The southern press., 1852-01-10
The Jackson Democratic Association and In,
PREVENTION Everywhere.

The Jackson Democratic Association and In
terventIon Everywhere.
We published yesterday morning sketch Of
the proceedings of this Association, furnished by
our reporter. The full report appeared in the
Union of yesterday, whose chief editor was a
participant in the ceremonial, and made JACK.
SON States Rights speech on the occasion. The
proceedings Of this meeting are of character
TO excite reflection, and call for comment which
we shall make as briefly as possible. The de
monstration, though nominally in honor Of the
victor Of New Orleans, was converted by its
managers into KossUTH celebration, and the
attempt made to commit the Democratic party
to his policy Of intervention for non. interuea.
of propagandism, the managers of this festival
have gone a bow-shot beyond even KossUTH
himself; for, while be OILY insists upon the
adoption OF his views, rs carrying out the policy
of non-intcrvention, the committee, in the tenth
regular toast, repudiate and condemn man inter-
rention as ,orong principle IN oar political
system. Here is the sentiment
10th. NoK-IETERvEETIoE-A WRONG FRINGE
PIE IN OUR POLITICAL SYSTEM, WHEN DEsPoTs
ARE wAGIEG UEHoLY WAR AGAINST LIBERTY.
If this be not propagandism Of the broadcast
kind, the first rallying cry to crusade Of
universal Intervention in all places where
such struggles are, or are supposed to be in
progress, then words have lost their meaning.
hos M "A
of this Association ever since the delivery of
its address to KossUTH, prepared by the same
hand that moulded aud framed the programme
of these proceedings. When that address was
published, we then exposed the remarkable co
incidence between il and the new plank which
Col. BENToE's ST. Louis organ proposed laying
down on its Democratic Freesoi platform
THE KossUrH INTERvEsTIos UKIvERsAL.LIB
ERrY PLAsK"-an abolition of " the wrong pin-
ciple in our political SYSTEM" and the substitu.
ton of universal Interference on the part OF
the government, abroad aud at home. This il
the "new plank" that the Jackson Association
propose laying down on the Baltimore platform
this organization, since the decadence OF
Tsmmany Hall, appearing ambitious of the dis
tinction Of giving law to the party, and gaining
the sway once exercised by that club over the
unterri6sd Democracy of the North"
But the finger of FRANCIS p. BLAIR, the in
Auence of his peculiar friends, and the progress
siye democracy" which they preach, will not
serve TO consolidate its rower, or give it the
position il seeks There is conservative ele-
ment, as we'll as destructive one, in the Demo
cratic party; and though the progressiyes"
may be the more noisy and most demonstrative,
those who, like Gen. CAss, jump down SO sud.
denly and SO heavily on their platform, will
find themselves precipitated from that giddy
height into soil and society Of curious kind, as
Soon rs the first noise and confusion" Of this
lossUTH excitement has passed away, and the
sober second thought" returned We give in
full, in another column, this second address Of
Mr.. BLAIR, and KossurH's reply. The saTe
displayed in this second offspring of the busy
brain and ready pen Of this able thinker and
writer-again coming prominently forward TO
take his part in the war for the succession, after
an abdication Of organship Of several years do
ration. The fast and unfinching friend Of Mr.
BENTON and the Van BURESs, every one who
knows augbt Of his past history, knows on
which side he does battle, and what dynasty he
seeks TO restore. lie is no mercensry Harry
Of The Wynd" in this battle Of the Clans, 10
fight for his own hand" but strikes with HE
stalwart arm for the restoration Of his friends
and his party TO power: And in this new doc
trine Of propagandism, proclaimed through this
Association rs the policy Of the Democracy, be
finds the Archimedean lever with which 10 move
the political world.
We desire here distinctly TO be understood A.
not duplicating in these views, or in the cen,e.
quences Of these proceedings, many Of the dis
tinRuished gcXfmen who were present and took
part They 65ld not justly be held responsible
for the turn things took, or for the toasis pre-
pared by the contrivers and controllers Of the
festival Each and euery one NJ he leading
Democrats present is rssp0nsibls only Gn The
opinions and sentiments ohich he hinseB gaze
u,terance 10, and no, further. What the position
Of each may be, with reference 10 this grave
question, we intend that each shall explain in
his own way, through his own words, and that
each shall define his own position, ss seversl
already have done explicitly and fully.
So soon as authorized copies Of the remarks
Of leading politicians at the two baDquets here
shall be furnished, we shall lay them before our
readers, that they may form their own ipdepen.
dent judgments thereon.
That we have not oveuatcd The real character
and consequences Of this JACKSON demonstra-
tion--though the name and fame Of JAcKsoS, on
this occasion, we're made 10 pale their Intellectual
fires before the Intervention Of the foreign guest
isproven BY the hating hesitation Of the Unions
editorial notice Of yesterday, in which Il feebly
disclsims armed Intervention in the affairs OF
Europe, but supoests thai "Ihe poIicu Of dss101.