Washington sentinel. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1855, 1854-08-30
THE POSITION OF THE NORTHERN
DEMOCRACY.


full of interest. It's position is of the utmost
importance to the peace and stability OF the
confederacy. The Wings Of the North are
making strenuous efforts to collect all the ele
ments of faction and fanaticism, in order to
form great Northern sectional party, prepare
tory to crusade under Wing leaders and anti
slavery banners, against the rights and institu-
tons of the Southern States. Ifthose elements
can be united into one party strong enough to
overthrow and crush out Northern resistance
to its Ubiquitous plans, there would soon be
sectional and fanatical majorityin both branches
of Congress, and Chief Magistrate with sec
tional and fanatical sentiments, would soon be
elected to register its edicts and execute its
destructive purposes.
But fortunately two obstacles oppose them
selves to this sectional crusade. The first con-
sists of the difficulties the Northern Wings will
encounter in uniting, combining, and controlling
the different factions ofthe North. The second
and most important, consists of the patriotic
resistance of the Northern Democrats TO the
fell and fatal schemes Of their adversaries In
many of the Northern States the fusion of the
Wings, Freesoilers and Aboitionists has taken
place; but as yet these different elements have
not been able to construct a new and perma-
nent organization. In other Northern States,
the Wings adhere to their former organization
and recommend it as being the best which can
be devised to carry out Freesoil and Abolition
IA ~ etc will
be impossible to unite all the forces Of the
Northern factions. There is not patriotism
enough in the materials of which corrupt com
binations are made, to give them stability.
Among the leaders of such men power plum
der, and official position are the strongest, II
not the only, bonds ofunion. Hence it almost
always happens that their attempts at ANAL
gamation are defeated in the beginning by
rival aspirations for pasts of authority and
command, or, when successful for time, they
are speedily overthrow by defeat or by fierce
contests for the spoils Of victory.
Thus far the Northern Wings seem deter
mined to control the fusion organization if 1t
should be perfected, and to seize upon the
lions share, if not upon the entire bulk, OF
plumber which may be collected in the fusion
forays it is attempting to set on foot. When
The National IateUigencer announced that the
Fusion victory in Iowa would insure the cleo,
ton of Wing senator by the Legislature of
that State to succeed Hon. A. c. Dodge, it
spoke in accordance with the deductions of OBJ
serving and rejecting men. The Wings ex-
pect, as matter Of course, to enjoy the bene-
fits of the Iowa election and they will expect
to enjoy the benefits of every triumph which
may be won over the Democracy OF other
States. The Fusion party is nothing but
Wing scheme to further its own advancement
and it will become nothing more nor less than
the Wing party fully committed to abolition
sentiments AS this fact developes itself,
portion Of those who have heretofore belonged
to the Freesoil and Abolition organizations
will become dissatisfied and drop of, leaving
the Northern Wings strengthened only by
such of their new allies as they can attach to
and retain. in their organization by the seduc
tive influences which power and place always
exercise over corrupt men.
The Democracy of the North, however, is the
chief reliance oftNose who appreciate the efforts
which are being made to organize sectional
party and who foresee the lamentable conse
uuences which must follow their success.
If the sectonalsts should overrun the North,
they will command majority in both branches
of Congress, and will have nothing more to
do than TO carry out their infamous de-
signs by the force Of fixed geographical
majority. The battle must, therefore, be
fought in the North; and the glorious task OF
protecting the Confederacy from q sectional
party, stimulated by the most fanatical pas.
sions TO the accomplishment of the most de-
structive objects, rests upon the Democracy Of
de North. They have the earnest sympathy of
eve,.v true Democrat in the South but unfortu-
nately the Democrats of the South cannot cross
Mason and ,nixon's line to aid them in beating
hack tho enemies ,,f the Union. The decisive
struggle must be made in the North, ana the
Democracv Of the North mus. bear the heat and
burthen Of the day, and Withstand the pres
sure of the conflict. The Wings, Ffeesoiiefs,
and Abolitonists understand this. They see
where the decisive field Isl and they know whas
banners they will encounter there. Hence 1t
is that they are arraying their forces against
the Democracy of the North, and taxing all
their energies to combine an army strong
enough to overthrow the gallant men who have
so often stood between them and the Constitu-
ton they would destroy.
In order to stimulate their followers, the
Wing, Freesoi, and Abolition leaders in the
North, place the whole responsibility of the
repeal of the Missouri restriction on the North.
orn Democracy; and throwing all issues be-
hind them except those connected with slavery,
they seek to excite and exasperate their fol
lowers BY denouncing the Northern Democrats
AS the allies Of the South, the friends of the
,cto,o povar and tho enemies of Freedom