Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1849-07-25

e sequent interruption Of business. that IN
House was compelled. a; the session o
1339-'4o. 10 adopt the celebrated els
rule. which excluded the reception of ne
g ti,ions upon the subject of Slavery. Thu
:: resolution was adopted by The unaaine3 az
i cote Of fte S,miherR a:em5ers AMI ts-ent u
i, eight N,rfhern Dem 'crofs; all the VIII
members from the Free States votn.
against them except one. Thus. At ,ha
time. the whole Wing party of the Nor'i
i hal abandoned the interests Of the Soufl
anI come out on the side Of the aboliti N
lists: leaving the South and devoted band
of Northern Democrats to fight the ba'!e
Of the South against the incendiarics. " no
I were endeavoring 10 light up the torch o.
: instruction and servile war in her yer.
bosom.
After this clear demonstration that the
South had nothing to hope from the WI rs
Of the North, and everything to hope
, from the Democrats who had proved TO be
her true and stead asst friends. lat course
ought she to have pursued! The voice OF
reason and of common sense answers.
ftak she slonf1 hare stoOd bg her frne
lfriends in thc Free .Siates the DER 1crats
But what course did she take! The Daln-
ocrats of the South continued to support
the Northern friends of the South but the
Ways Of ihc South deserted them. After
this demonstration Of division among the
politicians and people of the South. and
the alliance Of the Southern Wings with
the Northern " higs, what was the course
Of the latter! They became open and
avowcd Abolitionists. They passed reso-
iufions against Slavery, not only IN their
popular conventions. but in their State
Legislatures. and permitted 10 opportun-
ty to pass TO inilamc the popular min
against Slavery And in Congress. Wing
representatives. from the North voted, on
all occasions and on all questions. against
the South. At home they waged inces-
SAINT war against the Democrats who had
maintained the rights of the South. They
Joined with the Aboitionists in hunting
down and destroying politically every
Northern man who dared to stand up in
defense of the constitutional rights of the
South. And while these Wing enemies Of
the South were engaged in this Infamous
work of hunting down the true friends of
the South, Soaihern Wigs aided turn
dna encouraged them c.sniting 1rith them /
orer crery rictim vhom they lad prostra.
ted ami destroyed. Southern Wings re-
Jolced III every victory. which their North
ern Abolition allies gained over the De-
mocracy of the North. upon whom alone
the South could rely for the defense of her
rights. When the Dem cracv of New
Hampshire was temporarily broken down
and defeated by the treachery of Hale.
Southern Wings. both orators and presses.
were loud in their rcjoicngs at the event
They eXultcd at the election of Hale to
the Senate. and again in the election Of
Wilson and Tuck (Abolitionsts) to the
House. These are facts which cannot
with truth be denied or gainsayed 1t
cannot be denied that SO far back as the
adoption of the 21st rule. the Northern
Democrats We're the only friends which
the South had in the North. Nor can it .
be denied that from that day to this, North
ern " hgs. aided and allotted by South.
ern W hgS. have been constantly hunting
them down. making this very friendship I
TO the South and support of Southern i;
lights the pretext and cause of accusation )
against them.
But these are not all the facts going to {
show the treacherv of Southern w higs to I
Southern intercStS-cOnduct which has
tended more than all other causes to al
enatc the Dem ocratic friends OF the South {
and TO throw hnr great int rests NJ the {
mercy of Northern abolition ~m la the t
session Of 1854 the oI>t rll. " Is re- I
pealed. 1t was accomplished by the unnn- q
'mous vote of Northern Wings. portion [
Of Northern Democrats and several South 5
rrn Whgs-Stanlevof North Carolina. and 5
Bolts OF Virginia, being among them t
Here is an instance in which Southern d
" higs not only deserted the true friends 5
Of the South from the North. but they de- a
serted the Southern cause itself. After l.
such betrayal Of Southern interests by
he Southern Wings. could the South look 5
onger even to the Northern Democrats !
or sympathy and support We appeal o
o all candid Southern men of all parties. a
md conlure them to ponder this question. y
But this is not all. The Territorial ques- il
ion came up. and was debated in Con- 5
yress. Northern Democrats desired that p
he question should be settled. Mr. Clay II
on's compromise bill was offered: and
while not Northern Wing voted for it.
nough Of Northern Democratic Repre- o
entatves did. to insure its passage if all Ii
he Southern Wings had voted for it. But d
hey did not Eight of them, including p
stephens of Georgia. and PendIeton of h
irginia, voted againstit. defeated it. and p
eft i, legacy for the present, TO distract :
ne country. and menace its peace and =,
tranquility Here is another deserton of
Southern interests by Southern Wings. :.
citing in alliance with the Wings of the Y
\ ORTIZ, who were unanimous against the O.
assage of the compromise bill.
But the catalogue Of treachery on the
art Of Southern Wings TO Southern in lo
erests is not yet complete. The Presiden- e,
al Election ensued The Democrats V,
ominated a candidate who avowed him
elf in favor Of non-intervention in refer
nee to the Territories. On the other lr
and. the Wings pu, forward a candidate CT
tho would not commit himself on the tn
uesson OF Slavery in the Territories ss
lie was supported at the South on the
round that he was a STAKEHOLDER. which
Tas alleged to be sufficient guaranty to Id
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