The North-Carolina standard., 1849-01-24
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/ WASHINGTON, January 1o4S
think may venture to assure you that the Meet
ing the part Of Southern members IN relation to
the recent aggressioRs on Southern rights by. the
North, has already taken decided party turns but
there are some high spirited and influential wings
who act with and adhere their Southern democrat
lie brethren. Those who secede are desfo1s Of rest
ing the security of Taylor's veto and Prononneea
the whole movement democratic attack upon the
incoming administration. The Southern democrats
say that those patriotic and Southern hearted wings
who act with the South, have not forgotten that the
exercise of the veto power was of the issues Of
the last elections 70 abstain from which Taylor
pledged by the universal whig party. they are not
willing insult tho people Of the South BY offering
as security the exercise of eveto power when both
the power and iM exercise have been so unscnPn-
lonsly denounced by themselves. There viii be a
great effort made by the seeding wings, to fix upon
this move party charaeteFs and by tpIce OF party
discipline, to denounce the friends of the movement
as the enemies of the Union. It will be called the
movement of John c. Calhoun, in order to fasten
upon it odium in the public mind. But when John
G. Calhoun and VIM. r. King, heretofore the anti
podes the subject of the power OF the States in
this Federal Government SO far indeed as there has
been division upon this subject among the Southern
democracy. together with Southern Statesmen of every
shade of difference of opinion, concur In issuing an
address, giving history of the grievances to which,
in their opinion the South has been subjected, the
effort to prejudice the Southern public mind against
such movement must signaly fail. The friends
of Taylor should join in and desire this movement
If he be with the South, in fact, he will receive the
united support OIL the WnOe Soutn, Wltnout reSpecI
to party, and thus be enabled to sustain himself
against the North If he be against the South, then
every Southern heart should rejoice that they have
this advantageous position to defeat hims In every
aspect of the case the South is bound to make herself
heard. The alternatives presented, are political
equality political inferiorty-an honorable union
disgraceful vassalage. Between these no South
heart is as to hesitate. If it does, it's
already prepared for base submission.
Most of the democratic representatives from the
South do not desire to make this party question.
They say they will not stutify themselves by ac-
knowledging any artyeader IN an enterprise where
say they, virtuous courage gives the impulse, and
patriotism the direction-where their al is at stake,
and where compromise is synonymous with surren-
der Above, present your readers the substance OF
the views of the South, as expressed to me In con-
versaon by an eminent Southern democratic states
man. -.
Nothing of particular importance tanspired in Con-
gress to-day.
EBy Telegraph for the Charleston Courier]
In the Senate, on the 10Th, MT.sDouglas offered
amendment to his California State bil obvating the
objections to that portion of it in favor of assgnees
of Military Land Warrants The amendment under
went discussion. - - = " e.
The bill settling Land titles and for making sur
vey in California and New Mexico was also discuss
ed. Mr. Breese made speech in reply to Mr.. Benton
In the House, Mr.. King, from the Committee
Naval Affairs, introduced bill providing for the con-
sruction ofthe Panama Rail Road, ten thousand cop
les of which were orderd to be printed
The business done unimportant; the Civil and
Diplomatic bill, and the Mileage question came up,
and were again debated.
The SOUTHERN MEETING. The meeting of the
Southern members of Congress took place at WASH
ington on Monday evening, organized as before, and
remained five hours in session.
Mr.. Calhoun presented the report of the Sub Com
mittee, and it was discussed. Messrs. Clayton,
Stephens, Toombs and others, opposed the adoption
of the report. 1t advocated by Messrs. Cal
houn, Westcott, Jefferson Davis, Martins and Bayley,
The final result the re-commitment of the Re-
y a nj W fO IN
be held on Monday next.
Our correspondent remarks that the wings decline
ed further cooperation, and that the reporo be made
on Monday next, win be adopted by the. Democrats
and few Wings.
Messrs. Houston, Rusk and M'Kay, are also stat
ed to be opposed to the Report.