The southern press., 1850-11-02
For a. southern Press.
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am convinced that the leaders are for the most
part intriguing hypocrtes, animated alone by sell
fish views, and their partsans creduous dupes.
All appearances justify the conclusion. Every
day we see schsms occurring without any per-
cepuble cause, and coalitions Of the same parties
formed on no community of principles. They
first quarrel apparently about nothing make
friends without either party conceding any thing,
and settle all disputed questions by agreeing to
say nothing about thenl--at least till the State
elections are over. aay. t .a .a .ats
Fora long time they were occupied in striving to
overreach each other I; but finding themselves too
equally matched in the game, and that it was da-
moud cut diamond, they have adopted the poll
icy of all rogues, and are attempting to gain by
combination what they could not obtain by COM
petition. They have agreed to waive the Presi-
Dental question, at presents for the purpose of car
rying the State after which, il possible, they will
employ the same arts to effect another compro-
mise, and bring about another coalition, i'm which
both parties will give up little in order to divide
the rest. The "National Wings" have agreed to
say nothing against the future agitation of slavery
and the disciples Of the singer law no longer in
sist on any thing, but an endorsement Of Mr..
Seward a. s honest purposes" leaving his acts to
diaie object that of carrying the elections in this
State. When that is done, the machinery will be
put In motion on the Presidential question, and
the contest be- who shall most successfully
wheedle the South into supporting one or other Of
the candidates, or rather the one whom they will
probably unite in presenting. The South may
then expect plenty of promises Of good behavior,
and will, no doubt, according to custom, accept
the violation Of all previous pledges as guarantee
for the performance of all future ones.
The "National Wings" as they are pleased to
call themselves, having been fairly outwitted in
| the convention, have been as fairly outwitted in
| the coalition. For want of BETTER they have
adopted as their leader the gentleman who whilom
figured as the great champion Of Anti-Masonry
some of the mouldering reiques of which still re.
main in this State, and who has lately been dug
| up from the ruins of Hercuaneum or Nineveh,
and brought before the people as capital speci-
men OF an anti slavery man. Having last sum-
mer distinguished himself as head manager of a
fancy iball at Saratoga, and being of course, as
all presumed, an adept in all sorts of DISCUSSES, it
was taken for granted that he was equally skilled
in political masquerading, especially in concealing
himself and detecting others.
| But he is not fit to hold d candle to the great
apostle Of the "higher law who can twist him
round his finger, and tie him in double knot af-
terwards. The transcendental senator is per-
feet political Jesuit, the members of that order
are represented by all orthodox Protestants. He
holds that in political matters no faith is to be
kept with heretics and that as the States of this
confederation have or at least once had, reserved
rights; so every man has certain conscientious re-
servaions, and that consequently he is not bound
by his oath, whenever it comes in conflict with
the higher law-to wit--political eXpediency, or
| personal interest
In addition to this eminent qualification for q
great politician, perhaps no man living is greater
adept at splitting hairs and principles, or more ex-
pert at ascribing mean actions to high motives.
He is also unequalled in the science Of mystfca-
ton, and had he taken to metaphysics instead of
politics, would unquestionably have confounded
the universe: He can lay down plain PROPOSE
| o. t,,'ts ,.la L.. A.
| Constitution governing matters of legislation, and
then, If necessary, illustrate it into utter obscurity
| by envelopng it in mass of verbiage signifying
nothing. lie is a consummate Nestor of thu great
secret ofpolitical science which consists in making
pledges susceptible Of two exactly opposite
meanings, or which depend on the degrees oi
| longitude and latitude for their interpretation.
| fyou believe him, the good man always means
well, and is invariably governed by his conscience.
| When pursuing course which has already
alienated the different sections Of the Union from
each other, and which, if continued, will eventual
ly produce a long and bloody struggle not only
| between kindred and friends, but one in which the
two great races of mankind in this country will
come at last to war Of extermination. He is only
laboring IT. the holy cause of universal philanthro
py. When avowing principle, which, Through
into practical operation in Legislative halls ant
courts of justice, will render all law but his owl
! conscience perfectly nugatOry, and undermine thu
| entire structure of civil society, he is still gov
erned by the most sublime motives and when de-
claring his determination, to violate the most
solemn Of all obligations to his country and his
| fellow-men, he is exclusively animated by the
spirit Of patriotism and humanity. When, gifted
| beyond his contemporaries with all the attributes
Of great statesman, it is not to be wondered at,
| if like Sancho, mounted on the enchanted wooden
horse of fanatlclsm, he scars beyond his fellows
among the stars, and traverses the milky way
| through which ancient legends hold, the soul,
of departed heroes winged their flight to immortal
| ity.
1t is plain that the distinguished head manager
Of the fancy ball at Saratoga could not possbl
| cope with this heaven-born stateman. Accordingly
he has been beaten--ln common phrase--al Ia
nothing and has learned to his cost, that Sarato
ga masqueraders very different from Syracuse
masqueraders. Quadries and clothes are much
more easily arranged than coalitions and every
| body is not so expert at compromise as Mr.. Clay.
The head manager Of the fancy ball has been
turned inside out, upside down, and hind part be-
FORE He had better stick to the ladies, for though
no chicken, he is from long practice eminently
competent to deal with blooming demoisees and
buxom widows. But he is, | honestly believe, too
simple and unsophisticated to cope, with such a
slight Of hand man our transcendenta senator,
who is perfect Jonathan Wild in position, and
can pick a conscience with as much dexterity as
the lllustrious Darlington did pocket. l hope
and trust they will give the head manager another
chance OF lnfnOTaIZlilS himself at oaTaoga, nexl
summer. His late experience in masquerades
will no doubt enable him to introduce some new
maneuvres in waltzing, and qualify him for pene
trating any disguise except that of Mr.. Seward 1
conscience, the key to which is said to be in tht
keeping of the editor of the Albany Evening
| Journal.
Having thus given a brief sketch of the Panta
loon and Harlequin of the Pantomime will pro.
ceed to call the special attention of the voaries of
acquiescence in the South, to what is going on
here in order that they may judge of what they
are to expect from the " moderation and forbear-
ance' Of our Northern fanatics and their nstigat-
ors, who pushing them forward at full gallop,
that they may jump on their backs, and reach the
goal more speedily.
mentioned in a former letter, that portion
about one-third-of the Wing Syracuse Conven-
ton had seeded, under pretence of difference OF
principles, and called separate convention. !
| think | also expressed the opinion that all this
sham would end in the adoption of the candidates
of the majority Of the first convention. Accord
ingly, the seceders have since met, and decided
unanimously to support them " by all honorable
means, that is to say, by calling in the aid Of
the Abolitionists, Anti-Renters, Socialists, free