Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1847-02-25
The North and the South.

paper published at Augusta, Georgia. and also a copy
of the Savannah Republican, wing paper, published
at Savannah, in the same State. Each of those pa
pers contain abored attempts to convince the slave
holders of the South that its political friends at the
North are the reliable friends of the "pecular insttu-
ton" of the South! How much can the true friends
of freedom at the North expect from those parties
whose position upon the subject of slavery so inde
mite as to leave it walmly disputed point, between
the Southern halves of each party, which has the cred
it of being the natural ally" Of Southern Slavery?
We commence with the ConStitutionais, the demo-
cratic organ:--
There seems to be fatuous rejoicing, shamefully
inconsiderate exutatioD among these Wing organs at
the fact that there are some that indeed there may be-
very many Democrats as we'll as Wings at the North,
who are not only Antl-Savery men but deeply dyed in
Abolitionism They point with vulgar triumph to the
recent moves of Mr. Wilmot a Democrat, and Mr.
Preston King, also a Democrat, ir Congress and ex-
claim, " behold we told you so." "Southcrn insu-
tons have fewer friends in the North than has been
supposed. Even some of the Democrats are among
their most bitter assailants"
We'll, if this view gives them pleasure, they wei
come to it. They are also welcome to all the political
capital they can make out of it. Let lis contrast
the two parties on this subject--the Wings and the
Democrats of the North. We assert that all the SYM
pathy and good will the South has in the North for
her constitutional rights this question to be
found with the Democracy. That has been strong
enough hitherto to stay the hands of the Wings. We
owe our immunity from aggression and outrage hther
to from the alliance with Northern Democracy-our
natural allies, as they are called ironically, by South.
ern Wings The great body of that party has always
voted with the South, when the subject came up in any
of the insidious forms OF aggression which Wing in
genuty, stimulated by Abolltonism could invent. The
great body of the Wings went always against us. 1t
is true, both Wmot and King are Democrats. But
who voted for Mr.. Wilmot's proviso last session P?
Every Northern Hhig Who voted to suspend the
rules, so to admit Mr.. Kings bill this session p?
Every Northern WLig, and ONE Southern Wing.
But they will be disappointed. The Democrats of
the North the natural allies Of the South. Their
State rights and strict construction doctrines make
them so. BY the very nature of their political creed
they defend and protect our constitutional rights
-. With them the constitution means something, and
o., does secure rights even to mnortes. 1t is not Just
what dominant majority think fit from time to time to
make it. The Northern Wings under their general
welfare" notions would without scruple sweep
from the South every yestge of her rights by arb
trary construction fritter them away
| The Democrats are a more honest party than the
wings. They will cut loose from man untrue to his
obligations to his country and the constitution The
Southern Democracy have not failed promptly to de-
nouncc the movement of Wilmot and King. But the
constituents of the latter have dsclamed his conduct
The ant-savery resolution of this member was recent
ly offered at Democratic Convention held in Roch-
ester ~ w. and laid on the table, only four votes
being given in its favor. What would have been the
result had such resolution been offered at conven-
| ton of Northern Wings 1t would have passed unan-
lmousy. In the New York Senate, the effort made 10
prevent the adoption of Mr.. Young's antslavery
luton was by Democrat. The only votes given a.
gans 1t were Democratic. 1t is true however, that
with those few exceptions both wings and democrats
voted for the resolution But not only the demo-
Gratis Of the North inclined to regard the consti
tutiona rights of the South but the democrats of the
South do not hesitate to insist that their Northern
allies shall not NEEDLE with IMMUNITY with those rights.
, They do not hesitate to denounce the effort when
made the men that make it, whether they be wings
or democrats. But how isit with the whig press OF
the South? Do they attempt to read out of their
party, or to exclude from its confidence those wings
, who are the beres enemies of the South, and are
f yet notwithstanding" the very pink and flower of
whiggery? All. appears supremey ridiculous to de-
nouncc Northern wing because he is an Aboltonist.
Aboltionism is "the badge of all their tribe" wing
at the North would lose caste with his party, if he
were to out and take bold, manly and democratic
ground on this question, This dangerous heresy may
make formidable progress even in the ranks of the
northern democracy. We apprehend that it has done
4 SO. But the South if betrayed by its hitherto fast
friends would never turn to northern wings to arrest
the evil. Nor would she ever commit the consuInmate
folly of aiding the wings to obtain power, in the vain
hope that her condition would be be bettered by the
change. When the democracy Of the North fails us
the best hope for the continuance Of the Union is
gone. But hitherto the ercest and most perseverng
assaults have been made upon that Union, through the
slavery question: from the very bosom of the northern
G wing party.