The southern press. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-05-18
The National issues In the Coming Cam.
nttf'1aF paign.

i We stated s. ne time since that the old issues
which formerly liyided parties, will not and can
not be renewet IN the coming contest between
the Wing and Democratic parties. We find
additional confirmation of the truth of this state.
ment in the ADMISSIONS frankly made on the
floor of Congress and elsewhere. Mr.. DEAN,
of New York, Gently made thorough going
Democratic ps4ch, which the Pennsylpaaian
thus refers to
A few week ,ince, Hon. Mr.. Dean, of New
ofk, made = werfui speech in the House OF
RepresentatYe. in yindication of the position
Of the Norsherr Democratic members of. Con-
gress 1t is frau yht with many interesting state
ments, aud fu Of graphic political portraits.
Our only regre, that we cannot find room for
the publication the entire speech. We give,
! however, few 'huce eXtrals.
I, One of The Ct ace extracts is this:
We have tho fullest confidence in the wisdom
and patriotism u. the national convention. We
know that no ,ody of politicians will 90 on,
madly and bin u to make nomination, with
the certainty tlat any considerable portion of
their own party in either of the States of Penn
syvania or Neg York, will not rally to its sup
poit--tlht an pplNlOi Is luhGWdTTl ana Will
stay away frol the polls even IF, however.
! any party shall DO this, it needs not the ken Of
prophecy to foctelE in the result another ey-
dence Of the tiuth Of that aphorism-aQ QUEEN
deus psrdere pous dementet." AS to which sec
ton Of the Whig party shall succeed in the
Saughter.h0Ise convention, is quite mmaeria
to the Democracy of New York, or Of the Union
for we must expect the whole party with
slight exceptions, will go for the man they no.
inmate. We can rely upon no organized oppo-
stion.S We must, therefore, prepare ourselves
to meetand defeat the whole party. But how ?
Not by qnarvling about the prospects, or claims
of candidates, or discussing abstract questions.
which can bsye no practcability in them in the
next canvass. There is work enough for us to
do without attending to amateur matters
work, real work KIN directing our energies to
! ferreting out the frauds and corruptions, and
exhibiting tue enormous extravagances of this
administration, and bringing all in proper
shape before the country. "."
What are to be the issues of the next can
vass Is it not high time they were settled :?
The Wings say they have abandoned their an
cient ally, the National Bank. That it has got
to be poor, don't wear good clothes, and is ont
at the elbows, out of cash, and out of credit.
That is the way. When the bank was in the
full tide of is prosperity, then the Wing party
was its particular friend. But without, cash,
credit or god clothes, nobody has right to be
a Wing they may own him on election day
not after. tLaughtcr. "True, true" That's
it," ~.
The repes Of tie present tariff or the aItera
ton Of its principles, cannot be made an issue
For OH the motion of the gentleman from Ohio,
TO suspend the rules to permit him to introduce
a resolution 10 modify it, the whole Wing dele.
CATION from North Carolina, with but one OK
ception, voted in the negative A majority
even of the Wing delegation from New York
did vote in its favor; while some Democrats
voted for il as il was, and many others, inclnd-
ing myself would have voted for proper reso-
luton on that subject. There are Democrats
in favor Of modification in the present tariff
on iron and other articles. There are Wings
for it and against il. The Wing party have
uinety-two members in this House, and they
mustered just forty sir-exactly one-half- in
| favor OF their test resolution, as some Of the
newspapers in the Northern States call it, They
will undoubtedly seek to make il an issue in
some localities, and have on this, as on other
subjects, movable platform. But it cannot
become national issue Most of the great
measures Of the Democratic party have been
established by former administrations, and are
| generally aequiesced IN. On these, therefore,
they will net meet us. There must be some
issue, for tits folly to have contest to put out
one set Of men for the mere purpose of putting
in Others line them in their places.
That the people may know little of the use
that is now made Of the S5l 100000 extracted
from the ptblic purse-that they may under.
stand one o two Of the new drains that this
administration is using with which 10 empty
the treasury. will call their attention 10 the
Departmental the Interior, commenced March
4, ls49, by General Taylor, and continued now.
Then folbws an estimate of the sppropria
tons.
! Give us, tlnn, n leader in whom our soldiers
can confide whose name will raise shout
| from The rarSs. IL this asking too much for
New York, then she must summon her utmost
energies, OF be overwhelmed? But whether
this Is graded her or not, whoever NAV be
chpsen, tfteithe selection is made. no questions
will be aske rs 10 his age or paternity. On
whichever Of the distinguished men now before
the country be choice NAV fall or If some other
good man AID true shall he selected, her Oh
| men for couril and her young men for war,
united in actin, will pour the strength Of her
untenifed democracy on the heterogeneous
y NhhVi'H VI hfIafsih' plfltIlluk w ~
the commant Of the humblest officer in their
own army, rather than the rroudest cap
tain Of the oemy. And though on their cen.
trail column nay be seen streaming, No prin-
ciples for III public eye" and at either wing,
"The Uniona league with the devil" The
Federal Contitution an atrocious bargain" zoe.
standing onthe battle. ground Of the nation,
under nationl colors, bearing aloft, in success
or disaster, ! victory or defeat. in conflict, and
after its clse. THE CONSTITUTION OF OUR
FATHEEs-TE UNioS AS IT'S!
Thus, Mr.. )EAS's main issue is the reduction
Of the pubicexpendi:ure, the main old issues
being ignorct The closing inscription on the
party banner pairiotic, but indsfnitc.
Remarks OF Mr. Fitch, In the House, on
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