The republic., 1851-07-15
southsrn Democracy and pl.unlon.

Having been lately reproached with the al
legged hostility Of some of the Northern Wings
TO the Compromise, we publish below letter
from Mr. Cochran, the Democratic candidate
for the Montgomery district, to prove that some
Of the Southern Democrats are avowed advo-
Gates for Disunion.
Now, if we are responsible for the opinions
Of all who bear the same political appellation
with ourselves, those who make the charge
cannot complain if we denounce them for the
disunionism Of their fellow Democrats.
The usual excuse with our opponents is, that
the Northern Wings have provoked the ex-
treme violence of the Southern Democrats.
They are, therefore, responsible for the agita-
tion. This reminds us of court which once
fined suitor because he had provoked high
tempered counsellor to ''swear more profanely
than he had ever been known to do before in
the presence of the court"
We might safely promise to correct the dis
affection of the Northern Wings, if our oppo-
nents will do the same for the dsunionism of
the Southern Democrats.
COL. CoCHRANs LETTER TO MR.. RITCHIE.
EUFAULA, ALA, Sept. II, 1850.
DEAn SIR: The promptness with which the di-
rection of the Union was changed from this place
to Greenville Georgin, obligesm me much, for which
| tender my Acknowledgements.
Many of my friends have discontinued the Union
long since. ON account of your advocacy of the Ad-
justment bill, concoced by the Committee of Thir-
teen In the United States Senate did not pur-
sue the same course, because did not think it
quite impossible that Congress would do something
that would at least afford pretext for the South
TO remain in the Confederacy. But the action of
the Government at Washington, in passing the
bill 10 admit California, and other measures which
seem to have added so much TO your happiness,
leave us irithout hope-they perfect the degradation
OF the South in the Union, and NOTHING can
redeem her but SECESSION. 1t would be useless
for me TO discuss the question with you, whe-
ther or not Congress has passed the "Wilmot pro-
viso'' in the bill to admit California; But suppose
admit, for the sake of the argument that the Will
mot proviso was not passed by Congress in the bill
toadmit California; you nor any other man deny
that, by a long and continued struggle, it is now
the immutable policy of the Government at Wash
ington to restrict the South and advance the North.
1t is the end and object of the Federal Gov
ernment to contribute its money and its blood to
end and object of the "Union' to degrade the South
and spread the North over all the continent. The
Government at Washington has written it along
the sky: 1.-THE South shall go further. She is
degraded by her institutions ia not fit to keep pace
with the North, and at our command che shall
stand STILL" No,o, the South submit to remain
party 10 Goperramsrt which thus avows, both in
word and deed its purpose to be its ruin and degra.
dation? / THINK NoT--I HOPE NOT. IPRAY Con
THAT THE SOUTH MAY TEAR HERSELF FROM THE
POWER OF THE MONSTER WHICH DOES NOT CONCEAL
PURPOSE.
do not think the Union will be dissolved inn
mediately; but believe, and rejoice in the belief
that at this moment there is amongst us HERE
A LEAvEN OF DIsUNIoN, WHICH BY A MORE on LESS
RAPID, BUT PERFECTLY CERTAIN PROCESS, WILL
LEAvEN THE WHOLE LUMP.
We feel that in the Confederacy we are degra-
ded, AND HAVE VOW NO REMEDY BUT SECESSION.
You have contributed your share in producing
this state of things; and in your stri- weekly Of
instant, you rejoice over the success of your ma
lignant labors and, as the only favor granted to
the vanquished, you declare that you do not "crow
over them"
We have resolved to have no more to do with
the North than we forced to. We will not take
their papers, buy their goods, and will tear our
selves away from them in every way possible. WE
WILL ALSO DO ALL WE CAN TO BRING THE GOVERN
mENT AT WAsHiNdToN INTO DIsREPUTE AhoNesT
Us; we hate it as the instrument of our degrada-
ton. We will further discountenance southern
men who have contributed to our downfall by as
sisting the Government TO diverge from the Con-
sttution, and persuading the South to submit. You
and your paper, sir, fall under the last resolution
and must beg you not to send it to my address
hereafter. do not suppose that this will injure-
it is not in this spirit that act. do it, sir, be-
cause you are my enemy. You give aid and COM
fort to my destroyers; and if cannot persuade
my countrymen to avenge our wrongs, sword in
hand if need be, must be permitted to do all
can to show my adherence Of despotsm and
despots. Respectfully,
J. COCHRAN.
THOMAS RITcHIE, esq.,