Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1849-07-27
The NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. DEmocRacY

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THE Commandments Democracy
VS.. NORTHERN FEDERALIsM.-Ihe burden of
the Southern Federal papers jus! now, seems
to be what they are pleased to call the unhal-
lowed coalition between Northern Democrats
and Free Sellers. The changes are rung up
on this fruitful theme as though the Editors
actually believed all the charges which they
preferred. and they fling stones with as much
cool effrontery as if they did not themselves
live in glass houses. Now, the whole matter
may be very briefly stated One half of the
States of our Union hold slaves, the other salf
do not Of course these two sections differ in
1 opinion upon this subject-in fact this differ
ence of opinion has existed ever since the for
nation of our government-but as slavery or
no-slarery is matter purely of State jurisdic
ton. ii has, properly speaking. no connection
with national politics. This, then, is the ba
sis on which it is sought 10 rel unite the dem
ocratic party al the Norh-total non-inerven-
ton with the subject of slavery. Mr.. Van
Buren,, and other demagogues of the same
class, succeeded during the last campaign in
introducing sectional element into The con-
test, and, by thus dividing the forces of the
Democratic party, they effected their darling
end-the defeat of Gen. Cass, 1t is to remove
this sectional element-to unite the party
again upon national grounds, that joint con-
vention of delegates from both sections of the
party is TO be held at Rome, New York, on
:: the 18Th OF next month, g for the purpose of
i consultation and devsing means of union"
To show that we are corroborated in our views
of this Is coalition by the Democratic press
of the State of New York. we quote an ex-
tract from the Utica IN W Observer, of the
18th instant, paper published in the very
hot-bed of the Free Soil movement, where the
first Barnburner Convention was held. After
reca pitulating the great distinctive measures
, and principles of the Democratic party, the
Observer says -
By sustaining, uncompromisingly, these
principles; introducing into the democratic
creed no new article of faith prescribing no
new tests leaving each individual to the quiet
enjoyment of his own opinions, on questions
!, in their nature sectional, the union OF the dem
ocratc party is certain, and victory will in
evitably follow.
The only element of division now, is The
slavery question And while some of our
sister States tolerate slavery, and others do
not. a common faith on that question cannot
be expected but happily and truly has it
been said, that the democratic party is neither
q slavery or an anti slarery party That be-
ing the case, it will be long time before the
democracy of New York place themselves in
a position of hostility 10 the democracy of the
Union The Rome Conventions will, of
course, guard against that, or they will most
assuredy make shipwreck of their underta
king. They will bear in mind that the demo
Gratis OF Pennsylvania entertain directly oppo-
site views to those entertained by the demo
Gratis of New Hampshire, as TO the power of
Congress over the question of slavery and
: yet, neither makes this ground of difference
fundamental test of party association. Fl they
did, Pennsylvania and New Hampshire demo-
Gratis could no longer act together, This IL
illustrates a principle that democrats must MOI
lose sight of Will the Rome Conventions,
then, prescribe an opinion on the subject of
slavery, which shall be deemed a rule OF faith,
or Test of political orthodoxy? Of course
not 1t is absurd TO suppose it,
We have been told that there are some
among us. who, estimating lightly the value
of the Union, and forgetfnl of the compromi-
ses of the Constitution, affect TO believe tha:
the delegates of the people, at Rome, will
form in procession and march the democracy
of the State OH TO the &c Buffalo Platform To
such we would say, I" lay not the fattering
JUNCTION to your soul" That cannot be done,
and the deluson may as well be dismissed
/ fr%r 1b +j lor &c
the great State of New VI rk so far forget their
own sef-respect, and the duty they owe TO
their brethren in other States. as to ascend and
stand upon narrolU sectional platform, like
that laid down at Buffalo, we shall expect 10
see grasshoppers used as beasts of burden,
and snails run expresses from here TO the
moon.
; Compare these liberal, patriotic, national
sentiments, with the narrow sectional ground
} assumed by the leaders of Northern Federal
ism. Compare them with the following ex-
tract from one of Daniel Webster's speeches
: during the late Presidential campaign -
&c Gentlemen, it is we'll known that there is
!, nothing in this Buffalo platform which, in
general, does not meet the appreciation, and
the entire appreciation, of all the Wings of the
: Middle and Northern States. Suppose, now,
that all of us who are Wings should go and
, join the Free Soil party, what would be the
result Why, so far, nothing would happen
but that the Wing party would have changed
the NAME. That would be all. Instead of
$ being the Wing party ii would be the Free
Soil party. We should be all there, exactly
upon the same principles upon arhich sre haze
already stood
d RECOGNITION OF HUNGARY.-ln reply to a
y memorial from a public meeting, held lately
at New York, on the subject Of Hungarian in