The southern press., 1851-04-24
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THs SourasaH RIoHrs PARTY--RsAestlon
forces on oar mind the consideration that Il IL
not only high duty, but fixed necessity on
the part Of the friends Of Southern rights [snd
in this clas~ VIZ include all who are opposed to
the Clay cOmpromise) to malntain, separate
and distinct Southern organization. The duty
arises from the fact, that by any other course,
the rights Of the South will become swallowed
up and forgotten in an absorbing party struggle.
in which nothing better is to be gained or lost
than worthless party victory, or an equally un-
important party defeat II the Southern rights
party does not hold its banner Of principle and
Of Justice, aloft amid the corrupting and jarring
conflicts for the patronage of Presidential tri-
umph--who will do it! II will be cause with
out champions.
The necessity arises from the fact, that there
Is no other political party extant, North, South,
East or West, with which it can at present
unite, without lowering its standard, abondon-
ing It's cause and sacrificing its principles. In
our last we undertook, and we think success
fully, to show that, aih|iation even with the
Depoeyatic party of the North--that party in
which alone, even show Of friendliness TO the
South was manifested, was impractcable, ex-
cept at the expense of merging our principles
and our cause in general melee for Presidential
honors II the Southern rights party is in earnest
If it believes in its principles, if the great
wrongs to its section which have given it exist
ence, are realities-there can be no hesitancy In
rejecting any alliance which offers them hopes
of office and power, in exchange for principles.
The Southern rights party holds out no allure
ments to entice the ambitious politician and the
place-hunter. 1t is an armed neutrality, or
ganized for the purpose Of keeping watch and
ward" over one great object 1t believes that
the institutions of the South are in great danger
| that its power is the only shield that now in
terposes between abolition and its vict;m-tiat
| if that shield is withdrawn, the arm Of fanaticism
uplfted for the final blow, will descend with
fearful certainty and terrible effect. It, rewards
are simply and purely patriotic 1t fights for no
pay. II hopes for nothing, but to be able to de-
fend tho weak against the strong, and to rescue
its country as brand from the burning" and
save it from the peril to which demented sub
mission has exposed it. Its object is to defend
the South from its enemies; to make no COM
promise with pretended friends, and to hold all
men aud parties, at home and abroad, as sin
| peace friends, and enemies in war;"
There ia no question of the power of such a
party to do good to such q cause Granting
it no larger numbers than is indicated by
the poll for the State convention, in Novem-
Der last, it is powerful enough to determine the
position Of Georgia in The next Presidential elec-
ton But it is party that is obliged to grow.
The increasing abolition action Of the North
will build it up and force the most timid into it.,
rs the only citatel of Southern safety. But its
moral influence on other sections is destined to
be great The article from the "Pennsylvanian,"
leading Democratic organ of the Keystone
State, to which we replied last Wednesday,
shows with what solcitude the Northern De no.
cratic party observes the movements of the South
ern rights party. 1t is desirable to have friends
in the North, a powerful Southern rights party
is of paramount Importance to create them. If
they need our help--and without it they are
helpless-let them have it only on condition of
full justice to the South They may come to us
| on this pla,form-we can never 90 to them, on
the platform of submission. The strength of
the Democratic party has always been at the
South It was this that made that arch hypo-
critic, Martin Van Buren, "Northern man with
Southern priuciples"-a IN SIX that he put off,
only, when the Southern Democracy repudiat, d
him for his recreancy on The Texas question.
The Southern rights party now occupying
this proud position, can exert its power success
fully in moulding a great party, co-extensive
with the Union, on the basis Of justice to the
South. But if this cannot be done, the Union
is gone. II is the only way Of saving it. We
| look upon submissionism as the high road to
either disunion TO consolidated despotism
at Washington. The American Union as it was
created, can only be saved on Soulherl rights
| principles Resistance to the centrllizing ten
dences of abolt onsm and federalism il the
shibboleth of the Union as it was" II is the
mission Of the Southern rights party 70 save it
from its militant enemies abroad, and its more
dangerous and passive foes, the submissionists
~ ll,, n;
are the following remarkable expressions which
are said to have fallen from General Cass, in the
course Of a late speech in Tamnany Hall. 1t
must be confessed that General Cass is good
witness in such case:
"It Is useless to,oonceal that the South has
been injured. say 1t boldly and without hesi-
tation We have vilifed them and their insti-
tutions-we have not acted towards them as we
ought to have acted-we have not carried out
towards them the Constitution in its true spirit"
There Is no mistaking the meaning Of such
declarations. 1t is delicate sop thrown TO
the Cerberus of the South We should be too
silly to bite at it under present circumstances.
Bus NESS IN SACRAMENTO CITY-As the sea-
son advances, business of all kinds improves
Our streets at the present time, are more
thronged with wagons and pack mules loading
| for the mines, than we have seen at any previ-
ous period for months past and many of our
merchants begin to speak confidently of the
Aattering prospects of the approaching business
| season. The opinion is very general at the
| present time, that the business of California
promises much better in the future, than 1t has
for months past. Persons are now satisfied to
prosecute some legitimate trade, rather than to
trust to some lucky speculation for fortune
| Within the last few months the change has been
quite marked in this respect. Gambling, lotte
ries, and other occupations, which are uncertain,
are not received as favorably as heretofore
There are, indeed, but few persons at the pres
ent time who will risk their money where the
retura is not quite certain.
This feeling not only extends no gambling,
lotteries, &c. but to all branches of business
The person who lends his money on interest,
must now have the best security. 1t is no longer
the case, that mems words are implicitly relied
upon in such matters. Our citizens are in TRUTH
fast becoming "matter Of fact" people. Even