The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-06-03
DIVORCE OF NORTHERN AND SOUTHERN WHO
gerry ANNOUNCED.

The Petersburg vrgna) Intelligenccr has long been
one of the most thorough wing papers in the South and
its ability has been than admitted by its adver
sares The following article commenting upon the cond
ton of northern wing politics. will show what position the
Inelligcncer intends hereafter to occupy The northern
wing party has up to this time failed to indicate even by
single voice raised sustain those wings from the South
who voted for the Nebraska billy the slightest regard for
the principles of the which has recently been dis
cussed and decided in Congress The national opinions Of
those wings who sustained Webster to be buried in
his grave Where is Rufus Choate that Boston is in
against the law of the land Where is Ogden Ho
man. who pleaded eoquenuy for the compromise
ures2 Where is Mr. Fillmore with all his promises for
the constitution and all his frmness regard the ug
tve-slave aw1 Where is Judge Conrad of Pennsylvania
once so eloquent for the South Gallons indieren,
duty else basey in communion with the Summers and
Grecleys Of the abolition forces We need not follow the
contrast to this conduct presented by the frank decided
and eloquent conduct of the democratic party Of the free
States That speaks for itself and the people of the South
draw their own inferehces
From the Petersburg tva) In,enigcncer, (whisl
THE pAaTv-To any of the slightest observe
ton, IL must be very apparent that what known
the wing party has ceased to exist The used sig
mites nothing and represents nothing in national Of
the word The socaled wings the North feel
ing in with the wings Of the South and 1t IL idle for
sections antagonstc to attempt 10 unite in eecting
ddae for the presidency These facts have much
WILL been forced upon by the action Of the wings Of the
North For time there who held out or seemed
hold out against the anstca attempts upon the
made by its enemesthc abotionists but
been carried off by the heady current" of soism
and the South has friend among the influential
wings of the North, except Willard Fillmore upon whom she
could rely for aid and support In maintaining consu
tonaI rights, This is melancholy statement truth Of
which cannot even be doubted. People may wish Il
otherwise but fire and water viii harmonic south
wings and northern free soiers The northern wings
have not only deserted the wings of the South but have
added insult injury Their that Of superior n
rior. Their language il, Gentlemen OF the South You
want too much and we cannot yield to your demands As
long you with were willing
ccde YOU il all very well but that ron have set
up for yourselves II Is quite another thing Such language
presupposes vassaiage the part Of the South which,
southern man, Indignantly deny and repei. We bgnoh
ing the bands Of the North but demand will in the
end compel, respect for constitutional righ,.
The southern wings having thus deserted by hyp
ocitcs Of the North, who long played double game with
u.s. the question will necessarily arise TO what
policy In the Absence Of something which cannot
nationally expect believe that wings Of the
tional convention To go into body would place
their throas the points OF the knives frccsoH
butchers II would be endorsement OF treschey and
vile submission to multiplied wrongs insults Should
this view Of the subject be taken by southern wings generally
sincerely hope II may will then be- necessary take
other action We sincerely with that the suggestion
we about make had commended the party by
age, experience and position than We can boast o.
Humble however, we may be, our advice the prompt