The North-Carolinian., 1851-11-22

chusetts comes a call insifing delegstes ff0a ali
sections of the Union to a fraternal cOnfereDce
upon matters touching their general concern.-
and that the Massachusetts democracy propose
to meet their brethren Of the south, in conven-
ton, rledged to the Baltimore platform and the
compromises of 1850 ''-and he urges ''this aus
pcIous fact an assurance that their brethren
in the ether northern States will follow their
gallant example, which proclams the ability and
determination of the democratic party to save
the Union, at the very hour when the impotency
of all other organizations to achieve the result,
manifest On this basis, with entire confidence
the justice Of the north, the south will. with
great, if not entire unanimity, go into general
convention. <s-
Such is the auspicous infeence of your State
convention at Worcester, and hence the selec
tion of every delegate in this state any of the
free states, will according to his known opin-
ions upon these issues, more less tend to re-
establish that mutual confidence which will
bring the democracy together in general conven-
tion, in that firm bond of brotherhood that has
never met toyet her in union ithout triumphing
throughout the Union. think, may say. with
entire confidence, that you have made your
lection for this district in this generous spirit of
the national union of the whole democracy of
the Union, and in conformity with the resolu-
tons of the Worcester convention, which re-
commended the choice of delegates in all the
districts upon the princi pies of the Baltimore
platform, and "who will harmonize with the
democracy Of the nation Oh these principles
And, sir, what right have we of the north, in
Justice or good faith, to call upon the states,
south, wesesUr southwest, to go into a conven-
tion with US upon a sectional issue, involving
their constitutional state rights, endaDgering
their domestic relations: They do but require
that pledge of non- Intervention, and non-agita-
ton, which ,ce should alike demand. were our
constitutional guarantees and long settled rights
of property, as we regarded them, called in
question. ] rejoice, therefore, with you, that
the Massachusetts democracy had the honor Of
taking the lead in inviting our brethreA of all
sections of the Union to meet US, at a specific
time and place. in convention, free from all sec
tionalism, and with assurance that their set
tied rights under the constitution and the com
premise shall not be invaded or disturbed by
The democracy of all New England, and the
united democracy of New Y ork, have all come
up this point, and it is from the results Of the
confidence thus inspired, that we hail
the triumphant election of the gallant Cobb in
GeOrg by more than fifteen thousand majority,
to be foiloWed bv like triumph Of the fearless
General Foote in Mississippi. These great union
results, which have reduced the formidable ques-
ton of secession at the south to the limits of
single state, South Carolina, have already in my
opinion, secured the meeting OF a national demo-
cratic convention in 1852, which will insure the
election of their candidate, whoever he may be
a convention in which every State will be rep
resented, except perhaps South CarolIna-and
she, trust, Will come in and assent to its nomi.
nation as nobly and as practically she did in
1874.
repeat, sir, tha: it is only by inspiring tins
mutual confidence between the south and the
north, that the fearful question of the right Of
State to secede from the Union be allayed :,
and subside into mere abstraction. Depend
upon it, our democratic brethren at the south
have had as much perpleXity and danger of di-
vision from this abstract issue, at the mort h
have had upon the more practical issue Of obey
ing and enforcing the laws of the land and ac-
quiescing III the adjustment which has been made
in congress, of the sectional issues that threat
ened the Union. 1t is only 10y the aid Of the
good faith of the north that the friends of union
at the south can be able to allay the sentiment
there of repulsion, disunion and secession, which
had it gone SO far as to concentrate two more
States in united secession movement, must
not only have lost to the country democratic
president, but lost the Union.
We have now every appearance, in the signs of
and of the real friends of the Union at the north, ,
upon national concerns. there Will be no obstacle
the way of a concentration of opinion, through
the action of democratic state conventions and
the national committee, (prudently acting in
harmony, and under the adv .>eInent of memb ers
drawn from all parts of the Union, at the next
session OF congress,) in fixing the time and place
of ho ding a national convention; and therefore
the sooner the democratic party act in the choice
better shall we be able to arrive at that point of
union as national party. which is about To re-
store to the democracy ITS Old supremacy Of the
people in the federal adnlinst rat ion.
In this alone think see the elements Of sure