The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-05-19

4Rorp&exitlos aho0t fArty fiAtlerns.
CARLYLE's striking image of modern society
appIiss most forcibiy to the present position OF
the component parts of the old parties, seeking
to re-organizs for regular campaign. He says
that society now is like pitcher of Egyptian
tanned vipsrs-esch trying to get its head abort
the osher." This seems to be the great struggle
now between the sections Of the old parties
and will be the motive power Of each collec
lively, ahould the difficulties Of reorganization
and nomination be surmounted. These dl-
culties and psrpiexities instead of diminishing
have increased 40 the period for holding the
convention draws nigh, and new splits are per
ceptible every day in Congress and out OF H.
It IL idle to talk at this time, of there being 0ui
t,oo parties in the country No sensible man
will believe such slang-no prudent man would
stultify himself by insisting on it. 1t Is true
that there may possibly be partial reconcilia-
ton, and common struggle made by the former
members of the old parties, for the purpose OF
securing the election of candidate who would
represent more nearly their different interests
than the nominee of the opposition-but the re.
union would only 60 to this extent no further,and
the foundation of each would be shaky plat
form, not al rock.
Let any man look at the existing divisions
in the old parties on matters not alone of per-
sonal preference for particular candidates, but
of principle also. Both Houses-Whig and
Democratic-are divided against themselves.
The Wing party North is triangle, composed
ofCompropo;oo Eroooo;l ord Abolition WIKI,
South, it is also triangle composed of South
ern Rights Wings, most of whom act with their
Southern Rights Democratic brethreu--the Con.
stitutional Union Wings who are for, and those
who nre ag Ainst the National Wing Convention.
Thus the National Wing party as at present
composed, consists of six parts, to which the
schism in Congress has added q seventh The
sharp sparing in the House on Monday between
the FILLMORE and SCOTT divisions will not tend
10 harmonic matters much. The ordinations
aud recriminations were very spicy. The SQUAD
BILE was as usual, between the Southern men
the Northern men smiled and held their peace
allowing the Kilkenny cat process to go on
When the last tail is left on the field, they will
step in and stick the bush in their cnps as a
trophy of triumph. They prefer the South
should perish by felo de Sc, rather than by the
moro violent process of open assassination.
Curious revelations were made during this con-
troversy, which we shall lay before our readers,
as the special Wing organs wont-being stone
deaf and blind to anything that might disturb
the harmony of the party.
So the Wing party is now an mil" of seven
parts, each having wonderfully little affinity for
the other.
The Democratic party-whose convention
meets in two weeks time-is in not much bet
ter plight 1t is at present composed of two
great sectional divisions, like the other party
embracing several minor divisions in the bosom
Of each, between the members of which any
thing but fraternaI feeling reigns. The North
ern Democracy counts among its numbers the
friends of the Compromise measures and its
bitterest enemies, the insisting on its final
ity, the others on the reputation or final repeal
of the fugitive slave law, its only Southern fea-
ture.
The Democracy of Pennsylvania is II Com
promise Democracy of Massachusetts and
Ohio,a Freesoil Democracy--that of New York,
composed of both. In the Southern States
the division is between the Southern Rights
and the Union Democracy, whose feelings are
aoarn, if not cordial towards each other The
latter have been insisting on Compromise test
in the Baltimore convention, which the former
have steadily opposed. That difficulty--the
stumbling block of the Compromise after much
ar in, nd of
posed to have been removed by tacit under
standing that the convention would not NEEDLE
with it, on account of the opposition Of the ex-
tremes to it, for widely different reasons See
ing this the Southern Compromise Wings and
Democrats who would be crowded out of both
conventions, were laboring to perfect a new
and independent organization-w a new
brand has been flung into the heart of the
Democratic camp, which may kindle up most
dangerous and devas' atng fire. The Freesoiers
in both houses, on the Democratic side, have
thus far this session kept very quiet, except
when forced out to define their positions but
the rapid strides made by SEWARD and the Free
soil Wings towards putting that party on
Freeso platform, and thus swaying and WELD
ing the Northern mind, have compelled the
Freesoil Democrats to talk out too, to contest
that supremacy at home-for that the rooted
religion of Northern sentiment is Ant-Savery,
no sane man can doubt, no candid man deny.
Even if by SO doing they are elected from
the Baltimore convention, of which they feel
little risk, they are bold enough and confident
enough to believe that they can defeat the party
and fall back on the Buffalo platform-even
as the Freesoil Wings would have done, had not
SEwARD's outside agency Gas revealed in Mon
days debate) worked the Wing caucus wires
to suit his plans ard purposes. Therefore, on
Friday last, Mr.. HALE, in the Senate, flung
down the gauntlet of the Freesoil Democracy
IN the face of the party, and proclaimed the ul-
umatum OF himself and his party, in speech
OF startling bodncss, which, as it has apparently
escaped the attention of the locurn fenens of the
Union, We would invite his attention to, az
we'll ~ that of our readers.
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