The southern press., 1851-09-06
From the Sa0aaaaA Gesryisn.
The Washinrten Unisn.


| The wsshinStsn Unisn.
| A late number Of the Raleigh Standard. the
organ Of the Democratic party of North Caro-
lima, contains The followin remarks:
F" The Washington Union newspaper has been
OF but little, IL any, service To the party in this
State during the late campaign; and indeed, the
lnl PRESTON OF many Of our friends ~, that II has
r. ther crippled and injured Us IN our efforts
against the common adversary. That paper has
been, and is now taking part with Cobb and
Foote against Mcdonald aud Quitman; and we
do not remember 10 have seen at any time in its
columns definite and correct statement of the
position of the Democracy, or of the South gen
orally. in relation to the so-called compromise"
No one we presume, acquainted with the facts
of the case, can doubt that 80 far az the Union
exerted any influence in the late North Carolina
election its influence was exerted in behalf of
the Wings la regard to the leading issue in-
volyed in the contest the light of secession, that
paper espoused the cause OF the notorious Stan
ley, and the other Federalists, against eyery
Democratic candidate. 1t is not Mt all improba-
BILE that Stanley owes his election TO the aid
thus furnished him bv the Union newspaper.
In the same way that sheet is giving whatever
aid it can furn 81, To the federallsts throughout
the entire South. Beginning even with Vir-
ginia aud Kentucky, and descending to Louisiana,
we find the Democratic party with the excep-
ton of scarce a corporals guard, occupying the
same position as to the doctrine of secession,
that il does in North Carolina. In Virginia the
Richmond Enquirer maintains it. The Rich
mond Wing denies that right and the Union
is on the side of this well known organ of fed
eralsm In Kentucky the Louisville Democrat
maintains the same republican doctrine--the
notorious Journal, the organ Of Clay and fed
erlism in that State, denies it--and has the aid
and assistance of the Washington Union in
fighting for federalism. In Tennessee the
Nashville American, (Democratic) with Gov
Trousdale the late candidate of the party, de-
nounced the rninous compromise. Of course
9 Union stood side by side with the Wing
presses of Tennessee in glorifyng that bill of
surrender, and in accomplishing the defeat of
the Democratic candidate for gov nor. In
Arkansas its help, in the same way, has been
lately given to the Wing Congressional can
didate, in opposition to Johnson, a sterling
Democrat and fast friend Of the South. In
Louisiana, while the New Orleans Courier, like
the Louisville Democrat, Richmond Enquirer
and all the leading Democratic presses of the
South, sustans the right of secession, the Union
of course takes the side of the Federalists of
that State and Of heir organs, the Bulletin and
the g. In Mississippi, it is fighting with the
eat body of the Wings against the entire
Democratic delegation in the last Horse of
Represent tives In Alabama, it is making COM
mon cause with Hilliard and Abercrombie and
Viii ., and the entire Wing press, against every
leading Democratic paper, and ne rly every
Democratic politician of the State. In Florida
it furnishes argument for every Wing journal,
an is of course in direct antagonism with the
L cratic party and all its presses.
l how stands this pretended Washing ION
organ of Democracy, with reference to the Demo-
cratic and Southern rights party of Georgia
That party asse nbled at Miledgeville, and there
nominated as it's candidate Gov. McDonald-
one whose Democracy has never been called 10
question-one whom the Democracy of .he
whole State has twice before supported and
elected as its gubernatorial candidate Thus
nominated, he receives the support the lead
ing Democratic presses of the StaSs rs well as
that of the great body of the Democratic party.
The federalxts, knowing that they could not de-
feat him with one of their own men, put How
ell Cobb in nomination against him. And the
Washington Union is now in full affiliation with
the Savannah Republican, Macon Messenger,
Columbus Enquirer, Milledgevile Recorder,
and Augusta Chroniclc-al ne leading federal
presses of the Stat in sus'lning the federal
nominee, in opposition to the regularly selected
Democratic and Southern rights candidate 1t
even resorts to the same misrepresentati, IS of
Mcdonald Charging him with rejecting the
views of Rhett,') whicii have for months
teemed in the federal presses of Georgia. OF
course all its influence goes to sustain Toombs
and Stevens, and Johnson and Hopkins, feder-
alists and federal candidates for Congress-
ag inst such Dsmocra as Jackson, Mcmillan,
and Benning.
Our friends abroad will be gratfed to learn,
that though willing to do much, the Union is
capable of doing us very lle injury in this State.
Its anti-Southern cor sc in relation to the CON-
promise, followed by - federal stand in opposi-
ton to the right of secession, hes made it one of
the most unpopular of all the presses circulated
in the cotton growing States.
We beg pardon of our readers for devoting
so much space to matter of such little conse-
quence.