The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1852-05-07
POLITICS.

According to the Washington letter writers
there is considerable trouble among the poll
ticians, of both parties, in and about the
Federal Capitol. The proceedings of the
late Wing Caucus, and tho withdrawal of
portion of the Southern members, appears
to have created no little excitement, alarm
ing the wings to some extent and causing
the democracy to rejoice at what they sup
pose decisive step towards the disorganiza
ton and breaking up of the wing party o.
the nation. We certainly regret the appear
ance at this time of any thing that looks
like dissensions and dissatisfaction among
those who should always be found act
ing together in concert, yielding mino
and less important considerations, and work
ing tremendously for the establishment
of principles of higher and .noblel
character. When the Compromise bills
were enacted and spread before the country
they were recognized by public sentiment al
settlement of the perplexing questions
which had been so fiercely agitated. 1t il
true, therewas fraction North and fraction
South disposed to dissent, but the peo
ple of the country generally were willing t
acquiesce and accept the measures as ina
settlement of the matter. That being thu
case, what necessity was there at the,open
ing of the present session of Congress TO
renewing agitation, for bringing up the Com
promise at every Congressional Caucus ant
every County Meeting, and requiring it
"fnality and totality" to be re-endorsed agair
and again! What good can enure from sucf
a course! None-nothing but evil will ensu'
from this ceaseless agitation, fromlntroducinG
the subject, as has been the case, upon all oc
casions, great and small, since the adoption
of the measures? If continued it must enc
in the destruction Of both the present whig
and democratic organizations, and the forma
ton of two great sectional parties. Ant
what then will the Union be worth, or how
long will it last! The truth is, the men who
are eternalIy speaking and writing about thu
"6nality of the Compromise" insisting tha
the laws shall not be'repealed when no effor
is being made to repeal them, are the yer!
worst enemies of the measure, and are nc
tually doing more to keep up and prolonG
agitation and excitement, and jeopardize thu
Union, than all the abolitionists and seccs
sionists in it. The country will so under
stand them before long, and know what de
gree of consideration to give to their windy
vaporings about "inality and totality."
As to the action of the recent Congress
sional Caucus "breaking up the wing party
there is not much in that speculation it il
only democratic prediction, conceived by
hope, and we all know how much credit sucl
prosephies are entitled to on the eve of 1
Presidential canvass. In accordance with
party usage, delegates have been appointed
to National Convention to select candidates
for President and Vice President. The Con-
vention is to assemble at Baltimore in few
weeks, and we have every confidence that
good, true and competent men will BIZ
nominated around whom the whole
party can rally, and support without violating
any principle of consistency or patriotism. =
To indulge in ony other belief is dishonor
ing; and to declare in advance that we vii
not support this or that man because por
ton of the press of the country charges them
with being disloyal to the Constitution and
unsound upon the slavery question, is acting
rather prematurely. 1t will be quite time
enough to declare off when something oc'
ours to justify such course. The few who
have already departed, will find that it would
have been just as well to have "waited for the
wagon"