The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-01-23
Party Division. and Party differences.

Experience has already demonstrated" said
the Union newspaper day or two since, "that
8 on all other subjects (than slavery the De-
mocracy of the North and the South, the East
and the West, is one and indivisible. The
principles that divide the Democratic party
and its antagonist party, call it by what name
you will, were coeval with the Constitution,
and must be coexistent with it.'
Here are two rather important propositions,
which appear in an article carefully elaborated,
looking to the reconstruction ola democratic"
party under the worn out and corrupt Rich
mond organization, which has so long ruled this
country. The managers think they may be
able to vitalize it sufficiently for one more Pre-
sdential election. After being defeated with
Mr.. VAN buren, in 1910, and with General
CAss in lS48, under circumstances which have
stimulated an irreconcilable hatred between the
partsans Of these two statesmen, we appre-
bend that there is no more probability of effec-
lively resusctating the old Richmond clique
than there is of seeing one of Mr.. GLIDDoN's
mummies amusing himself some fine morning
with promenade in Chestnut street.
On all other subjects than slavery, we are in
formed by Mr.. RITcHrE, the Democracy of the
South and West is cone and indivisible." The
western Democrats are in favor, of the prosecu-
ton of internal Improvements by the Federal
Government. 1t is in the West that those
improvements are required, and the western
Democracy are compelled by their constituents
to vote in favor of them. Now, will Mr..
RIrcHIE have the kindness to inform us if the
Democrats of the South are Zone and indivisi-
BILE" on this subject with their western allies!
Do the Democratic Abstractionists of Virginia
and the Carolinas favor any such policy2 Are
they prepared to sustain it2 is MIR. RIT-
CHE, as a Democrat, prepared to sustain it!
And, if the southern Democracy have repented
of their heresies on this subject, and are
prepared therein to act az "one and in
dvisible" with the western Democrats,
where is the evidence of it, Produce the re-
cord. Show when the arrangement was made,
and strike out from the creed Of the old line
Richmond Democracy one of its cardinal articles
Let it be known that on this point the entire
Democracy have come over to WING doctrines,
and are prepared to sustain the policy of a
WHO Administration.
The Chicago letter Of General CAss on this
subject is fresh in the public recollection. MOI
is it forgotten that at Cleveland his friend
Judge Woop, who had been selected to tender
him the inequalities of the city, was anxious
to give the General an opportunity of setting
himself right before the northwestern people on
t,co very important and interesting questions
He pressed the General warmly to come out
like man and tell them whether or not he
,cas opposed TO the Improvement Of the ,rester'
rivers and harbors; and how his administration
would behave on the subject of slavery. The
Judge told him that the .epeople were ready to
hear him, and would listen with the greatest
pleasure" So, it would seem that the citizens
Of Cleveland, at least, felt some little interest in
other subjects than negrodom; and the memora
bic reply of General CAss indicated with suffi
Gent emphasis that he was rather reluctant tc
utter sentiments that might not answer as
well for Richmond as for Cleveland. "Sir,'