The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-05-31
SOUTHERN PRESS.
WASHINGTON CITY.


OA ONDHAs Ah Oh iCOl.
The National Era, and s'ThIs Cry Of Unisu."
The recent trumphs of free soiLin Congress
and in the elections held at the North since its
adjournment, together with the submissive atti-
tude assumed by the South, have caused the
National Era, like Jeshurun's ass to "wax fat
and kick" Already, in anticipation, it plays the
airs Of the "National Organ all the
intolerance and prosciptivs right to the rea
odor Of Unionism, that characterises such organl
of the 1Powers that Be-" Already it begins t.
denounce Of incivism and disloyalty all who dis
agree with, or seek to share the spoils of victo
ny with its chosen leaders In its issue of tn,
29th inst. appeared a long article headed "MR
SUMNER, THE 0RGANs, AND THE UNION" in whicl
1t out-sumners Sumner, is more ORGANISM thar
the Organs, and claims monopoly of thu
genuine unadulterated Unionism for itself ant
its free-soil friends. This conduct is very crue
in the Era, after the concessions made to it,
party by the great leader of the Compromised
and mouth-piece Of the Administration, who al
the same time disclaimed ever having made OF
ever intending to make, any concessions" to
the South.
Were not DANIEL WEBsrER's definitions OF
Nationality and Sectionalsm at Buffalo identi.
cal to those in SUMMERS letter, which the Era
so highly lauds, and SO lamely defends by &C.
res of fimsy fallaces which it would be waste
of words to refute, 80 repugnant are they to
common reason and common sense. After
briefly referring to the comments Of the city
Press on SUMMERS two letters, the new "Na-
tonal Organ" goes on to say
"If the most sensible men were not capable
of uttering the most foolish things, we should
be tempted to regard some the commentators
on Mr.. Sumner as non c0mp0s. In the name of
common sense, what conflict of sentiment lie
there between the two letters p
This slur falls with greater force on the
friends and allies of the Era, than its enemies,
for the severest commentators on Mr. Sum-
NER," thus cavalierly treated, were the Anti Sla-
pery Standard and the Liberator both of which
expressed doubts and peremptoriy demanded ex-
plantations, on the appearance of his first letter
The Anti-Slavery Standard puts it to him in this
wise
at is indeed strange to hear 80 plain-spoken
and downright man as Charles Sumner Civ
ing utterance to what sounds so much like the
Websterian twaddle of the hou=, and what can
not be understood in the same sense BY the
various parties who admire il or are sienced BIZ
it,"
awe hold that Mr.. Sumner owes another let
ter to the anti-savery and pro-slavery public, to
inform them what is his present position as to
the specific questions now dividing the country.
We acquit him in the fullest manner of the
slightest intention of deceving either the one or
the other but we do think he cannot ia | of do
ing it, as he now stands before the country"
Garrison, in his Liberator, was even more i'm
Fortunate;
privately, we hear but one opinion expressed
in regard to it, among the friends of the slaves
and that is, of regret, in some instances of NOR
tai diSpeaSure' at its appearance. -
- If this is done
in the green tree at Boston, what can be ex.
pected in the dry at Washington When Mr.
Sumner says he shall feel "bound to study, and
maintain with equal patriotic care, the interest
OF all parts of the country, What does he mean by
This The interest of slavery at the South, as
well as Of freedom at the North If not, he
should have been more explicit, to avoid the
charge ofdeception."
Of course the Era has had the best oppor-
tunities of judging whether the conductors of
its affiliated abolition presses are non-compos or
not We have always suspected that there was
rather too much method in their madness as
well as in the Era's nationality and Unionism.
But the most striking and significant portion
of this abolition overture is to be found in the
pealing swell with which the organ brings it to
close, and the bitter indignation with which
it assails those who have sought to "read us
(the Era out Of the great Union party" and to
set up exclusive right of devotion TO the Union
The Inteliigencer, the Union, and the Repub-
lie, must take care that they are not outstripped
by this new organ of Unionism, for it raises "this
cry of Union" louder than any of them, and vies
with the most "loyal" and national" Wing or
Democrat, in compromising the Constitution to
suit the schemes of the Northern spoilsmen.-
Hear the abolition organ. The italics are our
own.
1--WE shall not permit such papers as the Re
public and New York Herald and such politicians
as MIR. Webster and Mr.. Cass, to read us out %
the great Union party. They have just as much
right to claim monopoly of Gods free air, and
charge him who inhales it with stealing their
property, as to set up title Of ercius,re right
and derotion To The Union Their pretenson is
about as decent, as would be the claim of some
npstart sect 10 christendom, to be the sole re-
pository and representative of christianity. We
do not question their attachment to the Union.
Heaven knows that they have no cause to dis
like it. Men are not apt to scuttle the ship tint
bears them and their fortunes. 1t is no great
virtue in them to praise what they live by. We
have not the same personal reasons for devotion
to the Union, but still we have always thought
so much Of it, that not even it's lavish bestowal
of favors upon such as they has weakened our
regard for it.
But expressing regard for The Union is steal
ing their thunder, forsooth We do not like it
well enough to steal it. It's without the electric
spark-it is all sge-thundcr--we would no