The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-04-08
Finally Of the Finallty.


Seldom has vote occurred in Congress, and
never majorty-vote that 80 completely con-
founded its elements ~ the vote Of acquies-
cence in the Compromise last Monday.
In the first place the Southern Wings have
been almost completely severed from majority
of their party, the Northern Wings. And, as
this question has been made by them distinctly
a party question, and even an Administration one
we consider the sectional division of that party
AZ fixed fnality The Southern Wings will
be compelled to organize us a separate party, or
to unite with others in the South as distinct
party. We really think the treatment of the
Southern Wings by the Northern as very cruel
But we told them 80 long ago, and they would
not believe.
"Here We wise saints behold your lord, your
star
Ye would be dupes and victims, and ye are"
But we behold Immediately on the heels of
this disastrous desertion, the same wavering of
the border States that occurred on the Compro-
mise Mr.. WARD, of Kentucky, delivered yes-
terday in the House = speech in favor of Gen.
eral SCOTT, and we understand Wing of Ten
nessee is prepared to do the same thing. So
Mr.. STANLEY is out yesterday morning in the
Republic with letter in defence and support
of General SCOTT. This comes very promptly
after the desertion of the Compromise, and
shows an alacrity in sinking or diving that Illus
trates the extraordinary discipline of submission
tactics. Mr.. CLNGMAN, of the House, and MIR.
MORTON, of the Senate, have displayed more
political sagacity than any two Wings in Con-
gress They beheld from afar the result of
Northern Wing policy ard declined keeping it
company. Messrs. ToomBs, DAWSON, STEPHENS,
we suppose, saw at the commencement of the
present Congress the catastrophe which has now
occurred, though it is possible that they did not
expect it to be so fragrant They have been
standing aloof. Messrs. MARSHALL of Ken
lucky, GENTRY Of Tennessee, CABELL of Flori.
d. and others, have evidently been apprehensive
of the denouement.
The fate of the Democratic party does not
appear to be much better The editor of the
Union undertook to organize it on the basis of
acquiescence in the Compromise. He has as
serted about forty times this session, that the
Democratic party was, with a few tri1ing excep-
tons, united on the subject Well, the vote is
at length taken, and the result is that it is
divided into three prongs-68 for the fnalty
20 Northern Democrats opposed to it, because
too favorable to the South; II Southern De-
mocrats, because too favorable to the North
and 80 Democrats taken with bad colds, coughs,
asthmas, rheumatisms, and neuralgias. Not one
half of the Democratic members voting in favor
of this grand hobby of the organ-that aspires
to be.
The defeat of the Administration is most sig
nal Notwithstanding the extraordinary per-
formances of the cabinet caravan last season in
New York, there were but eleven Northern
Wings out of 81, that appeared in its support
And of this only five from the mightylState of
New York, and none from Ohio!
The predecessor of the present editor of the
Union frequently told us that the rights of the
South depended on the Democracy of the North.
Now here is a vote Of SO Northern Democrats
only in favor Of the Compromise, and 90 against
it.
All this looks very much like the end of old
parties and old organs. We would not be sur
priced if the Union and Republic were now to
push their coalition forces to obtain the public
printing, in order to save themselves in the |
general wreck.
1t is now demonstrated, as well as anything
can be shown by evidence, that neither party is
full from the vote that has been taken, and from
the missing, whether coalition of the compro-
misers Of both parties could succeed. As n
party movement on each side the failure ia total,
coalition, its failure is rather probable, be-
sides Involving renewed and aggravated agita
ton.