The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-03-18

Our maj adrAt neishbof$f the Union. in d
teupting 10 viadicats hjs :.Uuion" friends. ~
called down the Indignant denunciation Of nan
Of the Southern Democratic presses, which Sc
the drift Of such defencrs. The Southeyn Re
peile, which flies at its masthead the names q
BUCHANAN for President, and JEFFERSON DAvr
for Vice President, speaks ms follows
WASHINGTON UNION The Washington Union
by request Of Foote, has published u letter o
his, and also the correspondence Of certain mel
in this State, attempting to injure the standing
of Col. Davis, with the Democracy. Now, thu
Washington Union Processes ~ be in grea
horror, when Clemens proposes Union party
and rather considers il anti Democratic, but a
the same time publishes, with approving remarks
letter of Foote's, and n correspondence, tend
ing to injure Col. Davis, forgetting, il would
seem, that FOote adopted the letter Of Cleme n
AS his own sentiments, and has had IL published
with his own name ATTACHED If Gen. Foote's
various actions are consistent with the course OF
the Washington Union, equally so is Mr.. Glenn
ems, ard when the Cnidn attempts to rcbuks
Clemens ard approve Foote, its double dealing
is evident to all minds.
The editor Of the Union wields an influential
pen, and as far AS we can see, that influence ID
given to build up the political character of a
few men who have lost caste in their own States.
The editor of the Union is either entirely igno-
rant of the general feeling in the ranks of the
Southern Democracy, or he has entered into a
bond with few pot cal tricksters TO do 30 much
through his paper to build up their political for
tunes, ard extricate them from innnmerable cx-
cesses, ard make it appear all Democratic. One
Of the two things is certain, and from many
articles in the paper, we aie led to believe it
arises from ignorance of the feeling of the
Southern Democracy. To DO the most lenient,
the mass of the Democracy look upon many of
the leading articles in the Union, as the very
pi.h of inconsistency II the accessor is as
guilty as the principal, Foote is equally guilty
with Clemens. And when the Union gives the
hand of fellowship to the accessor, its denunci
alton of the principal, is all for appearances, it is
all CANNON, ii becomes an accessory itself, and
60 it will be looked upon.
The Federal Union, Of Georgia, speaks with
equal sternness of its attempt to uphold COBB,
CLEMENS and FooTE. Under the caption of
Reunion of the Democratic party" that able
print commences
The Was irgton Union Of the 9th inst, asks
"why should Messrs. Cobb, Foote and Clemens
be denounced on the one hand, as being less
Democratic now than they were before the cleo.
ton 2" We will eLdeavor to answer the ques-
ton of the Union, so far as Mr.. Cobb and
Georgia is concerned, &c.
And then goes on to fulfil its promise thus
Before Mr. Cobb was nominated for govern
or, The Democrats had large majority in
Georgia. and could control six of the eight Con
gressional districts in the State. So complete
y were the Wings Frustrated that the leaders
of that party admitted that it would be mpossi-
Bile for them ever to regain the ascendency in
the State, unless they could divide the Democ-
racy. This they effected by nominating Mr..
Cobb and few other Democrats to offices, in
opposition to the regularly nominated candi-
dates of the Democratic party. We know that
the party that nominated MI. Cobb for govern.
or, was called the Union party-but it was to
oil intents and purposes the Wing party, assist
ed by all the Democrats that Mr.. Cobb could
carry with him. Nearly all the leaders and al
most the entire rank and file of the Wing party
supported Mr.. Cobb. His election was Wing
victory, and by his success the Wings were
again brought into power. BY the combination
of Mr.. Cobb's friends with the Wings in the
Legislature, they have been able to gerry mander
the State, SO that now the Wings confidently
expect to elect six out Of the eight members of
Congress- Since his election, Governor Cobb
has done all in his power to give the Wings the
ascendency In the State. He and his friends
elected Mr.. Toombs Senator for six years. All
the State House officers except one, were taken
from the Wings; nearly all the offices within
his gift were filled with Wings. He has given
all his patronage to those Wing papers that
have been the most bitter and unmitigated enc
nf nd ~,
State that have sustained the Democracy in
peace and war, in adversely as well rs in pros
perity, are the objects of his unrelenting perse-
cution In short, Mr.. Cobb has done more
within two years to build up the Wing party,
and to divide and destroy the Democracy than
any other man in Georgia, and if there is the
least probability of the Wing candidate for
President receiving the vote of Georgia, it is
owing to the influence of Mr.. Cobb.
Does not the editor of the Union know that
Mr.. Cobb's name is placed on the same ticket
with Mr.. Webster in Massachusetts, and that
overtures have been made to have him run on
the same ticket with Mr.. Fillmore, and can he
ask why Mr.. Cobb should be denounced by
Democrats We know that many thousands
of honest Democrats voted for Mr. Cobb last
fall because he was called Union man, but
these men have learned that the Union is 10 no
danger, and that by electing Mr.. Cobb they
have brought the old Wing party into power,
and nearly ell of them have already returned to
the ranks of the Democracy. The SoutherR
Rights party have been anxious to heal all
divisions in the Democratic ranks, but how have
their overtures been met by Mr.. Cobb and his
friends? BY sneers and ridcue: they will not
leave their Wing allies. The Wings will no.
become Democrats the Union humbug cannot
be kept up any longer, and the consequence is,
they must all remain Wings. Let the editor of
the Union beware how he gives aid and comfort,
to Foote, Cobb and Clemens. They are in
alliance, offensive and defensive with the Wings
of Georgia, Alabama and Mississippi. They
will act with the Wings in the Presidential
campaign, and if the editor of the Washington
Union is deceived no,o, he wiH denounce them be-
fore the election is oper The Union processes
to be in favor of reunion of the Southern
Observation-Disclosures. Foote, Clemens and Cobb,
are now the only Obstacles to complete re-
union of The party at the South. Nine-tenth'
of the Foote and Cobb party at this time are
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