The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-03-10


We did not intend to refer again to tn
coalition between the Republic and Union OF
the Census Printing, because the latter Pape
has for day or two abstained in commend
able manner, from further controversy with US
But the Republic of yesterday, contains the fol
lowing: ~
at is row some weeks since the Soulher'
Press intimated that there was bargain o
agreement between the Republic and the Unio'
in regard 10 the census printing. The denial o
this allegation by the Union we supposed woul'
be sufficient TO prevent It's repetition. But il
its yesterdays impression, the Press open
proposes bargain on its account, and again in
sinuAtes the existence Of the bargain to whic
it had before alluded. Sundry Freesoil organ
have repeated the same allegation, till we deem
it proper for us to deny that any such arrange
ment between this journal and the Union exists
or has existed"
Now, the grounds on which We based thu
imputation of coalition were two-fold, viz
the course adopted by the parties and the
friends publcly-and information of the mos
authentic character communicated to us conf
dentially. II must be known to everybody
familiar with the tactics of parties in Washing
ton, that much is done, and attempted, here
which never meets the public eye And we
would be exceedingly verdant if we did not dip
into the Inducements of policy, TO know what
is going ON. The Scriptural admonition TO
the Apostles is quite applicable to the purest OF
public men here f" De ye as wise as serpents,
and as harmless as doves" We shall now,
therefore, describe the political phenomena
which have attended this movement.
On the return of the senior editor Of this
paper from the West, about six weeks ago, he
found it engaged in controversy with the
Union, on account of the frequent and emphatic
endorsement, by the latter, of the Proclama-
At the same time the Union was insisting
on the reunion of the Democratic party, and
the necessity of harmony and Cancellation. And
at this very time resolution was pending to
give the Census Printing to the Union. Know
ing that this Oficious and continual praise ofthe
Proclamation and Of FooTE and COBB was Of
fensive to the great body of Southern Demo
Gratis, we inferred that the Union designed either
10 dragoon them into it's support, or that it re.
lied on support outside of the party. We were
naturally led to suspect the latter, not only be-
it was more probable in itself, but be
cause it was in accordance with the support it
had already received from the administration in
its course on the Executive Printing. For this
administration, whilst keeping up a continual
cant and din about the faithful execution of the
laws, had persisted against the decision of its
own Attorney General, in Withholding the Exec
utive Printing from the Southern Press, which
was entitled to il according to the plain terms
of the law; and thereby secured it for the Union
In further confirmation of this view of the case,
we observed that the resolution, offered in the
Senate TO give this printing to the Union, was
not moved by the Chairman of the Printing
Committee, Mr.. BoRLAND, who was the proper
organ of the committee, hut who was South
ern Democrat and an opponent of the Compro-
mise, but by Senator BRIGHT, Northern Com.
promise Democrat. And we observed also that
when it was discussed, Mr.. BApGER,a Southern
Wing, of the same peculiar stripe of politics
with the Republic, manifested by long speech
remarkable zeal and anxiety for its adoption.
1t was thus apparent to US that the Union had
fortified itself against the opposition of South
ern Democrats by the co operation of Southern
Compromise Wings. And we now assert that
we are assured from confidential and unouestion
able sources that the editor of the Republic him.
self, he who now makes the disclaimer we have
above quoted, manifested not merely a desire,
but an anr'e'y for the passage of this very reso-
luton, giving this very job of the Census print.
ing to the Union. And therefore his disclaimer,
instead ofshowing what many would infer from
it, proves only quite the reverse 1t proves that
the relations and fraternity of the Union and Re.
public were such that the latter, or its friends,
expected as mailer Of course or of strong prob.
ability, that if the Union got the Census lob the
Republic would profit by it. And this zoe dar,
the Republic to deny.
Now, we understand the game of the Repub.
lie we'll enough. 1t is the special organ of Mr.
FILLMORE And ne il the special filality of
the-Compromise- candidate, and relies mainly o
his nomination on the Southern Wings, who hav.
adopted that platform-some Of them with tn,
descriptive proviso. 1t is the interest of Mr.
FILLMORE to have that policy or platform pressed
on the Democratic party. Because, if the latter
adopt it, the Philadelphia Convention will b,
threatened still more with the detection of the
Southern Wings in case of its rejection. Mr.
FILLMORE also, as Wing candidate, is Interested
in the division of the Democracy. He fore.
sees the probable division of the Whic par,v
and ia that event, might become the candidate
of thsSOnion party. And he knows that III,
Demoesstic party cannot be united on the Com
promise. Hence the Republic of yesterda,
morning, as before, has an article haunting tn
Democracy, and attempting to provoke tn
Compromise portion of it, by telling them tina
they are controlled by the Freesoil and seces