The southern press. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-07-03

Wing candidate for the Presidency is native
of the South, and an advocate of emancipation.
The candidate for Vice President is selected
from one of the Southern States, supposed to
be the most apalhetic as to Southern Rights
the most tolerant of Northern aggression. The
Democratic candidate for the Presidency is a
man whose merit is that he is friend of the
Compromise, and whose sentiment is, as ayowed
at the Manchester meeting, that slavery is de-
plorable." The candidate for Vice President
claims the merit Of being the first to advise the
South to acquiesce in measures that he himself
considered unjust to her. As for the Freeso
party, they nominate HALE and CLAY, both
avowed Abolitouists, thus proposing the prize
of the Vice Presidency to STAKEHOLDER for de-
nouncing slavery.
Is anything to be gained by Southern men in
a Federal party contest like this? No, the whole
policy Of all Federal party politics is to weaken
the cause of the South, by Offering federal hon
ors to those who are the least devoted to South
ern Rights, but who can yet secure Southern
votes
But what is gained by abstaning from Fed
ersl politics? We answer by another question,
What have the Abolitienists gained? They
have gained power. They have rendered both
parties snbseryient TO them. They have gained
California and n part of Texas. They have
gained the law against tho slave trade in the
District They have gained large delegation
in Congress Aud now rather than support
even General ScoTT, a Southern emancipationist
whom Mr.. SEWARD supports, they adopt a sep
arate organization. And if the Seuth is moi
ready to act with similar consistency, ndepen-
dence and energy, she cannot expect to make
effectual resistance to such foes.
Southern Rights men assured us they could
exert important and salutary Influence on the
Democratic party by going into the convention.
We thought otherwise. Phey have tried the
experiment They went in, we know, deter
mined to prevent ratification of the conpro-
mise. They came out abiding by and adhering
to it.
We cannot but regret most deeply the differ
ence of opinion that has arisen between US and
all our friends in Congress and the Convention.
We are consoled, however, by the reflection that
We remain in accordance with the Southern re-
fall the States in ls49-5O-and with
those of the Nashville convention, particularly
the one which pronounced against re union with
federal parties. And although States and parties
have thus far failed to support them, that is no
reason for individuals to fail On the contrary,
if there ever is time for individuality to assert
itself, it is when all sorts of association fail
We then will not join either of the parties
but will continue as we have done to expose
them. We have not space now to do justice to
the respective platforms. But We cannot delay
our protest against the affirmation Of the justice
and policy of the Mexican war by the Demo
cratic. We concurred fully with Mr. CALHOUN
in all his opposition to that evil undertaking,
and its consequences are before the country,
worse even than he foretoId. a
The Southern Press was not originally in.
tended TO miDgle in party contests, but before
and ever since the frat number appeared, il was
and has been attacked by the papers of both
parties. II could not lie expected that it would
not respond, and accept the war that was offered
il.
The senior editor must now turn TO the sub
scribers of this paper We adverted yesterday
TO the fact that the National Era had eighteen
thousand subscribers paying in advance And
whilst IL. proprietor Thus receives thirlysix thou
sand dollars at the commencement Of his annual
lsbors, our Subscribers now, after the lapse Of
two years, owe Us that much money-most Of
il due more than a year. The Era does not
trust lis subscribers-but the Press d0es-
Surely they will vindicate our confidence.
The large subscription Of the Era and its
fourishing condition are owing TO IFS permanent
continuance for several years, TO the activity OF
Abolition lecturers and the number Of Abolition
associations everywhere in tho North, but abo We
all to that intense fanatieism that has oversprend
that section. In the South, nothing Of this kind
exists. But we trust that SouthMn men will see
the necessity Of augmented zeal and as it is i'm.
possible for any corps Of collectors we can find
10 make the round Of our subscription list once
10 two years, we most earnestly renew our re-
quest for them 10 send forward the dues Of the
paper without being called on in person.
Let every individual man, then, exert himself
ia the cause of Southern Rights, for il ~ by in.
dividual Independence aud energy that parties
beCin, and organization follow- ~ for African
slavery, il never can be- oyerthrnwn until the
moral distinctions of the two races are obliter-
sted, either by The progress of the one or the de-.
cline 81 the other. The institution is strong
enough TO mlintain itself against all external
aggression, If those who are concerned in il shall
so determine. But IL il falls, both oneruios aud
friends will be buried in the ruins
Personal Explanation.
The statement made by my colleague ex.
plains the silence Of the Southern Press on the
subject Of the Democratic nominations. That
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