The Yazoo Democrat. [volume] (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1858-18??, 1860-02-04

Tilden, Cochrane, Fowler and others, who had
previously acted with the Democratic party,
bolted on the slavery question in 40, and defeat
ed Lewis Cass, that the great bulk of the people
of the North heard and read, for the first time,
the incendiary doctrines which. eventuated in the
late instruction at Harper's Ferry.
The present Republican party has never gone
to such lengths as the original Free Soil party
founded by Van Buren,, Cochrane Co. The
most ultru abolitionists were not only encouraged
by these now Tammany Democrats, but were in
vted to seats in their conventions. BY resou-
ton of john COchrane, accompanied by an in
fammatory speech, committee was appointed by
one of these original Free Soil conventions to
invite certain of their distinguished colored
fellow citizens to seats on the platform, and to
address the convention" Amorg other leaders
who sat side by side with the present leaders Of
the Tammany faction of the Democracy of this
State, on the platform, in '4S, who addressed the
convention, who subscribed to the abolition doc
trines put forth as the principles of that hybid
party, and whose speeches were reported and
published together in pamphlet form with those
the expense of these gentlemen, was the notorious
Frederick Douglass! These are ugly facts, but
they are historic, and pregnant with instruc ton
to those who would act wisely in future.
But the power If these traitors for evil would
have been comparatively limited, and of short
duration, if they had been kicked out of the
Democratic party at once and forever, us they
deserved be instead of which, however, in 1858,
when Gr Pierce was inaugurnted, he placed all
the federal patronage in New York at their dis
posal. Not n solitary national Democrat got an
office. And this shameful policy Of Mr. Pierce
was unrebuked by the Southern democracy.
Fowler was made postmaster, Cochrane, surveyor
of the port, Swackhammer naval officer, Redfed,
collector of the port, and on to the end Of the
chapter. After spending years in abOlitionzing
q large proportion of the DemocratiC,pavty these
men we're rewarded for returning to it, although
they did not RSing back with them ten per cent of
the voters whom they had seduced away from it !;
the remainder now constituting powerful ele'
ment Of the present Republican party.
With the Federal patronage under their con-
troll, Van Buren, Il Co. soon eoHtrived to acquire
m ascendancy in State and city politics, and in
Tammany Hall they had been expelled for their
treason and they have steadily used their in
fuence, ever since, in tabooing every national
Democrat, and in securing the nomination and
election to Federal, State and city Offices, of their
fellow renegades of '48. Whenever, by any chance,
a national Democrat has obtained nomination,
in spite of them, they have invariably worked and
voted for the Republican opposed to him. am
sorry to say that Mr.. Buchanan has not wholly
deviated from the pernicious course pursued by
Mr.. Pierce. Fowler is still postmaster, and others
of his stripe also hold lucrative Federal appoint
ments in the city and State
Happily, however, for the peace of the country,
Tammany Hall, which has been SO long CONTROL
ed by these abolitionists, exists now only in
name The national Democracy, headed by Mayor
Wood, the soundest national Democrat, the most
astute politician, and the most comprehensive and
far-seeing statesman IN the Empire State, routed
the Tammany men at the late municipal election,
horse, foot and dragons. Notwithstanding their
ignominious defeat, however, and with the din
Of the Harpers Ferry instruction still ring
ing IN their ears, it is rumored that the Tam
many men propose to send delegation Of Free
Sellers to Charleston, to claim admission as the
representatives of the Democracy of this State
AIarr vy,l nd L. voI tkax
should be, and with the consent of the South
then will the South deserve to be invaded regu.
larly once a month forever after. 1t is doubtful
however, if any Tammany Free Seller will have
the haYdihOod to show his face in Charleston
unless the excitement consequent upon the Har.
per's Ferry instruction, of which the Buffalo
movement in '48 was the primUm mobile, shall
have entirely died away And that is unlikely
Business is still, and will remain SO until tht
opening of the Spring trade. Most of the spare
cash inthe city appears to have been spent during
the holidays Rather remarkable feature O
this years holidays, by the bye was the charsc
ter of most of the presents inter- hanged by
friends and relatives. Useful articles, such al
sets of fur, dress patterns, Overcoats, carpets
sewing machines, &C., constituted a large pro
proportion Of the Christmas presents and New
Year gifts of this year. Of the Milcox 4 Gibbs
Sewing Machine, invented by J. Z. "A. Gibbs
ESQ, of Mill Point, Va, several hundred were pur
chased for presentation purposes. This machine
invented by SOutherner and brought before tn
public by the aid Of Southern capital, Is sold a
a much lower price than other frst-Class ssWin
machines, although unsurpassed by any in th
market, and the chief favorise Of the ladies Q
New York. Skates, also, some Of them costiD