The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1854-07-13
WASHINGTON, D. C.
THURSDAY, JULY 10, 1854.
POLITICAL MOVEMENTS IN THE SOUTH


The popular movements in the free States,
provoked by the Nebraska outrage, are pro-
ducing deep concern in the South. For once,
Its politicians begin to fear that they have pre-
sumed too much On Northern forboarancc.
Instead Of tho aeguicscence they anticipated,
they see in every qqarter party bands giving
way, and signs Of gathering storm Of popu-
lar Indignation and retfibution. Already some
Of them are beginning to call upon the Con-
serVative men Of the North to keep the peace,
to suppress these movements Of the People
to prevent the organization of what they style
> great Sectional party in the free States.
d, Such az organization they may justly regard
with apprehension, for it would deprive the
Slave Interest of its Northern allies, and bring
the twenty hundred thousand voters Of the
free States face TO faco against the eight hun
cred thousand voters Of the slave States; and
the issue Of such Q contest at the ballot-box
could not be doubtful
The Southern Wing Senator'S when they
separated themselves from the free States, held
their private caucus, resolved TO sustain Douglas
and the Administration in carrying through
the repeal Of the Missouri Compromise end
to admonish the National TateLigencer that its
opposition to that Administration measure was
not in accordance with the Wing sentiment of
the South, proceeded on the assumption that
the People Of tic North and West should the
measure prevails, would tamely submit, IS usual,
70 tho aggres ion, after few angry protests
and then old party aiinititie5 wouli resume
their accustomed action.
Ere this, they have found out their mistake.
Tho fact that their united demonstration failed
TO secure the cooperation Of any portion of
their Northern friends, even OF the " National
Whigs" on whom they had relied that not
single Wing vote was given for the measure in
either House Of Congress; that every Wing
Pross IN the free States strongly denounced it;
and that Judge Wade, and other Northern
Wings IN Congress, promptly ard openly dis
solved al political connection with thea, ad-
nionishod them That they had oyorshot the mark;
and th-l- anxiety was increased still more by the
issuing OF the Anti-Nebraska Address by men,
bcrs Cf Congress Of al political parties and
by corresponding movements at the North
under The Standard Of opposition to Slavery.
OF course, the first impulse was, to bully the
North into Submission. This lie plantation dis
cipiine A gentleman from Tennessee, with
signal capacity Cor rant and fustiGn, was select
Cd for the occasion--ond he swore terribly.
The burden Of his messy speech was, tho IN
rcasoaabio1es5 Of tho Nolth-it had got to
gu'i1.t--it gst De guie.-Ict it dare do this,
o. % that, and there was an end Of the Union
as fir sho Wing brethren Of the North, II they
woul1 be stiff ard qui5scont, he and his friends
would c5adcsoond 70 acs with them--if not.
they mus pat company--at all events IIsng
hi7 arms up to most painful height and
growing y5sy red n the face, he wished God to
blast h;la and L., Il c-cr he submitted 70 deg
radiation.
The s-and had como and goao, and nobody
complained Of anything bat en- unpleasant
bsn-a:iCn n the tympanurl. The North was
RS moved, and the Northern W-his5 seemed
iaexc0ssblc.
What waa 70 10 done? First buny-then,
cosz; thai i5 the order. Tho Washington
correspondent Of the Phila ielphia North Amer
acaa; epeaking Of the concern awakened by the
determination avowed by Wade and Fessen-
der, writes:
GbIr. Jones' Of To1ncszoe. and Mr.. Dawson.
were anxious to know vhc.her this determine
ton was STANDARDIZATION MIR Seward, Mr..
Cooper, aud q majority Of Northern Wings
II both branches had deliberately formed that
resolution. Means were suggested of recon-
cling tho differences which had arisen. and Of
TeunitiDg the party. Mr. Seward seemed dis
ro5ed TO 2 coaeii.Story policy, but, in general,
tho cold answer was rotJrned-war exists by
10 ac5 q the South annie atoncment for
thai act Of hostility can alone restore peace:
confidence IN Southern honor and rnanIiness of
character lad been forfeited, and it were best
that the Wings of each section should pursue
their feparstc paths"
Turning attention TO the Wing press Of the
South, we see indications Of similar anxiety
no wonder. In the slave States the Wings are
in a hopeless minority. Their characteristic
measures of public policy are not generally
popular in that section; and en- the question of
Slavery, they cannot euFpass the ruling Party
there IN fanahcal devotion TO the peculiar in
stitut;an. UHitsd with the Wings of the North,
fthey stand with Party which at times COM
rnande g majority Of ths American People and
from 1910 to 1852, inclusive carried two cut
Of four Presidential elections, and would have
carried a third, bus for the yacillating course
of Henry Clay ca tie subject of Texas annex
alton, which in al probability cost him the
State of New York.
In such party, there vas field for the
ambition of aspiring Southern Wings; but,
alienated frcn il, what can they hope? All
told, they cannos command three hundred
thousand votes in the South, and left alone.
would soon become poweTioss in every State of
that section. Sach men SIS Badger, Bell. CLAY.
ton, Pearce, and Jones, would be Obliged to
retire from political life, or, like Moesrs.
Toombs end Stephens, take tieir chances fer
the crumbs that fail from the table of their
old political opponents.
Some of the Ho.spurs Of the Press taking
their cue from their swearing Senators, have
proclaimed tho dissolution Of the National
Wing Party. They cannot endure the aasoci-
aticn Of men wbo voted against the Nebraska
Bil-thesc arc but AbOlit;Onists, and as such
should be escheNed by the South.
The following appeared in one Of the lead
ing Wing papers IN the South, the Petersburg
tVa.) Inteihge:.cer, on tho goth of Mey:
The Whlg Pariy.-To any one Of the slight
est observation It must be very apparent that
what was once known rs the Wing party has
ceased 70 exist The name now used sienifes
nothing and represents nothing in a national