Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1852-01-03
The Text and Context of an Ultra Whig-Why
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Mr.. Toombs, Of Georgia, in speech made at
hilledgeyille, in and about the time he was elec-
ted u s. Senator defined his position in words
and figures to wit:
/. That up to the year 1886 there was no d.
vision in Georgia national politics-the State
having, before that period, always belonged, with
out division, to the old republican party.
e. That from that period two political parties
began tc divide tie State on national politics on
the issues Of national bank a protective tariff,
internal Improvements by the general government,
and distribution of the sales of the public lands,
and continued to do until a very late period
when the first of these measures became an .'ab-
solete dea, in the general sanction by the nation
OF the present mode of keeping and disbursing the
public money, the second put to rest by general
acquiescence in the tariff of 49, which he consid-
cred sufficiently protective to domestic indus
try, the third as having afforded any we'll
defined ground of party action either side, and
the fourth as being extinct in the mortgage of the
proceeds of the sale of the public land for the re-
demption of the debt arising out of the prosec0-
ton of the Mexican war
g.. That the old issues between parties in Geor-
gia having thus entirely passed away and become
extinct by the of events the necessity for
the old party organizations had passed away with
them, and the only national question which should
now engage our attention is, which of the parties
at the North has been the soundest on the slaScrs
question, and was most likely to ihgraft the prin-
ciples embraced in the platform Of the consttu1
tional Union party of Georgia upon their national
creed e?
A. That those measures of the late Compromise
which were especially intended for the protection
of the South were voted for by "a out of So
Northern DEMOCRATS in Congress- by only "a oft
of 80 Northern Wings, BY al the Southern Wings
except three or four and by about half of the
Southern Democrats.
5. That the Northern Democrats have in every
State, gone into the recent elections with faith
full adherence to the Compromise as part of their
political creed and condemned all agitation for re-
peal or modification.
6. That in no single instance have the Northern
Wings planted themselves on the Compromise in
good faith, but that, controlled by the Serard
wing of the party, they have either condemned it
or insist upon agitating the question of repeal or
modification of portions of it.
7. That although he could not undertake to say
positively what would be the result, he felt bound
in candor to say where the principles of the Geor-
gia platform would be likely to carry us-and that
was, to act in unison with the national democrats.
8. If, however, he should be disappointed in
his expectation that the national democrats will
ingraft the principles of the Georgia platform up
their creed, (for as to the Wings he had no hope
from them, he would appeal from both Of the
old organizations to the nation, and endeavor to
rally party that should carry them out-pre-
the institutions of the South, and the integ-
rity of the Union.