The southern press., 1852-03-16
Reunion Of Parties.


of the negotiations for the reunion of the two
old parties respectively for the diplomatists
themselves are distracted by good deal of noise
and confusion. Its certain, however, that large
concessions have already been offered by the
Southern Wings and by certain portion of the
Southern Democrats, and we think it quite prob.
able that they will be accepted gracefully by
their magnanimous Northern allies.
When majority oftbe Wing party in Geor-
gia united with minority of the Democrats of
that State, and constructed new Union party
on the Georgia platform, the latter was pretty
generally accepted andapplauded as patriotic
and satisfactory by all the submissionists of the
Southland was to be sustained by them there
after at all hazards and to the last extremity.
The Georgia platform declared substantially
that the Compromise was the utmost to which
the South would submit. II is now announced
by the Southern negociators for reunion that
the Compromise is the utmost that the South
demands The notification of the fugitive slave
law is triumphant in the North, and SEWARD is
victorious, and in this state of things, when the
only condition on which the South capitulated
is broken, Southern men actually beg their
Northern allies to agree that this violated capt.
uaton shall be the basis of re- union, of equality
and fraternity!
We have good reason to believe that the
Northern Wings even will acquiesce in this ad-
justment of the adjustment-tha Messrs. SEW
ARD and SCOTT will in due time grant the hum.
bic prayer of their Southern petitioners.
The portion of the Southern Democracy that
belongs to the Union party assumes the same
suppliant position. And that we may not be
accused of Misrepresentation, we publish to. day
the speech, in Tammany Hall, of Gov Conn, o.
Georgia, who went on, as is said, to borrow
money for the State and, as appears, to bes
spoils of the Northern Democracy. The publ
cation of this speech will be quite sufficien
apology for our Intervention in these party
movements, particularly when we consider the
character of the speeches recently made BY
Messrs. CHAsTAIN and Wilcox, denouncinp
Southern opposition to the Compromises
Southern anti Compromise Democrats having
done nothing during the session TO disturb the
harmony of the party.
We call now the special attention of our
readers TO the following passage in Mr. CoBB's
speech:
!" / profess no greater sagacity than nv fel
lows around me; but in the earlier sts pes OF
this movement, thought that there was one
line Of policy which would save the Constitution
from violation and the Union from ruin, and
that policy was marked out by the charter OF
Democratic principles. [Applause.l Those
were the principles that we rallied for in the
Presidential campaign Of lS4S-those on which
the Democracy of the whole Union, with indi.
vldnal exceptions, bad stood immoyably-those
principles which were found in the marty
wherever uhn turned. East, West, NORTH. q,
Sonth-ihe powe-, the capabiity, and The RICH
of the people of every State, as well as OF terri
tories proposing To become States, to determin,
for themselves the nature of their institutions
Applause For causes unnecessary 10 b,
mentioned here, the Democracy were defeated
in lSiS. with those principles distinctly syowed
and streaming on the banners then unfurlce
throughout the land. The history of the DO
litical world does aot afford Parallel 10 whit
am now about 10 state. Here was party de
feated On certain ayowed principles and vet il
the eorrectnss IS and efficacy Of those very prin
ciples was found the only basis for n settiemen
Of the threatening issue. The agitation ws,
carried into Congress, and seciionasm ruled
the hour North was arrayed against South
and South against North. Every patriot fell
that mere was impending danger; but, thank
God, there were patriotism and wisdom enough
IN the land 10 meet the danger That wisdom
and that patrioth m found in the great principle
that every people has the undoubted right 10
decide for itself what institutions II will have
the platform on which the Democracy could
everywhere stand. The measures Of adjustment
oil the last Congress were adopted in accord.
Ance with those principles--the principles Of the
Consttuton-the principles hallowed by IN,
best blood OF our revolutionary fathers. Ian
plause, which made the Wigvam ring Whetbe,
these principles are right or wrong shall | sior
10 discuss with the advocates Of Democrats
prDciples-with you who recognise bot one
sovereignty, and that residing with the people
Renewed applause
The Southern eompromisers are tornented
either with unsettled iniellects, or unquiet con.
sciences, or with Cistendy constituents. or with
Perverse vicissitudes, or with fearful forebod.
ings. There is no unity or fnality in their de
fences Of the Compromise. In the commence.
ment Of the present session Of the Senate. be.
fore word bad been said about II, Governor
FooTE wanted to defend il over sg-in. In Tam.
many Hall where none assail Il, Governor Com
begins his speech by defending IL. Yet the mo.
ment one defence is made, the necessity Is felt
for another, and after that is done the necessity
is still greater than before. The wicked fee
when no man pursueth. The compromisers
defend when men no longer attack. But there
Is 10 fact necessity for defending the Compro
mise against It's defences and defenders Gov
FoorE defended it as the best we eopId 40, y
Mr.. STErHFss, becsuse IL conceded more than
we asked. Gov. CoRB defends Il because 4 IVA.
Constitutional and Democrats.
One proposed that the South should rejoice
over it--but she refused to illuminate. Ano-
ther proposed TO acquiesce--anotber TO submit