Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1860-06-14
.our National Altos"

exieeucies OF their party may demand, we know
OF no vroatsr set OF knaves under the green cano-
nv of heaven than that nest Of spoils,nen. yciept
"tbe glorious and faithful Northern Democracy"
This brood of pacemen and trading politicians
have been so load mouthed in their devotion to the
South. and they have been 81 constantly laaded
with incon.i derate praise by party men, that ma
nv incredulous Southern people were deluded into
the belief that the South had hosts Of true friends
among oese pretended conservative national De
mocrats. 1t was upon this grand. patriotic, self
sacrificing party We were to rely TO beat back the
relcutle-s enemies Of our section it sthey who
were to seine the Gag Of the Constitution, EN-
blazoned with the rights Of the South. aud bear
it through the coming Presidential contest in glo-
rious and respiendent triumph" What an Illus
trious band Of aisin,erested patriots Wearing
the scars ofhapor received in the battles Of the
South" they were going to Charleston with
these eloquent witnesses Of their loyalty upon
them" to fight the same 6aht and to wage the
same warfare. Sound. noblc, glorious Democrats.
They were true, deserving Of all condolences the
South must place herself under their leadership
in the struggle against the cmbaitled ranks of
Black Republicanism. Let ns, qasth the South
ern Democrats, unite heart and soul with our
faithful allies and the cohorts Of Black Repub-
canism will meet with overwhelming defeat
Let US not Listen 10 rsbid "ultrasts' aud to pas
siouate fre-oaters who would have Us dIstrust
tine fidelity OF these good men but let us en-.
brace them brothers, friends oi the Const-
tuition, as men who are ready TO sacrifice SO much
in ouI just aud righteous cause. But, alas for
the ''soandress" oil "the niles" and the oyerwee-
ming confidence Of the Southern gentry, whose
motto was, plumber and party first principles al
forwards. Fortunately Tor tho South, the scales
have at last dropped fr n the eyes OF these cred
ulous South.rners who were deceived by the
knayes in their midst. Tho unsoundness and
reacLefy Of these Sqnn,ter Sovereignty Demo.
Gratis at last and acknowledged Those
Southern Wigs who refused to affiliate with
them, who refused to afford further opportunity
for Them 20 deceive and q wlcclle us ont oi our
rishls, who refused 10 Sc, tLrai ..eE us US mas.
tars, il is now seen are tAose who occupied the
proper position. For years they have deceived
the South and have abused her confidence and
they were ~ we Thought, unworthy Of our trust
So it has turned out They went to Charleston
atty TO the Constitution, to impose "a dcceitlui
platform upon the South and they spared no
pains to effect their foul purpose. They opony
denied the Southern hall OF the Couioderacy It's
clear rights. With their hands on their hearts,
they declared they would grant what were
but the just. reasonable and Constitutional de-
mands Of onr section. Aye, ~ soon would they
sacrifice personal honor rs to cuucedc the right OF
protection to Southern property, Notwithstanding
the majority platform, recognizing the rights OF
the Sou,h, was sustained by 4 vote by States oil
seventeen to sixteen. These Northern Democrats
in Convention rejected this platform and adopted
the minority platform, which does not secure
those rights. The fifteen slave States with Ore
gon and California, representing the strength q
the Democratic party, voted for this platform
against the other sixteen States; but because i
rePudiated Squatter Sovereignty. and satisfied
the demands Of our people, it was voted down il
Convention by these i'm maculate ''aiiies."
To any ere conversant with the political ant
personal histories of the leaders Of the Norther,
and Western Democracy, their action ut Charles
ton was not at all inexplicable. For years pas
they have subsisted on Government plumber
They have succeeded in lining their privat
purses, while their section has been enriche
by the munihcent grants Of the public lands 70
the purpose of railroad building and other lik
Improvements. The blind iatuity Of Soather
Democrats has always prevented them from PEI
hitting their section to receive its just share ST til
common domain, contending, as these sticklel
did, that it was in contravention OF the Constit
nd tIy aa1 IN, tha NJ
great Democratic party These Northwestern
cormorants while protesting the most intense an
unauthorized Democracy, and concedns II
soundness of the doctrine Of ''ther Southern Ir
Ahren" were oil the time voting away millions u
on millions Of acres of government land. whic
was as much the property of Virginia and Soui
Carolina Of Illinois and Indiana. Chief anon
these land grabbers was Stephen A. Douglas. "
believe that during his entire service in the tw
Houees of Congress. no bill calling for the dom
ton Of public lands, failed to receive his ccrd
endorsement aud vote. After giving away thei
lands, the promulgation of the Squatter Soy
reigu'y heresy was necessary 10 order to indu,
emigration and thus render them valuable
quickly peopling them with importations fro
Europe and the North. This 10 the natural 8
Quence Of Douglass doctrines, and the fact beir
now manifest to the Sonth. even Democratic DO,
ticians refuse longer 70 tolerate the man aud tn
endorse his sgrarian, levelng and dsmorazi,
doctrines. Douglas and his adLerents. feeling
sured that longer attempt tn enjele and delu
oer people WOULD p.sse futile apd abortive, hs
st last come ont 10 ,heir true eolors and sho
their hands. The Charleston Conventio was
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