Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1860-01-19


in their dcnunciatious IL may be asked why have the
| not done it already SO far as my knowledge or m,
opinion goes II because they happen to think it is
right to interrupt the organization Of the House by sucl
explanations. You and | may think otherwise and il
placed in such position and felt il to be ialst
one, no consideration Of parliamentary usage should
strain from seizing the first moment to extricate my
self from all embarrassment and responsibility on thu
subject. But, then, must remember that all men,
minds are not constituted alike or should never dis
agree about anything. The they have pursued
seems to have been laid down rule of party policy
and we know the effect such rules have upon all.
But is the publication Of book, matter ohdt ia
character, or its endorsement by 6S $500. DOC
men, sufficient reason for breaking up this Unong II
may furnish reason if we had the power, for driving
them OUTPUT will it justify in turning ourselves OUT
Why If the Union is no longer desirable TO us-if we
don't desire any longer to avail ourselves of its advanta
ges-f we prefer to adopt the suggestion of prominent
public writer in the Examiner short time since, to
cede from the Union and call Louis Napoleon to pro-
tect u.s. why then let GO and make no more ado about
it-provided you Mill be diioioea TO 90.
II man were partner in very extensive and wealthy
concern to which his whole life had been devoted,
and in which the happiness comfort, and security
OF his family were involved, would he think
Of running away from his house and home, of de-
sorting his family, and abandoning the richest and
choicest comforts Of life because some refractory
member of the firm complained of the way in which his
pIlNdtt hhiIS were conducted uuutT MS own IOOl! L
certainly would not and therefore, don't choose to
render all the blessings and advantages that derive
from this unlon in civil social religious and political
aspect, because Mr.. Helper any other sXty-eight
men alive are dissatisfied with the way | manage my
domestic affairs in Virginia When they here to
take control OF my domestic concerns attempt pact
cal interference with them il will be quite time enough
for me to find remedyit is always at hand and is
not necessary to the State against Mr. Helper Mr.
Helpers book or any IS endorsers of that any other
book in print The book will never hurt half much
it will Mr.. Helper for God helps US, when can't
help ourselves, against all the helpers of abolition and
abolition books, long, at least have the Cons-
tuition and the laws OF the country to call TO aid to
say nothing of fourhs of the entire population OF the
North, who are hard-workng, industrious class of peO
pie attending to their private concerns the great
body of the people of the South doing whilst the in
auated aboonsts there aud the Infatuated disunonsts
here the only parties whose voices heard above
the active hum of busy industry.
IL may not he either uninteresng unnstructive to
review briefly the history of the past far the slave
~ question is connected with the politics of the country
aud here once for ALL wish to say, that whenever use
tse term democracy" mean to apply it only to the
leading politicians bo'smen of that party who cut out
the work for the execute occasionally il hap
pens that head journeyman is permitted come into
their councils but the apprentices never consulted
and they at last have at stake have homes.
~ patriotism and good common sense than the by
whom they suffer themselves to be m,ed
For the first twelve years after the formation Of
government its administration in the hands of the
Father of his Country aud John Adams the elder. In
the year 1900 revolution in the politics Of the country
occurred chiefly through the activity and energy of Aaron
Burr, who the legitimate father of Democracy
aud not Mr. Jefferson who only the beneficiary OF
Burrs work all will admit who will read Partns life
Burr and whether the dsunion portion of the Demo-
cratic party have inherited their reasonable principles
from their distinguished progenor will be left for each
were called Federalsts because they originally favored
the adoption of the Constitution under which the present
Federal government formed and those untrendy to
the Constitution and to its adoption then called Re
pubcans and called Democrats. But, from the
time of this revolutiOn-which was inagurated on the
4th OF March, lS0l-dOwn to the 4th OF March lSil a
period of forty wears the Republican Democratic par
held undsputed sway and almost unrestained control
the desnies Of the country with the single inter
rupuon Of four years from 1928 TO lS29-during which
time it in the hands of John Quincy Adams.
Those who recollect the violent and stormy passion
hibted that day the loss OF their long enjoyed pow
err with the fierce and bitter denuncatOn and invecve
that characterized the opposition TO the administration of
Mr. Adams (which one of the most able conserya-
tive prosperous and economical that the country has
ever enjoyed from It's earliest foundation and of those
iagous charges of "b1rgdin ard corruption against
of the pures and most unelfsh patriots las all of
party admit that the nation has boosted since
the days of Washington, together with the desperation
and INSCRIPTIONS resOrted TO for the recovery OF
power that marked the period referred TO- will admit that
nothing has since occurred that will analogy
The Democracy succeeded and Gen jackson inaug-
urated March 1929 and then began the reign of terror
then commenced ov the first TING that universal system
of prescription under which devotion to Democracy aud
par,izan services in elections were held to be the only
passports power and the only tests of fitness for OF
flee from the highest to the most humble in the Govern
meut then the system lnauguraed by which every
opponent TO Democracy be annihated and every
mans character to bc Asssiod and bIackcn.d WLU
did not bow down and worship the shrine OF Jackson
ism which was another term for Democracy. And for
eight years-aye even long after his retirement from
public life "hirrdh for JgrkSOH' the only
deemed necessary the potent arguments against
the most awess and unconstitutional acts Of aggression
and usurpauOn of power. During all this time the
mercal strength Of the country had been gradually but
rapidly increasing in the North and diminishing in the
South and yet Tor hiry-siY years the Southern Democ
racy had steadily persisted in putting none other than
Southern men in the Presidency Under this state of
thngl Northern politicians becoming FESTIVE. The
policy of the North aud the South essentially differed at
this time the sulec 0! protection to domestic manuic
tures and the currency, and to cOunterac this increasing
influence the part of the North and he popularity OF
those questions certain leading politicians of whom Mr.
Calhoun was a the head, felt the necessity of adopting
device for the preservation and perpetuaton OF
southern Democratic ascendaucy-and that device was,
70 use the question of slavery great political engine
bN WINCH the rOllu Wa 10 1' h''l uultd, anu ny tue
divisions which the distribution OF pol- and poSer among
the Northern Democrats would create, the power would
be retained in the hands Of Democracy, az
they supposed for long years TO come; and
tie fst scene in this new drama opened with
denial OF the right of petition on the subject of slave
~; which was the LAYING of tie cornerstone of the
foundation which the present abolition party has been
erected This was the first step towards Strengthening
Democracy bv uniting the South and dividing the North
aud most fatally has il worked in the end But in the
meantime, how many in the South have been cajoed or
driven into their ranks by the etern cry that slavery
was in danger and that the Democracy the only
tioual party that could II, and from an eppreheu-
sion that they might be regarded dsoya to the South
it would be dificult to enCmerate.
Mr. Van Bureu being hesp ca pct Of Gen. jackson the
Democracy dared not oppos bis will an in 1886, Tor the
first time they yielded to 'hc necessity OF comforting the
high distinction Of nomination on "Aorthern man
,rh Southern prin.nlsS 4nd but for the shameful
and extravaganza the enormous populations and corrupt
practices that vailed aud were connved at and rather
rewarded than rebukcd during his administration, the
slavery question and its constant agitation might have
prolonged their power to an indenteare od But this
twas led the policy Of denouncing every man in
the South an aboionis matter what his interest in
slave property--no matter what the evidence OF his
patriotism or fidelity 70 the Consttution--no
matter what the extent OF his services to
the public, who die not bend the knee to
the god Of their idolatry, which was 5rdzeatdced De-
mOcracy Ana tlS pOfcyi theh eHtHOhsheu II i, lnat
has induced those who have no interest in the Institution
themselves and who are in very many cases not likely
to have such interest any future day and who care
nothing for it further thar that will contribute to the
success of Democracy to take upon themselves the pre-
rogative of assuming the lead in its defence
STAKEHOLDER Of the South and of branding every man OF
mark opposed to their misrue as unfaithiul to
the South, and sympathser, alder and abettor of
the obolition party unworthy the confidence and support
of Southern stalsi
In 1910, Gen. Harrison an upright, honest patriotic