The southern press. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-02-24
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while the incumbent sits calmly in his chair OF
State, and dreams of the Observation-Disclosures,
bitter and irreconcileabe, are breaking out among
the various factions that constitute what by
courtesy is called the Wing party. They can
not even definitely agree on the terms on which
the Southern and Northern wings of the party
shall come into convention, and many urge the
impolicy of holding any convention at all. The
Wings of Georgia generally, now merged in the
Union equalization, have thus far fatty refused
TO return to their allegiance. The same state
Of things exists in Alabama, Mississippi, and
probably two or three other States.
The Augusta (Ga) Chronicle and Sentinel
publishes long letter from ALEXANDER II
STEPHENS, in which he repudiates distinctly and
decisively former party tes-deprecates the
Milledgeville movement, which was to carry over
the party to the Baltimore convention, and de-
clares the Alabama policy, of separate organiza-
ton, to be the true one for the Southern Union
men to adopt. This letter, as part of the
movement, we shall publish tomorrow
The Central Georgian, published in Summers
vile, says; The Union party Of Washington
county, have meeting called for the first Tues
day in next month, and We should judge from
what we can gather of their movements, that
they will bounce the Alabama resolutions. The
Milledgevie caucus did not give satisfaction to
many of the leading Union men of this county,
and we suppose that the action of the meeting
in March, will give utterance to this feeling;
they seem to think that there is cat in TINT
meal tub" .
The Chronicle had before taken the same
ground in an editorial, in which ii uses the fol-
lowing language. After declaring that it has
sno idea that either Of the Democratic or Wing
conventions will adopt any sound resolutions in
relation to the Compromise and slavery" its
plan of campaign, which will doubtless be de-
nounced by the regular Wing leaders as factious
is thus put forth:
The South, if she would act in concert, has
the power in her own hands, and could elect her
own President without difficulty. But there are
too many local asprants for place, the only hope
for whose success, intthe estimation of their
friends, is in adhering to their old party organi
cations. Hence We see such expressions OF
confidence as those of the Tennessee eonven-
ton, issuing from various sections of the South.
Suppose the fourteen Southern States should
unite, and cast their votes for any one candidate.
Such thing might readily be done, by nominal
ing reliable man upon the compromise ques
ton, and Of enlarged, liberal, and conservative
views, in relation to other questions that have
hitherto divided parties. Does any man suppose,
that with the vote of fourteen States, (the ell c.
ton in the Hou.e,) he would be defeated ,
Such a result could scarcely be possible, when
the other seventeen States would be divided ne
eessarily between two. other candidates.
And this Wing thunder finds an echo even as
far North as Virginia.
The Petersburg Intelligeneer republishes the
above with commentator, and says that its owr
impression is that q Il would be unwise in IN,
Wing party Of the South to come to any definit,
conclusion as TO whether or not they will be rep
resented in the convention. The Wing conyen
ton, we hope, will not meet at an early day, and
In the meantime, there may be development
which will determine conclusively what is Oh,
true policy Of the Wings of the South. OF on,
thing, however, we are very well assured-tha
the Wings Of the South, whether represented !,
the convention or not, will vote for no candidate
no matter by whom nominated, ioho ,oH no
come OUT vih an emphatic endorsaiion Of the Com
promise, and adisiinct pledge 10 resist the doctrin
Of Intervention"
Even this qualified dissent is significant fror
such a source. From the North the signs ar
equally squslly.
The New York Tribune and its sympathiser,
are indisposed fora National Convention, becaus
they are afraid that there may be discord an,
disunion In the ranks relative TO a Compromis
test, for the candidate, which would rule then
on. entirely. IndeH IDENTITY of these troubles
anything but an amicable feeling shows itsel
through the organs Of the administration ant
SEWARD side Of the party, respectively. As
small specimen, we subjoin One, out Of many
squibs from the Albany Journal, levelled at The
Express:
For their opposition 20 Mr. Fillmore, Matte.
son, Smith, Sage and others, were defeated 70,
Congress, In 1850. In 1851, candidates innu.
merable bit the dust for n similar reason. n
the same men wish 10 try the chances again n
1852, and on the same issue, let them come on
The people are ready for them.-Syrocuse Star
This, which we find copied into the New
York Express, is a long delayed confession OF
hitherto denied fact The confession miQht b.
resolved a. an evidence Of repentance, were Il
not accompanied BY threat to repeat the Of
fence. Coming, Just now, from the endorsed
ofnc'si organs OF the administration, II is senif
cant. There j. reason 10 hope, however. ina, I
is uttered under mistaken idea Of what ,oo,l.
Be, rather than knowledge Of what is, aVreea
bic at Washington.
There is little ambiguity in the last sentenc,
and very significant inuendo conveyed Wi
the BY Authority organ explain the real prospect
Of the parties within the party, and their mutu,
relations at the present time 2 Is there to b
war or peace between the Albany Wing regsnc,
and the White House, In consideration Of tn
hating Of the Southern wing, are the Free-soiIer
TO come into foil communion with the admins