The southern press., 1852-04-24
The North,s erecting 10 the South. .

Ii may be both instructive and beneficial Tor
the Southern Wings to understand how their
Northern brethren talk We give the pro-
gramme Of the victorious faction from the New
York Times, the special organ Of the Northern
National" Wing party. The threat with
which it closes, proves how far the national
politicians presume upon tho patience and the
acquiesence of the South
The WIG CAUcUs-The apprehensons ex-
pressed in the Times Of "Wednesday morning.
in regard TO the doings Of the Wing Congress
sional caucus, were fully realized on Wednes.
day night large proportion of the Southern
Wings seeded, because resolutions pledging
the Wing party to an absolute endorsement OF
the compromise measures and the fugitive slave
law Of 1850 were ruled out Of order by the
chair and Of those who remained, several de-
clared that they did only in the hope that
this decision might be reversed
The SJuthern Wings thus seem determined
to force upon the Wing party, and upon the
country, direct issue The question of slavery
They demand as the price of their adhesion, not
a silent acquiesence, but an explicit, open, un
mistakable approval by Northern Wings, OF
measures which they voted against, and did all
in their power 10 defeat, at the time Of their
passage Whether such a demand is reasona
bic or proper,-whether there is anything in the
condition Of the country 10 excuse it, and
whether il could be conceded by Northern men
who profess any regard for principle and con-
sistency, the country at large can Judge.
! The Southern Wings apparently forget that
a very large majority Of their Northern brethren
in Congress voted against all the compromise
I bills !; that only three Northern Wing votes were
cast in favor Of the fugitive slave law that Of
those three members, but one was re elected T;
that the delegation from the State Of New York
cast tioenty votes against il and but one in its
favor; that there were but ttpeniy.nine votes
for il Of all parties from all the Northern States;
that every Northern State, with the exception
Of Iowa, endorsed the provisions Of the Wimot
proviso; and that three fotrihs Of the people Of
the Northern States affirmed il by their votes in
l84s, while no political party dared take ground
against it, They either forgot those facts, or
they believe that the North il ready 10 abandon
all these positions, and trample upon the princi.
Piles which they then progressed at their dictaiion
and 10 retain their support No expectation
could possibly be more baseless and absurd. u
the Wing caucus had passed the resolutions 50
pertinsciously pressed upon them, Il would in
evitably have thrown New York. Ohio and the
Wing States Of New England into the opposi.
ton ranks. No one who understands the pub.
lie sentiment and the public character Of the
North can doubt this fact
The result Of this movement IL is not easy 10
forsee. II il shall be persisted in, The coming
contest DiH be mainly sectional II will be en-.
tirely useless, after an open rupture by the
South from such a cause and for such an end
TO talk about any other issues than those which
grow out Of slavery. The whole country will
divide upon those questions; and no party di..
cipline or hope Of party spoils can possibly pre-
vent il. Whether such contest will tend still
further 10 strengthen Southern institutions, 10
erect new barbados around slavery, and to pro.
tect still further the rights and interests Of the
South, the men Of the South must Judge for
themselves, " rests with them TO say. whether
The contest shall be national or sectional II they
see ut to act with their political brethren Of the
North, upon such grounds az they can hold. and
without forcing upon them declarations which
would degrade and break them down, thew can
keep the canvass free from slavery or anti
slavery issues. Bot if they demand that the
issues shall be distinctly made that the North
shall be compelled to pronounce upon the ques-
ton Of slavery, and that this shall be the only
issue made--they may effect that object and re-
new all the agitations which an opposite course
would at once allay. But the result Of such .
movement upon the interests Of the South and
the peace Of the country, we fear they have moi
fully weighed.