The Southern journal., 1846-04-25
Position Of Parties President --.the Democracy.


The Cumberland road bill has been
killed stone dead in the House Of
Representatives. This was right but
it will give the whigs ofthe west, at
the next election fine hobby 10 ride
and gather up local influence against
the administration.
Surrender Oregon now---pass the
notice bill with restrictions and con-
ditions-submit TO arbitrations, to
prolonged negotiations or permit the
British TO navigate the Columbia
and zuhere aoill The democracy Of The aOest
be this dag t7ceI0e months9 At the head
OF Salt River, just as dead as a her,
ring ten days ont Of water The
wings will be every where triumph
ant. In the eastern States our dis.
sentions beginning in New Hamp-
shire, have been initiated in Rhode
Island and will defeat US in New
York. Here in the South where we
fought the Presidential canvass with
fthe battle cry Of Texas and Oregon
onr Punic faith to our northern breth
rem, is destroying all confidence in
our professions, stability and political
honesty. in vain may we hereafter
appeal to the democracy of the north,
to stand by US and resist the plausible
issues and arguments Of whiggery and
fanaticism combined. Slavery as un~
popular in the free States-every bo-
dy knows it-and it requires great
moral frmness, political courage and
patriotism to stand up in that latitude,
and defend it. The whole question
of slavery-the very existence ofour
democratic inslitutions--were involv-
ed during the last canvass in the great
question of the annexation Of Texas.
Here in the south we openly put it
upon the ground that annexation was
indispensable, as barrier 10 the abo.
lition projects of the British govern
ment and 10 the extensive schemes Of
the European colonization in western
Texas, averse to the existence Of
slavery. Mr.. CALHOUN, in his cele"
brated correspondence with the A"
merIcan minister at Paris, even defen-
dod el"very in the adetract,& thus,prop-
erly identified our institutions not only
with the constitution and laws, but
with the designs and wisdom of Proyi>
dence. All this was revolving to uni
versal public opinion in the free
States-it shocked mems mind's--it
was forcing terrible responsibility
on the democracy Of the north, to call
on them to stand by the south and
sustain annexation on such issues.--
But did they shrink? Did they cow
er before the clamor of the infuriatcd
abolitionsts? Did the voice of mis-
guided philanthropy, preaching Uto.
plan theories of liberty and human
perceptability, seduce them from
their duty to US? Not at all. Firm.
ly they stood bravely they fought
many Of them fell in the conhict--yet
the victory was won by their efforts.
Texas was annexed and southern in
situations vindicated by the votes of
the northern demororcy.
Where would Texas have been if
New York, Pennsylvania, Maine and
New Hampshire had faltered and e.
quivocated on that question, as we
ialter and equivocate on the Oregon
question?
Think Of this gentlemen of the
South. Remember that you solemn
~ pledged yourselves 10 Oregon in
the Baltimore Convention--you made
it one of your uniform issues in the
nvass-you appealed for 1t and a.
galnst the British claim, at all the as.
semblages ofthe people, and you new.
er thus appealed wi hout receiving
acclamations and applause. You ell
ected President committed by bis
own convictions, his positive declara-
tions and the creed ofthe party, to
dc fapd our t,flo II.