The southern press., 1852-04-17
The National whis Party.

Ii any conciliation or compromise IS MADE III
caucus, il must be on the usual terms of adjust
ments between the sections: the Southern must
submtand surrender.
The Albany Journal, the especial SEWARD
organ, thus lays down the higher law principle
which is to regulate the matter, and rgoices that
" the movement does not originate among, nor
extend to the old and tried leaders Of the Wing
party Of the South"
praise from the Hubert
Stanley, is praise indeed"
| Thus speaks the Journal:
| THE SOUTH AND THE Wing PARTY-It is
demanded that the Wings of the North shall
place themselves upon the ground of adherence
to the compromise and the fugitive slave law,
pledge themselves to incorporate them into their
creed suppress all attempts at their discussion
or repeal. The demand is accompanied with
the threat, that if the party does not thus place
itself upon Southern ground, it shall cease 10
receive Southern support. 1t is made by por-
ton of the Southern Wing members of Con,
gress fit were made by them all, and by all their
constituents, il would be refused, as it will be
now.
Not that the Wings of the Northern States
seek to make their opinions in regard to slavery
test of Wing principles elsewhere. Not that
they ever have required that all who act with
them in the Wing ranks, should adopt their
views their wishes in regard to that institution
They are content to meet them upon the common
ground to work for the attainment Of national
| ends, in regard to which both sections concur
and to leave to each section perfect freedom OF
opinion, of speech and of action, in regard to
subjects on which they differ But the forbear-
ance they extend to the South they insist that
the South shall extend to them. As they do
| not ask that opposition to slavery shall be made
party test, neither will they consent that sup
port Of it shall be.
Upon this common ground they have long
| stood together 1t gave them a national victory
in 1910, and again in ls4S To depart from il
now-to interpolate a new article of faith
among their principles is to ensure dissensior
and defeat All that they ask for themselves
| all that one portion of political party has a
| right to ask from another, they are willing to
concede. But the opponents of freedom of
| speech, and the advocates of the fugitive slave
! law, they cannot and will not become.
We rejoice TO see that the movement does not
originate amonp, nor extend to, the old and tried
leaders ofhe Wing party of The South Those
who have known it longest and who understand
it most thoroughly, have no desire to defeat it by
isking what would be worthless to them if il
we're given. For the pledge that gained them
the representatives would lose them the people,
The true Wings of the South are the last to de-
mand a concession from others which they
would never make themselves.
The Washington correspondent of the New
York Express, administration seems to think
a schsm Of the party certain
How what will be done at the next caucus,
which is, fixing the time and place, is to be done,
Fcannot forsee; but apprehend such rupture
on the part Of the South as will show us that
the Wing party is practically rent in sectional
vain Some Southern Wings will yet cling 10
ToriEern Wings, and some Northern Wings
will yet cling to Southern Wings, but both the
'ninorities will be utterly powerless, and over
thrown in what seems to be the rising sectional
storm. | may be gloomy in, my visions, but
see no land ahead.
The Mirror, (also Administrator says:
The recent movements, both at Washington
and at Albany, indicate that the ancient organ
zation, known as the Great Wing party" is
preparing 10 dance the Scottish in the coming
campaign. And on the other side, despite the
ravingsQf Young America" the star Of the
Michigkder is apparently in the ascendant.
Well, we can watch these preliminary move
nents with philosophical calmness, having
learned, with Richlieu, that
Through plots and.counterplots through
gain and loss; through glory and grace, the
eternal stream Of human happiness glidcs on
teaching u.s. that there il One above who
rules the affairs Of men, better than prime min.
isters."
/
In view of this state Of things, and these re.
cent proceedings, the speech Of Gov JONES at
the CLAY festival at New York, on Monday, is
very significant. II looks as though the governor
were one Of " those, old and tried leaders" over
whom the SEWARD organ so rejoices.
Commodore Stockton and Jefferson Davis.