The southern press., 1852-01-27

the country and the Democracy, OF power and
patronage, we feel like the Vicar Of Wakefield
when SoLoMoS JENKIEsoN commenced his sec
ond discourse on the cosmogony and creation of
the world We think we have heard something
Of this beforehand little retrospect will not
perhaps be here out of place
II is now about twenty-nine years since the
two great national parties that lately died of the
compromise, were born, Then, as afterwards,
they assumed sectional aspect, Dir. ADAMS
was supported in the North, General JACKSON
had more Southern support hlr. CALHOUN
and his friends took an active part in favor Of
General JACKSON, and against the high national
and tariff doctrines of that day. But the North
ern friends of General JACKSON supported, on
the eve of his election, the enormous protective
tariff of 1928, and after his election, General
JACKSON supported the tariff of 1882 on the
same principles. But as it would not answer to
quarrel with Mr.. CALHOUN, because he con-
tinued to oppose such system, a personal
quarrel was excited between him and General
JACKSON, concerning events ten or twelve years
before and Mr.. CALHOUN and all his friends
were prescribed, and denounced, and driven from
power. In 1897, Mr.. VAN BUREE's administra-
ton received an overwhelming defeat from the
fall of the ret bank system; and on adopting the
policy Of the Sub Treasury, he received the sup
port of Mr.. CALHOUN, and was restored 80 far
TO- ~. aka fart dahl
test in 1910. In le42, the Democracy recovered
power in Congress, and Immediately the North
ern wing. with Messrs. WRIGHT and BUCHANAN,
went over, and by their votes restored high
protective system. In 1874, Mr.. Polk, another
personal friend Of General JACKSON, was nomi-
mated on the tariff and Texas issues-and DIR.
Calhoun and all his friends reunited with the
Northern Democracy, and the result was sue
cess. But before Mr. Polk was inaugurated,
he had agreed with Mr., BENTON to adopt his
plan Of annexation, and 10 reject the one which
had been supported by the Democratic party in
Congress almost unanimously. But that scheme
was defeated by the prompttude Of Mr.. CAL
HoUE. Dir. Polk, however on coming into
power, promptly discarded DIR. CALHOUN, and
took the counsel of Mr.. BUCHANAN, of Dir. AL
LEN, and General Cas-; on the Oregon and
Mexican questions, and divided the party again,
and clustered and backed out as to Oregon, alq
bullied Mexico into a war.
Now, we mention those things to show what
is meant by cordial overtures of union before
Presidential election, and what is to be expected
afterwards.
Mr.. CALHOUN is gone. But before his death
events had indicated the wisdom of his policy.
He lived TO see the leading personal friends of
Gen. JACKSON, the men who directed his polit-
cal course, Mr.. VAN buren,, Mr.. BENTON, and Mr.
BLAIR, all revealed in their true colors-all gone
over to Free-soil He lived to see his predic-
tons realized as to the policy of the North in her
unanimous adoption of the Wilmot proyiso-
he lived to see also his own beloved South rally
ing with equal unanimity against that measure.
He did not live to lead her in the conflict, or to
witness her disastrous retreat
4 And now We have another pathetic and scnor.
GUS call on the South for union and harmony.
And the buglemsn is the present editor of the
Union, another of the particular friends of Gen.
JACKSON Of the particular school Of BLAIR, BsN-
SOY, VAN BUREs and Polk. And the promises
are again very fine. Well, we happen to know
something Of the way the senior editor of the
Union performs before and after an election, and
the joke IL too good to be withheld from our
readers.
When the news of Mr.. PoLK's nomination
reached Louisville, the senior editor Of this pa
per happened to be there, and was invited to adj
dress meeting called to ratify the nominations
which at first was received with good deal
of hesitation and doubt. But we understood
Mr.. Polk to be a good Texas and Free Trade
man, and SO promptly supported the ticket, and
made a speech which was received with great
applause, and was supposed to have had some
effect 10 favor Of the nomination. a few days
afterwards Mr. DoNELsoS and Mr., now General,
Pillow arrived at Louisville from the Baltimore
Convention-and we were introduced. And
they told US they had heard Of our speech, and
insisted that we should take an active part in
the canvass. We declined, being much engaged
in private affairs. But they insisted for full
hour or Two, particularly Mr.. DoSELsoN. Well
circumstances afterwards permitted US 10 accept
a number of Invitations 10 address the people o.
Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana. And the next
speech we delivered in Louisville was printed
in the Louisville Democrat, and from that wa,
more generally copied into the party papers al
over the Union, North and South, not excepting
the Globe, than any other speech Of the canvass
Now Il so happened that some eight months
after Mr. PoLk's election, we took seat at tn,
dinner table at WnLARp's, in this city, precisely
opposite the present senior editor of the Union
our first meeting after we parted at Louisville
lie tooka glance at us, but could not quite recall
our features 10 his memory. We happened t.
rise together, and to meet at the foot Of the ia
bic. He paused in some perplexity, and said
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