Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1864-01-02
" Democratic" Correspondence.

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reasonable correspondence. The letter is
dated Nov. 18th, 1856. few days after the
election Of Buchanan was known. No man
after reading the following letter will doubt
that the Southern Democrats nominated Mr..
Buchanan with the express understanding
that he could be used to subserve their trea.
sonable purposes The formation of the Cab
met was in accordance with the wishes of jeff.
Davis The Departments of Treasury, War,
and Navy We're placed in Southern hands,
and the results have shown how we'll they
: were used to strengthen the South for the in
tended conflict. They did play the "grab
game as suggested by jeff. Davis's cores
pendent.
The " Democracy" of the North are dis
p'ned to question the authenticity of this
and other letters that have been published,
which were captured by our army in Missis-
sippi, bvt there can be no doubt of their gen.
uinencss for their originals are now in posses.
sion OF the Government and will remain on
file there as M important part u the history
of the rebellion.
We do not wonder that all sound Union
men, who belonged to tho Democracy at that
time should spurn the very name of Demo-
crat. Those who still glory in it are known
TO sympa'llize more or less will, the South,
and the more honest portion of them do not
hesitate to openly avow their secession scnti-
uleuts and declare that no truo Democrat
can be in favor of the war.
MEMPHIS, Tenn. Nov. 18th, 1856.
lion. jefferson Daris:
My DEAR SIR: | congratulate Won on the
victory recently achieved by the Democracy
of the nation. 1t is but a temporary tri-
,,mph. The fanaticul demons OF the North,
tions never 20 backwards. We are now in
the midst of Il revolution, passive it is true.
but decisive battle is yet to be fought Our
Constitution does not snit the North. The
privilege of slavery guaranteed to the South
is tho bone of contention, and Heaven and
earth will be brought to bear for its abolition.
We have n temporary triumph : let us
profit by it make tho most of it. TO con
stitutc Mr.. Buchanan's Cabinet that t G
sincws of power will be available in the event
of the election of Black Republican in 1850
available to- the South. See to it, you
Southern men about Washington. that the
Departments ofthe Treasury and lIar. and
even of the Nary are retaintd in Southern
hands; for if Black Republican is elected
in 1850 the Government should not be per-
mtted to pass into their power. A Ma
poyeonic demonstration would, in that event,
be called for-gy0b game the policy. There
fore, repeat, let certain Departments be
given to true Southern men. Some such
ticket as tho following Lewis Cass, Secrc-
.ary of State; Howell Cobb. Secretary of the
Treasury 4. j. Rusl, Secretary of War;
Touccy, Secretary of Interior; +. p.
Stanton, or Orr, Of South Carolina. Secretary
Of the Navy; Gen. Richardson, Postmaster
General; ITallet or Sldell, Q.a.) Attorney
General Douglas and Hunter, of Virginia,
had better remain in the Senate. General
Qni'man ought to go to Nicaragua. A.
V. Brown, who will expect something,
can be sent abroad; Mr.. Marcy to France;
ID. S. Dickinson may 60 into the State
Department if Gen. Cass dcclired, or in the
Navy, if preferred
The South is proud of you as a military
man and as a statesman. You may have to
act the Leonidas for the South. We may
have to pass through ThormopylG ordeal.
The Crusaders. infatuated with religious ia
naticsm, will be down upon us. They will
find Saladin to welcome them to hospi.able
graves. The Richards and Philips Of the
campaign will be glad to get back to their
Yankee dcns, to sicken and die with traitor
GUS rcmorsc.
Oh that the South were wise-that she
would become united. In the next campaign
the North will attempt to aboltionize, not
only all the FREQ press in the South and
North, but through such men as Cassius Clay,
J. Minor Bolts, Raynor l. Co., attempt to
abolit;onizc all the non. Shareholders in the
South. Houston, Bell. Benton, Blair e. Co.
will look on with complacency, and give in
direct aid and comfort.
Long may our Constitutional Union last,
is the prayer Of every Democrat; but give
us equality; preserve our honor, or give us
4 new order Of things. Excuse the liberty of
a stranger. Yours, truly, in the faith,
SENEx.
MORE SrRArEGY."-We are informed
that some wieeacre has discovered few typo
graphical errors In the Report Of the Univer-
si.y Commissioners, as publiahed in tho House
Journal of the last Assembly. We are like
wise informed that the Secretary has washed
his hands Of the whole matter by stating that
he had desired to revise the proof.sheets Of
the Journals, but that they were not furnished
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