The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-01-26

PRESIDENTIAL VICTORY, anu THO gToas Ooneuso W
the country and the Democracy, of power and
patronage, we feel like the Vicar of Wakefield
when SoLoNoH JEHKIHson commenced his Sec
ond discourse on the cosmogony and creation Of
the world. We think we have heard something
of this bsfore-and little retrospect will not
perhaps be here out Of place.
II is now about twenty mine years since the
two great national parties that lately died OF the
compromise, were born. Then, as afterwards,
they assumed a sectional aspect, Mr.. ADAMS
was supported in the North, General JACKSON
had more Southern support Dir. CALHoUr
and his friends took an active part in favor Of
General JACKSON, and against the high national
and tariff doctrines of that day. But the North
ern friends of General JACKSON supported, on
the eve of his election, the enormous protective
tariff Of 1928, and after his election, General
JACKSON supported the tariff of 1882 on the
same principles. But AZ it would not answer TO
quarrel with Mr.. CALHoUN, because he con-
tinued to oppose such system, personal
quarrel was excited between him and General
JACKSON, concerning events ten or twelve years
before; and Mr.. CALHOUN and all his friends
were prescribed, and denounced, and driven from
power. In 1887, Mr.. VAN BUREN's administra
ton received an overwhelming defeat from the
fall of the Pet bank system and on adopting the
policy of the Sub Treasury, he received The sup
port Of Mr.. CALHOUN, and was restored 80 far
I to popular favor, as to make formidable con-
test in 1910. In le42 the Democracy recovered
power in Congress, and Immediately the North
ern wing, with Messrs. WRIGHT and BUCHANAN,
went over, and by their votes restored high
protective system. In 1874, Mr.. Polk, another
personal friend of General JACKSON, was nomi-
mated on the tariff and Texas issues-and Mr..
| Calhoun and all his friends reunited with the
Northern Democracy, and the result was sue
cess. But before Mr. Polk was inaugurated,
he had agreed with Mr.. BENTON to adopt his
plan of annexation, and to reject the one which
had been supported by the Democratic party in
Congress almost unanimously. But hat scheme
was defeated by the promptitude Of Mr.. CAL
HoUN. Mr.. Polk, however, on coming into
power, promptly discarded Mr.. CALHOUN, and
took the counsel of Mr.. BUCHANAN, of Mr.. AL
LEN, and General CAss, on the Oregon and
Mexican questions, and divided the party again.
and clustered and backed out as to Oregon, and
bullied Mexico into war.
Now, we mention those things to show what
is meant by cordial overtures of union before
Presidential election, and what is to be expected
afterwards.
Mr.. CALHOUN is gone. But before his death
events had indicated the wisdom of his policy
He lived to see the leading personal friends Of
Gen. JACKSON, the men who directed his politi-
cal course, Mr.. VAN buren,, Mr. BENTON, and Mr.
BLAIR, all revealed in their true coors-all gone
over to Free-soil. He lived to see his predic-
tons realized as to the policy of the North in her
unanimous adoption of the Wilmot proviso--
he lived to see also his own beloved South rally
ing with equal unanimity against that measure.
He did not live to lead her in the conflict, or to
witness her disastrous retreat.
And now we have another pathetic and sonor-
} Qua call on the South for union and harmony.
And the bugleman is the present editor Of the
Union, another Of the particular friends of Gen.
JACKSON of the particular school of BLAIR, BEN.
BON, VAN buren, and Polk And the promises
are again very fine. Well, We happen to know
something of the way the senior editor of the
Union performs before and after an election, and
the joke is too good to be withheld from our
readers.
When the news of Mr.. Folks nomination
reached Louisville, the senior editor of this pa
per happened to be there, and was invited to ad.
dress meeting called to ratify the nominations
which at first was received with good deal
of hesitation and doubt But we understood
Mr.. Polk to be good Texas and Free Trade
man, and so promptly supported the ticket, and
made a speech which was received with great
applause, and was supposed to have had some
effect in favor of the nomination. few days
afterwards Mr.. DoNELsoN and Mr., now General
PILLow arrived at Louisville from the Baltimore
Convention-and we were introduced. And
they told US they had heard of our speech, and
insisted that we should take an active part in
the canvass. We declined, being much engaged
in private affairs. But they insisted for full
hour or two, particularly Mr.. DoNELsoN. Well,
circumstances Afterwards permitted us to accept
number ofinvitations to address the people Of
Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana. And the next
speech we delivered in Louisville was printed
in the Louisville Democrat, and from that was
more generally copied into the party papers all
over the Union, North and South, not excepting
the Globe, than any other speech of the canvass.
Now it SO happened that some eight months
after Mr.. Folks election, we took seat at the
dinner table at WLLARD's, in this city, precisely
opposite the present senior editor of the Union,
our first meeting after we parted at Louisville.
He took glance at us, but could not quite recall
our features to his memory. We happened to
rise together, and to meet at the foot of the tn
bic. He paused in some perplexity, and said
II seems to me. sir that hive met Won sOme