The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-11-18
So Fns Parting Of the Ways

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Ws-Psblishsa yesterday WHIST -might-be re='
aardsd as the pronuncianento Of THE CUnsttu-
tioAal Union" party of the South, as given out
by Mr.. TookBs. 9'he great majority. Of that
party in Georgia, and elsewhere, .haye hitherto
belonged To the w ig organization. Thisrepu-
diaton of allegiance on their behArf, therefore,
must serioasly affect the integrity and the unity
of that national party for they fatty refuse to
fraternze with their former allies, by going into
national co6veafion with them. 80, 1
Identical with this declaration of dsafiection
at the South, comes warning equally Significant
of distraction and division in the Wing ranks at
the North. 1t is now seriously proposed by the
leaders of the Freesoil faction, closest in the con-
fdspce of Senator SEwARD, to ont loose from
their old party ties, and organize as distinct.
party on the higher-law platform. tns.,g.s :
W., The chief organ of that subtle scherper, the
Tribune, thus feels The public pulse in lits own
section, before openly declaring this policy;
In our late canvass; the great majority Of the
party agreed to waive any expression Of their
conyiGtionA on The points Of difference with their
Wing brethren, in order that all Wings might
heartily unite in sustaining principles and meas
ures approved by the whoe party. !, But tbisiwasT
deemsd insufficient ~ Candidates ON rousr State
ticketwere rspudiated and yotedagainst by many
Wings, under the dietation Of the Union Safety
Committee, because they were suspected of
cherishing an aversioito Human slavery. TO be
So
to snbject one to prescription TO have business
relations with him, was to, b. rked for ass9s-
,sination., We defy any man to give a. shadow
of resson7why Judge Forsyth wasr prescribed |
by the Union Safety Committee, and the Barn.
burner Randall nominated audaupportedins 4
except that Judge a. isnhrfdersto6d to fbs on
terna of PERSONAL Intimacy with Gov Steward
and his most devoted friends. That liz has eveE
uttered one word against slavery, where MrI
Randall stands on the. record as baYing pttpredi
many..is absolutely certain. a, ii, a,oai5,a Il
af Have We arrived, then, the parting of thei
wayss q do those Wigs who uphold ,ths4FHgfi
r tive-slave law propose to nakeitfthsir h2sbbo-
leth, and strike down every Wing candidate Wb9.
may be pointed at rs 4 Steward man "6r ~ho1
deems that ehactmept. nnYotthy Of q, free Peo..9
pie? These ARR apsstonaG Which demand pne.
ssilss !. .ss ss .sstIs 5 M
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who disagreedas we'll assthose whorAeTeVd with,
US respecting .siayeJy.- We worked hsxdet fpri
Mr Umann, a decided ec6mprenaise, man. than
for any other candidate, deenimgi It due to COED
faith that ls should be t1sariiy supported by
our sfde 'fWa,hevEf c6iidmehded him ds Apghs
but What he Is Z fof We wished il 8enYhdhied
that Seward men support b]gs 81 Vie other
section az cordial W "a the ianald from Their
own, side. But, now we mlRt wssbdfofe
going farther, whether rlibertyi Of thougbt aid
speech practically eKistbin the Whig patty Pr y
to b. sought elsewhere ?tn4Ne 1'sssstl ON dls,
'tit understanding, Srtodser eieclio1ss irheih
er nttstdUsfg setittetfs dfeahsld aisqutt sdcd
ton for cdndidateship In Me Wig party If
in the party and whooptzide Df it, ~ the led-
tors, pOstulasters and eustop,houss officers who
compose tho bulk of the Silver Gray efactidn in
b this State whnt to tryr,cAnelusiens with those
whom they stgmatige us sWobily,' let As Get the
ball IN notion And we here gipe' rfp.i0e that,
" while we accord perfect freedom Of vfeWsa1d OF
action To Others, We viii be satisfied with mo-
thing less for those Of our own faith. We fecog-,
nize, all as, Wings who, Uphold the principles and
advocate the distinctive fmeasuresi OF The WING
party We will vote for sach irrespective OF sla i
very or a0ti.slavesy IN srnotl that lenonghs III
not, and new tesla are TO be itnpOAedi new con-
-dhions exacted, which bind us TO acquisscfneea
in whit we deem wrong, Or to silence with re-
gard to II, we reject Che rianacles sought 70 be
imposed, and whether in or out Of ti1erVhig
party will live. and die free, ,r.ea 49,, "a
The special organ Of the Administration had
good Cause fof it's melancholy croAkings Of the
other day, for pl snk after plank Of itss nat dns
platform are giving way, and 'tfrs~pessibaity Of
harmopfzipg the confilctng elements Snstituthg
what is called . the Wing party becoming more
remote Nor is the construction of the De mo-
cratic national, platform accompanied by diff;
fculties ofn similar character, thus summed up
in recent itorial or the New York CoHress
d "Democsacy' is indebted for.ik triumphs 70
chicanery and intrigue. 1t hss a.hundrsd Pro-
team shapes with which to- recommend itself in
all ATTITUDES and meridians. faz'i i'i"i'lsg
- at ia for protective tariff IN Pennsylvania,
and against It in the CONT uors State of Ny.,
ginia. II is for internal improyeDents IN Ten
,nessee. and against them jp the Contiguous
State of, North Carolina. IL is, in fayot NJ the
.Fugitive-ssve law in the state Of, Kentucky,
and againstit IN the contiguous State of, Ohio.
1t is dead set in favor of the whole conpro mise
in New Hampshire, and isjust as decidedly against
tin the contiguous Stale VI Massacbis4ts. do
dare not lay its, hand, upon-s single well
principle, and, holding it UP To Abe world asits
own, with il stand or fall its only faiu, Is in
majoriti-s, ard it's only work the gaining Of
these rnajorties by dtht of every humsu artand
device. The party leaders now count mp their
' long Hat Of Victories; but Whist have they
gained What principle have they established
What measure have they secured! What aPre
prosch have they made, towards selecting q
Presidential candidate from the motley group of
aspirants before themf 'We'ars told that there
is time for all things; the time for Democratic
exnltation Will be when these questict@ can be
satisfactorily answered, and not I'LL them =,
De-" e''@ g" Hen. JcfIsrsSh Dxtls.- - '"d
a.t, We regret to, learn Gom the isnpe1ed plate,
mont, which we clip from the Columbus, StSnd-
ard, that the health OF tiih gallant gentlem man
and pure, patriot, hna been 80 seriously inpared
by his recent sickness go Late a. he came Into
the field had his health only been spared, the re-