Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1851-05-02
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We have watched with no small interest. the at.
tempts OF the Wing papers of the Southern States
to hide from their party the course which the great
body of the Wings of the North now take, and have
taken on the great question of the day There can
be nothing honest in these efforts It Is impossible
that men of ordinary intelligence-and many of the
Southern editors are men of extraordinary abilities
should not feel the shame they are putting upon
themselves, by trying to make the worse appear the
better reason. They might as well attempt to show
that the Northern people are Indians, DIS try prove
that there Is difference in the North between the
two great parties on this question of Slavery The
idea of supposing that they created this impress
sion, Is to suppose either that they are knaves or
fools themselves else that their readers hope
lessly blind and stupid. 1t is impossible that such
without producing recoil in the Wing ranks
Thousands who have heretofore acted with the
Wings in that section even now see how completely
without truth and reason most of the appeals of
the Wing paapers-nay, how utterly abandoned they
are that seek to deceive them by flying openly and
extensively into the very face of the truth For this
great truth cannot be hidden under bushel. The
Democracy of the North have been, and are the on
ly party upon which the South may confidently rely
as the surest protection against the Vaccinations of
the enemies OF the Constitution. few instances of
the recklessness of the Wing papers may suffice to
show the justice of these remarks.
The New Orleans Bulletin holds the Democracy
responsible for Rantous resolutions against the Flu
telegraph-that announced his detection announced,
also his reputation by the Democracy of Massachu
sets The other New Orleans papers stated the
facts; but after the Wing readers of the Bulletin
saw saw. them so stated, how much more attached to
Whiggery as propounded by the Wing organ, do you
think they felt How many such tricks would it
take to break up any intelligent party?
But the Richmond Times, another Wing paper
goes further than the Bulletin this Rantou
We copy from that journal of the 18th instant:
'' MIR. Rantours case proves beyond all question
that if the institutions of the South must depend
for support (as the Union says) upon the Democra-
cy of the North they lean upon broken reed It
should convince the South too that the safeguard of
our constitutional rights is the union of the friends
OF the constitution of both political parties, against
its enemies of both sections
The Times should remember, what we presume its
readers do not forget that if the of MIR Ranoul
proves anything it proves that the Democracy of the
North support no man who entertains such opinions
as his viii that journal point out the recent cleo
ton of single Wing U. S. Senator in the North,
who is true to the provision in regard to fugitive
slaves contained in the Compromise measures, and
who Is not In favor Of its modification repeal =
Can it point to single Wing Governor in the North
or West who is not in favor of the repeal or modf
cation of the Fugitive Law Is it not matter of
record and almost of notoriety, that there was not
a single Northern on Western Wing in the Senate
that voted for the Fugitive Slave Law-NoT ONE
and but three IN the House-while ltyseven lodged!
Against this array of facts which should be known
to every Southern man, is the evidence the other
side-showing that every Democratic Governor cleo
ted in the North and West since the Fugitive Slave
Law passed. and there have been number, is in ia
vor OF its principles and in favor of its execution,
excepting Gov. Wood, of Ohio, and he goes for its
| enforcement. Every Democratic United States Sen
ator in the North and West since then, is in favor of
1T !; while in New Hampshire the Democracy well
coined defeat by throwing overheard candidate for
Governor who had shown infrmity of purpose
this very question.
| We put it to the Richmond Times to show us the
single instance in which the Wings refused to vote
for candidate for Office in the North because of his
abolition tendencies. But for Wing opposition in
this State, our multiplying statute against fugitive
slaves would have been repealed year ago. and
even now, after passing both Houses in emascula
ted shape, 1t has not received the signature of
Wing Governor Who refused to give Daniel Web
ster Fanueil Hall to make Constitutional speech
in Wings of course. Who are now in favor of
the reelection of Gov Johnston in this State though
ne is openly opposed to the Fugitive Slave Law
Wings all, and Wings only Who is Seward of New
York !! Wing in full party communion. What
party repudiate Hale Van Buren,, Butler, BRYANT
&c, because they have become abolition agitators
l he Democratic party. Even in Massachusetts,
where Sumner has just been chosen Senator, moth
ing but the steady opposition of the National Demo-
Gratis IN the Legislature prevented his election up to
this moment, and nothing but the overwhelming
power OF the Free Sellers carried him through and
even there where the Wings boast of not having yo-
candidate in Winthrop, whose ultra hostility to the
Fugitive Slave Law, and whose violent aboltionisln
were quite up to Summers if not beyond him
The last example is more striking exhibition of
party desperation than either of those cited 1t is
the attempt Of the Nashville True Wing toshow that
ene democracy of New York did not go into mi
nori'y: as asserted by the Nashville Union, the
sn ca CO. the Democracy of Tennessee, and give up
.ne to their Wing opponents rather than at
tempt TO hatch up union with the Free Soil
ceuers; This is controverted by the True Wig!
:" ny Inc nan who would deny this statement here
wIuia oe sent to Blockley to Moyamensing. Not
enly uis We Democracy of New York welcome de-
le' ne Sre the dishonor of corrupt coalition but
1ns Wigs purchased victory. as they have contin-
ueu e''r since to d. by advocating Free Soil doc
srlnes md by nominating Free Soil men The very
S' in that State resulted in the choice of
ooNei.o who signalized his nomination by an argu-
1en' III yor of the overthrow of the Fugitive Slave
Law w., we laeed not comment more at length upon
the PonticS of New York, and have alluded to it
IoI oniy W show the reasoning by which the Wing
South. - AOP ~ r'
1t is exactly snch ,vniS .-a,rents as these how
ever that should teach the people of the South and
indeed OF all Pc of the Union, the inappreciabe
value OF the Gemdcratic party to the existence of
this REPUBLIC. Had this party given way two years
ago, when We whole Northern Whiggery was one
disciplined and upanimoas Abolition and Free Soil
organization, there might now be no Republic to
save because there would, probably, have been no
Constitution to protect. These Wing friends of the
South should at least remember that had the Demo-
cratic bulwark of the North not stood firm, they
would have been overwhelmed with fanaticism, and
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