Southern shield., 1852-05-29
From the Washington KcpubIlc' The States Rights Party and the Baltimore Convention.

Ii is the boast Ot the Democratic organs hat the Secessionists of the South have thrown down their arms, and now stand prepared to support the action ot the Ma tional Convention They do not surrender the principle involved in the secession con- troversy, but acknowledge that this IS not the time to enforce it; and in order 10 hasten the advent of more favorable period, they have enlisted under the banners oi the De- mocracv. and mean to abide by the decls- ion of it's delegates. The Mlss1ssappadn' which is known to speak aathorltatlvely m their behalf says, "We stand prepared 10 sustain the decision of the Baltimore Con- vention;' taking care, however, to insist on the proviso that the said convention shall avoid everything approaching 10 committal on the Compromise question: Silence in regard to the Compromise IS the only condition insisted upon. Ii that be compiled with, the MiSSiSSlppian and its constituents will sustain" the nomination of the party, without reference to the pre- cedentS or prediectiOns Ot the nOmlnees.-I The Natchez Courier thus comments on the atitudinariansm exhibited in the an nouncement oft State Rights neighbors:
 "None can have forgotten that this same MisSiSsippian supported the action ot theI Nashville Convention. Its own emphatlcl language was, that "it filled the hearts oil its editors with rejoicing" Prominent among the recommendations of that Con- venlion was one not to go into or counte- nance any National Convention to nomi- nate candidates for President and Vice President, until our constitutional rights are Isecured.' The MiSSisSiPpi0R will not ac- knowledge that such consummation has taken place, for it would then have to take back every word that it has said about the niquity of the Compromise of 1850, and no paper has abused it and its authors more. Even as late as last August it thus express ed itself in reference to the coming Balti- more Convention:
 "The time will soon roll round for the assembling of another Baltimore Conven- ton, but we opine the Southern Democracy have experienced enough of northern per
 fidy to keep out of it. Hereafter let us take counsel among ourselves"
 'In August, 1851, it was for sectional
 Organization Of the Democracy; Northern
 Democracy was perfdious; it would not go
 into, much less countenance, Baltimore
 Convention. In April, 1852, it not merely advocates its assembling, but it has also
 managed 10 have State Rights Democracy
 represented in il, and now pledges itself in- definitely 10 sustain its action! This strange abandonment of principle, this renunciatiOn of sentimeant, this complete backing out, is rendered the more memorable from the
 fact that, 10 this day, the MiSSiSHppian is IoppoSed 10 that course which alone will commit itS Freesol brethren in the nation el organization, viz. tV an adoption UE ,,t convention ot the finalitv CCt inc Compro-
 mise as part q q it's platform. rn o r.r.o, l~ P'4 ', u the Compromise are those that Itavor the South and therefore lhe South
 will be the undoubted gainer by such an
 addition; and yet the WiSSiSSiPpian is op- posed 10 the Baltimore Convention passing upon the subject, or adopting it as a final
 settlement ot the questions embodied in it.
 It desires the point to be untouched. It recommends silence upon it. It wants no
 new plank placed in the party platform.--
 And ye: it must know that without such an
 addition the Freesol Democracy of the
 North will be uncommitted 10 their south
 ern party associates. With most singular generosity an overWeening confidence, it is disposed to trust entirely to the mercy of
 those whom it lately believed perfdious.-
 A more ignoble instance of surrendering at discretion IS not upon record The poor privilege ot marching out with the hohorS
 ot war IS not even asked for!'
 To show how this undiSguised abandon ot ntpIa F., b,,
 members of the State Rights organization,
 we take the following from a Democratic Journal, the Columbus (Miss.) tStandard.- It IS an out-spoken protest against the fla grant dishonesty of the compact entered n-
 10 by the two sections of the party.
 "lt Is now proposed to disband the State Rights party in Mississippi. It is proposed
 to say to the people of Mississippi, and of the Union, that we have been playing a miserable game, unworthy of men; that all our denucation of the North was mere cant, base hypocrisy, and was done alone to de- ceive the people and secure success-otlice! ofilce! It is proposed 10 meet on terms Of disadvantage those very men we have charged again and again with having aided Tn not only wronging and defrauding, but actually degrading the South. It is propos ca 10 go into convention, and again en- ofoIl our party, sacrifice our principles, aud for whaH That we may aid those who have shown willing diposition to sacrifice our institutions to their ambition, to obtain the very means-power to destroy us. If the State Rights party is prepared for this sudden change, and is ready 10 strike hands without conditions with the North, for chance at the Presidency and the patronage |ot the Government, we are sincerely glad to know that it is now, and hope it may ever continue, in the minority If it is sol