The southern press. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-07-03

cratic party win dwindls into cofporals guard
The Demoofatic party at the South is Stal.
Rights-it was opposed to the principles Of the
Compromise, and although, il took IL under the
panic raised by the cry of adisunion"-it is but
the veriest handful, the most contemplate min.
ority of Democrats, who have ever pronounced
il "wise, liberal and just" II is then, nothing
more or less than the Democratic party of the
South that Gen. CAss proposes to prescribe and
thrust from political communion and fellowship
lit is this party, that in the cant of the day,
unworthy Of his digniied position and antece.
dents, he classes with Tn opposite extreme Of
Aboltionists-t thereby 81 citing the robber and
the robbed, the aggresst and the assaulted by
the same rope. wish know, whatever be
Gen. CAss's motives, be ''in.ents good and
charitable" or the revers, ask what is the end
of his course, but the de- uction of the Demo
cratic party in the South where it must have
power in order to cleo! PIERCE and KING !
said history was suggestive on this topic. II
has been the fashion Of politicians to revenge
themselves on the South for supposed griev
ances. The younger ADAMS devoted the latter
part of his life to such work. Mr.. VAN buren,
worked his vengeance most successfully and the
weight of the blow fell on the head of LEWIS
Cas-. will not cay that a third figure is to be
added to this historical group but the senator
from Michigan lays himself open to grave sus-
picops when he voluntarily raises aloft the
brand of discord in the Democratic household.
The scribbler of Gen. CAss says that Mi
DoNELsoN was driven from the Union newspa-
per because he was "true Union man." This
is Hessian fact, and is false. Major
DoNELsoN met his fate, because being the organ
of the Democratic party, he took sides with a
small minority Of that party in the South, separ.
ated from the majority on the question of com.
promise; and became the organ of new party,
made up of the Wings almost en- mlasse and few
Democrats. We owe to that organization and
organising, the loss of three Democratic Senators
from the States of Louisiana, Mississippi, and
Georgia. II is another Hessan fact, that Mr..
SoULE is attempting so foist " me on the
Washington Union, with view to giving ita
sectional tome Mr.. SoULE and those who act
with him do not wish to (" rule much less 10
+" ruin" They earnestly desire the success of
the PIERCE ticket-as they should, for they are
the authors Of it-and all they ask is a voice in
the paper that is to be made the organ and they
ask this, if for no other reason, to test the sin.
cerity of that truce and treaty which was made
at Baltimore, and is now so ru hlessly assailed by
Gen CAss in caucus of friends. This reason.
able demand they will have, or have an organ
of their own. The charge against Mr.. SoULE
and his friends is only true against those who
countenaBce the course of Gen. CAss. 1t is
they who are playing the game of rule or ruin
II remains TO he seen whether the Democratic
party will again submit to have the party torn
BY these disentombed dissensons, for the pur.
pose OF gratifying the vengeance Of certain
gentlemen.
As for us-and | speak for Southern Rights
Democrats--we shall not be easily driven from
the support of the ticket of our creation and
choice. Nothing can drive us oil, short of the
discovery that the insane policy Of General CAss
il to be triumphant in it, councils, and that
FRAsKLIN PIERcRi is that sort Of IS Union man.
that bases the hopes Of the perpetuity of the
Union upon the ruins Of the rights, independ-
ence, and sovereignty of the States. We hap
pen to know that General PIERCE does not be-
long TO this class of political constructionistr,
AID all his antecedents prove TO my mind that,
had he been Southern man, he would not, by
the self same act, have deserted the cause Of his
country and the principles Of the Democrats
State Rights creed. No; the Democratic party
must 90 on to conquer, malgre the groans Of
the Old Fogies," who have been crushed in
the progress of its victorious wheels. These
gentlemen have made the issue, and been over
thrown in the rencontre. The destnies Of the
country, and Of the Democratic party, are in the
hands of the true Democrac lf the South--the
State Rights men and the Democracy Of The
whole Union, daguereolyI d under the ener-
getc soubriquet of Young imerics." A com.
munity Of principles and .ympathies draws
them together, and together they must bear aloft
on their shoulders the hopes Of freedom, and Of
a Union founded on the unconstitutional principles
Of justice and equality. No other union can
last, aud the politician bears false name who
calls himself o " U MON man" on any other prip.
ciples lie Is Fedcrslisi in Disguise.
JOHN FORSYTH.
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