The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1850-10-18
mrhe Unity Of the Party. "


and easy methods are superseding the old estab-
lished modes, it is not surprising that the wire
workers of the complex machinery termed par
ties, should strive to simplify the motive and
guiding powers. This experiment has been
tried--but unfortunately Cor otherwise as the
case may beg the machinery has been made so
simple, that it wont work at ALL but is fast break
ing up, and the anxious arti6cers vainly endea-
voring to g save the pieces" ...s4.
Fortunately in the better days of the republic
to constitute party something more than the
cohesive power was needed A common creed
as to the principles and policy was required
now the support of certain men, and the adop-
ton of certain names is all that is asked for full
communion-and the great test Of orthodoxy
is the anxiety to preserve the "unty of the party
principle or no principle.
Yet occasionally, to make a little sectional
capital out of the opposite party, organs the
most clamerous for the preservation of the unity
of their own, charge their opponents with the
similar sin of sacrificing principle to that para
mount purpose, and declare it to be positively
shockingw Better illustrations of the philoso-
ply which
Compounds for sins it is inclined to
BY damning those it has no mind to"
could not be presented than the organs respec-
lively afford in this way. To one exhibition of
this kind, we invite public attention.
For reasons Numerically opposite, the Wing
and Democratic party organs of this city, and OF
the National North" have labored to produce
the impression, that the Southern Wings repu-
dated resistance to the unconstitutional action
of Congressman preferred the unity of the
party to the safety of the South. >'...
Nay, the Union of yesterday, in sudden
spasm Of anxiety for the perpetuity of the
Democratic party one and indvisible, has had
the audacity to sit in judgment on the sound.
ness of Southern Wings, needless of its own
shortcoming+-or adopting the principle of the
ingenious "abstractionisl," who diverts the drec-
ton of the chase by crying out "stop thief"
louder than every one else.
If anything emanating from that quarter could
create surprise, this cool assumption of superior
Southern orthodoxy might-but the extrava
late, as to have exhausted the faculty of aston.
ishme't, and only provoke quiet smile on the
faces of those to whom its new overtures and
fantasies are played-the effect not rivallne
those produced by the linked-sweetness OF
"Jenny Lind"
All the shallow articles of all the organs to
prop up the falling fortunes of the desperate
factions, miscalling themselves National parties
when their Nation is bounded by the White
House on the one side, and the Capitol on the
other-with the Treasury and the patronage as
the great interests to be scuffled for-can de-
ceive no Southern man who formerly acted with
either party, while its Northern members pre-
tended even to profess regard for their pighted
faith, or for the Constitution.
The attempt to distract and divide that they
may conquer the South, and cripple the actor
of her sons, invincible when united rs brethren
in one common cause, needless of the former
divisions which severed them and led to the evils
all now feel, the wire-pullers of party may as
we'll abandon for that trick has been tried toe
often.
The Union and LnteHigencer may beat thei,
bass drums and the Republic blow it's ear.
piercing fife, till forced to desst from sheer ex-
haustion of muscles and lungs, without re,
uniting the Northern and Southern wings OF
their respective parties, for the old dynasties
LII
in the hands of few "Old Hunkers," have full
filled their mission:
"They have fought their last fight, they now sleep
their long sleep,
No spell can awake them to power again"
Throughout the Southern country with only
exceptions enough to constitute the rule) a sense
of duty to their section has superseded the sway
of party-and the old catch-words and cap-trap
ofparty are laughed to scorn by men who feel that
interests more vital and nearer home claim their
care and protection.
We have already published the numerous &C
counts of meeting after meeting held, without
distinction of party, to denounce and organize
resistance to the so-callcd Compromise. We
have shown the fraternal feeling which has re-
placed the aversions and the hostility of a life
time, and brought together on the Southern plat
form, leading spirits from all the old organiza-
tons. We have pointed out the obliteration of
the old party lines so clearly, and proved how
progressive was the work, until the organs fear
ing their occupation will soon be gone have
begun to play the old party tunes again to lure
the deserters back, dropping the hollow cant of
union for the sake of the Union which preceded
"the happy paci6cation Of oar former sectional
difficulties by the passage ofthe Adjustment" and
the coalition of the patriots who threw aside party
affinites to vote it through.
The old fight has again been renewed-the
fur is fyng-and the dire catastrophe which be-
fell those far-famed combatants of Kilkenny,
impends over these old combatants, refreshed
for the fray by their brief truce, pending the
passage of the measures of adjustment.
With philosophic indifference have we listened