The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-06-01

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bent TO their purposes. He stood between them
and their prey, he thwnrted their schemes of
public plumber, and hence forward they we're bent
| upon his destruction. This accounts for the op-
position of the leaders; but with this the peo-
| pie had no sympathy. The Compromise mea-
sures were, therefore, very adroity made use of
| until Frecsoil delegates secured II was
thus-aided by fraud and trickery-that 80 for
midable opposition to Mr. Fillmore, as indicated
by the delegation to the National Conve ton, was
secured. But the Wings of the Old Guard-the
National Whigs-thosc who adhere to the an
cient landmarks Of the party, and who are above
and beyond the reach Of Frcesoil infiuence--wI
do justice to one who has done much to pro
mote tho harmony, advance the interests, and
preserve unsullied the character Of our common
country.
From the Memphis (Isnn.) Whig, Nay Is.
| Secession and Abolition.
The appeal of yesterday has the following:
"Our neghbor OF the Whig maniiests good
deal Of socitudc as to the support which the Com
mocrats. He is awful frad that these gentry will
yet dissolve this glorious Unon, blow up the Com
promise, and play the dickens generally, should
| they get into power. No one will be surprised at
such innocent credulity, however, when it is
known that our neighbor is one OF those who can
see more virtue in Northern Abolition Seward
w big than in Southern State Rights Democrat.
| The Whig is desperately alarmed at the fact that
| the Democratic State Conventions of Virginia Ar
kansas. and one or two other Southern States have
met and adjourned without any mention of the
Compromise: Now, we would be perfectly willing
to receive this as good honest, patriotic fear wero
not for the fact that III all 1--WE believe every one)
of the Northern Wing Conventions the Compro.
mise has not only been not mentioned but it's cup
port and maintenance denounced and repudiated
and such conduct has aroused our neighbor's
approximations either TO their loyalty to the Com
promise measures or devotion to the Constitution
and the Union. Vive la Hurabugp'
Our neighbor is disposed to give us credit for
sincerity in believing that the State Rights De-
mocrats are Tin their own language) "the worst
enemies Of the South" and would itself recog.
Mise tho apprehension legitimate and "po-
iofic "were it not for the fact that in all of the
Northern Wing Conventions the Compromise has
been denounced and repudiatod.' The appeal
admits. however, that the Southern Democra ats
have utterly failed to avow their friendly dispos-
ton towards the Compromise, and in the same
breath charges US with preferring Seward Wing
to a State Rights Democrat. AS we are of those
who are disposed to give to the admissions and as
sertions of the appeal the considerat which the
high standing and intelligence ofits editors enitle
them to, shall take occasion to state this matter
clearly and unequivocally, and where the Ap-
peal has placed its own party, with itself at the
head.
cordial and unqualified approval of the Com
promise measures is regarded by the Southern
Wing party as an Indispensable prerequisite TO
their support OF any candidate for the Presidency
They are the open and avowed advocates of the
series Of measures which the most rabd fanatics
admit were the only ones which, one year ago,
saved this Union from dissolution, and any dis
turbance OF which they are opposed to, believing
that it would involve us in labyrinth OF dangers
and difficulties, whence the most acious states-
men would despair of extricating This is the
unanimous sentiment Of the party and the press
South; and every Southern Wing Convention has
affirmed this platform. The Aprsal will not hazard
its responsibility by controverting these state
ments. Now contrast the course of the Southern
Democracy upon these questions with The conser-
vntivc policy of the Wings In epery convention o|
The Sout.srn Democrats pess measmfs haze either
not been noticed, or r.sre rersncs has been made,
IL ,cns IN deprecGtion Of them.
Now there il direct issue between the South
ern Wings and Democrats. The former are for
the Comp romise, ard desre that il rhall be re-
garded as 6noi,fy. The latter opposed 1t from its
inception to it's passage. and Gin the languageo Of
the Louisville Democracy "now contemnit" Their
conventions meet and fail to endorse them, or il
they allude to them, they did in Louisiana, they
declare that they do net regard that a oomJro.
mise, phen oil the advantages Uith Ms North, aud
by which The South gains nothing" They are op-
posed 10 the "fnalify' Of them. Every we'll
informed man will bear us out in this statement Of
the relative position the southern parties.
Now, then, let admit for the sake Of argu-
ment that every man, woman, and child, north Of
Macon and DiIon's line, is opposed TO the Compro-
mise. Admit that, without distinction Of party,
that the entire North 10 nrrayed ngain,t the sprit
Al mir anf, 10
the language Of the appeal their efforts are unceas-
ing "to remit US where were previous to the
adoption Of the Compromise and to put sgnin in
jeopardy the harmony md Union Of the States
Which Of the two southern parties arc the most
closely allied TO them?
But common sense and indsputable fscts fur
nish the answer. The APPEAL has admitted that
the southern Democrats have given the Compro-
mice tho go-by; IL dare not deny that the Wings
have mndc IL zine qua What man true TO
the interests Of the South longer regard the
Democrats With any degree Of oomploecncy' Let
IL be known abroad that the organ Of Democracy
in this city, whilst denounoing in most unmensur-
ed terms those persons TO the North who arc OPP
po,ng the fnaIity Of the Compromise, ncknow-
ledges that Southern Democratic Conventions have
given these measures no approval whatever, but
openly avow their dislike for them ell Let the
the coming canvass Let IL be known distinctly
that the Wing party South are the friends Of tho
Compromise and the Union, whilst the Southern
Democrats and Northern Abolitionsts stand
ing opposed 10 them. Bot 1t lie not even true that
the Northern Whigs wish TO disturb the Compro-
mice now. To its 6nOiy, asa test Of political or
thodoIy, they may DO opposed. But the conven-
tions Of Northern Wings have always recognised
the laws Of Congress as the "suTreme ioto Of the
land !" and have exhibited no such hostility to the
Union ms the State Rights Democrats. In letter
which, we believe, the drpeol published from Ho-
race Greeley, writing to the New York Tribune, IL
lie stated that the Northern Wings will support any
good Wing, without reference to his views upon
slavery, provided the finally Of the Compromised
not made tho only hsf Of orthodoxy. Now, whether
the Baltimore Convention will insist upon this test
cannot cay. That they will run man Who is
known to be Compromise man out and out, no ono