Semi-weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1852-1853, 1852-06-05
!. coME LEr ms REASON ToGETHER. !"

Nashville Union OF the tStn Way lasl. we lSHo
mend it to the attentive perusal of our Southern WING
| friends:
"At the present time tbs eminently necessary that
the people of the South should lay aside party lnto
erance and reason together upon matters that concern
their vital interests. So long as party bigotry snail
pred ominate over common sense view OF what Is
right in the premises just so long Will the South Dc
harrassod by feeling of uncertainty IN the aclon OF
CONGRESS- and of consequent danger TO her lnsttu-
tions. Her policy in the future Is, to discao
past party predictions, and to identity herseiI WIN
that of the two parties OF the county Wn'cn Is
Willing and able maintain her rights. She has too
long been oscillating between these two parties in
the struggle for her rights. 1t is time she should
DE able definitely to choose between them, or quit
them both. If neither of the great parties into which
the country has heretofore been divided Is able or
willing to maintain her rights, it is due to her honor
and the eternal principles of justice for which she
contends that the South should renounce them BOTH
But if it s evident that of these parties has the
will and if the South will be true to it, the poa0er to
uphold her institutions part OF the great compact
under which live. then interest and patriotism a.
like indicate the South the duty of thorough and
pete alliance with that party. IT the wing party
not such party, let the South no longer waste her
strength upon it. If the democratic party IS such
party, then let the South enter, one man, into It's
| organization.
anime facs-facts that cannot be controverted. The
taken in Congress upon the reso OF
Mr.. Jackson, of Georgia, on the subject OF the COM
promise. will furnish with such facts. we have
now merely state the main points it exhibits The
resolution in question declared the compromise
fnaEty. When the vote was taken upon 1t In the
House of Representatives, one hundred and sxty-sl1
members were in their seats. Of these, lO2 were
for the resolution and Cd against It. VI the for
mer, IS democrats and 81 ,chkgs. Slxty-seVen
| members were present when this vote was taken-S4
democrats and 80 wings. Of the absent democrats,
81 are known to be compromise men and would have
voted for the resolution, and of the absent wings ID
| would have voted for it. We make these assump-
L..
tons upon facts which, If stated In detal would APP
| pear entirely to justify them. Thus we have, then
of the entire democratic strength of the House, go
members who are known to be for the compromise as
final settlement of the slavery question, and OF the
entire whig strength 40 members known to be for It,
We believe that the number of democrats who would
for declaring the compromise hnallty would be
much larger in a full House-large enough indeed to
pass such resolution without the aid OF wing votes
But desire 10 present facts which no well In
| formed man will controvert we put down the num-
Der of compromise democrats in the House at ninety
SIX.
1t may be objected that, according to this showing,
neither of the two parties can be relied upon TO
maintain the compromse-as nnety-sx democrats,
however willing. not able to prevent the House
from disturbing it. Even so, and upon this point 1t
is that would reason with our wing brethren of
the South. Whatever the democrats might do, 1t Is
indisputable that, under circumstances, can the
wings in Congress maintain the compromise lnVIo-
late. The most reckless defender of the wing party
will not assert this in the face of the facts have
presented. IT, then, the wings ofthe South sincerely
desire preserve the compromise and the Union,
what is their manifest duty! 10 cling to their old
organization-to form one, or to identify them
selves with the national democratic party? The
signs of the times indicated speedy dissolution of the
whig party inevitable; while no sane man can be-
lieVe in the successful organization OF third party,
the present time, powerful enough to preserve the
rights of the South. Upon both of these points have
already elaborated, and think we have made the
of our views sufficiently evident. The only
patriotic alternative, then, for the wings of the South
is identify themselves with the democratic party.
The additional strength that would thus be given TO
the friends of the compromise and the South In the
democratic ranks would at once place the agitation
of slavery beyond contingency, and make the COM
promise durable as It is In the nature OF human
works to be. With such party, as the wings OF the
South might make ihe democratic party, stand
ing by the constitution and the Union, the unhaow-
ed efforts of fanatcism, now becoming formidable,
would to alarm, end become ludcrous and con-
temptibe. The South might then cease her feyersh
vigilance and anxiety, and full measure of justice
| would be melted out to her whenever her peculiar
rights were concerned.
There also another reason. l: is uncandid to
deny that party feeling controls great extent the
course of members of Congress. The influence of
this feeling operated preudicialy, and we have no
doubt that unwlhgness to sustain and strengthen
the policy of Mr.. Fillmore prevented northern demo-
Gratis voting in favor of the compromise resolu
tons. Had.a democrat been President, we firmly
believe that the northern democracy would have pre-
scented unbroken front in favor Of the compromise,
and thus been able to have sustained 1t unaided by
wings. The influence Of party Executive and party
administration is great, and II majority OF northern
democrats voted for the compromise under whlg
administration 1t is scarcely to believe
that with the influence of democratic President in
/ favor of those measures-as 1t would be-northern
Democracy would rally as one man to their sustain
ment.
Such is the view we take of the present duty of
Southern wings, and although we lay peculiar
claims their attention, trust the suggestions
here made will not be without their effects upon the
patriotic members of that party"
A POLITICAL CARlcATURE. The Lantern
carcaturist paper of this city, has got out political
carcature which is likely to attract good deal of at
tention in Washington and elsewhere, because /;
conveys good many thoughts without any words
| Gen. Scott is represented as driving team, four
in hand two horses with black (human) heads, thick
lips, &c., and two with white human heads one of
which looks somewhat like the Hon. Mr.. Mangum,
Senator from North Carolina. The General figures
in his hat and feathers Towering plumes) and in the
full livery of Uncle Sam. In the carriage, which is
an open one is the Hon. Frederick Douglas and the
Hon. VIM. H. Seward, the first with happy face,
and pearly teeth, shining through thick black lips,
and the other COOL cosey. cunning enjoying the ride
graciously with his companion.
AS goers foot, four or five little cutees,
nearly in the livery of nature going it with perfect
abandon the joyous spectacle exhibited by the
rider and driver.
The political canvass, if presented to US with this
team is likely also to present good many such carl
catures. ~ Z. ETPress.
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