The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-02-27
Parties and Factions.

Parties and Factions.
Our contemporary of the metropolitan organ
of the Democracy is of opinion that there sis
no better Union party" than the old Demo
cratic party of "JEFFERsoN, MADISON, JACKSON,
and POLK" He Is further of opinion that the
"rights of the South are not safe in the hands
of the WING party organized as it now is."
Let us examine these propositions in the light
of facts.
Can our contemporary deny that what he
would consider the DEMOCRATIC party pro-
per-both in Congress and in the country
is an inconsiderable body, wedged in be-
tween two powerful wings of Secessonists
and Aboltionists, who themselves claim to
be the Democratic party, and who in effect
control and govern the conservative centre2
Does our contemporary intend to say that there
is no better "Union party' than is formed
by combination of Messrs. MEADE, VENA-
BILE, and 30 COCK, with Messrs. PRESTON KING,
CLEVELAND, CHASE, RANToUL, and MoLoNY2
Is this really our neighbours nil ultra, when he
is dreaming of the best possible Union party?
But again; the rights of the South Tin the
Unions Judgment are not safe in the hands of
the WHIGs in their present organization. Let us
glance at the present organization of the Wines.
As far as there can be any national organization
of party, it must be indicated by the Executive
and Legislative representatives Of that party in
the absence of any action by National Con-
vention. The great test which the Union has
hitherto applied of fidelity to Southern rights
is adherence to the Compromise. Well the
Vino Administration has adopted and an
nounced two years in succession this very poll
cy President FILLMORE and every member
OF his Cabinet approve of it, and cordially sup
port it. As far, then, as the Executive organ
izaton of the WmG party goes, it presents a
sufficient protection TO Southern rights. The
Wines Of the present House of Representa-
tives, the very first day Of the session, adopted
resolution endorsing and reaffirming the poll
cy laid down by the PRESIDENT. There were
only two individuals in The caucus, Mr.. Fow-
LER and Mr.. T. STEVENS, who expressed dissent
from this resolution. A few days since the
resolution of the VINO caucus was reaffirmed
by the VINO Convention of Tennessee. Yes
terday we received from the VINO Conven-
ton Of Kentucky another reaffirmance Of the
same resolution. As far then as we can un-
derstand the "present organization" of the
Wing party, it is friendly to the Compromise,
and can be trusted to sustain and abide by it.
How then does the present organization"
Of the DEAocRATIc party look in this regard7
To comprehend its position, we must study the
southern Press and the New York Epening
Post. The Southern Democracy support the
firstnamed Of these journals as their organ
and exponent at the seat Of Government.
For months it has labored, and is still as
siduously laboriRg, with Mr.. RHrTT and the
Nashville Conventionists, to establish merely
sectional party, with the view of ultimate Sc
cession and the formation Of a Southern Con-
federacy. On the other hand, the potential
members Of the Northern Democracy-the
men who embraced GIDDINGsV and CHASE on
the Buffalo plsoorm-speak through the Post,
and denounce the Compromise as the policy
of Vino administration. congratulating the
country that it was stamped and repudiated
as such by the Democratic Congressional
Caucus Buffalo and Nashville thus both
work together tremendously; the first upon
measures and sentiments which tend, if they
are not intended, to produce sectional animosity
and alienation, and the latter with the avowed
object Of bringing about, sooner or later, a disso-
luton Of the Union.
For both these factions all the Presidential
candidates Of the Democracy are figuring in
every conceivable fashion, They all seek so
to spread their nets as to take in Freesoil and
Secession, and are afraid to offend or ALLEVIATE
either extreme. Out upon all such "halffaced
fellowship On the other hand, such is the
"present organization" ofthe WING party, thati
can present no Presidential candidate who does
not stand where the Vine administration and
the WHG caucus stand. There are no WING
lSecessionists at the Southy there are no Vine
lAbolltionists at the North. The Democracy
has absorbed all the factionists. Those Jour
nasts and those politicians who denounce a
WHIG administration, and the Vine members
of Congress, for supporting the Compromise,
who have been seeking to un-Whig the PREsr-
DsNT because he would not fall in with their
narrow, sectional, petty views and purposes
these journalists and these politicians have only
IN Winged themselves. We hope to see the
Vino party purged of all these revilers and
libellers Of better Wings and better men than
themselves. We desire no success that is to be