Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1854-07-01

salts a are nov predicted Nor do We feel by any
fully convinced that the vote upon the Nebrsss bill a
fords such nfalble test Of orthodoxy is imagined
We do not conceive that there is any actual difference In
the relative soundness Of Wings Democrats at the
North upon the slavery question Let be remembered
too that there motives which sometimes operate to
affect votes other than conscientious desire to discharge
the duties imposed We would suggest to our gloomy
contemporary to "cheer up"
FROM THE SELMA (ALABAMA) REPORTER OF JUNE y.
PARTY OnaANuzArIoSs.-The wireworkers of the two
old parties which heretofore divided the country are
evidently taken aback at the present state OF ponca
affairs and at loss to know what tack TO take II
order to reach haven The truth is the great men
Of the country their graves and there is no master
spirit either party to whom the masses Of the North
and the South the present crisis disposed to look
for guidance.
In such state Of affairs il is natural to suppose there
would be many conjectures and many recommendations
as the future Of those who heretofore
the two old parties IF the country.
The Democrats are evidently uneasy as the Wings
They do not look with compacency upon the prospects
Of the future They see that the great party which
placed Mr. PIERCE in power is dwindling away and that
any plan can be devised by which Northern and South
ern Wings can unite upon candidate, Wing will be
our next President The Southern Democrats are con-
stanty harpng upon the unsoundness of the Northern
Wings the slavery question but not word have they
say about the rottenness Of their own allies ut the
North this question They boot at the idea OF
the Wings Of the South meeting with the Northern Wings
in council, and modestly suggest that they enter the
Democratic wigwam, and smoke the calumet OF peace
with such men as John Van Buren, and Others For one
We not prepared as yet for such step.
FROM ALBANIAN (TtscUMBIA, ALA OF JUNE %
SOUTHERN WING CONVENTION Southern Wing
papers have suggested the proprety of calling South
ern Wing Convention to determine the duty of that party
in the South in view of the present equvocal position
occupied by the Northern Wings. We can perceive no
for hot haste in the matter Better wait and
what shape the moulding of Northern parties will
assume for if we are not much mistaken in the signs OF
the times all parties there in state of chaos. The
elections of this and fall at the North will indi
cate pretty clearly what course it will be the dRy Of
Southern Wings to adopt; and they have ever yet
been found fearless and firm in the support of what
they considered the best interests of the country regard
less of party ACKNOWLEDGMENT have fears but they
will adopt the course which will be indicated by patriot
ism and sound discretion when the proper time for action
| shall arrive.
While upon this subject may well bring to the
minds of of Democratic friends that, if oppo
son to the Nebraska bill has ''entirey aboltionized
Northern Whggery, they assert Northern Democracy
is not by The same rule, rery heal state We cannot
do this better thap by quoting the orcble and logical
article from the Frankfort Ky Commonwealth (which
we have already copied above,