The southern press., 1852-01-12
The Unions Jacksonian, opposed to vir-
ginia JefforsenIan Democracy.

MONDAf, JANUARY III, 1902
The Unions Jacksonian, opposed to Vir
ginia Jcacrsenian Democracy.
'Fhe Soulhside Democrat, in a response to the
Unions feeble rejoinder, thus clearly defines the
true position of that print towards the close o
its article. The difference 80 far from being un
important or on mere abstraction. is vital, anc
forms the great division between parties in thi.
country, on the true construction of the Const
tuition. The position the Union has assumed il
the position of the early Federalists, and Of
their lineal descendant, DANIEL WEBSTER
When General JACKSON made that mistake
for which amends and apologies had to be made
by his organ-when he had issued that Procla
nation and Force-bill, DANIEL WEBSTER was the
staunchest champion who rallied to the supper,
of his principles embodied in it. No one car
forget the great passage at arms which ensued
and the universal endorsement that Mr.. CAL
Hous's exposition of States Rights received from
the Southern democracy, and ever has received
from that day to this. There is one little Incl
dent which we will recall to the recollection O
the Union. On General JAcKsoN's first visit I,
Boston, after the issuing of those documents h,
was greeted with great enthusiasm there in con
sequence. One of the flags hung up in the
streets bore this inscription, which explained
the reason why:
"IHE PRINCIPLES OF THE PROCLAMATION ARE
THE PRINCIPLES OF THE EAST"
So the principles, SO dogmatically put forth by
the Union and 30 stubborny reiterated, are "the
principles Of The East. Sectional" principles
and of that section where Federalism and con.
solidation have always been the principles of
the people.
But for print protesting such principles to
attempt to intimidate the Democratic presses of
the South, from putting in even protest against
them, affords conclusive evidence of the con
tempt in which it holds all who cling to those
hair-splitting distractions" of the Virginia
school.
The rapid spread, and increasing encroach-
ments Of these insidous doctrines, which would
subjugate the South by sitting State Rights
are proven by the attitude the print protesting
itself the organ Of party, has dared to take.
The Sonthside Democrat thus pins down the
Union to the main point
We dismiss the subject with notice of the
following paragraph from the Union:
"One would have supposed that in Virginia at
least, there is no wish to revive the discussions
upon the abstract rights ofnulification and &C.
cession Whenever practical application of
these rights has been claimed, the verdict of
Virginia has been in accordance with the posi-
tion occupied by the Washington Union"
This is very ambiguous language Strictly,
the Union merely asserts that Virginia has been
opposed to the exercise of the right of seces
sion, but its language would produce the i'm
preston upon the casual reader, that the verdict
of Virginia has been against "the abstract rights
of notification and secession" Here is another
ambiguous expression--why couple notification
with secession, and represent us AZ advocating
both doctrines That the verdict ofVirgna has
been in accordance with the position occupied
by the Union, is mere fancy of the writer's
brain. BY every mode by which the public SEN
timent of the State can express itself, it has
pronounced in favor of the abstract right of &C.
cession. For the truth of this assertion, we re-
fer the editor of the Union to the representa-
tives of Virginia in the present Congress--espe.
cially to the representative Of the Metropolitan
District. We refer him also, to the public acts
of our legislature which has asserted for Vir-
ginia the right ofsecession. And lastly, we ad
duce in proof our assertion, the testimony of
the Democratic journals of the State, every one
which maintains the "abstract right of seces-
sion." Ifthe Union predicates its denunciation
of the doctrines of State sovereingty and seces-
sion, opon the supposition that the sentiment Of
the Democratic party of Virginia, is "in accord
ance with its position" it literally counts with
out its host. The Union is fatally mistaken f
it imagines that the Democracy of Virginia will
sanction its sentence of condemnation against
him who dares maintain these doctrines.