Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1851-06-06
Senator sumner and Other People.

The Fayetteville Observer says it does not know
that SUMNER has never been Democrat. We tho't
it did, for the fact is notorious. Nor does the fact
that some fshy Democrats supported him, make the
party responsible for his acts. Many Democrats OPP
posed him to the last He was elected by one vote,
Mr.. BORDEN, Wing, having voted for him. Mr..
SUMNER has uniformly supported the Wing candi-
date for President. The coalition between certain
Democrats and the Free Sellers in Massachusetts
was scandalous, and has been denounced as such by
the Democratic press throughout the country not
even excepting Massachusetts, itself but what Wing
has denounced the Wing party for going en- mossc,
without any coalition or other disturbing for
WINTHROP, who voted for the repeal of the fugitive
slave law in the last session of the Senate of the
United States. But the Democrats did not go over
in body There was always a number of them who
never would and never did vote for SUMNER. Does
the Observer not know that convention of the regu-
lar Democrats was held in RANToUI's district, de-
nouncng RANToUI's course and adopting resolutions
to the effect the resolutions of the Vermont
Democratic Convention, published in this weeks
Journal. and a regular Democratic candidate, Mr.
BROWNE got very nearly the full strength the party
at the recent election in that district We had all the
proceedings of this Convention cut out for publication
last week, but have somehow mislaid them. 1t is a
strange question for the Observer to ask what Demo
Gratis have repudiated SUMNER DIX, RANToUI. &c.
when it is known that SUMNER has always acted will
the Wings; when it is known that regular Natona
Democrat poed the vote of the party at the recen
election in opposition to RANToUL; and when it il
further known that. at the last Presidential election
the DIX and VAN buren, interest headed movement
in New York gotten up for the express purpose o
defeating Gen. CAss. But SEWARD is the magnu
Apollo of the Wing party in New York. WINTHROP
is the man for whom the Wings North and South
batted hard in the election of Speaker of the las
Congress Among WINTHRoP's most energetic sup
portcrs were some six Wing congressman from th
State. party is responsible for the acts of it
members done under its sanction and authority, bu
not for the unauthorized doings of men who have
gone out from its ranks, and who longer of it
counsel The difference between the Wing ant
Democratic parties at the North is simply this -
When member of the Democratic party avows Ere,
Soil principles. he withdraws from his membership
while on the contrary, the relations between Viii.
politician and his party not otherwise changed
than perhaps by an increase of his popularity ant
influence The Wings of New York. with the ex
ception of few city merchants, obey SEWARD AM
elect FISH. The Wings of Massachusetts denounc
WEBSTER and sustain HORACE MANN. The Demo
Gratis of Pennsylvania repeal the multiplying law o
that State in regard to the confinement of fugitiv
slaves in the iails of that State. JOHNSON the Whi
Governor, refuses to sign the bill authorizing the
peal and JOHNSON is the regular Wing candidate 70
reelection.
We are far from denying that much wrong ant
unsoundness has crept into the ranks of the North
ern Democrats. In the struggle for temporary sue
cess against inscriptions opponents they may hav
Welded to the current and been in measure
false to their principles, but this has been the excep
ton and not the rule, and are happy to notice thu
return of purer and better state of feeling
Throughout the whole country the Democrats ar
planting themselves upon the platform of the consti
tuition. Even in multiplying Vermont, the Democrat
are true.
One thing is certain so far as the slavery question
is concerned the Democratic motto, North anC
South, ought to be, and will-no further agitation
no further interference under any pretext. This
position is rapidly becoming that of the party at TIT
North 1t will equally be that of the party at thu
South Immediate secession is at an end for the
present. and will be forever if this motto be carried
out But no Southern Democrat will. we hope, Joir
himself to any Union party, which would pledge hin
to the support of the Union under renewed agitation
and repeated aggression.