The southern press., 1851-11-01
ty- We fully concur with the Southern (Ga.)


rY- We fully concur with the Southern (Ga)
Democrat in the views il expresses on the sub
ect of the Presidency in the following article
tbs PREsIpErcY are aware that it is
full early to begin TO sgitaie this question at
this time, but 80 important do we deem IT, we
think il cannot be too fully discussed even before
The election. The results Of the recent elections
of Alabama, Mssis 'ippi and Georgia, are omens
of evil import to the South, and clearly indicate
that her cherished institution is beset by foes
from without and by enemies within" and unless
firm aud decided stand is taken by the entire
South on the subject, the day is not far distant
when her sunny fields will be laid waste, her
happy hom..s made desolate, and universal ruin
and distress cover her as with pail, shutting
out from her every ray OF hope which has hlth-
erto lighted her pathway, that equal and exact
Justice will be meted out to her 10y the dominant
party Of this country, viz the Freesoiers. AS
humiliatng as is the thought we are forced to
The conclusion by recent events, that the Free
soilers Of the North have able auxiiiaries at the
South; yea, within the very borders Of our own
State, who are doing everything in their power
to bring about the dire calamity OF the abolition
of slavery, first in all places over which Con-
grcss has jurisdiction, and then in the States.
We do not mean to say that all those who be-
long to the self-styed constitutional Onion
party are Freesoilers and Abolitionists-b
that there are many belonging to that party,
even at the South, who would be rejoiced to
see slavery abolished every where, we as much
believe as we do that there is a Supreme ruler
of the Universe, and though there may be many
persons belonging to that party who have no
sympathy with or for either Freesoilers or their
doctrines. yet their acting it'll them will have
L., triu nf
principles they so utterly condemn and repu.
date In view then of the fact that majority,
and very large majority at that, OF the people
of the South, see no cause OF complaint for
past aggressions, but on the contrary consider
as fair, liberal and just, series OF measures
which despoied the South OF her property and
her honor is it not time that her true frienda
should be adopting measures to avert the blow
impending over her--or ut all events to refrain
from giving aid and comfort" to her enemies
The Northern people, TO man, and portion
of the Southern people, are opposed to slavery
| in the abstract, and if a national convention
should be held for the purpose OF nominating a
candidate for President, Northern man will be
nominated az sure as the convention meets, and
| if the South goes into such convention she will
be virtually committed to his support, however
inimical his position may be to Southern inter
ests Such being the ease, the question arises
what course the South should pursue under the
circumstances, whether the Southern Rights par
ty should keep aloof from all participation in the
matter, and suffer the Union party of the South
in coalition with the Northern Wing party to fight
| it out against the old Democratic party of the
North, or whether she shall run a Southern
Rights man as third candidate, and thereby
endeavor to throw the election into the House OF
Representatives, where there would be much
greater probability of the South obtaining JUS
tice than in the electoral college. For our own
part, we are utterly opposed to the Southern
Rights party affiliating with any Northern party
whatever, for no party at the North will do to
trust on the subject of slavery, and any candi-
| date to be successful must pander to Abolition
ism, for that influence will in great measure
control ths election, and on whichever side that
| influence falls, the election will terminate. The
Southern Rights party gould not consistently
support any man who showed the least dispOsi-
tion to sympathze with Freesoiism, and as no
man can be elected who will not court that in
Auence, we think It by far the better policy OF
the Southern Rights party to run third can
didate, and endeavor to unite the Southern peo-
! Pile upon him and throw the election into the
House, in which event the South might possibly
| elect her candidate.
| IF the South expects that national conven-
ton will give her candidate that will be sound
upon the slavery question, she will be egregious-
| ly mistaken-in fact the nomination of such n
candidate would be certain guarantee Of defeat,
for all the effort that could be put forth by his
! party would not rally even respectable minor-
| ty Of the orthern people to his support Even
Cass himself with all his anti slavery notions,
could not get anything like majority of North
ern votes, for he is not sufficiently ultra on the
subject to satfy the spirit of abolition fanateism
which pervades the minds Of large proportion
| of the Northern people. The only men al the
| North, that the South could with any degree OF
1 propriety vote for, would not carry two Of the
/ Northern States while their defeat at the South
would be almost complete, for the whole
abolition and Freesoil influence at the North
would be arrayed against them. together with
the Union party Of the South, and their defeat
would consequently be more overwhelming
| than was Van Buren's in 1870 Hence it would
be folly for the Southern Rights party to think of
! going into n nationsI convention, or OF running
any other than sectional candidate for the presi-
dency. With some good Southern man as the
| Southern Rights candidate for the presidency,
we may possibly succeed in ralyng the whole
South to HE support, which would prevent an
election by the Electoral College, and throw the
election into the House, there would be but
a majority of one in favor of the North, perhaps
the Southern candidate could be elected--at all
events, the experiment is worth the trial. With
] Y Mason Of Virginia, for President, and C..
| J, Mcdonald Of Georgia for Vice President, we
think the whole South might be made TO rally
on them, aud give them a prominence in the
House which would ensure tbe.T election.
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