New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-10-20
HOUSE o. RrPREsEsrArIvrs.
The Ultinafunn.

Col JEFFERSON DAVIS. son.in-law OF Gen. Tay
lor and the new U. S Senator from Mississippi,
has put forth manifesto in relation to the Wilmot
Proviso and the next Presidency. of which the ma
terIal portion is as follows
"Tha, !, might become necessary to unite Southern
men, aud 10 dissolve tho ties which have connected US
to the Northern Democracy, ihs position recently es
sum4d la a majority OF the non ssvohodtug States has
led me 10 fear. Yet am not OF those who decry Ma
tonsl Convention. but believe that present crcum
stances with more than usual force indicate the propety
Of such meeting On the questions OF Southern insutu
aud Southern rights II Il true that extensive defrc
lions have occurred among Northern Democrats, bu.
enough Of good feeling Is sti exhibited 10 sustain III,
hope that party they will show themselves worthy
Of their ancient appcllaton the natural allies Of ht SoHh
and will meet w upon just Constitutional ground A,
least consider II due TO former associations thst We
should give them the fsrcs opportunity to do co. and
furnisb for failure by seeming distut or aver
sion.
e." would say then let our Delegstas meet those from
tho North net "a paramount object to nominate csnd
os,.s for the Presidency and Vice Presidency but be
fore entering upon such election To densnd of ihtir
political brethren of the North dsarcrel Of s pin
ciPcs Of The Uiin0 TrOrtso. AT admission of the equal
right oi the South with the North To the territory hold
Ne the common property of the United Stats, and a
declaration Ia favor Of extending the Missouri Compro
mise 10 all States 10 be hereafter admitted into our Con
foderscy.
IL these principles recognized. will happily
avoid the worst Of all political dSisions-oue made by
geographical lines merely lhe Convention rcprestuuDl
every section of the Union. and elevated above locs
jealousy and fsctous strife msy proceed TO select csndi
dsts. whose principles patriotism. judgment aud de
cision, Indicate n; for the time sni the occasion.
If on the other hand. tina, spirit OF hostility 10 tn,
South that thirst for political dominion os-r which
within two years past has displayed such Increased
power and systemsrc purpose should prevail. 1t viii
only remain for Delegates to njiadrdr from tie Gov
reniion and nform their fellow citizens Of the failure
their mission We shall then have reached point a
which all parry sink into insis significance under
the necessity fcr cell prescrsson and party divisions
should b. buried In union for defence
" But until then let do sil which becomes US I,
avoid sectional division that united may go
perfection OF Democratic measures the practical exsn
pincston OF those principles for which have
struggled promove Of thu peace the prosperity
the petpetuiy OF our corietcTstioc
IL not this cool The Wilmot Proviso men arr
not to be allowed the poor consolation OF being be
trsyed by their brother Dough. Faces or jugged b,
3 two thirds rule ss they where at Baltimore il
1874 They must pass under the yoke uncondiion
ally At the outset and SIS an Indispensable condi
ton of the honor Of having their Southern bre,h
rem recognize them as members of the same party
Who could believe tina, even forty years Of arro
gsnce on enc side and scrviity the other woul,
have rendered such propositions endursblel
But If Col Davis had waited to read Dallas
late Speech snd the Sunday morning pnoceedine
Of our late Loco Fooo Convention. he wood hsv,
RETAINED from cracking his slave whip 50 os'en,s
,iously. The Northern managers are ready enougl
to sell out and the South has only to demsn,
what she chooses and pay down the dirty consid
Grafton for it W III the men who throttled the WI
mot Proyso at Syracuse be likely to treat the Prin
ciple with more Difference st Baltimore