North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1852, 1851-06-21
PARTY BEFORE COUNTRY.

The papzan intentions and tendencies of the Ra-
leigh Register the question Of Slavery are most
clearly exposed in the following extract which we
make from the Wilmington Commercial: II
'.PARTY DIscIPLINk. We find those who hold
the opinion that S,ate has right tossecede from
the Union, for cause in view of her sovereignty. are
treated with much severity, and by of the Wing
Presses too, who ought to example of ration
ality and comfy. TOTO 'EEE 4 - >9a : z
1t does not appear that the object is to convince
those supposed to be in error, but to denounce and
overwhelm them by abuse and ePlthets The very
principle which is the most conservative OF all others,
in the perpetutaton of the UnIon is held as trea-
sonable. Why is this? paper at Washington
City saws so then paper at Raleigh says !; and
SO on-so that it must be so, of course-and a sort
Of as does Muftie game is played throughout the
Editorial corps-not the enlightenment of the I'M
derstanding but the discipline of the persons of
the people into party order. '4-51 's i-.E ,.ss.-
The object appears TO be to get up a Union party
under the auspices of the Wing counsels. We would
like this very much if the Constitutional rights of
the South 90 hand in hand it'll the Union principle
The latter is desirable, because the talk of Union
without tits abstraction-an absurdty. But there
are Union men in both parties; the Union majority
is immense, even at the South, under such condi-
ton there are very few disunonists per se We
have heard the most ultra declare that they would
pledge fortune, honor, and peril life, to have the
Union as it and ought to be at all times. The
disunonists more noisy than :. strengthy - eve
rywhere. What will be the probable conseq uences
of this party discipline2 Why. many of the Wings
We
simply because their brethren abuse and insult them,
and the cause of that party will be unnecessarily and
foolishy weakened and all through radical spirit
the city of Washington. The masses will fall into
the old line under the name Of the Union Party and
the Democratic Party, and it is hard TO guess
the result.
Whatever may be the course of the Wing Presses,
with whom gratifed and satisfied to act, in
the main, shall not yield the 1.-THE of hair of
position in regard to the right of secession. We will
not sacrifice the planest dictates of common sense
to legal technicalities arstocratc precedents We
say will not yield; but of course, the assertion
is qualified. If convinced that secession
is right of the States which they exercise
WITHOUT Impeachment, will admit it. At the
samea time assured that such principle is de-
sructive of the integrity of the Union, and under its
! operation its perpetuity is hopeless. - ..
! We expect to lay other matter before readers
this topic before long, which will still strong
ly sustain position than any thing that has here
tofore been said upon the subject"
! The Commercial is Wing paper, but it speaks
out this vital question in mann er which does il
much credit. Will the Raleigh Register, instead o.
denouncing thousands of the people of the State
Disunionists, condescend the above article
! Is the Register indeed under the control of the
Washington Junto 1t would appear that it is. A
/ Washington City paper speaks, and forthwith TIT
Register echoes, and the lille echoes of this STATE
respond. The South, the Constitution, the rights o
the States-all these things forgotten in blinc
service of party, and in the hope of holding thu
party together!