The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-03-18

IL democrats 10 Congress and In the northern States
without foundation The southern people have always
found firm and consistent friends among the northern
Tho boldly resisted the allied forces
Of the wings and stoonsls, and endeavored 10 arrest
hs spssad OF abolition sentiment. which had al
time affected the entire wing party Of the North. The
South has treated those with great injustice and
great unkindness. The wing party OF the South have for
wears openly coantenanced and encouraged the abo-
non alliance in the North. and reoiced without
alloy Of grief when the combined forces of wings
and abolilonisis succeeded in eeyang TO power some
bitter and vndctve enemy Of the South and OF the rights
Of the South. Their Joy was unbouadsd when abolition
ism lriumphed in Pennsylvania under The lead Of John
s,oa and in Ohio. under the lead of Ford The natural
s0sc, Of such conduct weaken aud dshearen the
friends OF the South TO be found among The northern
democrats and such journals The Charleston Mercury
have abored assduously drive them of by deliberate
wrong and studied insult that all confidence might be
DESTROYED, and good feeling lost, and the party rent
asunder preparatory a violent disruption OF the confed
eIacy
Alter preleuing the charges have mentioned, the
Mercury is forced to admit that the democratic party in
the last Congress did two important occasions rally
the old ground and resisted successfully federalism and
its attendant progacy" In the House Of Representatives
an effort 10 increase the tariff was defeated, and in the
Senate the river and harbor bill was destroyed But
even in this behalf the blindness OF the Mercury will
not anything TO commend even while preaching
economy. Il viliies both parties in Congress for
voting away portions OF the public domain. and thereby
decreasing the land fund and making an increase of the
tariff probable yet il assas by unmanly suspicious
the senator's who defeated the river and harbor bill in
voving annual expenditure infinitely greater than
the land voted away, and the representatives
who defeated the attempt to increase the tariff and thus
prevented additional burdens being placed on the CON-
merce and consumption Of the southern exporting States
The Mercury heartily approves the resistance made to
the river and harbor bi and it knows that the people
Of South Carolina and OF the entire South will also
heartily approve that resistance The effect of such ap
prova will be to restore confidence in the federal govern
ment which has been somewhat shaken in particular
localities Such result, though gratifying to every
true patriot would be gall and NORWOOD 10 all
those who follow the lead of the Mercury Hence
We find the Mercury endeavors to avert such happy
consequences by dsparaging the motives of those
who prominent in resisting the river and har-
Dor bill. II forgets to mention Senators Soue and
Jefferson Davis. and says that the conduct Of Senators
Foote Clemens and Downs was not dictated by regard
for the constitution zeal for the rights OF the South
but by wish reconstruct old party lines. to revive
old party issues put down sectional organizations the
South and prepare the public mind for the presidential
election. The Mercury casts the suspicious the
members OF the House of Representatives. lis milk OF
human kindness is turned to gall by the sinister purposes
has nursed in its BOSOM Il cannot view with salts
faction the defeat OF the several attempts increase the
tariff, it regard with pleasure ''the manifest
iety exclude all agitation of the slavery question in
Congress-" II refers these things to bad motives. and
thus places in prominent relief it's own chagrn and
modification at the prospect of returning peace Its
ves are bad-its objects and purposes do not conport
with true patriotism. II wishes to see agitation and
strife 1t wishes to unjust and unequal legislation
and when agitation and strife are avoided when unjus,
and unequal legislation defeated the Mercury taxes the
cunning Of its right hand ascribe The result TO covert
and sinister purposes, that il may foment discod and
urge on mischief We trust that the people of South
Carolina will open their eyes and whittier such jour
nails would lead Them and that they will condemn and
repudae the attempts lead them into the dismal abyss
Of disunion.
Several other papers in the South concur in the seces
non Of the Charleston Mercury. But, fortunately for the
country there many others which discan these po-
ations. They protest against the precipitation of South
Carolina they protest against her separate action J;
they dsclaim such resort to secession. Some of the
strongest papers in the South. which were opposed to
the Compromise, have come out and entered their
eaveat against this doctrine. Among these we are
happy TO recognise the Mobile Register and the Au-
xasa Consttutionalist The Mobile Register, for in
stance, thus protests,
"hha wild, Gaixo,lc, inndicious, and mpracticabe
scheme, ahordnx remedy Tor past evils and calculated
only plunge the cousuy into etrievabie ruin II
worst form Of political and social suicide, aud would III the
patient instead of relieving his snerogs Such the
doctrine Of the southern rights OF Alsban OF
1.-THE OF them, and the IGNITION had authority put
IL forward as platform That assemblage most
meaSe and limited representation of the party in the
Noh-ony dsvs~ oil the fiytpo counties having delegates
present. and Of thoss only ixs~y,sco being from any Other
counties than ,h6se OF Montgomery Lowndes, and Dallas
10 obvious hRs such body could the OF
the State and that its proceedings will
with the overwhelming condemnation OF the people. This
movement regard detrimental the cause OF
southern rights than anything else that occurred
calculated the efforts oil the ws patriotic
- uaeious who endcavoring organize pub
sentiment dse Of instutons with opprobr
nm and rdiculs We therefore protest ainst
ponen, Of the wishes Of that party OF the purposes
have in vew and call upon Them throughout the State
oaos. promptly and dsci'vs to condemn heso proceed
ings.
e mos, i'm portan, OF the resolutions adopted by this
assembly arc annexed
That In opinion, doe regard for tho rights. hon
or and n,srssts OF the people os State and each OF the
southern Ss ds apds that they should at set their
house In order with view 10 secession,