The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-06-21

Uader this head the special organ Of the administration
has article plausible enough, far il recognises the
general fact that the tendency of public opinion south of
Mason Dixon's line is to the support OF the
adjusting the question of slavery This fact have al
ways regarded the necessary effect of thorough
Outstanding OF the evils which have been produced by the
agitation of the subject of slavery is that the South
has gained any rights that concessions of much
Importance had been yielded TO her, but that additional
security had been obtained, whereby the slavery
ganzaton would be broken up, and the fraterna inter-
course Of people interrupted by parties fanatic
their sentiments and sectional in their political influence
Union in the South the basis OF the original compact
inserted in the constitution providing for the rights OF the
saveholding States, had become the primary condition
Of preserving this compact and it is in this point of
view that we considered the interruption OF party ela-
lions. as formerly existing south of Mason & Dxons
line. as unavoidable, though merely temporary.
But the special organ, in contemplating this interruption
Of old party lines the South, not TO understand
that is directly at war with its inference that gives
an advanageio the wings the democrats The very
reverse is the logical deduction: and this would have
been apparent il the special organ. instead of limiting
view the state of parties in the South had extended it
fully to the North. Con,ras,ed in this manner, i, would
only party which will meet the South in odellowshp
the principles Of harmony and concession and hence
that the wings Of the South had alternative but
of all cooperation with their former allies As long
the wings OF the South maintained party identity with
the wings OF the Northas ls4S, ls44, 1910, and 1896
was impossible to dsam the spirit of aboltonism. No
other alternative, therefore, remained TO such as
Messrs Toombs and Stephens, OF Georgia, than place
the standard of southern union the compromises OF the
constitution in the hands Of such tried Mr. Cobb
and the same general consideration has had the
suit in Alabama and Mississippi where it will be mpossi-
Bile make any other than old democrats the organs of the
sentiment which make the power OF the South unit
on the slavery question, and 10 place the constitutional
rights Of the South in harmony with those of all the other
portions Of the Union
twas not to be expected that this operation of wings
and democrats in the South could take place without pro-
ducing much aring in the ranks OF those who faith
full disciples of the latter school, feel that their principles
and policy cannot and be permanently disturbed
BY any new and names Ner .c,ns cannot be
pull into old bottles sohoa injsry This natural feeling
accounts for much OF the extreme irritation prevalent in
many portions OF the South but will doubtless correct
itself as time and discussion will render it and
apparent that the Union movement of the South is not
attack democratic principles but necessity to enable
the wings to make common against a common enc
N.Y. and to place the action of the federal be-
You'd the reach OF those dsorganizes who, under the
mask Of philanthropy and religion, would violate fun
damenta principle OF our constitution and Union.
II the special organ will review this subject, it will
perceive that it has mistaken The true aspect OF
the Compromise party question in the South, than
has many OF the facts which important TO the train.
For example, it is alleged by this organ that Mr. Nc.
Donald the competitor to Mr.. Cobb, is old wing.
This is doing great injustice to Mr. Mcdonald, who
period OF his life. according 10 recollection has
been characterized being any other than democrat after
the ,ric,ts faith 1t would perhaps have been 10
have denominaed Gov. Quitman wing up TO the period
Of the annexation Of Texas But these are unimporlani
Incidents The great fact stands prominently forth that
the movement in the South for union in maintaining the
compromise Of the constitution comes forward under
democratic auspices and that the
alsohas ,a origin rather in the fear that the princ
ples Of the democratic party will be weakened by
porasy suspension Of its organization than in any ap
pehenson that those principles, explained by Jefferson
and his dscipes have lost any OF their force, can now
or ever be abandoned without endangeriDg our federal
system.