The southern press., 1851-09-06
From the sapannah Georgian.
The washingfon ulnIon.

A late number of the Raleigh Standard, the
organ Of the Democratic party of North Caro-
lima, contains the following remarks
sThe Washington Union newspaper has been
Of but little, if any, service to the party in this
State during the late campaign; and, indeed, the
impression of many Of our friends is that it has
rather crippled and injured us in our efforts
against the common adversary. That paper has
been, and is now taking part with Cobb and
Foote against Mcdonald and Quitman; and we
do not remember to have seen Mt any time in its
columns definite and correct statement of the
position Of the Democracy, or of the South gem
orally, in relation to the so-caled compromised"
No one, we presume, acquainted with the facts
of the case, can doubt that so far as the Union
exerted any influence in the late North Carolina
election, its influence was exerted in behalf of
the Wings In regard to the leading issue in
volved in the contest, the right of secession that
paper espoused the cause Of the notorious STAN
ley, and the other Federalists, against euery
Democratic candidate. 1t is not at all improba-
BILE that Stanley owes his election to the aid
thus furnished him by the Union newspaper.
In the same way that sheet is giving whatever
aid il can furn 81, to the federalists throughout
the entire South. Beginning even with Vir-
ginia and Kentucky, and descending to Louisiana
ton of scarce corporal's guard, occupying the
same position as to the doctrine of secesson
that it does in North Carolina In Virginia the
Richmond Enquirer maintains it. The Rich
mond Wing denies that right-and the Union
lis on the side of this well known organ of fed
eralism. In Kentucky the Louisville Democrat
maintains the same republican doctrne-the
notorious Journal, the organ of Clay and fed
erlism in that State, denies itS-and has the aid
and assistance of the Washington Union in
fighting for federalism. In Tennessee the
Nashville American, (Democratc) with Gov
Trousdale the late candidate of the party, de-
nounced the ruinous compromise. Of course
the Union stood side by side with, the Wing
presses Of Tennessee in glorifying that bill of
surrender, and in accomplishing the defeat of
the Democratic candidate for governor In
Arkansas its help, in the same way, has been
lately given to the Wing Congressional can
didate, in opposition to Johnson, a sterling
Democrat and fast friend of the South. In
Louisiana, while the New Orleans Courier, like
the Louisville Democrat, Richmond Enquirer
aud all the leading Democratic presses of the
South, sustans the right of secession, the Union
of course takes the side OF the Federalists of
that State and of their organs, the Bulletin and
the Bee. In Mississippi, it is fighting with the
Democratic delegation in the last House of
Representatives. In Alabama, it is making COM
mon cause with Hiliard and Abercrombie and
White, and the entire Wing press, against every
leading Democratic paper, and ne rly every
Democratic politician of the State. In Florida
it furnishes argument for every Wing journal,
and is of course in direct antagonism with the
Democratic party and all its presses
But how stands this pretended Washington
organ of Democracy, with reference to the Demo-
cratic and Southern rights party of Georgia
That party assembled at Miledgeville, and there
nominated as its candidate Gov Mcdonald
one whose Democracy has never been called in
question-one whom the Democracy of the
whole State has twice before supported and
elected as its gubernatorial candidate Thus
nominated, he receives the support of the lead
inc Democratic presses Of the State, as well as
that of the great body of the Democratic party.
The federalists, knowing that they could not de-
feat him with one Of their own men, put How
ell Cobb in nomination against him. And the
Washington Union is now in full affiliation with
the Savannah Republican, Macon Messenger,
Columbus Enquirer, Milledgeville Recorder,
and Augusta Chronicle-all the leading federal
presses of the State-in sustaining the federal
nominee, in opposition TO the regularly selected
Democratic ana SOUTHERN Ti9HlS caUuiuaIe. III
even resorts to the same misrepresentation of
Mcdonald Charging him with rejecting the
views of Rhett,") which have for months
teemed in the federal presses Of Georgia. OF
course all its influence goes to sustain Toombs
and Stevens, and Johnson and Hopkins, feder-
aists and federal candidates for Congress-
ap inst such Democrats as Jackson, Mcmillan,
and Benning.
Our friends abroad will be gratiied to learn,
that though willing to do much, the Union is
capable of doing us very hAleinury in this State.
It's anti. Southern cou sc in relation TO the CON-
promise, followed by its federal stand ir opposi-
ton to the right Of secession, has made it one of
the most unpopular of all the presses circulated
in the cotton growing States.
We beg pardon of our readers for devoting
so much space to matter of such little conse-
quence.
From The South Cdrolinian.