The primitive Republican. (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-1852, 1852-04-22
Northern Democracy.

1
The following tribute to the comparative
soundness of the Northern democrats, as
contrasted with their opponents, increases
the abundant evidence Of the same fact, al.
ready made public by other distinguished
why politicians. The extracts are from q
recent letter Of the Hon Chas. J. Faulkner,
wing representative from Virginia, writ
ten for the purpose Of ropudinting all con-
nection with the wing State Convention to
which he had been named as delegate.
No one will accuse me of having upon
any occasion expressed any distrust of the
southern wings. I have had too many OPP
portunities Of knowing and approaching
tAeir fidelity, patriotism, and public spirit.
| know they have everywhere contributed
very fair and liberal proportion to the num-
bers of those constituting the Union party
of the South. cannot say that l have had
the same confidence in the northern wings.
H you refer to your files, you will fiud that
as far back as March, 1916, in letter ad-
dressed by me to the voters of Berkeley county,
| expressed the reluctance which / felt in
cooperating with them. This distrust has
not been lessened by the fact that in 1880
they gave an almost unanimous vote against
the passage of the fugitive slave lava
measure of such indispensable importance to
the South that presume no rejecting man
supposes for one moment that this Union
could be maintained without some effective
legislation on that subject Neither has that
distrust been lcssoned by the fact that upon
a recent occasion in the House of Represen-
tatives, upon a motion submitted by Mr..
Fitch, of Indiana, there were found but
II northern wings willing to express in their
representative capacities the opinion that that
law, ought to be faithfully enforced. Now,
when it is considered that the great power
of the wing party lies in the North-that
their influence must always be controlling
and over-shadowing in the councils Of that
party-it may well become the wings of the
South to pause and consider how far it is
wise and discreet upon their part to make
common cause with them for the acquisition
of power, without some better assurances
than have heretofore been given that the Vi
tai interests Of the South will be adequately
guarded and protected under northern wing
asccndency.
1t must be conceded that the great strength
which the democratic party has recently ac-
quired in this country is to be ascribed to
the promptitude with which they ralliel to
the support of this national policy, and to
the firmness and fidelity with which they
have since adhered to it. | am not aware
of single prominent leader in the demo-
cratic party-Such men | allude to as arc
spoken of for the presidencv-who is not
III the most solemn and explicit manner COM
mtted to these great measures. The organ
of that party at the seat of government has,
since the agitation of these questions, been
battling with giants power in their vindi-
cation and support. Almost every demo-
cratic State Convention of the North has
pledged The whole power of the party to
their enforcement. The resolution upon
that subject of the late State Convention of
Pennsylvania, followed as it has been by
practical legislation for our relief, presents
the obligations of the country in manner
worthy of all praise. These are matters
worthy of the imitation of the northern
wings. And permit me to say that, unless
the wings of the North will march up to this
great issue with equal frmness and fidelity,
they will give to their political opponents
advantages over them in the approaching
presidential contest of a most marked and
decisive character. 1t is impossible for the
wings of the North and South, at a period
like the present, to meet in National Con
vention without a frank and explicit declara-
ton of the principles upon which this gov
eminent is to be administered. The no-prin-
ciple platform of 1910 and 1913 will not be
tolerated in 1852