Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1852-06-04
The Two Purties-Thc Interest and Duty OF the
South.

The Two Purtiss-The Interest and Duty of
SOuth.
To-day. finish the publication of the letters of
the most prominent Democratic candidates for the
Presidency. They, each and all. come out plainly
and openly and themselves, not only favora-
Bile to the execution of the Fugitive Slave Law, but
willing if elected to veto any bill having for its Oh
ert She repeal Of that law. its modification in any
of its essential particulars as to deprive 1t of Its
beneficial character, render it less efficient in its
action. Among candidates thus definitely pledged,
whose hands thus plainly shown. the vote of the
Northern. as we'll as the Southern Democracy, will
be divided in Convention and it is quite probable.
that every vote in both sections will be cast for
promise men-pledged to the Fugitive Slave Law
not only to its execution trbifc law but its main
tenance as law.
Look on the other side. How comes it that Mr..
Fillmore can calculate on so few votes in Convention
from the North His warmest partizans cannot
claim for him 80, all told from the whole North
half that number woul~ perhaps, be nearer the
tual state of the case. Why is this if not from the
fact that Mr.. Fillmore signed the Fugitive Slave
Law, and thus went far beyond the point. up to
which he could calculate the support of his party
North And yet, be it remembered. Mr. Fillmore
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to its repeal may. many scruples had he about
lis propriety that he did not sign it until he had OBJ
tanned the opinion of his Attorney General in favor
of its consttutionality. He had get legal advice
before lie would sign a law cumulative of positive
provision of the Constitution. And yet this sickly
and timid approval of the law, coupled with no
pledge avowa in favor of its maintenance, or ofa
determination to prevent its repeal, has ruined MIR
Fillmore with his party at the North while on the
otEer hand the Democratic candidates boldly show
their hands and av0w their determination If elected
to the authority vested in them TO prevent its
repeal modification and yet they lose ground
with their party the North but among candidates
thus pledged will be divided the whole vote of that
scction in Convention These facts speak loudly in
favor Of the comparative SoundneSS of the Northern
Democratic party upon this question and. taken in
connection with the vote upon the passage of the
Bill through the House where it received twenty
seven Northern Democratic votes. and three North
Wing votes. affords conclusive evidence of which
party at the North be most fully relied upon by
the Southern people. in any emergency threatening
their constitutional rights.
Looking, then at the fact, that in any crisis q
Democratic President, DESTROYS of maintaining the
Constitutional rights of the South, could bring to
his support large share of his party strength at the
North, while Wing President could calculate up
such support. is it not the policy and the duty
of the Southern people to cast their strength for the
candidate of that party from which they could hope
for assistance in any strait, rather than of that from
when they could hope for none; and such is now
the comparative positions OF the Democratic and
Wing parties at The North. Take for instance, the
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bout the soundncss Of Mr.. Fillmore and Mr. Web
ster. Now. even admitting that soundness for ar
gument sake. what good did it do the South wha
strength could they bring to the support of the only
measure for which the South cared pin-the Fugi
tive Slave Law-tAree votes in the House, and no
in the Senate, was the extent of the Northern
Wing support. As Wing President show
even scmblance Of standing up for the South, he
deserted, by his party North, and becomes useles
to us.-as see Fillmore. When Democratic politi
clans assume bodand open ground, they are sustain
cd by their party-as notice the position of th
promincn! Democratic candidates. Even common
sense woald indicate to us the prudence of givin
support where support may be expected in return
and the folly of throwing it away where there ca
b,no chance of requtal,-Ddily Journal 1<t ms
held on the 1st in the Masonic Hail. on the subiet
of a Hotel. The meeting addressed by N
London, ESD in some very sensible remarks settn
forth the necessity which, in the opinion of tt
speaker existed for the erection of such building
accommodate the travelling community.
By the way, we notice Of Il con
Inttee appointed to solicit subscriptions. The on
way we can account for this is upon the suppositie
that it intended to show that the enterprise w
one in which it is desired to have the assistance
the poor as we'll as the rich, and we were taken
the representative of the former class-the very be-
tfcaI-the Plus ultra of poor
Broke Jail.
We learn that Jesse Holley the yellow fellc
convicted at our last Superior Court, of murder a
arson and sentenced to be hung, but in whose ca
an appeal taken to the Supreme Court, bro