The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-07-04
The Southern Prcss.

glorious past
The Southern Press.
From the leading editorial of the Southern Press Of
yesterday respecting the past and present positions Of
this paper we extract the following paragraph:
away, the Washington Unio~ wa. completely filled
with abolition, Wiimot povo, and compromise speeches
las, Congress- that it had to record the pro-
ceedngs OF the hundreds OF meetings in Georgia. Aabams,
Mississippi, South Carolina, Florida, Texas Tennessee,
Arkansas North Carolina and Virginia, in favor of south
rights last year became, therefore, neessity for tho
southern people, if they desired be heard all at tho
at OF government, to have organ Of their own They
established one, and they were heard"
In this warm weather, we have disposition 10 enter
into controversy with the Southern Press in regard to
the former course of the Union Suffice it say, that
its uniform devotion to the constitution is well known TO
the whole country, North and South-from the ST.
Johns to the Rio Grande and from the Atlantic to the
Paciic-or has wide circulation in every State in
the republic Nor we disposed TO discuss the ques
ton of the expediency Of official organ publishing full
reports OF all the speeches in Congress All tave to
say on this point is that if, the record, there
some abolition speeches. the antdote constantly accom-
panied them in the shape Of editorials combating the
abolition hereses contained in all such speeches
But we duty to country and to ourselves
from which we shall swerve for moment. In
this assault the democratic organ at the seat OF gov
ernmen the Southern Press boldly that its
Enlistment became necessity" in order to give scope
to southern principles as though. forsooth these prnc
pies were not propagated in the Union This q sngu-
lar perverson of plain facts. OF universal nooriey.
% Seek other 'gainst Rhoderc Dhu"
While the Union has ever been devoted to the true
constitutional interests of the South it has endeavored
do equal justice 10 the democracy of the North which,
as a party, has been Just to the South.
By this comprehensive course it has won the ear OF
patriotic citizens Of the North, the South, and the
West The Union is read from the centre TO the
,remilies of the republic. From its very position it
is listened TO by wings and democrats-by democrats
as speaking their sentiments-by wings TO ascer.
tain what their opponents have to say-by southern.
western, and northern TO see what 10 going on in
Washington. Thus much may be said without claiming
any especial merit the part oil its conductors To what
other democratic source in Washington moderate
and unbiased of all parties look for official nfoa
ton from the seat Of government
But the Southern Press has been started proiessodly
on southern, sectional principles Even if it reed
generally by the people OF the South what would it, e.
forts amount to, The South is not wanting in arEu-
ment. for sustaining southern principles. They under
stand their rights perfectly and prepared 10 main
tain them But it is of essential importance that
their principles should be thoroughly understood At
the North and the Northwest, we'll a. At the
South. What signifies it to proclaim southern prin-
ciples to Mr. King. General Foote, Mr.. Davis, Mr..
Cobb, and the people of South Carolina, Louisiana,
Virginia, or other southern regons' They SUM-
GENTLY acquainted with all these matters 1t is alim
portant to have medium of communication not only
to all the South but to all the North and West. II is
easy enough proclaim principles but il abso-
luely necessary to have proper forum where these
great principles be heard by all classes Precisely
such forum is be found in the Union, which ccu-
aes freely all over the country 1t is therefore cape
ciay incumbent on all true southern have .
paper a, the seat of which will proclaim the
true doctrine of the constitution throughout the length
and breadth of this widely extended republic II the
Southern Press has any extensive circulation in the
South the question still recurs, has It also sufficient cir
cuation elsewhere to be of essential to the South
As propaganda, is it OF such paramount importance
to propagate erusipe southern sentiments erusivey TO
the South Is il rather Of transcendent importance
extend constitutional principles far and wide-sually
to the North and South. TO the East and Wsst'
From the foundation OF the government the national
democratic party has proved be devoted 10 the cons
tuition and faithful the whole Union Its immortal
teachers and leaders have been Jefferson Madison, and
Jackson and its great principles have ever been those Of
the constitution and the Union. |, has combated abo-
onism from the start, in all its phases, and il viii
never compromise the first step of encroachment
the constitutional rights of any State, construed
and understood by the fathers of the republic We
have therefore, yet TO learn "Ms necessity" of having
any new lights that from the nature Of things, must
shine in limited spheres. Such organs circulate
throughout the country the most useful vehicles OF
information and j, becomes only democrat but
every true patriot Of the South sustain such papers -
propagate correct intelligence everywhere as well South
az North.