The southern press., 1852-04-08
Finally Of the Finally.


Seldom has a vote occurred in Congress, and
never mnjority-vote that SO completely con-
founded its elements as the vote Of acques-
cence in the Compromise last Monday
In the first place the Southern Wings have
been almost completely severed from majority
of their party, the Northern Wings. And, as
this question has been made by them distinctly
party question, and even an Administration one,
we consider the sectional division Of that party
as fixed finality The Southern Wings will
be compelled to organize as separate party, or
to unite with others in the South as distinct
party. We really think the treatment of the
Southern Wings by the Northern as very cruel
But we told them SO long ago, and they would
not believe.
"Here ys wise saints behold your lord, your
Ye would be dupes and victims, and we are"
But we behold Immediately on the heels of
this disastrous desertion, the same wavering of
the border States that occurred on the Compro-
mise Mr.. WARD, of Kentucky, delivered yes
terday in the House speech in favor of Gen.
eral ScoTT, and we understand Wing of Ten
nessee is prepared to do the same thing. So
Mr.. STANLEY is out yesterday morning in the
Republic with letter in defence and support
of General SooTr. This comes very promptly
after the desertion of the Compromise, and
shows an alacrity in sinking or diving that illus
trates the extraordinary discipline Of submission
tactics. Mr.. CLIKGNAN, Of the House, and Mr..
MoRros, of the Senate, have displayed more
political sagacity than any two Wings in Con-
gress They beheld from afar the result of
Northern Wing policy and declined keeping it
company. Messrs. TooMBs, DAWSON, STEPHENS,
we suppose, saw at the commencement of the
present Congress the catastrophe which has now
occurred, though il is possible that they did not
expect it to be so fragrant They have been
standing aloof. Messrs. Marshall of Ken.
lucky, GENTRY Of Tennessee, CABKLL of Flori-
da, and others, have evidently been apprehensive
of the denouement.
The fate of the Democratic party does not
appear to be much better. The editor of the
Union undertook to organize it on the basis of
acquiescence in the Compromise. He has as
serted about forty times this session, that the
Democratic party was, with few trifing excep-
tons, united on the subject. Well, the vote is
at length taken, and the result is that it is
divided into three prongs-6s for the finality |;
20 Northern Democrats opposed to it, because
too favorable to the South; II Southern De-
mocrats, because too favorable to the North
and 81 Democrats taken with bad colds, coughs,
asthmas, rheumatisms, and neuralgias. Not one
half of the Democratic members voting in favor
of this grand hobby of the organ-that aspires
TO be.
The defeat of the Administration is most sig
nal. Notwithstanding the extraordinary per-
formances of the cabinet caravan last season in
New York, there were but eleven Northern
Wings out of 81, that appeared in its support
and Of this only FIVE from the mightyIState Of
New York, and none from Ohio
The predecessor of the present editor of the
Union frequently told us that the rights of the
South depended on the Democracy of the North
Now here is a vote Of SO Northern Democrats
only In favor Of the Compromise, and 20 against
H.
All this looks very much like the end Of old
parties and old organs We would not be sur
priced II the Union and Republic were now to
push their coalition forces to obtain the public
printing, in order to save themselves in the
general wreck.
II is now demonstrated, as well as anything
can be shown BY evidence, that neither party is
united on the Compromise, and it is even doubt
full from the vote that has been taken, and from
the missing, whether coalition Of the conpro-
misers OF both parties could succeed As a
party movement on each side the failure is total,
As coalition, its failure is rather probable, be-
sides involving renewed and aggravated sgita-
lion.