The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-02-05

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To chant ~ PTsissi Hyposxsy.
/. We have some miseiyings ahout tha psophaty
Of publishing The Above ecmmunication, for t,s
reason that while protesting to speak for the
conservative postioI Of the Wing psrty--to A.
sign the motives for their recent action at Albany
lit is entirely anonymous. We have no evi-
dence that the writer is what he says he is,
@Ons OF the Silver Grays." None at ALL He
may be something vastly diffsrent--a -Sewardite"
ia -Silyer-Gray" mantle. He may be this,
simply becsuse hs is anonymous Why could
hs not send his name. 10 confidence, with his
communication, no that no doubt on that scorc
could have existed' Again, Icing anonymous,
We cannot judge whether, being honestly and
truly "0Ds Of them" for whom he speaks, he is
yet empowered 10 speak for the conservatives
generally or only for himself. And thirdly,
being anonymous, all his somewhat broad allie
cations are ONO value for lack Of responsible
paternity and proof; for this reason we have
omitted some sentences.
We publish It nevertheless, irresponsible AZ
It 10, because we cannot call upon the writer for
his name IN time tor his communication To be Of
value. 1t would b. Of little use to publish it
after to-day and we have no disposition to refuse
hearing to any conservative Wing, especially
To ono who claims quarter of centurys ac-
craftsmanship. Such consistent and tried friends
we desire to satisfy. But the writer of the COM
munication must allow us still to differ from him
His allegations are far too sweeping; and,
secondly, he removes the dispute between the
two sections OF the party from its original
ground. Especially he assigns motives for the
secession ut Syracuse, and the absenteeis.n at
Albany, which have never before been openly
avowed, and which we must say are far less
worthy than those that have been hitherto as
signed. So far our friends have always insisted
TINT their GOODNESS toward their brethren re-
suited from belief that they were given over
to a "higher law" to sectional feelings and abo-
lition foles, and that their only aim was to cor
rect these evil and dangerous tendencies.
Our correspondent must ercuss as when we
say, that we know the conservative portion of
the Wing party too well to believe that, with
the overwhelming majority OF them, they are
prompted to their present course by Jealousy Of
their brethren having received too much political
honor. emolument, or reward. Far higher mo-
tivss, VIZ think, actuate them; and although we
are constrained 10 oppose their present course, and
think they too severely judge both men, meas
ures, and tendencies believing that they arc
seeking right end by wrong means, We have
never for moment entertained doubt Of their
motives.
To the remainder of the communication we
answer generally, that Mr.. Fsh's depotion TO the
Constitution and Union cannot justly be doubted !;
thai such faithful service as he has rendered can
nerer be repaid by the purify; that there is not the
shado,o Of reason 10 doubt thai in the Senate he
wll be a national Wing that the conservative
Wings have announced no candidate that po-
litcal honors are conferred and rightfully AS ne
cessarily, by majorities, and that minorities are
bound to submit, it they continue of the party
that Mr.. Fish has been unanimously nominated /;
that had the conservatives been in caucus, he
would still have received more than twO-thirds
of the votes; that he IL therefore the candidate
Of the party whom we ought all to support (;
and that if Wings are simple enough to take
the recommendation of the Journal Of Com
merce, and postpone the election to the next
session, the changes are that a Democrat will be
chosen.
"Call you that backing your friends" The
SEWARD nominee "national Whig"-" his
services can never be repaid by the party
constrained to oppose the present course Of
the conservatives this is being national
with vengeance. "Think of that Master
Brooks
TheRegister, the Silver Gray organ at Albany,)
thus laments the lodging and ducking proclivi-
ties of the Legislature Speaking Of the rcsolu-
tons offered and laid over, it says:
"In the assembly on Thursday, Mr. varnum
called up the resolution offered by Mr. Anthem,
censuring the judiciary committee for their neg
Iect in not reporting on the compromise resou-
tons referred to them, and offered the following
substitute:
That the committee on the judiciary be re-
qLested to report suitable resolutions, expressive
of the sentiments of this legislature in favor q
acquiescence in the views taken by the President
of The United States in his late annual message,
in relation TO the Legislation of the last Congress
commonly known as the compromise measure. -
The substitute was rejected. and a motion to
lay the subject on the table, prevailed by vote
OF IS TO ~.
And again
"The principal resolution Of the series offered
by Mr.. Varnum, that in relation to the cOmpr6-
mise is liberal transcript from the President Is
message leaving ont the word "fnal." The as
ser,ion that an affirmation by the legislature in
the words OF the message, would reopen agita-
ton, l., too RIDICULOUS to require a serious ans
wer. Was that the effect Of the message At is
strange how men can let their prejudices over
come their common sense, so far AS to believe
that the resolution against agitation would re-
open it. And yet, such paradox is gravely
urged upon the members of the legislature"
Things are certainly in very cranky state in
New York. What Gdipus can solve the riddle
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