Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1852-05-12
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The Philadelphia Psnnsylyanian, after showing
that ell tn enemies Of the ''compromse in the free
States arc rstIying around Gen. Scott. utsers the fol-
loving home truths, for the beneht Of Southern
Why's: -" ...T =5.. = r. ..''s.g -
We have already stated that the Abolition party
the free soil Partythe sectional party--are the w hig
psy-for these iis managers and its masters and
It you obliterate sectionalism and Aboltionism TO-.
morrow-if you could annihilate at blow the foes
Of the South in their stronghods of the North-you
would also annihIats the vitality and the Influence of
the Wing party. This we have stated before and it
has been desperately and bitterly controverted. But
To- AZ il to prove grea, fact, behold the ample, and
conclusive, because reluctant testimony Of the Whg
leaders in Congress. fully and enphatcay establish.
ing that which they could no longer deny-for it is
thrust into their testh, aud sears their very eye
balls as they pass along the highways of life.
We know 1t is alleged that there are sectionalsts
in both partes-that there freesoi Democrats as
we'll freesoil Wings. Alas this pre,ext is not
plausible The Fseesoiers and the AboItionisls
in tie Wig ranks make up The creed, and master the
movements, and select the candidatesg The Wing party;
,ohi tie Freesulers in the Democratic ranks
peey stscrvent TO great national principles, and are
fresuaiy and eonstany controlled by the Democratic
party. tie creed Of wAiek Is nov, it euer has been,
pnchanging affection or, and v;gilant guardianship
tie National Conslitution: Tho philosophy OF the
thing is that sectonasm is the resisess rule in the
Whig party whilst it is the marked and powerless
exception in the Democratic party. Does it require
to illustrate this truth =! II can be done most in
vincibly. Every candidate now named by the Whig
party for the next Presidential nomination that has
dared to avow national seitimenss-no matter how
tardily-HAs BEEN DAMNED FROM THAT MOMENT. On
the other hand every candidate named for the Demo
cratic Presidential nomination, no matter how many
how few his chances are, has, without exception.
voluntarily aes,ed HE attachment to the boldest ma
tonsl sentuents, including every guarantee Of the
National Constitution How utterly these great facts
ovewheIm the shallow Aippancies Of the Washington
Republic, in its forcbly feeble attempts 70 de,ract
from the organic nationality Of the Democracy OF this
country, by quoting instances Of individual deFelic-
tions FROM the faith for which have suffered defeat,
and which we will cling to as long as We have
country love. These individual instances, like the
deseron from Religion itself, only serve more firmly
TO attach to political creed the great mass who
have felt it's saving and salutary Influences and have
traced it's conquering and triumphant career.
Such 10 the contrast suggested by the recent de-
velopments at Washington-by the action Of the
Whg Caucus, and by the disclosures in open Con-
gress, of the " hg leaders. Whatever may be the
future action of those WIN have contributed by their
confessions 10 establish the dangerous design of the
leaders in the Scott movement-the Peopk are fore.
,uarnrd in season. The proof has been opportunely
and amply furnished and all who may read. Let
the South pause and ponder upon the lesson which it
comments especially 10 that section Of the county,"