The southern press., 1852-04-17
The new Coalition.


ton, has stung at last even the calous sensibit,
of the editor of the Union to agony. And h'
has assailed US in style which we delight t
exhibit, as a specimen of the decency and ca
pacity of our foes. He charges US with an at
tempt to make coalition, in the following man
ner:
This is proved by its own columns, which
are full of overtures of the most gross kind
intended to control portion of the public print
ing. We cite few Of these nnblushing ac
acknowledgements of profigacy. In that paper o.
the l4th Of February last, is the following;
Let the two parties at the South, who differ SC
little that there is only drop OF aggression be-
tween them, and mere difference In the mode o.
resistance--let these parties now unite, and de-
mand indemnity for the compromise Let them
REQUIRE the purchase of Cuba. The entente cordial,
between England and France is now broken, ana
they can no longer interfere with negociatio'
between us and Spain. The annexation OF Cuba
will restore the political equilibrium between the
North and South. And il will be popular mta-
sure even in the North and West
or course we are to be the organ; but we intend
to give fat slices Of the census printing to our Ian
gushing friend of the Union, and to the Republis
and the Intelgeneer, although they illegally with.
hold the executive printing from us.
Again, on the 5th VI hPIiIs the eono Jouiua
acknowledges the agency Of its friends in the
endeavor to bargain for the public printing;
An effort was made by some of our friends to
obtain for us a share Of the census printing and
as this was controlled bya Democratic majority
IN beh fSDusss we we're urgeo % pledge nnrsei' es
10 vote for the Democratic nominee. We stead
lastly refused to make any pledges or bargains
We commended ourselves With saying that we
thought the Democratic nominee oud probably
be more acceptable to the South than the Wing,
and that opinion is entirely INDICATED by the
recent vote on the compromise. And we insisted
that since no party was strong enough alone TO
control the printing, or any other question, It was
both necessary and proper that the two which had
the greatest atntiss, both from previous and pro-
bable party association and principle, should
unite and give the printing to their respective
presses. But we knew that, although there were
in the Democratic ranks many who might be con-
ded in for good faith and fair dealing, 1t also con-
tanned clique of narrow-minded, bitter, vindic-
tive, and proscriptive persons, who, however
friendly and cordial they might pretend TO be be-
fore an election, would prescribe everybody not
Of their own set afterwards, even il they had to
obtain the aid Of their political opponents to effect
1t.
But. in order that the friends of this coalition:
hating advocate of their cause of disunion may
understand how it receives their declaration in
behalf of its purity and innocence, we make an
extract of its yesterdays leader in the following
words:
As for tie policy of sacrificing us to the super
transcendental idea OF total political self-denial,
we shall not acquiasce If any of our friends in
Congress are so exalted in their conceptions, they
may try the experiment on themselves Of having
no connection with government, and resign their
seats, or at least their per diem and mileage. We
have such an abiding conviction of our own pc.
itical integrity, that we would risk the receipt of
r.. -. H..
violation OF law, we would accept half the Con
gress printing, and half the census printing at
good prices, and still fancy ourselves quite as
pure and patriotic any of the gentlemen who
are for Democratic reunion.
We should not have noticed such acknowl.
edgments of profigacy, had not the honorable
member from Mississippi manifested so great an
anxiety in his remarks lest the public interest
should fall a sacrifice TO the party bias of the
members of the Printing Committee.
Well, now, is il gross and proaigate thing
for Southern press to propose union of both
parties at the South, to obtain indemnity for tbs
past and security for the future! Is that gross
and proaigate' and is it not gross and prohigate
for q paper, prete ndingIto be Democratic, 70
enter into a coalition with the organ of Wing
President, and one Of the most bitter enemies OF
the Democracy! And was il gross and prof.
gate for paper like ours, having probably a.
many Democratic subscribers as the Union, 10
ak share Of the Congress Printing from 3
Democratic committee OF. Democratic Con-
gress, and not gross and prongate for the UniO,
to conspire with Wing organ to divide il be.
tween them! Why, the case Of the candid
Dogbery, who insisted on writing himself down
an ass, is entirely eclipsed by this organ editor
who, in imputing gross profigacy to US, brand
himself with that charge, with the superadded
one Of stupidity and absurdity that far ex
ceeds that Of Dogbery. But this is not all
The Union actually charges US, in the last
quoted paragraph, with profigacy, for proposing
TO take share Of printing from Congress, ana
stands itself convicted Of having accepted ar
offer for such printing, obtained by coalition
Of Wings and Democrats; and not only that, bu
OF demanding a sum vastly greater than re
sponsible printer in town offered 10 take Now,
is not this pretty specimen Of genius of an
editor 10 talk about profigacy and grossness!
But IN editor Of the Union was determined.
il seems, to leave the question Of bis stupidity
and profligacy in no doubt, even in the minds OF
the few who are as obtuse as himself So he
says:
aThe South is faithful to the Union. II
hardly contains a regiment Of men in favor OF
the doctrines Of the Southern Press, which is no
more the organ Of a State Rights party than IL
is Of the Abolitionists."
Nov, when the evidence was taken before the
Departments, some time ago, to determine the
right Of the respective papers here TO the Execu-
tive printing, the Southern Press had more sub
scribers in the South than the Union had in all
the United States-North and South. And such
we suppose is still the case.
Mr. FREENAs yesterday said, in the debate on
the Printing, that he believed no respectable por.
ton Of the people Of Mississippi concurred with
the Southern Press. We say that we believ,
we have Eve subscribers in Mississippi TO every