAN,
ron MAJOR GENERAI


Address to the Democracy and /,
People Of the United States, by Il
National Democratic Executive Cor
mittee.
NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC ExEcur1yEl
COMMITTEE Rooms, % AZ STREET,
Washington City, July, 1e6oS
10 TIE Democracy and tie People
Of The United States
SEVEN VOTES FROM GEORGIA AND ARK ANS
COUNTED N DEFIANCE OF THE UNIT RULE.
GEORGIA.
FELLow-CTTzENs The election of III
next President and Vice. President of th
United States is at hand. Four distinct Oh
CARNATIONS are in the field. The Republica
party making bold and open war upon the in
situations OF fifteen sovereign States of thi
Union. The Constitutional Union party, re
pud ating all platforms and standing simpl,
On the cztch-words Constitution and tn
Union" Two parties, each calling itsel
Democratic; one, however, following the for
tunes of one man, Mr.. Douglas and differing
from the Republicans in making insidious, in
stead of open, war upon the South. The
other, standing infexibly upon the Const;tu-
ton Of the country, makes no concealnents
as to its Interpretation of that instrument, its
rallying cry being the equality Of the States.
We purpose, calmly and impartially, TO sur
vey the field, and to give the reasons why the
latter party should be considered as the DEM
oeratic party, and how the dearest interests Of
country, race. and Of human progress, are
concerned in its success.
Why is it that the Democratic party is dis
rupted, and It's wings arrayed In bitter hos
tility against each other? Why is it that the
veterans who have achieved its time -honored
triumphs no longer move with the old energy
and harmony TO meet the antagonists they
have so often defeated? What frebrand has
been thrown into their midst, lighting up in
testine fires. and consuming as with . de-
vourlng fame Let the plain, unvarnished
record answer.
In 1856 the Democratic party, after most
bitter contest, elected James Buchanan Pres
ident, and John C. Breckenridge Vice Presi-
dent of the United States. The new admin
istzation was inaugurated and went into op-
Grafton Its policy was foreshadowed in the
inaugural address, The Supreme Court, in
case before il, the bred Scott case, gave its
decision on the question Of difference In the
Democratic ranks decision which previ-
ously every Democrat had solemnly pledged
himself to abide by as the authoritative expo
sition of the Democratic faith That august
tribunal declared the Missouri COMPROMISE
act unconstitutional and void; enunciated the
right of the South to take and hold their slave
property IN the Territories denied to the
Territorial Legislature any right to interfere
with such property, and proclaimed that 4 /
Territory could only settle the question of I
slavery at the time it came to form a Consti- |
tuition, preparatory to its admission into the
Union IS sovereign State.
This was looked upon BY all sound Demo-
Gratis as the final settlement of the question.
and it was believed that the agitation of /
slavery would b forever withdrawn from the
halls Of Congress. Who has kept ND this ag-
itation2 Who has resisted this decision p
Who has declared that: at untters not what
way the Supreme Court may hereafter decide
On the abstract question whetber slavery may
or may not go into Territory under the Con-
stitution. the people,have the lawful means TO
introduce or exclude it ashley piease?', And
again: @No matter what the decision of the
Supreme Court may be on that abstract ques-
ton, the right Of the people to make slave
Territory or free Territory IS perfect and | .
complete under the Nebraska bill?p Mr..
Douglas. thus, IN his Illinois contest, set the
people above the Constitution, and violated !,
his own pledges in the Kansas-N Nebraska j
act
Now was presented to the country the sad
spectacle Of our once valiant champion exert
ing bis entire energies to overthrow the party
which had 50 honOred him; and with the flag
OF rebellion and Instruction in his hand, en-
deavoring to seduce the party from its princi- !
Piles. His friends have not hesitated to afiii- Fl
ste with the Republican party to compass his
ends. In Oregon they united with the Re- I
puhlieans IN the canvass Of last year and this. J
snd Mr.. Logan, the leading Republican ofthat
State, fought the canvass on the doctrine of / ,
squatter sovereignty alone. In New Jersey
his friends, Messrs. Adrian and Rigs, were
returned to Congress by the votes of the
Republican party, and against the regular
Democrate party. So with Reynolds, Has
Kin and Clarke. IN New York; with Hickman
md Schwartz in Pennsy lEania, with John s.. |
Davis m Indiana. Republicans were returned
o Congress over Democrats by the Opposi-
ion, and with the collusion of the friends of
Mr. Douglas. Thus was Arnold defeated In / /
Hughes and Ray IN Indiana; +
Taylor and Russell IN New York; Phillips.
leidy, ALL, ellis and Dewart in Pennsyl- ,
ANA: Hall and Burns in Ohio; and Worten- 81
Iyke IN New Jersey. Mr.. Douglas, himself. ,
II the while. has vehemently opposed and
denounced the Democratic Administrator In I !
he Senate; has refnsed to be governed By the Fl
oice of his party has Warred upon Ill his !
Democratic colleagues, with single excsp- !
on; has voted against them, not simply on |
be vexed question Of slavery, but against | !;
heir nominations, and has even Joined the |
republicans IN their efforts to exclude from I :
he Senate the two Democratic Senator's from /
be State Of Indiana ,s.s {. -. s. Il
souATfEz SOVEREIGNTY. Fl
Owing his election in Illinois to the Senate
YER his competitor, Mr. Lincoln, to the posi-
on maintained throughout that canyass. that
o matter what was the decision Of the Su- o
RENE Court the Legislature Of Territory n
ould lawfully exclude slavery therefom BY tc
nfnendlY legislation, he resolved to engraft v
IS heresy Of squstter sovereignty, of which ( Il
rs was an exempEfation, upon the creed :
the Democrats party; and be declared IN
IS Dorr letter that on this condition only
'ould he accept tie nomination Of the Con- =
ention for the Presidency. Thus one man 2
ndertook to lay down the platform Of an en- :
re party, and to place out Of the pale Of that q
lrty It's own President; all but two Of its / :,
enatos; al but some half dozen Of its 5
representatives. In Congress-to brand rs :
1ti-DemOcratic the platforms and the men OF :. :.
eariy every State where the party was in 9 8
,ssessSn Of the Government Is il, to be 3
ordered at that the South became alarmed, ,
I'd that It lost its confidence in him who once
as by them trusted and admired? ia
1t must Be remembered, too, that the re- j
stance To- Mr.. Douglas, nomination was not y
MINED to the Southern Stxtess It was vide d
,read throughout all the States. sod was b
-edominant in Oregon, Calf ennsyl- Il
mia and New JeEsey-Saf S votes pl
it'll an almost united South ESSENTIAL 10 %
recess IN the coming eler 1t was also II
,edoininant IN Massachusetts. -, 80 - a
THE cHARLEsros coxvEEfIos. SO 10
Heretofore, the delegates chosen By the De- Z
ocracy Of the United States met IN National
o spirit Of harmony and concessions 10 lav "
WIN the principles Of the party, and to nom- VI
ate candidates. COR the Presidency and Vice 20
esidency, not Objectionable On n1mbefs1 to b
v respectable portion Of the party, and tx
erefore likely to receive its united and har- th
,nious support For this purpose was the4 A
o-third rule adopted IN the first National or
,mocratic Convention that was ever held IN i %
5 country; and adjusted By tie motives Ipo
lich beeck Il, the Democracy have repeat I'D
" In National Conventions, RheneFer Re
pectable opposition presented itself refused th
nominate some of its ableSt statesmen. %
BY the nomination Of others less obiec- ea
nable, have marched on to Fietory and the &C
yeIopment and enforcemeut of; their princi- fh
s. &c will be recolleeted tint Mr. NanBu- Co
|, received considerable majority Il tie ED
mocratic National Convention ia 1874. yet i co