The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-07-03

am free 10 confess, that events which have re-
gently transpired have created doubts in my own
mind AS to the good faith of portion of that
party, and belied the professions OF cancellation
and harmony on theirlips. A voice, supposed to
have come from high quarter, has Illuminated
accommodation on the Southern Press, It's
friends and supporters, orally and through one
of its satellites of the press. If Southern men
are to be denounced and prescribed before 'he
necessity for their aid is over, what have they to
expect after that necessity has pastF H"oid
Foges" of the party are to be INDUCED in feed
ing fat the ancient grudge they bear" those VINO
have thwarted their views of personal aggran-
dizement, how can they expect their Democratic
brethren to dwell in unity lnsolent aud IN
provoked as these assaults have been, they are
not without motive for the kiss of Judas IS
often not more treacherous than the noisy va
poring of the stabber, seeking to provoke
brawl. The mettle of the Southern men has
been much oyerrated, if they will meekiy endure
such buffetliugs, or consent to sit at the Demo
cratic board as "prodgal sons, even with re-
mote prospect of slice of the fatted calf OF
party. f. na t0foa
| 1T is we'll known that, previous to The reor-
ganization of the Democratic party, we slrenu-
ousIy insisted on the preservation of the sepa-
rate organization of the Southern Rights party
until the Conventions had acted, believing that
our friends would have more power outside than
inside of those Conventions, In that policy we
were ovenuled; the reorganization was effected
on certain conditions, aud the next question was
bow beat to secure the interests of the party
and of the South, within the pale of the Demo-
cratic party. Ny colleague was unayoidably
absent for some weeks preceding the session Of
the Democratic Convention, and feeling the ne-
cessity of taking position, took the respopsi-
biity of indicating the course which was in my
Judgment, proper for the party to pursue, Ina
carefully considered editorial, which appeared on
the Friday preceding The session of that Con.
yention, those views were indicated, On its
appearance it met the approval of those
friends in whose opinions place the most re-
lance. For that editorial neither Mr. FISHER
nor any Of my political friends should be held
responsible, for none Of them were either con-
suited or eoguizant of il before ID appeared in
print. Subsequent reflection and examination
have only convinced me tho more firmly of the
correctness of the views set forth in that edito-
rial. still adhere to them as right and judcioua,
and in perfect harmony with our antecedents
and those of our party. 1t would be needless for
me here to reiterate the reasons and the argu-
ments then SO fully set forth. 1t is sufficient to
refer to them, and to resffirm my conviction of
their truth Those who carefully weighed and
considered the languages of that editorial must
admit that its acquisitions were not fully met
by the action of the convention, especially in
relation to the platform But they reversed the
action of the Wing Convention, for the nomi-
nees were selected by the South, and have
proved more acceptable to the Southern than
the Northern wing of the party.
To me, rs to all Southern opponents of the
Compromise, there are in that platform objec-
tionable features; and could not honestly
pledge myself to adhere to and abide by " all
that string of resolutions contains or implies.
Yet, when the Southern Rights men Ia that
Convention agreed to abide by its action, and
presented candidates personally unobjectionable
to us on the main issue and it became evident that
those whose interests and principles the South
ern Press represented had warmly accepted the
seemed to me that the question
was narrowed down to q choice between the
two partles-and in making that choice could
not hesitate a moment, assuming the fact that
the faith they plighted would be kept inviolate.
1t seemed TO me, that a " mastery inactivity
would not answer in this case and that for the
sake of our friends, and the ultimate triumph of
our principles, it was important, promptly and
openly to sustain the nominees of the Democra-
tic party, and oppose the triumph of General
SeoTr, and the evil influences which surround
him. This was my Judgment. My colleague
thought otherwise and eheerfully accord him
the same justice he will award to me, that a
strong conviction alone has swayed his course.
He was anxious, and in fact insisted upon
promptly expressing his views on the Monday
succeeding, and was only withheld from doing
so by my circumstances and declarations of de-
cided dissent. AS the proprietor of this paper
he had the undoubted right to give it that direc-
ton, as had the right to avow my own indie
pendent opinions but we both hoped that we
might be relieved FROM this autagonism by the
action of the Southern Rights men in Congress,
at whose invitation we came here, and whose bat
Ties we had fought, Atmy request, we submitted
our difficulty to them, and proposed to resign
our trust into otbor hands The result of that
negotiation, thus far, has been already stated;
and Mr. FIsHgE, as far as am concerned, Ia re-
leased from any impeachment on that score, and
free To pursue any course he may deem proper,