The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-02-25

icy We regret to learn that the Hon. Mr.
CoLcocK has been called home by severe indis-
position in his family.
Tho Letter Of Mr.. Stephens-The Republic,
and the Position Of the South.
We insert to-day the letter of the Hon. A. II
STEPHENS, to which we invite the attentive con-
sideration of our readers. One of the most i'm
portant passages in this letter, is the acknow-
edgement that the slavery question is not yet
settled. AS we have uniformly asserted and
predicted, the appetite Of aggression would not
be stated, or even appeased by submission-nor
is the attitude Of prostration comfortable or
safe one. Even Poland still writhes and
struggles in her chains, and Ireland is agitated
after centuries of subsection. Mr. STEPHENS
and Mr.. TooMBs made the most arduous efforts
in the South, to reconcile her to position COM
patble with the policy adopted by the North,
and when they return to Congress, and Presi-
dental election is pending, they perceive at once
thatmore is demanded. And the fact is fully devel-
oped, that the Southern portion of both the ma
tiOna parties stands, Us to their Northern allies
in the position of a poor boy at fair. TIE
basis Of reunion of the two parties respectively,
now is the same as the panacea for preserving
the Union was in the last Congress-it is South
ern concession and retreat. But Mr.. STEPHENS,
who conceded then, as VIC thought, too much,
pledged himself to retreat no more-and now
he declares he will not retreat again.
This brings us to state of things, on which
we beg the Southern public men and people to
pause and ponder. Towards the close of the
struggle on the Compromise in Congress, it was
we'll ascertained that there were enough of
Northern men who would have voted for So 80,
rather than pass no bill; but what was the in
superable difficulty ?--why, that number of
Southern men had already yielded to the Com
promise, and it was seen that if it was rejected,
and better terms obtained, and as a matter of
course by some Northern votes, the effect would
be fatal to the Southern men who had Welded.
Northern men could not vote for $50, without
prostrating the very Southern men with whom
they were on the best terms And now, since,
as Mr.. STEPHENS admits, the question is not yet
settled, and will have yet to be settled, we be-
seech all Southern men to beware of again CON-
hitting the mistake of standing in the way of
the acknowledgement of the rights of their own
section.
Now one of tho most forlorn and ludicrous
attempts that we have yet seen, even in party
organ, is the effort Of the Republic to avail
itself of this letter of Mr.. STEPHENS. The Re-
public supports the Union party of the South
az an instrument, or tool, by which the Demo-
Gratis who have Joined that party may be handed
over to the Wings, to be used in the approach
ing Presidential contest. The Republic, NO
doubt, grows confident from the success with
which Democrats of the Union movement have
been made subservient to Wing promotion If
the South, having already given three brilliant
prizes in politics, seat in the Senate to Wing,
from Georgia, Louisiana and Mississippi place.
two of which were before occupied by Demo
Gratis, and the other by Mr.. BERRraN, whose prin.
cipal fault was that, like the great Lord CRay.
HAM, he could not, and would not, join his South
ern countrymen in congratulation on what he
considered misfortune and disgrace.
But the Republic taxes our credulity-or
rather our risblity,too much ,when it perpetrates
such things as the following, which appeared in
yesterdays paper:
1t is now reasonable to believe, from the ac.
ton of the representatives of the Wing party in
('nnnrauo that DraciJ.,t;,l
receive the Wing nomination who is not known
TO be entirely sound on the compromise question.
No candidate hampered by Abolition alliances
pledges, or associations-or suspected of being
under Abolition influences-can by any posi-.
biiity receive the votes of n majority of the
American people. In the present posture of the
Democratic party, with its whole organization
confessedy controlled by the Blairs, Bentons,
Van Burens, Preston Kings, and Cleveands,
their candidate must necessarily be the candi
date of the Abolition wing of the party. It is
no longer a matter Of choice. TO make the
matter worse, their candidate must not only be
selected by the Abolitionsts, but he must be
endorsed by the Secessionists The ultras and
factionists will thus make the candidate, and the
Democratic centre will succumb, as they sue
cumbed in TIE Congressional caucus.
What, reasonable TO believe that the Wing
Presidential candidate will be sound on the Com.
promise questions, when it is now almost a set.
tied thing that General Scorr is to be the nom.
inee-and that he still refuses to publish word
for the Compromise, although repeatedly ad
monished by representatives of the Wing party
in Congress" by Messrs. CABELL, STEPHENS g.
Co., that it is perhaps even now too late for him
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far has become too suspicious!
Reasonable to believe when the nomination
has to be made by Wing National Convention
where the Northern States will preponderate
when the Wings of not single Northern State
have accepted the Compromise And then toe
it is so certain, according to the Republic, TIM
the Democratic nominee will be unsound, be
cause of the BLAIRs, BENrons, KINGS, CLEvE
LANDS, and VAN BuRErs in that party, forpetfu