The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-05-17
The Natter al Issues In the Cemlng Cam
paign.


We stated some time since that the old issues
which formerly divided parties, will not and can.
not be renewed in the coming contest between
the Wing and Democratic parties. We find
additional confirmation of the truth of this state
ment in the admissions frankly made on the
floor Of Congress and elsewhere. Mr. DEAN,
Of New York. recently made thorough going
Democratic speech which the Pennsylvania
thus refers to:
A few weeks since, Hon. Mr. Dean, Of New
York, made a powerful speech in the House of
Representatives, in vindication of the position
of the Northern Democratic members of Con
gress. II is fraught with many interesting state
ments, and full Of graphic political portraits
Our only regret is that.we cannot find room for
the publication of the emf re speech. We give,
however, few choice exlrats.
One of The choice extracts is this
We have the fullest confidence in the wisdom
and patriotism Of the national conventions We
know that no body of politicians will 90 on.
madly and 'blindly, To make a nomination, with
the certainty that any considerable portion of
their own party, in either of the States of Penn
syvania or New York, will not rally TO its sup
port--that any portion is Iukewarm, and will
stay away from the polls even. If, however.
any party shall do this, it needs not the ken Of
prophecy TO foretell in the result, another evil
dence of the truth Of that aphorism--"Oue
deus ye,dere, prinS dementet" AS to which see
ton Of the Wing patty shall succeed in the
Slaughter. house convention, is quite immalerial
TO the Democracy of New York. or of the Union
for we must expect the whole party, with
slight EXCEPTIONS will go for the man they no
inmate. We can rely upon no organized oppo-
si,ion. We must, therefore, prepare ourselves
to meet and defeat the whole party. But how (?
Not by quarreng about the prospects, or claims
OF candidates, or discussing abstract questions,
which can have no practicability in them in the
next canvass There is work enough for us to
do without attending to amateur matters
work, real wOrk--in directing our energies to
ferreting out the frauds and corruptons, and
exhibiting the enormous extravagances of this
administration, and bringing all in proper
shape before the country.
What are to be the issues of the next can
vass T? Is it not high time they were settled
The Wings say they have abandoned their an
cent ally, the National Bank. That it has got
to be poor, don't wear good clothes, and is out
at the elbows, out of cash, and out of credit
That is the way. When the bank was in the
full tide of its prosperity then the Wing party
was its particular friend. But without cash,
credit, or good clothes, nobody has right to be
a Wing; they may own him on election day
not after. Laughter. "True, true" "That's
it"l
The repeal of the present tariff, or the altera.
ton of its principles, cannot be made an issue
For on the motion of the gentleman from Ohio,
to suspend the rules to permit him to introduce
resolution to modify it, the whole Wing dele
CATION from North Carolina, with but one ex.
ception, voted in the negative. A majority
even of the Wing delegation from New York
did vote in its favor; while some Democrats
voted for it as it was and many others, includ-
ing myself, would have voted for proper reso-
luton on that subject There are Democrats
in favor of modification in the present tariff
on iron and other articles. There are Wings
for it and against it. The Wing party have
ninety-two members in this House, and they
mustered just forty sir-exactly one-half-in
favor of their test resolution as some of the
newspapers in the Northern States call it. They
will undoubtedly seek to make it an issue in
some localities, and have on this. as on other
subjects, a movable platform. But it cannot
become a national issue Most of the great
established by former administrations and are
generally acquesced in. On these, therefore,
they will not meet u.s. There must be some
issue, for it is folly to have contest to put out
one set of men for the mere purpose of putting
in others like them in their places
That the people may know little of the use
that is now made of the $5l 100000 extracted
from the public purse-that they may under
fx.,, nF tko J.. al Al.
administration is using with which to empty
Department of the Interior, commenced March
A, lS49, by General Taylor, and continued now.
Then follows an estimate Of the appropria-
tons.
Give us, then. a leader in whom our soldiers
can cOnfide whose name will raise shout
from the ranks. Is this asking too much for
New York, when she must summon her utmost
energies, or be overwhelmed? But whether
this is granted her or not, whoever may be
chosen, after the selection is made no questions
will be asked as to his age or paternity. On
whichever of the distinguished men now before
the country the choice may fall, or if some other
good man and true shall lie selected, her old
men for council and her young men for war,
united in action, will pour the strength of her
unterlified Democracy on the heterogeneous
cohorts of Federalism, preferring to go under
the command of the hnmblest officer in their
own army, rather than the proudest cap
tain of the enemy. And though on their GER
trail column may be seen streaming, "No prin-
ciples for the public eye" and at either wing
"The Union league with the dev,' "The
Federal Constitution an atroco4s bargain" pe,
standing on the battle. ground of the nation,
under national colors, bearing ulolt, in success
or disaster, in victory defeat, in conflict, and
after its close, THE CONSTITUTION OF OUR
FATHERs-THE UNION AS IT is
Thus, Mr.. DEANS main issue is the reduction
of the public expenditure, the main old issues
being ignored. The closing inscription on the
party banner is patrioiic, but Indefinite.
Remarks Of MIR. Fitch, In the House, on
Public Printing.