Daily American telegraph., 1852-04-28
address OF the southern whigs.

Address OF the Southern Whtgs.
The Republic of this morning publishes the
address of a portion of the Southern Wings to
their constituents and the country, occupying
three and half columns. The editors say:
"From all comment on the course of the mi
nority or the majority in the recent Congressiona
caucus we have Intentionally abstained' we
know that both were actuated only by the most
elevated sentiments of public duty ana Patriouc
attachment. We believe that both VIII az SONY
time be enabled so far 10 hGrnonze c0'ytceug
opinions as to act togetRer IN common cause Our
own position in regard to the measures OF adj
iustment was taken too early, and has been too
distinctly and consistently maintalned-through
times of greater doubt and darkness than the
present-to permit US to waver or hesitate mo-
ment rs to the proprety and necessity Of insisting
upon the recognition of the policy Of the Compromise.
This was the ground taken by President Fillmore
in both of his messages-afiirmed by the Wing
Congressional caucus at the commencement Of
the present session-and it is claimed to be the
ground of every Wing candidate for the Presi-
dency who is at all prominent before the pub
lic."
1t then appears that the ground taken by
every ''Whig candidate for the Presidency, who is
at all prominent before the public" assumes "the
propriety and necessity of insisting upon the re-
cognition of the policy of the Compromise" 1t
is not sufficient that candidate is in favor OF
those measures-that, in the times of "dou6t and
darkness" experienced by other candidates and
their friends, he was zealousy and ably advo-
eating them he must now insist upon the re-
cognition Of the policy Of these measures By epey
Wing Congressional caucus and convention. That
is it: is it? A compromise, submitted to in the
spirit of compromise by many who did not wholly
approve Of it, must be perpetually reafirmed for
the purpose of prescribing and expressing those
who alone sacrificed anything by its consumma-
ton. The principles and measures it embraces
are now laws of the land, and they cannot be
shaken. The minority who opposed them submit
to their enforcement Being minority, they OF
course cannot repeal them. AS a minority, they
were unpopular because they were influenced by
sectional feelings in opposition to the welfare Of
the Union. The desire of many of them now is
to act with the great national parties of the
country; but lest they should do this, the par
ticular measures of the Compromise must in each
caucus or convention be reafirmed, and they who
will not stultify themselves in terms are to be
driven from among the friends of the Union.
Is this the way to preserve the union of these
States? Is this the spirit Of compromise? Is this
proper action for Union party? Can there
be no party afinites except where there is per-
feet agreement on all these questions?
viii the Democratic party act in like manner?
Let us for moment suppose they will. What is
to be the result? We shall have a Wing Com
promise party and q Democratic Compromise
party. And what else? If these two parties must
be formed, there must be something else, or the
folly of forming them would make them very re-
diculous. But of what shall the third party con-
sist If it have an existence, it must arise from
test. party opposed to the Union will be wan
tonly created for that extreme position by the CO.
ercive measures of two parties protesting ex
treme love for the Union
If the supporters of the COMPROMISE are all in
favor of each measure Of ii, then is it no compro-
mise ut ALL and it is absurd to call it If they
are not in favor of each measure, but, Directing
to particular parts, still acquiesce in the whole
for the sake of union and amity then is it indeed
q compromise; and they who have waived their
objections from such motive are worthy all
honor. Is it to them that the finger of scorn
should be pointed? Must they be told that the
tenure of their association with the parties with
whom they would act, for the welfare of the coun-
try, must depend upon their daily or stated SOL
emn declarations that what they regarded rs
partially evil is oil good and perfect Or must
they even renounce forever all legislation upon
the points involvedf This, in view of the past
history Of the United States, would be as absurd
as any other part of this solemn farce. The sem
timents of the people of the United States will
ever change with their varying circumstances,
and no legislation can or should fetter their die
tates
We have not the spirit of prophecy, it may
be; yet we think we can see far enough into the
future to know that the Wing party cannot fail
in the approaching contest and that a Wig
Union or Wing Compromise party cannot succeed.
But our brethren of the Republic, who are
much wiser than we, can see nothing but "he
propriety and necessity Of insulting upon the RE-
COGMTION Of the policy Of the Compromise"
North Carolina.
The Wing convention of this State adjourned