The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-02-27
Fidelity of the Union Party.

A portion of the Southern Rights party in
Alabama refuse to affiliate with the extraordi-
nary admixture of Democracy now being "re-
organized" in that State, and express prefer
ence for the Union party as more likely to
advance the real interests, and maintain the
just rights of the South. The expression of
this feeling at meeting held few days ago
in Montgomery is tortured by the recognizing
fire. eaters and Jealous Democratic prints into
evidence of intended treachery on the part of
the Union leaders. To this representation, the
Mobile advertiser, while admitting that un-
principled men may have crept into the Union
party as well as into other parties, vindicates
the general honesty of its members in the fol-
lowing terms:
1--WE would inform Mr.. Yancey that there
of the Union party who honest in their pro-
LESSONS last summer, and who will stand up TO
them. There who, in taking the position
they did, were sctuated by honest desire to
cure to the South and ample protection in all
her rights and at the same time pressrve the Union
To accomplish these results the object for
which they labored. The rights Of the South
THk USIos what they were trying to secure
In this work. the first thing done was TO renounce
all old party associa tons, and cut loose from all
parties, or fractions Of parties which would not
pledge the South that the warfare hitherto made
upon her institutions should cease, and cease for
ever that should refuse concedc 10 the South th
supreme right to manage. direct, dispose of, her
peculiar institutions she might fit; who
would not acknowl ledge that Congress had no right
to legislste on the subject OF slavery either in
the States or Territories, for its extinction
its restriction, or its extension; who would not
10 short concede that the people Of the free States
had right TO interfere, directly nor indirectly
with the institution Of slavery it existed in other
parts Of the Union, and who would not solemny
pledge themselves that agitation this subject
both in and out of Congress, should cease. From
oil who refuse TO give the South these pledges, the
Union party have declared a final separation; and ,
however faithless others may prove, know there
arc men who will stand as firm the everlasting
hills in the maintenance of this position who
would scorn TO have any political conncIion what.
ever with Seward, Giddings, Johnston, G rceley n
Co. on the Wing side, or with the Van Burens
Hale, Chsse, wilmot. Sumner, Preston King
Co. on the Democratic eide. No true man to the
South can have any thing to do with Freesoiler
with party that associates with, gives aid and
comfort. extends the light ofis countenance 10,
Freesoiler. Tbi. is the position of the true Union
party, of the true Southern Rights party and we
repeat, empbatically, THERE ARR MEN WHO WILL
MAGSTAIs IT."
Another Alabama journal, the State Register
noticing the same circumstance, remarks that
distrust of the fidelity Of the Union party has
been declared before, but generally by men
who showed their own sincerity by lapsipg
quietly into reorganzed--that is, secession
ized-Democracy.