Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1861-04-03
The Past Politics o. tbs Country-Useful Re-

! ne FaSb iolitlc5 o. t1s C0untTy-uSoiuI Iss-
mia;scenSes-Th and Now.
It can be readily shown by its own dccla-
rations that the Democratic party had it in
It's power at the last Presidential election
to defeat the Republicans and save the Re
public, but that each Of its fractions prefer
red the defeat OF the other to the salvation
OF the Union, and would neither unite with
the national friends Of Bell and Everett, nor
with each other, Tor that purpose.
But the most amazing exhibition OF the
Democracy is thei: assumption Of the c.rct"
sire guardianship OF Southern institutions
70 sec them stand aghast and hoTror-struck
at the Grigid apathy Of Southern Wings, who
own mustot the slave property is more comic
and mirth-proyoking than Piacide or Jet1er-
SON. TO behold their yirtuous indi gnatIuu,
to see them mount their high slavery horses
and flourish their death-dealing swords, who
would believe, who c0u|d believe, that from the
days Of Andrew Jackson to those of their last
President they never supported President
of the United States who had not expressed
anti-slavery sentiments as earnest and heart
felt as any ever uttered by the Black Repub
lcan President Abraham Lincoln: and that
| the only Southern President they ever elect
| ed signed the Wimot proviso, which Prov!so
is the worst practical feature OF the Chicago
| platform, and the greatest political crime
which the Black Republican, President has
threatened II commit:
All this incredible though it appear is
literally true, as the following brlel reniuis-
cences uuanswerably demonstrate: On the
23ih day ut january, 1920, Martin Van Blu
rem voted in the State Senate OF New York
for preamble and resolution which passed
that bcdy uuani,nously --declaring ''savery
an evil much to be deplnred, that every
constitutional barrier should lie interpuscd 60
prevent its further extension, and that the
Constitution Of the United States cicarl Y gives
Congress the right to require Of new States,
not comrrnhended within the original bonn-
dares Of the United States, the prohibition
Of slavery IA condition to their admission
into the Union," and therefore inStructtnS
the United States Senators and Representa-
| tives Of New York to oppose the admission
a. q State in the Union Of any Territory not
compromised as aforesaid, making the pro-
hibition of slavery therein an Indispensable
condition." The object Of this was TO pre-
vent Missouri from being admitted to the
Union, unless she changed her Constitution
Buren, voted to give free blacks in New York
the right Of suffrage. In 1922 he voted IN Ia
y0r of restricting the Introduction OF slaves in
! to Florida In 1886 he wenta bowShGt beyond
the Black est Gf Black Republicans, beyond
even Abraham Lincoln, aud declared that
Congress had power 10 abolish slavery in the
District Of Columbia Ard lhis man the
Southern Democracy elected President, and
supported him for reelection after he had
sanctioned as President the admission Of
negro testimony in the case 81 Lieutenant
| lIooc Their candidate from the free States
was General C4Ss, who had previorsl Y de-
cared, in his letter in 1913, against the GUM
| tuple Treaty: "Wc are no stakeholder. We
| never have been We deprecare it's existence
on principle ard pray for its abolition every
where" The same gentleman. in 1871. pro.
pounded, in his Nicholson letter, the i.'csr!ne
OF squattcr sovereignty, whIcl, Mr.. Calhoun
| declared t. I've worse than the v ilmat Pre-
viso. Such was the man whom the exclusive.
| Democratic guardians of the S1uthrrn
Rights supported against zachary Taylor,
OF louisiana Their next candidate vas
Genera! Pierce, who, in 1883, said in
speech in Congress, that he considered
slavery Il social and political evil, and most
sincerely wished it had no existence IN the
face of the earth" In 1850 in speech at
! Manchester, y. H., he said: "'Ehe man who
would dissolve the Union did not hate or de-
| pIOre slavery mere tlian he did, GA the
81 Of January, 1882, whilst Speakug al bc>
ton, n II he sail: Il have The most revolt
Jag feeling at the giving up oi' Il s'a"e. Fh"
| fugitive slave law is opnoSal to humanity
| II is opposed to moral righ5" Nevertheless
tins man was swallowed without :. single
wry f3ce by the S':uthern State Rights De-
mucracy. And iinaiiy there was the la;a
lamcnted james Buchanan, who, IN 1919
voted Instructions to Pennsylvania members
OF Congress to prevent The existence Of slave
ry in any new Territories and new States
which may be created by Congress, and whn
in a speech in Congress, in 1928, said Il
believe slavery to be !. great political and "A
great moral evil. | thank God my lot has
been cast in State where it does not
exist" And in 18Th, IN his Speech III
the United States Senate Oh the annex
alton of Tcxas, hlr. Buchanan said no
'felt strong repugnauce by amy act Of his
To extend the limits Of The Union over new
slavehoding territory" but, upon mature ra-
lectlU0 Iliu OFtfcDlllc Ills anu Nst!tu
vote for the annexation ~ 4 means ci tlmtt-
ing not enlurging, "the domain OF slavery,
stating his opinion also that it would Gin
evitably REMOVE SLAVERY FROM WHAT MAY BE
CALLED THE FARMING STATES meaning
MARYLAND, VIRGINIA, KENTUCKY and Ms
SIT RI, Familiarity known oi late As the "B"R
DER SLAVE STATES"
James Buchanan voting Tor the annexation
If Texas BECAUSE in his opinion it would in
cvitahly remove slavery from the border
Slave States, IL result which the Mere suSpi
cion of designing has brought down storm
of Just Indignation upon til" Black Ra?ubli
can President! Who can place confidence
in such party? Who can SEQ il stand zap
amid the national ruin which its own hand
has wrought, and with such record as that
we have quoted. arrogantly assuming thar
Il alone is loyal 70 the Constitution OF the
Union and the rights Of the States-who can
see all this without Amusement - E4HtmGre
4mericGN.
UNION MEETING N ElCHMcND--N-nINA-
rtuSs FOR THE CHARTER ELEcTIoNs --A large
and enthusiastic meeting Of the tn!on men
Of Richmond was held Oh Manday, al the
African Church.
4 c.,pn,;--na VOC orr,ipt.,; i,v iba ('j,i-