The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-02-25


North against the Southland has given much
strength and power to the anti-slavery sentiment
And now again, the South bars the way TO thu
new and perilous policy of intervention in Euro
pean affairs.
Now we must be permitted 10 say, 10 dis
charge of our duty to the whole South, anc
notwithstanding the bitter personal feelings
which have recently been excited between
Southern men, that this new question taken IN
connection with the recorded declarations OF
the Southern Rights and Union parties, brings
them more closely together than the Northern
and Southern divisions of the national parties
now stand And that although we have spoken
without reserve, in condemnation of the course Of
the Union party at the South, we would
not permit these personal animostes, nor any
party interests to govern us, so as to pro-
long the divisions of the South, if union of hel
sons is necessary not only for her sake, but fol-
the sake of the Constitution, and for the sake OF
the established traditional policy Of WASHING
TON.
We do not mean to insist on distractions
We admit the right Of one country or govern
ment to interfere with tho affairs of any other
for Sc f. preservation or self protection. But we
maintain that no such case as yet exists, and that
no,o it is our policy and duty to observe rigid
| neutrality as to foreign nations.
Nor do we now propose to renounce one Jo'
| b,, a,;1 fka fam
promise We reiterate here, and now, that il
was no Compromise, that it has not stood, that
| it cannot stand.
Looking, then, at the political combinations that
are proposed, at the questions pending, aud al
the events impending, we must say that the con-
tingency of a union or compromise between the
two existing parties at the South is an event
which might as we'll be taken into the conside.
ration ofthe statesmen and patriots ofthe South
as we'll as the politicians, quite as well as some
ofthe other combinations proposed.
The Intervention policy is no transient or tri-
vial thing The idea of regulating the affairs OF
Europe, and of liberating her masses, is per-
fecty conformable to the vulgar and popular
conceptions of powerful people, and morbid
philan,hrophy. The love of conquest and OF
victory-when has it been resisted, either by the
multitude or the monarch
| And then are there no domestic questions be-
sides the Compromise on which the South and
the North will differ? What is to be done with
the public lands? The policy of the North is
now rapidly tending to their entire conscation
and surrender to the pauperism of this country
and Europe. Even Mr. WEBSTER has avowed
this policy Is the South ready to acquiesce
Will she, after surrendering the right of occu-
pancy to large portion as fnahtH surrender
the right of ownership!
But it may be said that the idea of the union OF
the neutrality-suspicious. because even lift were
to occur, she would be in minority-and would
be powerless Far from it, whenever the South
unites she will always obtain the cooperation
of some one portion or another of the North or
one question or another, and will thus avert OF
mitigate mischief, if she cannot control the
course of the federal government. Illinois ant
Indiana, Pennsylvania and New Jersey, ant
California will on some one question or another
and in fact, on several act with Che South.
These things we insist again deserve con
sideration And we beg of the whole South tt
tranquize, at least, the personal excitement
which has resulted from the late contest ant
leave reason and principle undsturbed to ac
for the welfare, not only of the South, but o
tho whole country.