The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-03-15

WASHINGTON CITY.
MONDAY, MARCH is, 1852.
Reunion Of Parties.

sOfueV nat 10 tno "sl"'' "''''"
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 tits certain, however, that large
concessions have already been offered by the
Southern Wings and by certain portion.of the
Southern Democ' ats, and we think it quite prob
able that they will be accepted gracefully ty
their magnanimous Northern allies
When majority of the Wing party in Geor-
eia united with minority Of the Democrats of
that State, and constructed a new Union party
on the Georgia PLATFORM the latter was pretty
generally accepted and applauded 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. 1t is now announced
by the Southern negociators for re- union that
the Compromise is the utmost that the South
demands. The notification Of the fugitive slave
law is triumphant in the North, and SEwARDis
victorious, and in this state of things, when the
only condition on which the South chpitulated
is broken, Southern men actually beg their
Northern allies to agree that this violated capt.
ulation shall be the basis of re union, of equality
and fraternity!
We have good reason to believe that the
Northern Wings even will scquiesce in this ad-
justment of the adjustment Messrs. SEW
ARD and ScoTT will in due time grant the hum.
BILE 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. CoBB, Of
Georgia, who went on, az is said, to borrow
money for the State and, as appears, to beg
spoils Of the Northern Democracy. The publ
cation of this speech will be quite sufficient
apology for our Intervention in these party
movements, particularly when we consider the
character of the speeches recently made by
Messrs. CHAsTATN and WLcox, denouncing
Southern opposition to the Comprehensive
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:
81 profess no greater sagacity than my fell
lows around me; but, in the earlier stages OF
this movement, | thought that there was one
line Of policy which would save the Constitution
x,s.> IT,
that policy was marked out by the charter O.
Democratic principles. Applause Thos,
were the principles that we rallied for in tn,
Presidential campaign of l848-those on which
the Democracy Of the whole Union, with indi
vdual exceptions, had stood immovably-thos
principles which were found in the party
wherever man turned East West, North, O
South-the powe-, the capabiiity, and the RICH
of the people of every State as we'll as of terri
tories proposing to become States, to determine
for themselves the nature of their institutions
Applauscl For causes unnecessary to be
mentioned here, the Democracy were defeated
in 1913, with those principles distinctly avowed
and streaming on the banners then unfurlcc
throughout the land. The history of the po
itical world does aot afford a parallel to what
am now about to state. Here was party de
teated on certain avowed principles and vet il
ciples was found the only basis for settlement
of the threatening issue. The agitation wa,
carried into Congress- and scctionalism ruled
the hour North was arrayed against South
and South against North. Every patriot fel,
that there was impending danger; but, thank
God, there were patriotism and wisdom enough
in the land to meet the darger. That wisdom
and that PATRIOTS m found in the great principle
that every people has the undoubted right to
decide for itself what institutions it will have
the platform on which the Democracy could
everywhere stand. The measures of adjustment
of the last Congress were adopted in accord
ance with those prnciples-the principles of the
Constltution--the principles hallowed by the
best blood OF our revolutionary fathers. Ap.
plause, which made the Wigwam ring. Whether
these principles are right or wrong, shall STOP
to discuss with the advocates of Democratic
principes-with you who recognise but one
sovereignty, and that residing with the people
Renewed applause.
The Southern compromises are tormented
either with unsettled ntellects, or unquet con-
sciences, or with unsteady constituents, or with
perverse vicissitudes, or with fearful forebod
ings. There is no unity or finaity in their de
fences OF the Compromise. In the commence
ment OF the present session of the Senate be.
fore word had been said about it, Governor
FooTE wanted to defend it over again In Tam
many Hall where none assail it, Governor Conn
begins his speech by defending it, 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 flee
when no man pursueth. The compromsers
defend when men no longer attack. But ther,
Is in fact necessity for defending the Compro
mise against its defences and defenders Gov
FooTE defended it g Us the best we could get,
Mr. STEPHENS, because it conceded more thai
we asked Gov. CoBB defends it because it wa
nh Constitutional and Democratic
One proposed That the South should rejoic
over it-but she refused to illuminate. Ano