New-York daily tribune., 1849-10-24
What they Think down south.

The Neio5era R,DuJiscQn, N &. brought os'
tries 10 bear upon EDWARD sfANLY sstSanmer,
srd very nearly defeated his election 10 Congress
by charging him with quasi A6ch ion snd a dan
serous sympathy with the 'Nortbern fanatics IN
the matter Of anti sxss. Free Soil &c &C Inc
sane paper Of the 7th inst. thus halls the coal
iuop of Cass.men, Free SOilers end Abohtionists
N defeat the Wing party in this State:
TIE SoRTTiEnS DEMOCRACY
The reorganization o. The Democratic party IN the
Northern States that nov being effected, IS cAuse
Of qualification everys here smoog tue great Ds'nO
cr.tic party This REQ ganiz hss TOR ts
principle The rejection Of al seot'9nal issues sno aos
into ts creed nothing at truly NGiio.at qHesf.CHS 10
admitted that the feeling OF men OF all pafnes IN tne
North,rn ststes s DC cdeoy Anti Slavery as the iee
ng of ali parties At the South Is FRO slavery u is
evident therefore, That no set OF pfincipes "
any party be nsto 10 their character "nlcn re-
quire the adoption Of any particular vie" on SiaNoiJ'
Inc Northern Democracy, while they frankly ana hon'
esuy ackno~ied ge th cir AntiSaveiy productions re
fase to admit thor views ss part Of the Dem c,aVe
creed aud reject tn bm altogether a. test we po~
upon tbs movement Of the Northern branch oi ,he
Democratic family rs determination 10 hNolo hs lai
~ possible all agitation Of the subject Oi SisNey
Ths doctrine put forth is that OF non ,nrreh~"-
sectional questions prOscribed-no man Ia 10 Dc ue
nouncsd Oh account Of any peculiar views he may en-
fsrtan subjects uD connected with national issues
In view Of the prevailing sentiment Ia tns Not.norn
States this oil that be expected oy tue cou'h"
Democracy they will De satisfied II an END ia put 10
the Slavery sg stion IN the ranks OF their Nofthein
brethren As 0t be required OF the later 10 sdn'
Erfss of Sapeg into their creed the former VIII DC
,stis6ed TO see Res rcfi0n Of Sdrcy which IL cMh
ns principle of Non thern Whiggery, stricken out On
this basis The Demc cratic party can unite ana naihs
their integrity befe the world as national party
Ills to the Id tried aud time honored pfincipes
Of Jefferson prnoi Piles that give vitality TO the Demo
cratic party and hose warnings against the agitation
of sectional quesu ons stll ring In our ears On hs
basis the National Democracy will again rally. snd 20
iorth conquerng and 10 conquer Through our div
sons Alone has Whig Administration been elevated 10
power by minorii OF the people
Tho org gsnixsto a of party on strictly national ID
,ues and the reee ton OF s sectional ma,ters TACT
o profound impo fsnce 70 the Southern section oi our
Union She has witnessed the agitation OF certain
question In the No fihern states with alarm knowing
that IL Incl pient step. taken by designing per
sons 10 destroy hur Domestic ustitutOns tits with
ioy that she now cefcres the beacon II hope ponung
the the hsS oor OF safety. The Democratic parry
of the Northern states have taken upon themselves
10 resist this itaion and by union 10 crush IL before
IL thsll have. undermined the foundations on our gor
Gus Rspu'olc While Northern Wings seek to proong
this as. .eston, and hsve made Rtsfriot0R ~ Sar@g
one Il their cardinal principles, Northern Demo
cTets declare they will have nothing Whatever 70 40
with H. With this declaration they have thTo"n mem
selves into the breach and now battling against the
saitstors and the slavery restrctonsts To the Demo
cratic party the only party whose pfincites are s'
broad and comprehensive ssthe Union itfe the Souln
must look for safety. II she disconntcts herseh Iom
the North and forms platform OF her own she 10 eii
IN minority II 10 therefore her true policy 10 form
close ssnce with her friends st the North, and thus
by securing majority psce herself beyond tee Teacn
of harm from Wing sgltstors
Here the Repnblicaa proceeds to quote freely
from the Resolutions aud other out-givings Of the
Nsw-York Maine, Pennsy lvsnis and Michigan
Democracy in favor OF the no testregsFding-
Slavery principle, which is all that the Editor de
sires Stop all agitation concerning Slavery, and
send Members TO Congress as Democrats, OF
whom one-third will vote with the Slavery Props.
gands and their game is played Those who
come from The more intelligent and doubtful Dis
,ricts may vote with the Free State Wings, form.
log mos, respectable but wholly impotent mi
noriiy. And in shis game the late Free Soil party
Of our State has consented to play the part assoed
1t for thirty pieces Of silver divided among its
leaders The rsnk and file have the inismy alone
for their portion Of the proceeds.