The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1852-03-04

THE UEIoN--THE DBMooRATIo ORGAN.
The Washington Union, in the exercise Of
its functions as the Central Organ Of the
Democratic Party" lis pouring oil on the troub-
led waters Of Southern Democracy. 1t grieves
over its divisions-it deprecates the proscriptive
spirit of its factions, it would gather them all
again in one fold, under one shepherd. IL will
not consent to the accommodation Of the
Compromise or Anti Compromise, the Union or
Disunion Democrat. No matter, though err
ing brethren may be carried away by an ex-
cess Of devotion to State Rights, or an extrava-
CANT passion for the Union-the circumstan-
ces excuse, if they do not justify, their cratic
course, One sought by q new combination,
to secure acquiescence in measures believed es-
sential 10 the preservation of the Union--the
other forgot for the time his loyalty to the
Party, in the attempt to guard against the
dangers of Northern fanaticism. The occasion
for all this agitation and confusion has passed,
why should the feud be kept alive? Why
should there be strife Are they not all good
Democrsts-all sincere and worthy members
of the household Of faith
@What is the effect Of the allegation that the
Democratic members of the Union organization
of the South are renegades from their party,
or, nice Versa, that the Southern Rights or
| State Rights organization is incurably stained
by disloyalty to the Constitution and the Union
Evidently a perpetuation of these feuds and a
surrender of the Government to the Wings.
"No dispassionste mind will suppose that the
Democratic party of this Union can ever con-
slider those as renegades from its service who
refused 10 sanction the ultra schemes OF the
I Southern Convention; and yet such would seem
to be the expectation of those who assail with
out measure the men who did not become par
ties to such schemes. So, ON the other hand, it
would be contrary to the justice and spirit of
| Democracy to circumscrbe within narrow linn
its the patriotism which guards the rights of
the States and which watches with sleepless
vigilance the tendency of the Federal Govern
ment TO overstep its constitutional duty
Again: see with what tenderness il vndi-
Gates the reputation of the Union Democrats Of
the South
cast upo6wt. tT".npromise Democrats of the
ment in favor of acquiescence in that measure
have not been obtained without bringing into
power men who might not otherwise have been
in the field II is, for example, said by many
of the journals in Mississippi that it is the fault
of Mr.. Foote and his supporters that that gal
liant State is now divided, and is represented by
Union party instead Of a Democratic party
All such language is illiberal and unjust, and
can have no other effect than to make perma-
nent the breach which it is the wish-of all true
| Democrats to heal"
In another paragraph, it their justifes Mr..
Clemens:
at is doubtless under the sting of reproaches
originating in similar misrepresentation of his
position as a Union Democrat, that Senator
Clemens looks with distrust upon the reorgani-
cation of parties which is taking place in his
State. If he is to be prescribed for his effort 10
keep out of the Democratic creed the dsunion
projects of the Nashville Convention, it is but
natural that he should hold himself ready to re-
pei such injustice"
VIII our Democratic readers now give us
their attention. Messrs. Foote, Clemens, and
Cobb, are not acting with the Democratic par
ty-they lead a Coalition composed of Wings
and Democrats, known as the Constitutional
Union party-and as the result of their efforts
three Wings have lately been elected to the
Senate of the United States, from Georgia
Mississippi, and Louisiana, and not one Demo-
crat Georgia is lost to the Democratic party
for the next Presidential election Mississippi
and Alabama, hitherto Democratic States, are
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worked these disasters to the Party, are cosxed,
petted and held up, as orthodox Democrats,
by the Central Democratic Organ!
This is the Southern side of the picture
look now at the Northern.
The Democrats of Massachusetts, by mas
terly combination with the Free-Soilers--a
party holding substantially Democratic princi-
ples-overthrew the ancient Wing dynasty in
that State, and obtained the control of its des-
TIMES. For two terms in succession has a
Democratic Governor welded it's executive
powers; its Legislature has sent to the Senate
man, prescribed by Webster Whgery, as i'm
bued with the radcalism of Democracy; and
its People have sent to the House Representa-
tive who stands in the front rank of the distin-
guished Democrats of New England.
Here is coalition, not of contradictory, but
harmonious elements, with results of vast i'm.
portance to the Democratic party. But where
stands the Washington Union Aloof. cold,
and reproachful. 1t can excuse coalition be-
tween Wings and Democrats in the South,
which has given the Wings nearly majority
in the Senate of the United States, and indig-
nantly repel the slightest imputation on the
orthodox Democracy of the Coalitionists, but
Coalition which has overthrown the Wing
party in Massachusetts,, and Injured to the
benefit Of genuine Democracy, it bitterly de-
nounced, as it refuses now to recognise, while
the leaders Of it are regarded as unworthy the
name Of Democrats!
Again: the Democracy of Ohio, with great
unanimity, united with the Free-Soilers in
sending to the Senate of the United States
Salmon p. Chase, the soundness of whose Dem \
ocratic principles is unquestionable From his
advent in public life, he has uttered no senH-
ment in politics, given no vote, that Democracy
could dissent from He is an Ant-Bank, Free
Trade State Rights, Human Rights, Strict
Constructionist Democrat; and owing 10 his
influence, and the efforts of those who specially
sympathize with him, Governor Wood, the
Democratic candidate, carried the State of
Ohio by majority unprecedented in that
State. Now read what the Central Organ of
the National Democratic Party has to say Of
the Ohio Democracy and its exponent in the