The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-11-11
THE REPUBLIC.
PARTIES. NORTH AND SOUTH.

Southern press.
From he Atalan'G (Ga.) Republican Of NOuem
beT o. CoNsTITUTIoSAL UNION.
The Next Presidency.
All the fire eating journals, or nearly all, are
deciding that the principal candidates are to be
ONE Wing. one Democrat-that the contest will
be upon old issues, sc. This may all be true;
but il is much easier 10 write that such Will be
the case than 10 show either that it will or that
it ought Indeed, 1t will be far easier for the
friends Of the Compromise measures to run
candidate of their own than for them TO fall
back upon obsolete principles. 10 the total
abandonment of those vital principles upon
which The country has recently been agi-
tated. Has this Union been convulsed
for two or three years for nothing at all 2
Are those principles OF SO little moment
that we can now lay them aside for the pleasure Of
calling ourselves Wings and Democrats? That
sbo!itionists in the North and disunon fire eaters
IN the South should desire restore themselves to
the graoes of a national party is natural enough;
for upon present issues they alike, are in hopeless
nninorities. They are now SO circumstanced that
thew can do but little harm Restore them TO their
Whiggery and Democracy and they will be able
TO carry their work of agitation and ruin; let
them remain where they are, and they can do no
farther mischief. We do honestly believe the secu
rity of the Union depends upon the permanent or
ganizaton of National Union party-a party
pledged to the Compromises of the last Congress.
We repeat, the principles which divided the coun-
try into great national parties settled,
and there can be no reason why we should aban
don those which not settled.
Neither of the old parties carry on Presi
dental contest without giving the Compromises
the go-by, than which nothing could be more dan
gerOus. The country wants repose; we should
therefore cherish those principles upon which che
can repose Abandon the Compromises the Union
party may, if they will; neither the Abolitonists
In the North, nor the self-styled Southern Rights
party in the South. will cease 10 agitate the
country while they able TO make themselves
felt in elections. The true policy, then, for the
country is to organize Constitutional Union par
ty, and run ticket for President and Vice Presi-
dent composed of one Wing and one Democrat
Then let every friend of the Union, every true
friend support that ticket for the purpose Of teach
ing all of agitators the true position of the
American people. Our people love their country,
and have desire to reopen the door to those heart
less, not say treasonous, agitations which have
welnigh wrecked our Government.
If the Union party, now pretty well organized
In the South, becomes truly national party, the
days ofagitation the subject OF slavery mum.
bered. The nation will have peace. Let the agi
tators be thrown upon their own principles, and
they become powerless 1t is only when they can
control the movement of great parties. formed up
on other considerations, that they are formidable.
Let the decision be what it may to whether we
have Union ticket not, it Ia quite certain the
Union party Of Georgia, and we may add Of Ala .
bama and Mississippi. cannot, will not, and ought
not TO support any ticket that fraternizs with
northern abolitionists. Our defeated disunionists
may do so; the Constitutional Union party under +.
stands southern interests differently and better.
The effort now making to revive old party organi-
cations comes from those who, by their fanatical
ngiratons and fruitlrss terglversations, have got
Ten themselves Of principles and friends. Some
Of them have fallen from Whiggery, and some Of
them have fallen from Democracy, and all of them
have fallen from public confidence; they therefore
d sire to reclaim those deunct parties that they
may be reclaimed themselves They need some
thing Of the kind.
From the NstD York Tribune of Norenber s. Adolf
TON WING
In our late canvass the great majority of
the party agreed to waive any expression of
their convictions the points OF difference
with their Wing brethren, In order that all
Wings might heartily unite in sustaining prin-
ciples and measures approved by the whole
party. But this was deemed insufficient
ssh~' A:l-tes on our State ticl ,usso under the
dIctation of the Union Safety Committee, be-
cause they were suspected of cherlshing an
aversion 10 human slavery. To be personal
friend of Senator Seward was enough to sub
ject one to prescription; to have business rela-
tons with him was to be marked for assassina-
reason why Judge Forsyth was prescribed by
the Union Safety Committee and the Barn
burner Randall nominated and supported instead,
except that Judge F. is understood 10 be on terms
of personal intimacy with Governor Seward and
his most devoted friends. That he has never ut
tered one word against slavery where Mr.. Randall
stands on the record having uttered many, is
absolutely certain.
Have we arrived, then, at the Parting of the
WaysI Do those Wings who uphold the Fugitive
Slave law propose to make it their Shibboeth and
strike down every Wing candidate who may be
pointed at Seward man." or who deems that
enactment unworthy of free people? These are
questions which demand unequivocal answers
We have in good faith supported at the late cleo
ton the Wing candidates who disagreed, as well
as those who agreed with us respecting slavery
We worked harder for Mr.. Gilman, a decided
Compromise man, than for any other candidate,
deeming it due to good faith that he should be
heartily supported by side. We never com
mended him aught but what he is; for we wished
il demonstrated that Seward men support Whips
81 the other section cordially as the candidates
rom their own eide. But now we must know be-
ore going farther, whether liberty of thought and
'Peech practically exists in the Wing party, or
8 to be sought elsewhere. We insist on q dis
lnct understanding, before another election, whc |
neT anu-savery sentiments are held disqualified
Ion Tor candidateship in the Wing party. If they
IRE, let us draw the ines, and see who arc in the
party and who outside of it. II the editors, post
masters, and custom house offcers, who compose |
he bulk Of the Silver Gray faction in this State,
want to try conclusions with thosc whom they stig
natize as 'Woolly," let US Get the ball in motion |
And we here give notice that, while We accord per-
-ct freedom Of yiews and Of action to others, We |
will be satisfied with nothing less for those of our
own faith We recognise all ns Wings who up |
lold the principles and advocate the distinctive |
measures OF the Wing party; we will vote for such.
OF slavery ti-slavery Is not that
,nough' If not, and new tests are to be imposed
lew conditions exacted, which bind to acquies
ence in what we deem wrong, or to 81 encc with |
egard to IL, we reject the manaclcs sought to be
M posed; and whether in or out of the Wing party,
will live and die free.
From he albany State Register Of Nouen6er O.
ADMINISTRATIONS VINO.
Development OF Principles.
We copied into our paper of yesterday an ar
tpl To- hp II, 6 1.