The southern press., 1852-03-16

Ewing, Hale. Hunter, Mason. Norton Seward,
Soule, Turney, Underwood, Uphan, Waikefi
YUlee.-20- M
1t will be seen that on this measure Of the
Compromise, several Freesoilers voted NJ the
negative. They were probably unwilling for
the federal government to engage in the slave
trade by wholesale, for in purchasing large
part of a slayeholding State, not only the terri.
tory, but the popuation-slaves, masters and ALL
were bought
The vote on this measure in the House was
thus: yeas-5 So Democrats, 40 Wings; nays
as Democrats, 81 Wings. OF the Southern
States, a majority of the Democrats voted
against tan overwhelming majority two days
before it passed, large majority one day be,
fore, and still majority the day of its passage
So that this Democratic measure had most
narrow escape from defeat from decided ma
jority of the Democrats in the House, and was
saved by an almost equal division of the Wing
vote, and one nearly equal of the Democrats
But majority of the Southern Democracy con-
tinued recreant to the last.
Ii we turn to the next great measure of the
Compromise, the abolition of the slave trade in
this District, we shall find, indeed, that ma
jority of the Democracy supported il, but, alas
the entire body of Southern Democrats opposed
it, giving 45 votes in opposition to 81 Northern
Democrats in favor, and the Wing party on this
occasion, as on most of the other measures OF
the Compromise, were more Democratic than
the Democrats-for the Wings gave IL votes
for the law, and only IA against it.
The fugitive slave law is the only one for
which majority of the Democrats, North and
South, voted, viz: 80 from the North, and 81
from the uth.-although against that, there
were nineteen Northern Democratic votes given
When the vote was taken in the Senate on this
measure, more than one-third of the senators
were absent, or did not vote
| Thus it will be seen, that of the whole series
of these measures, only two received majority
of the Democratic vote, and of these two, one. oil
them, the Texas and New Mexican bill receivde
but bare majority and obtained almost as many
Wings votes. As for the other which received
a decided Democratic and Southern vote it i.
nullified. This great Democratic scheme o.
principles was originally proposed to the Senate
by. that great leader Of Democracy, HENRY CLAY
in pursuance of resolutions and speech previ
ously delivered by him to that body, and wher
it went to Georgia, it was sustained by the elo
quent labors of those two eminent Democrats
Messrs. STEPHENS and TooMBs, in conjunction
with the present Cover nor, and by the aid of al
the Wing papers in the State, except two, anc
four-iflhs of the Wing party, against the oppo
stion Of all the Democratic papers, except one
and the mass of the Democratic party. A SINH
lar state of things arose in Mississippi and in Ala
bama In South Carolina-all Democratic-thi,
great Democratic achievement was unanimouslv
denounced and Democratic Virginia reelected
to Congress,every candidate who had opposed it
And after all this, governor of Southern
State, goes to the Sachems, and Sapamores, and
Braves of the Tammany wigwam and tell.
them, as if they had been out on a scalping ex
petition all this time, and had not seen, O.
couldn't read the papers, that the Compromis,
is great Democratic exploit of constitutions
principle! And all this is done for the protuberan
purpose. not only of getting admission into IN,
Baltimore convention for the governor and hi.
party, without those regular credentials from
the Democracy his own State which they car
never obtain, but also TO make platform, to ex
clude the mass Of the party in large number o.
Southern States, including Virginia. We'll, a.
10 the Baltimore convention, we have so far but
little confidence in il. We know that number o.
our Southern friends think that by going into
the convention, they can exert an effsctual and
sartary influence on its proceedings. And for
this opinion there is some foundation. For. al
though the South is no stronger In the conven.
ton, than in Congress, nor in fact so strong a,
in the two Houses of Congress, yet the Demo
cratic party Of the county is less hostile 70 tbe
South than the Wings, for larger proportion
Of the Democratic vote is in the South. Yet a.
the great body Of The Northern Democrats are
for the Compromise, and the rest are Freesoil.
ers, the Compromise will be regarded in that
body as a co; cession 10 the South. And "A tbs
Northern portion Of the party in Congress wa.
ready TO disregard the Constitution and right.
Of the South for popularity at home, 70 in The
convention they will disregard the party usage.
in the admission Of members from the Southern
States, aud will certainly fraternize with South.
ern compromisers in the platform and the nomi
nation. And tbus the men who oppose the com.
promise as citizens Of the South, will be required
TO support Il as Democrats. II is true that
two thirds vote Is required for nomination, but
majority can pass resolutions. And in our
opinion whoever gets the majority for the nomi.
nation will secure two.tbirds. The spirit OF
party, the chance for spos, the desire for victo.
~, will dissolve minority. The majority can
persist on its favorite and throw the responsibility
Of division on the minority,-and the weak, the
tinid and infirm Of the latter will desert and sur
render. The defeat Of the majority as in Tho