The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-09-17
The Old Game OF Factions.

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South. II Classics the Congressional vote Of
Pennsylvania, to prove that majority Of the
Democrats Of that delegation 'voted in solid
column in favor of the adjustment OF the dis
tracing question which has SO long agitated
the country, and threatened dissolution of
the Union" The article goes on to men
ton that the Wings of the Pennsylvania dele
CATION /" either voted against the Adjustment
bill, or did not vote upon the question" The
inference deduced from this statement is, that
our of'entimes repeated declaration that the
institutions OF the Southern States must RELY
upon the Democracy Of The NORTH is thus
verified
We had really supposed, from the ecstaces Of
the Union upon the passage Of the Adjustment
bill, that ii was sincere in its wish for peace
We supposed it would have quilted this field of
party advantage which has proven so unproft-
able, and taken to prospecting in some other
direction, with the faulty Of those treasure
hunters who undermine a castle in search of
buried coins. We find the Union again al
work in the dangerous and Improbable object
of seeking party advancement by encouraging
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The Wing party of the South must again sub
nit to the odium Of sympathizing with those
who are inimical to the institutions of the
South. The domestic strife has been Just set
tied Every thing wears the smile of restored
harmony. When the Lady Teazle of the Union
insists that her opponents ''must admit that
they have been in the wrong after all, ;" this
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progressing, we scrupulously abstained from
any endeavor 20 extract party advantage from
commenting upon the evident fruits Of the war
and annexation policy of which our late diff
cultles were the Legitimate fruits. We hear
kened to the appeals of the Union for harmony
and help. We smiled bitterly; yet without
comment upon its iusome eulogy upon some,
its tardy justice TO others, who have been
often traduced by the same pen, we were
willing TO leave the whole of these exciting
questions to rest with the adjustment
Whilst, however, we think the comparative
responsibility of the two political parties at the
North ought not to be discussed, we must turn
to the past for comment upon the truth of the
assertion that ''the institutions of the Southern
States must rely upon the Democracy Of the
| North" 1t is no new theme with the Union
before the metempsychosis which gave it the
honors oforganism. That paper, under another
name, upon another theatre made the same as
sertion. 1t advocated Mr.. VAN buren,, as pecu-
liar friend OF the South whose veto would protect
their Institutions Itdenounced HARR1soY, aVir-
ginian born, the tried and trusted soldier and
servant of the Republic, as a man tainted with
Aboitionism HARRIsoN died without indica-
ting in his message or cabinet that he meditated
any injury to the institutions of the South VAN
buren, the tiaamen Ell dutce decuS of Southern
Democracy-the Northern man with Southern
principles-verifes the assurance of his ancient
friend Of the Union, by organizing and heading
the Free-soil party. This is comment number
one upon the assertion that .sthe institutions of
the Southern States must rely upon the Demo
cracy Of the North"
Mr.. BENTON, Southern Democrat with
Northern feelings, has been one of the most
uniform, as he was one of the abest and most
formidable, foes of the adjustment Nor is the
Union ignorant of the plan to bring this emf
nent Democrat forward as the next Free-soil
candidate for the Presidency. Mr.. WLMoT,
who proposed the proviso, is Northern De
mocrat, upon whom Southern institutions are,
we suppose, to rely; and Mr.. WENTWORTH,
who outraged his defeated fellow countrymen
Of the South, by moving the proviso upon the
Utah Territorial bill-Mr WENTWORTH is,
We suppose, another Democrat upon whom
Southern institutions should rely. To estab-
lish the position, the Union very cunningly
reckons upon its fingers the number of Penn
sylvania Democrats who voted for the adjust
ment. 1t summons, with the complacency of
pedagogue, that delegation TO receive the
need Of commentator or Of rebuke for their
obedience TO or neglect of duty. Their
names are enrolled To avoid any dis
satisfaction from the implied compliment
of their relative positions, they are arranged in
alphabetical order. Mr.. DMMIoK has, then, no
precedence over Mr.. Ross, nor Mr. Mann over
Mr.. THoMPsoS, than that which their respect
i've godfathers and godmoihers have given them.
With this ingenious device, the editorial com
mendaton of having "'voted TO extingush for
ever the firebrand Of DIsUNIos' is bestowed
upon them in platoon.
Now, the process Of estimating political in
fluencc by enumeration upon the fingers in " al
phabetical ORDER" is in this case disngenuous.
and in all cases unsound. The proposition of
the Union is, that because greater number Of
the Pennsylvania Democrats than Of the Penn
sylvana Wings voted for the adjustment, there
fore :" the institutions of the Southern States
must rely upon the Northern Democracy"
In our judgment the injury done to the South
ern institutions by an ex-Presidcnt covered
with Southern commentator, who runs os
the nominee of the Abolition party, is a
thousand fold greater than the influence for
good even of the excellent gentlemen who
voted in solid column and Sin alphabetical or
der" to quiet the agitation which Messrs VAN
buren,, Benton, WENTWORTH, and WILMor
have labored 50 strenuously to excite Upon
the same principle, those great pacihcators,