The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-01-07
me Tusaoious Party.
-" Where, Oh wherel

-" Where, Oh whetel
iaar Has my Highland Lsdais gone
The anfo' tanats recruits, drumwed up by
diligent sergeants throughout the South 70
swell the ranks Of the Constitutional Union Par
~ must find themselves in a forlorn and ri
dieuleus position at the present time.
They will certainly have to take out writ 10
apprehend their fugacious leaders, who have .es.
capped FROM service and labor" in the cause Of
this 'glorious"-Union Party. The drum ma
jors in secluded places, In blissfal unconscious.
aess Of new orders issued from headquarters
are still beating their rappel, and endeayoripo
to enlist more men-but Fallstaff's did not prove
more ragged regiment than the remains Of
that organization will, when the words, Rich,
about face Dismissed are heard.
In view of the coming catastrophe, therefore
and the inevitable change Of tactics, such oracu.
lar utterances as those we subjoin are incon.
ceivably ladicrous-and equal In comic effect
the posturings and pantomime of the Ravel
family.
Poor fellows! little did they dream what a
sack-wlre they We're dancing on and how soon
and heavy their ignominious tumble was to be.
Thus speaks the Augusta Chronicle, intro
ducing its ally, the Macon Messenger; the
prophetic solemnity Of the utternnces of the lat.
ter is quite affecting:
The CONSTITUTIONAL Uurox PARTY.
publish this morning tile proceedings of the
meetings Of the Union men Of the late conycn-
ton, At which new party organization was ar
ranged and adopted, as set forth in the proceed
ings which we most cordially approve, and to
the maintenance of which we shall render most
earnest support. The crisis is one which emf.
nently requires the patriots Of the land, Of ali
parties TO unite in common effort to perbetu.
ate the Government, and to protect the Consti-
tnuon and laws from violation. 1t is therefore
the highest dcty imposed by patriotism, to for
get former party distinctions, and rally around n
stripes
| Ia commencing this organization To the mao
pie, the Journal 4 Messenger remarks:
"lf the Union is to be saved mt all n must he
done by the cooperation of the wise, and rood.
and patriotic men of both the old political par.
| ties. Every man who loves his country andher
Constitution, should at once and forever forswear
all party allegiance.
| Io the Old political parties Of the North, the
Aboiitlonists owe entirely their present power
ana influence. These parties have courted anti
slavery interests, and bid against each other for
antl-siavery votes, until the abolition party has
actually grown into powerful faction, danger.
nns alike to the country and especially to the
South 34
30 long as these national political parties ex.
Ist 80 long will fanaticism thrive and prosper
On the contrary, let those parties be broken IN
and great and powerful Uuion party rise upon
their ruins, and what will be the result? Abo
litionlsm and fanatcism and ultraism will tI,en
"a. to stand upon their own merits.
There will be but two parties at the North
the Union party and the Abolition party; and
there will be but two parties at the South the
Union party and the dsunionists, secessonsts O,
hre-eaters.
No sane man can doubt the result, or the ef
feet upon the country. Abolitionism, having nc
powerful party to buoy it up, would sink for
ever Inc fanatics. who now seem 10 have
some power at the North, would soon be re
garded AZ the worst enemies of the white labor
ing classes there. Hence they would fill into
obscurity, and agitation would cease. Thu,
would disappear the fuel which now serve, t.
feed the fires of disunion at the South. Tie r.,
suit would be, that in five years the Union, woult
be placed beyond all possibility Of danger, ant
We would be once more congenia and happ,
people.
We hope then, that the proposed Union meet
ing will be held in Washington City, and thai
the Union delegates while at Mile lgeville ma,
take measures to have Georgia fully and abl,
represented on the occasion They ought to
appoint one delegate from every county in tn.
State. Let the National Capital be the place
and Washington's birthday the time, for a cren
and glorious reunion of the patriots of ali sec
items Let the men Of the North and the mer
Of the South assemble in grand council, ani
catcl holy inspiration from the tomb of the Fa
Their of his country.
Let the friends of the Union everywhere b.
up and dong!"
We imagine that its self-constituted sfriends'
were "up" pretty late on Friday night last-anc
their prospect was very effectualIy "done" for
on that occasion.
sB-The Albany Atlas, speaks in the follow
ing disrespectful terms of the projected aCon
situtional Union Party" in copying an article
from the Boston Times. We subjoin the two
specimens
Coalition Boston Times thus speaks
of the coalition scheme Of the Democratic and
Wing parties
"Any attempt to get up Union Party will
show that folly and knavery are not confined to
Abolitionists and nullifers but are to be found
among gentlemen who, having pissed many
years in setting fire to the political edifce, and
tanning the flames by themselves kindled, are
now displaying noizy zeal for the prevention
of those very things that history, unless ii shall
continue to lie, must represent to future ages as
having been the great end and aim Of their be-
ing. When the DEMOCRATIC FOREST has beer
exhausted, it will be quite time enough to 90 in.
to the 'ohig s~nmp in search Of timber. That
forest happens to be in very fourishing cond
tion at this moment, and from its many oaks VIC