The republic., 1851-07-11
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The Southern Wings.
The editors of the Unton newspaper are la
boring to destroy the influence now eXerted by
the Wings of the South to save the Union, by
attaching to them all the consequences of the
slavery agitation, because some Of their former
political associates of the North are opposed to
the Compromise They studiously keep out OF
view the fact that nine-tenths of that party at
the South have planted themselves upon the
platform that recognises the series OF measures
known as the adjustment as settlement, In |
principle and in substance, .t'tGt settlement
'ofthe dangerous and exciting subjects which |
they embraced" In their zeal to reunite the
Democratic party they seem to have forgotten
that three,iourths of Tie Democrats South are
responsible for all the agitation that peryades
that section of the Republic since the pas
sage of the Compromise measures. II we were
disposed 10 look for reasons why this or
that party should be held responsible for the
difficulties through which we have passed and
the dangers that still threaten, we might
charge II upon the Democratic party In the an
nexaton and acquisition Of territory; but for
that, the Union Of these States would never
have been endangered. But we prefer to look
TO the future; and though men and politicians
may have committed errors in the past, we now
Judge them by their present position.
This Administration, solely with desire "to
rescue the country from the wide and bound
less agitation that surrounds US, and have
firm, distinct and legal ground to rest upon"
regards, and is determined TO regard, 'Ihe Sc
ries Of measures embracing the Compromise
as settlement-in principle and substance
final settlement" of the whole controversy.
If the Administration cannot stand upon the
principles of the message, it does not expect
TO stand at all, nor can it recognise any other
platform-North South East, or West. That
the people will sustain those principles we have
an abiding faith; but should we be mistaken, and
evil result from reopening and reagtating this
slavery question, no one can charge upon the
present Administration any responsibility for
such state of things.
But TO the object of our remark Why is it
that the editors of the Union Withhold from
their northern friends the true position of the
two old political parties in the South? Do they
suppose that such men as BUcHANAN, CAss,
DICKINSON, MARCY, DoUGLAs, SHIELDS, Dis
HEY, RICHARDSON, and the host Of Northern
Democrats who sustained the Compromise, can
be blinded TO the garing fact that their former po
litcal friends, or large majority of them, have
held them up TO the Southern public as untrust-
worthy upon this slavery question as the Abo-
litonists themselves? DO they expect to OBJ
liteTate from the recollection of the Northern
Democracy the scenes that took place in both
halls of Congress during the deliberations that
resulted in the passage of the Compromise mea-
sures! Have they forgotten that the Senatorfrom
Mississippi, Mr.. DAVIS, publicly read General
CAss out Of the Democratic party in the Senate
Of the United States, and charged upon him
that his explanation Of the Nicholson letter was
different from the meaning given to it by the
Southern Democracy? Do they imagine that
that portion of the Democratic party South that
Joined with the Wings and their Northern
friends, such as CoBB, FooTE, BAYLY, JONES
Of Tennessee, and the rest of the Southern
Democrats who sustained the Compromise, are
now to be abandoned by the Northern Demo
cracy because they are united with the South
ern Wings in trying 10 save the Union? Can
General CAss say to his friends in Michigan
and the Northwest, "Mr. DAVIS, of Mississip
'pi, was right when he read me out of the
party, and General FooTE was wrong when
he stood by me and encouraged me with his
counsel and his votes 10 bring peace to a dis
tracted people?" Ii he can, then may he
Join with the Democratic organ in this
city in denouncing Southern Wings for up
holding the measures which CLAY, CAss,
WEBsTER, DoUGLAs, Dickinson, and the host
of patriots. hoped would restore quiet TO our
country. Our contemporaries of the URior, are
wilfully blind TO the true issue now before the
people-it is not who is responsible for the ne
cessity Of the Compromise measures, but who
are the true and honest supporters OF those mea-
sures. They boast that large portion of the
Northern Democracy stand firm; and, for the
sake Of the argument, we will admit IT, But
where, we would ask, does large portion Of
the Southern Democracy stand? Can such