The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-04-17

wards the threatening seceders of the South.
II any cancellation or compromise is made in
caucus, it must be on the usual terms of adjust
ments between the sections the Southern must
submit and surrender.
The Albany Journal the especial SEWARD
organ, thus lays down the higher law principle
which is to regulate the matter, and reoices that
+" the movement does not originate among, nor
extend to the old and tried leaders of the Wing
party of the South"
"Praise from the Hubert
Stanley, is praise indeed"
Thus speaks the Journal:
The SOUTH AND THE Wing PARrY.-It 10
demanded that the Wings of the North shall
place themselves upon the ground of adherence
to the compromise and the fugitive slave law,
pledge themselves to incorporate them into their
creed, suppress all attempts at their discussion
or repeal. The demand is accompanied with
the threat, that if the party does not thus place
itself upon Southern ground, it shall cease to
receive Southern support 1t is made by por-
ton of the Southern Wing members of Con
gress lfit were made by them all, and by all their
constituents, it would be refused, as it will be
now.
Not that the Wings Of the Northern States
seek to make their opinions in regard to slavery
a test of Wing principles elsewhere. Not that
they ever have required that all who act with
them in the Wing ranks, should adopt their
views their wishes in regard to that institution.
They are content to meet them upon the common
ground, to work for the attainment of national
ends, in regard to which both sections concur,
and to leave to each section perfect freedom Of
opinion, of speech and of action, in regard to
subjects on which they differ. But the forbear-
ance they extend to the South they insist that
the South shall extend to Them As they do
not ask that opposition to slavery shall be made
party test, neither will they consent that sup
| port of it shall be.
Upon this common ground they have long
stood together 1t gave them national victory
| in 1910, and again in l848. To depart from it
| now--to interpolate "A new article of faith
among their principles, is to ensure dissension
and defeat. All that they ask for themselves
| all that one portion of political party has a
| right to ask from another, they are willing to
| concede. But the opponents of freedom Of
| speech, and the advocates of the fugitive slave
law, they cannot and will not become.
We rejoice to see that the movement does not
originate among, nor extend to, The old and tried
leaders of the Wing party Of The South. Those
who have known il longest and who understand
it most thoroughly, have no desire to defeat it by
| lsking what would be worthless to them if f
we're given. For the pledge that gained them
| the representatives would lose them the people.
| The true Wings of the South are the last to de-
| mand concession from others which they
would never make themselves.
The Washington correspondent of the New
York Express, administration seems to think
schsm of the party certain:
How what will be done at the next caucus,
which is, fixing the time and place, is to be done,
cannot forsee; but apprehend such rupture
on the part of the South as will show US that
the Wing party is practically rent in sectional
twain. Some Southern Wings will yet cling to
Northern Wings, and some Northern Wings
will yet cling to Southern Wings, but both the
Winorties will be utterly powerless, and over
| brown in what seems to be the rising sectional
storm. may be gloomy in my visions, but ]
see no land ahead.
The Mirror, (also ADMINISTRATOR says.
| The recent movements, both at Washington
| and at Albany, indicate that the ancient organ
zation, known as the Z" Great Wing party" is
| preparing to dance the Scottish in the coming
campaign. And on the other side. despite the
ravings of Young America" the star of the
&shigander is apparently in the ascendant
Well, we can watch these preliminary move
ments With philosophical calmncss, having
learned, with Richleu, that
Through plots and counterplots through
gain and loss; through glory and grace, the
eternal stream of human happiness gides on
! teaching US, that there is ONE above who
rules the affairs of men, better than prime min.
| sters."
In view of this state Of things. and these re-
cent proceedings, the speech of Gov. JONES at
the CLAY festival at New York, on Monday, is
very significant. 1t looks as though the governor
were one of " those old and tried leaders," over
whom the SEWARD organ so rejoices.
Commodore Stockton and JefrSrson Davis.
In an answer to a communication from
committee gentlemen of Autagua county, Ala.
bama, Commodore Stockton has written let
ter from which We extract the following PAPA
graphs:
WASHINGTON CITY, March IL, 1852.
GENTLEMEN: | have received your friendly
| letter Of the 2lst of February, 1852, in which,
| after expressing your confidence in my princi.
| ples you say that ticket with the names of
Stockton and Davis,"" will not only be elected,
| but by such ~ overwhelming majority" &c,
&c. You intimate that with my appreciation,
you design presenting nay name to the people
Of the United States as a candidate for the
Presidency.
| You do me no more than Juice in assuming
that am the devoted friend of the rights of the
States A citizen Of one of the smallest States
| in the Union, | instinc.ivey consider the re-
served rights of the States to be the palladium of
the liberties of the whole people-and that a
rigid construction of the Constitution is the
only guarantee for the perpetuity of the UNION.
| While the reserved rights of the States and the
Constitution are secured against Infringement,
the republic is aafe, but no longer.
| ! entertain great respect for the character and
public services Of Col. Jefferson Davis, and
! would feel hoEored by being associated with
him at any post to which the sufferages of the
people might call us. -
Permit me, before closing this letter, to say
that, in my opinion, it rests with the SoUTH
almost entirely, to place this government by the