North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1852, 1851-10-18

clear head. LONT ChEEh-
/ THE WING PARTY ABoL1T1oN1zED AT THE NORTH,
AND DYING OUT AT THE SOUTH. The following
complete and forcibIe statement on this subject is
made by the Chambers Tribune, whig journal of
| Alabama. 1t shows not only that this southern
wing print has the sagacity to discern the truth,
but the manliness to make frank confession of it.
Its statements of facts and its predictions are alike
worthy of notice We commend them to our
| readers
"The whig party at the South, as party, is as
dead as mackerel BY the presidential election, it
will be difficult to find individual specimens ofthat
species of the great family of politicians.
The reason of this extinction is obvious The
general rule of wing affinity North is abolition
ward; the exceptions barely sufficient to estab-
fish the rule. We do not know why this is so, but
the fact is apparent as the face of the heavens.
Southern men, therefore, cannot longer act with
the national wing party. We in the South never
had any immediate interest in the establishment of
the protective system but, acting in good faith to
our northern allies the southern wing party tied
itself to unpopular ISSUE and fell with it. The
return which have received for this is general
alliance of northern whggery with abolitonism, or,
much the same thing, free-soilism.
The northern democracy, as general rule are
sound on the slavery question. 1t must be con-
fessed that the democratic rule of constitutional
construction favors the South and although this is
and manliness, all compel its utterance.
The result of this condition of public sentiment,
North and South, will be apparent before the next
presidential election. The Union wings of several
of the southern States are making ready to enlist
for the support of the national democratic nomina
ton next year; for it is general sentiment among
Union men of all afinities, that the disunionists
can only be effectually routed by the old democra-
cy. The old Jackson guard are the men to be re-
lied on mainly TO accOmDliSh the work"
1t is hardly necessary to state how completely
this view of the state of things at the North is
frmed by the whole sequence of recent political
events. The general Reputation of President Fill
more by the northern wings, because of his adher-
ence to the Compromise presentment of Gen.
Scott as the wing candidate by successive whig
conventions under the lead of the most active and
eminent wing freesoers of New York, Pennsyl-
vana, Ohio Indiana, and Michigan-the express
condition under which he is nominated, that the
South is to take him without pledges-the repu-
diation Of the Compromise final Adjustment
by every northern wing State convention which
assembled since that measure was passed-all
plainly show, that the general rule of northern
wing party affinity is aboltionward" How, indeed,
can southern wings anticipate anything else when
they remember the indisputable fact that during |
the years 1S46 and 1947 the northern wing party,
in its entirety, and in every northern State was
literal strctness, Wimot-proviso-fees organi
zation-that every whg in office at that time north
of Mason and Dixons line, whether under the fed
eral government or under the State governments |
was leagued with that organization, and that the
Proviso doctrines all through the northern States
was proclaimed to be cardinal and Interchangeable |
doctrine of the wing party? We challenge the |
production of single instance in refutation of
what we have stated as to the unanimous provi-
sioism of the official of the wing party-af
rming that at the time referred to- both President
limo md Mr. al,Sfap fIor1 OLE lo
northern members of Gcnr Taylor's cabinet, and
all the northern members of the present cabinet
were conspicuous among the proofs of our asser-
ton. Of course, then the irresistible tendency of
the northern wing party is towards free-soilism
With this the southern wing of the wing party
must affiliate, or it must die out.
Look now at the South. How completely are
the conclusions of the southern wing journal we
have quoted confirmed! In Mississippi, Georgia,
and Alabama, the wing party, as party, is not in
the field. In those States the entire population
democrats and wings together-are rushing up to
the polls, in every instance under democratic lead
and organization, to throw the vote which, under
the circumstances, they deem best fitted to defend
their section from that further antslavery aggression
to which the whig party of the North, both here
tofOre and now has shown itself prone. This {
is the history of the canvass for Governor Collier
in Alabama, and up to this time for Messrs. Foote
and Quitman in Mississippi, and Messrs. Cobb and
hcDOnalu IN georgia In henCucky anu lenneS-
see the general fact appears in another form.
In Tennessee the wings declined all party issues
but the Compromise, and, losing the congressional
delegation, almost two to one, by the election of
seven democratic congressman fully in favor of the
maintenance of the Compromise as a final Adjust c
nent, elected Gen. Campbell on the assumption
alse, we think-that he was really more resolved
han Gov Trousdae to abide by the Compromise. C
In Kentucky, too the wings have been defeated in
he gubernatorial in no small measure by q
he tendencies of the wings there towards emanci-
patton, as shown by the wing vote for Cassius M.
Clay. 1t
The inference from these facts at the North and t
he South is irresistible. To maintain the Compro-
mise a final Adjustment of the sectional contro-
7ersy is the prevalent sentiment and fixed purpose
Of the South. So to regard and maintain it is the
settled policy of the northern democracy. Thus {
once more, in Jefersons day, is the mass Of the
northern democracy the natural ally" of the +
South. The movements Of parties there show a
leep instructive conviction of this fact And under
democratic administration, pledged to the prnci
oles of Jefferson and Jackson, and pledged also to
uphold the Compromise as final adjustment, the a
South will recognise the palladium gifts peace and il
liberty. Washington Union. {
ASKING TOO MUCH. A young couple were
lifting together, undoubtedly in some romantic
pot with birds and flowers around them, at least e
he reader is left to infer that they had all these
appliances and means to boot, when the following
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