The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-08-21

the sections must be sacrificed
B We gave, the day before yesterday, the
result of the cleo tons in North Carolina so far
as then known. Mr. CLISGMAN's majority was
1903. 1t is probable that it will be carried as
high as 1000, when the votes from the remain
ing counties are announced
The Asheville Ne,os thinks that had there
been as full poll as is sometimes brought out
say 12,O00--Mr. CLNGMAN would have obtained
at least $1,000
We give an extract from the article of that
journal on the election, which will not fail to
interest our readers:
This result has been obtained in the face of
the most energetic and vigorous opposition
Col. Gather, in the opinion of both his friends
and foes, was regarded as the strongest man
that could be brought out. On this point, as we
said at the beginning of the canvass, we have no
doubt He was sustained by large body of
active and influential politicians, who not only
talked for him all the time, but who printed and
circulated more matter for him than has ever
been seen in any former contest. Every charge
whether high or low, which it was supposed
could influence voter, however ignorant, was
put in circulation. Besides this, the entire Whis
press of the State, ns far as we know out of tht
district kept up steady fire on the same side
IL was also asserted by persons protesting to
know the fact, that the administration at Wash
ington was hostile to Mr.. Clingmans election,
and that President Fillmore himself said, during
the spring to citizen of the district, that it was
all important that he should be defeated In
spite of all these efforts, he has, in every quarter
of the district alike by Wings and Democrats,
been most triumphantly sustained
His position in the contest is so generally
understood that it is hardly necessary to restate
il. He occupied precisely the same ground as
that indicated in his published speeches. He on
alloccasons denounced the so called compromise
bills as bills of surrender" He showed that
they deprived the South from every part of the
territory obtained from Mexico Though this
act of spoliation was as gross wrong as was
ever inflicted on free people, yet it did not
Justify revolution, or an attempt in any mode to
destroy the government, because il had been con-
summated partly by the South itself ANY
good form of government ought only to be de-
stroyed when it is past reformation. In the
present instance, if the South had been true to
herself, the North, though having the power,
would never have dared to perpetrate such an
outrage. 1.-THE Southern representatives gener-
U.O
have been obtained, but large number of them
shamefuy abandoned the rights of their own
section, and consented that it should be ex-
cluded from the public territory, provided that
exclusion should be effected in the manner least
offensive to their feelings. 1t is not to be won
dered at that even the moderate and Just men
OF the North felt bound by the force of public
opinion at home to accept the surrender thus
offered by Southern men.
With reference to the Union, Mr. Clnpman
declared that though in favor of it. as long as
the Constitution in its letter and spirit was OBJ
served, yet he was opposed TO any other union
with the North than such az that instrument
had originally ordained. When, therefore, he
should be satisfied that line of policy hostile
TO the interests of the South, was TO be perse-
vered in, he would be for overthrowing the gov
eminent as the enemy of his own section, which
1T ought instead TO protect. This period has not
yet however arrived. On the contrary. IL
proper and united effort should be made by
Southern men at this time, full justice could be
obtained 1t only needs that the South should
be rallied upon the principles Of 1900 the period
which brought Mr.. Jefferson into power, and re-
formed the government. The federal party. un.
der its new name Of Union party, il now more
dangerous THIN it was in the days Of John Ad
ans, because it has progressed farther in the
road to consolidation and monarchy. Why, then
should not the South rally under the time-hon.
ored, ever victorious flag of this periodl As
the principles of the Southern rights party every
where, are those of the party of Jefferson and
indison, why not adopt at once the appropriate
and halowed name of the republican party? 4
was upon these principles and under this banner
that the contest has been fought in this district
Though called in derision the Lille FLAG
with one supporter, the people Hocked to it, anC
its followers are counted by thousands. lie
our frienas--the friends of the Constitution anC
the South everywhere, unfold it, and victory viii
march with them. Under this banner, and II
this name, they will conquer. The destruction
of old parties, or Mt least the obliteralon of the
old party lines, affords fortunate occasion to
rally together party which can reform the gov.
eminent, and render the Union worth having, and
therefore permanent"
Mr.. Brace, in a letter to a friend, says:-You
can have no idea how the Hungarans feel towards