The southern press., 1852-03-13


Inresponse to Mr.. DAVIS last attack the lat.
ter gentleman, at the close of his remarks on
Tuesday, thus defined the position of parties in
that State. Il will be seen that he justiies the
coalition between the Democrats and Freesoil-
ers, on the ground of an identity Of principle on
the subject of slavery:
But, sir, before | touch upon this, let me say
a word or two about this coalition in Massachu-
sets, because the gentleman originally flung his
gauntlet down upon that matter. He says it
was a corrupt coalition. Now, sir, in Massachu-
sets there were, and have been for many years.
three parties The law and constitution of the
State of Massachusetts, require a majority to
elect to any office. No one of the three parties
was strong enough to establish government.
One of two things was to be done, then. And
/ ask this House, and every man in it, which we
should choose? Either there could be no gov
ernment for Massachusetts, or else there must
be combination of two parties. Which ought
we, as patriots, to have done Have no govern
ment :! No. If we were to have government,
combination was to have been made some
where. Three coalitions were possible Wings
and Freesoiers Wings and Democrats, Demo-
Gratis and Freesoilers. There can be no other
Which does the gentleman prefer That is quite
plain. The House may see where the shoe
pinches. The gentleman and his patriotic
friends, whose souls sicken at the thought ofthe
new coalition, had made combination between
Wings and Aboltionists, and had controlled the
State by that means. understand Wing ethics.
and the ruling principle is, what puts as IN is
right, what puts US out is wrong. Now these
very same gentlemen who formed coalition,
and carried il out for eighteen years, all at once
saw themselves elected from power. Oh, it is
horrible, it is corrupt, it rs Infamous. They
blush for their own State when they find other
men doing for good and patriotic reasons, that
which they have done for no reason at all, except
to share the spoils of office, and to carry out a
system of class legislation, out of which they
filled the pockets of the managers of this ma
chinery. That has been done for years, until at
last the people of Massachusetts could stand it
no longer. They determined they would not be
ruled in that manner any longer. They rejected
all these gentlemen; and when the Wing party
was suddenly choked off from the great meat
platter which the gentleman saw in apocalyptic
vision, it set up a howl that might be heard
through Tartarus. Al that do not wonder
What wonder at is, that there are Democrats
in other parts of the country green enough to
send back an echo TO that how'll who synpa-
thize with Wings who have been in Office for
the best part of half century, aud think il in
famous to turn them out. This is what won
der at, and have not ceased to wonder TO this
day. Why, sir, combination was necessary
No man will deny that. The only question wa,
what combination should be made. Oay three
combinations are possible the Wings and Free
soers, the. Democrats and Fieesoers, and the
Wings and Democrats. No system of mathe-
al a.
The Wings and Freesoilers had been united
for sixteen or eighteen years. The Wings had
all that time been protesting to believe various
matters which they did not believe, or else their
acts belied their belief, one or the other. They
have been, under false pretenses, obtaining
goods which did not belong to them, for eieh-
teen years. The Ffeesoil party became sick Of
frauds of that sort, and upon so large a scale
They could stand il no longer They deter
mined that they would no longer coalesce with
the Wings upon any pretence whatever
Should the Wings and the Democrats have
coalesced In other parts of the country, see
the effect Of Wing and Democratic coaescence
With little more OF it, you will have n Wing
majority in the Senate. find gentlemen ris.
ing up here, gentlemen from the Southern
States coming here, and publicly announcing
that they came determined to vote with either
party that will 60 furthest in certain direction
gentlemen whom ! supposed to be Wings,
and TO hold Wing principles, but who have no
objection TO turn Democrats all at once, as n
black lobster turns red by boiling; that is, the
Wings. will turn sound, consistent Democrats,
If the Democratic party will eat more Southern
dirt than the Wing party will. That is the
proposition, and it is made unblushingly here
and the people who make il come here and ask
the two great parties to put up their principles
for sale, to be knocked down to the highest
bidder. And they have the impotence to talk
TO the people of Massachusetts about an unprin-
cipled coalition.
should line 10 see the want Of principle
shown in our coalition, shown by some of those
gentlemen who come here and say they are vii.
ling TO join either party-either party, provided
IL is party OF profound and thorough sectional
ism-ignoring all inhabited regions north of
Mason and Dixon's line provided IL is A party
not having national idea in the he'd Of any ma n
belonging 10 It; provided it is a party that be.
lieves the Constitution Of the United States was
created 10 perpetuate and secure the blessings
Of slavery 10 ourselves and our posterity, and
for no other purpose provided IL is a party OF
one idea-they do not care whether il Is Demo.
cratic or Whig they will 90 for t. That is the
kind Of doctrine advanced upon this floor. And
then the men who advance II turn around and
berate the men Of Massachusetts, and call the
creation Of government an Infamous coalition.
OF that | do not complain so much rs that M.
tive son Of Massachusetts should indorse all
these miserable ISLANDERS. IL is Of that com.
plain. The coalition, | say. in Massachusetts
must needs be Of Wings and Freesoilers, Wings
and Democrats, or Democrats and Freeoilers.
Now ], as Democrat, had no idea Of coalescinp
with the Wings. | had fought them all my life
long. The gentleman from Florida mr.. ca.
BELL does not see any distinction between the
two parties. have secn disiinction--a broad
-gulf-a gulf like that between Dives and Lsza-
rus, and could not leap over il at a single
bound. suppose that there was a principle at
the bottom Of al this. III have been mistaken.
It's mistake Of which do not with 10 be re.
lieved ! wish 20 be suffered still 10 suppose
that there is little principle in the world, in.
stead Of thinking that all parties aud sggreea.
tons are rogues think there was a principle
at the bottom Of the division between Demo
Gratis and Wings; and could not, as Demo
al " A.