The republic., 1851-06-14
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people will not array themselves under it, have
are endeavoring to convince the old Democrats
that they, the Disunionists, are the true De-
mocratic party, while the Union men consti-
tute the Wing party. Although this is, In
some respects, far from being true, yet we con-
slider it a high compliment to the Wing party,
as well as an evidence of the weakness of the
Disunionists. Ii is undoubtedly true that a
very large portion, probably nineteen-twen-
iieths, of the Wing party of the South are
Union men, while much the largest portion Of
the Disunonists formerly belonged to the De
mocratic party. This is by no means strange,
as the Wings generally are conservative in
their principles, obedient to the laws, and sup
porters of order.
We are by no means disposed to follow the
example of some of our contemporaries and
claim for any political party the whole credit
Of the Compromise measures; nor will we per-
init them to take from Wings whatever merit
they are justly entitled to for originating
and passing those measures. 1t is well known
that they were the result Of ga union for the
sake of the Union" among the most eminent
Senators, and that they could never have been
carried through Congress, by either political
party, without the active. hearty, jealous
cooperation of the other. The Compromise
was neither Wing nor Democratic msa-
sure. 1t was, and is, great patriotic UNION
measure; and for either party to claim it as
exclusively its own, is unjustly claiming
that which does not belong to it. Equally un-
just is it to attempt to charge either party
with exclusive opposition to the Compromise
measures. 1t is impossible for lis to deny that
Wings at the. North and at the South-very
few at the South--have arrayed themselves
against them, or some of them; and equally
impossible is it for our Democratic con-
temporaries to deny the active participation
which their own political friends have had in
opposing these measures. The fact that the
Democrats of Massachusetts have united with
the Abolitlonists in electing men most decided
ly opposed to these measures, and in denouncing
them, is too notorious to be denied; but at the
same time we give all praise to portion Of that
party in that State, headed by the Boston Post,
for the manly and patriotic part they have acted
in refusing to have any thing to do with the
disgraceful coalition there consummated by the
election of SUMNER, RANrouL, and others.
The truth is, the Compromise was not re-
suit Of party organization, or party manage
ment; it rose above party lines, and has in
some States almost entirely obliterated them.
In Georgia, Mississippi and Alabama, for in
stance, ,wesee the most prominent men of both the
old parties now cordially united, and acting har-
moniously together as UNION men, uninfuenced
by old prejudices, unswerved by old hostilities.
The Hon. HOWELL CoBB, in Georgia, the
Hon. HENRY S. FoorE, in Mississippi, and the
Hon. BENZ. G. SHIELDS, in Alabama, are as
heartily supported by Wings as if they had
never been arrayed against each other in for
mer political conflicts; and we have no doubt
that Wing voters in all those States will cast
their ballots for any one of the above named
gentlemen with as much good will as they
ever voted for any man in their lives, not
withstanding MIR. CoBB's opponent was but
lately an eminent Whig.
The Union is trying very hard to persuade
itself, and convince others, that the whole
Wing party Of the North are opposed to the
Compromise, and that the Democrats are its
only friends. 1t may succeed in the first, but
not in the last effort. If the Union can itself
believe what it more than insinuates, namely,
that SUMNER owed his election to Wings, or
that his election is to be charged TO the Whg
party, ii can persuade itself Of any thing. Not
so easy, however, will it be to convince others
that the Wings of the North have joined JOHN
VAN buren,, the EUening Post, and others of
that ilS, in opposing the Compromise. Has our
neighbor seen the proceedings Of g the Demo
cratic Free-soil Convention" of Vermont, which
lately sat at Burlington, and nominated that
staunch Democrat, LUcIUs b. PECK, late the
" lone star Democrat" from Vermont in Con-
gress, for Governor2 Has he seen Mr.. VAN
BUREN's speech before that convention We
should think not