Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1854-07-01
FROM THE MOBILE DAILY ADVERTISER or JUNE %.
THE WINGS OF THE SOUTH.

long editorial article reviewing the position OF North
Wings upon the Nebraska BILL arriving at the con-
clusion that impossible for Southern Wings longer
to aternize with them politically and recommending the
holding at no distant day Of Wing Southern Convention
The Democratic press quite natural, have been
very active in spreading the Intelgencers article and
in several instances with conceaied qualification have
accompanied it with iaudatory comments. AS Wings
long since learned how to appreciate the friendly and d
ntecd counsels of the Democracy and the conduct Of
the Southern wing Of that party during the Ad
mnstration in relation to Freesosm at the North has
been such exat either the wisdom patriotism
Of its political Gamaels sufficiently in esteem to
make US Southern Wings willing to learn policy
duty at their feet As yet few Wing journals have
noticed the article in question: and but one-the Mont
gomery Journalthat have assents to its
nendaons 1t is not surprising that the conduct of many
Northern Wings both before and since the passage of the
Nebraska BILL should passion and excite disgust in
the breasts of Southern regarded belonging to the
political faith; but such moments of excitement
not the most favorable for originating judicous and we'll
considered plans for the future of great party nor are
counses thus sent forth particularly disDgushabe for
wisdom or discretion. The proposition is to hold a
Southern Wing Convention consider the policy and
duty OF the Wings Of the South in vew Of the fact
that the Northern Wings by their opposition to the Ne
braska BILL have rendered impossible for the Southern
view, their aversion to the being based upon the
suppostion that it avors the institution of slavery and
Southern interests"
The above proposition assumes in the first place that
the Nebraska bill is to be test Of whiygcry secondly
that the opposition of Northern Wings thereto was on
count of supposed advantage the South was to gain by
1t and thirdly that Convention is the proper means
protect the interests Of the South Let dispassionate
y examine these several particulars in the light Of
son and fact and how far they should influence the
Judgment and action Of Southern Wings
Are prepared TO make the vote the Nebraska bill
test Of Wing orthodoxy? brief reference to the orr
gin and history Of that will aid in arriving
AUST conclusion The country at the assembling Of tn
present Congress enjoying profound quiet under tn
operation Of the Compromise of 1850, solemn
ratified and made part their national platforms by tn
two great parties dividing the country, when unsocite
by single Southern Journal and, far has yet ap
peared without the advice Of single Southern represen
tstive, Democratic Senator from Illinois introduced
clause into the Nebraska bill directly repeating the Mis-
souri, Compromise After coquetting with It awhile tn
Administration declared in favor Of the MEASURE and 81
ter long and bitter struggle it became the law Of th
land On its face this bill proposed to repeal settle
Snent which had, at least nomnay, endured for NOR
than thirty years. and under which the South althoug
Justly feeling herself the worsted party, was willing
continue because IL bargain II the North, move
by spirit justice and comfy, proered to remove til
restriction to which she under exciting circumstance
assented she could not be expected to reject
tardy Justice but from FIRST to last no one was ever q,
thorzed either in Congress or out oft in behalf Of eth