The republic., 1851-12-22
From The DIoaigomsry Aia.) St1ie Register.

The New Democratic Greed.
The effort that the "Southern Rights" and scces-
sion wing of the Democracy now making To
amend the creed of that party, by Incorporating
ntto test as s leading feature, has now become too
glaring to escape any mans observation. If their
present attempt foist their principle into the
Democratic creed, and to place thennseIves at the
head of the party, shall succeed, there will be no
longer Democratic party, as heretofore organized
and interpreted, but we shall have in its stead a
party based upon principles at with the per-
petuity of the Federal Union and dangerous to its
stability. Let the people consider the following
facts and developments, which lead Us to this con-
cusion:
The "cal" for reorganization Of the Demo.
cratic parry, lately issued from this city states It's
object TO be TO secure the election of President en-
tertaining 'just views of the rights and dntic5 OF
the States and General Government" What those
'jus views" are, is very apparent from the poiueal
position OF majority OF the signers OF the call; but
they have been more fully disclosed by the re-
spopses already made by the papers and public
meetings OF the party The lirst OF these meetings
that has been noticed by was held IN Talladcga,
and il "resolvcd that the Virginia and Kentucky
resolutions of '95 are the fundamental principle
which the Democratic party has ever been
based;' this meeting makes other issue, but
cordially invites all who subscribe to The said
lutions of '9S to unite with the Democracy.
Another meeting, held in response to the "call. !"
convened in Marengo county the other day This
meeting was participated in by secession IYhigs az
well as Democrats, and recognised only the slfto
principle of Democracy as its test. Mr. John w.
Henly formerly Wing leader in the county, but
lately a sccessionist, made a speech announcing
his reputation of the Wing party because 1t went
for "consodation, and his determination to "take
his stand in that party which advocated State
Rghts--the Democratic party"
late meeting held III Bcnton-dubbed the tban-
ner Southern Rights county" of the State-adopted
a similar test Of Democracy; but we cannot now
find paper containing the proceedings.
The Marion Commonwealth "a Whig paper be-
fore the sectional strife was stirred up, and since
then Southern Rights" print) not only takes its
position upon the Democratic platform as
amended, but intimatcs that all the secession
Wings will do likewise. II says; awe say, there
FORE to the fedcralists that they need not trouble
themselves about the State Rights Wings; their
principles fix their position, and no State Rights
Wing can longer oct with the Whig party"
In this connection the action Of the Democratic
caucus at Washington, III rejecting the resolution
approving the Compromise, ia significant and inl-
portant. The Columbus Times says that il was not
done because of the treesoi tendencies Of the eau
GUS but because, if adopted, the resolution would
have had the effect of bringing the Union Demo-
crats into the party, and turning the Southern
Rights men out This Is very true; bul 1t may be
added, further, that the adoption of the resolution
would also have turned the Frccsoilers out of the
Democratic party; and hence the combination of
"Southern Rights and Freesoil agitators to defeat
it, But will let the Times speak for itself of the
Union Democrats who introduced and supported
the resolution. The Times is one of the "Southern
Rights" papers now striving, in it's own language,
TO reorganze the Democratic party, with q view of
impressing upon it "pure State Rights principles"
IL says:
"'rhcse glorious patriots wish to monopolizc
all the offices, emolumens and honors, the spoils
and plumber Of the forthcoming Democratic adj
ministration, and Southern Rights men to be
communicated, tabooed, and kicked out OF the
Democratic church, uncean and unworthy To
hold any office, until they shall have got on their
knees and asked JorsiUensss.' OF whom? Why,
from the submission who have betrayed us to
dishonor and wrong, and compelled us TO come rs
mendicants to our Government to beg immunity
from further aggression, when, but for their das
tardly and corrupt desertion, we had the power,
with bold and open fronts, TO have demanded all
our rights. This is constitutional Unionism.'
intriguing, sneaking, uniorgiving, vindictive, ava
ricious, grasping Catalines to the last"
Other "Southern Rights" papers III the South
make the same explanation relative to the action
of the Democratic caucus-all agreeing that the
Issue presented was the accommodation of either
the Secessionsts and Freesoilers or the Union
Democrats The determination of the majority to
oust the Union men by such a combination makes
it apparent that the "reorganized" Democratic
party is to be controlled by the Freesoers at the
North and the Disunioniss at the South, whose
common hatred of the Compromise constitutes
strong linkto bind them together in struggle for
the "spoils."
Is it at all wonderful in view of these facts and
disclosures, that the secessoniss of Alabamare refuse
to reorganize the Democratic party in such man
as to permit the equal participation of Union
men in its conduct and councils Is il strange
that they trH not endorse the Compromise, nor
knowledge Senator Clemens Democrat Is it
not apparent that their pretended 'acqoiesence"
ia only assumed because opposition has brought on
defeat, and that they still wish to exclude all who
are rtaiiy friendly to the Compromise They may
succeed in forming an organization upon this ba-
sis, and they may usurp the name and position of
the Democratic party to give il strength; but the
defeat of any such organization, when submitted
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