The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-06-21

TIE SOUTHERN WHIGs-THE Foe LIFTING
The wings of the South having formally cnt
aloof from their late free soil Seward brett i
of the North, it has become an important ques
ton "where are the Southern wings to go?"
Mr.. Webster, when he found himself one mon
ing, as q wing, left !" solitary and alone" in
Captain Tyler's Cabinet, put the question to
Faneuil Hall, "wherc am to go?" and there
| was no response. Not SO with our inquiry coa-
corning the Southern wings. In remarking
upon the project Of an independent Southern
| wing convention, as thrown out by one Of til
| wing journals Of Virginia, the Columbus (Ga.)
| Times and Sentinel thus meets the question:
The wing party, as party is aboltonized, and it
will he treason to their section for Southern wings longer
to affiliate with II. There are but two for the
TO take. lst To form sectional organization. I'd To
Join the democracy The first course is recommended by
this is unquestonabiy the proper policy. But If the OBJ
ec to remain in the Union ard control action of
The government then cooperation with the democracy
| the only alternative. If allow that the Southern
wings carry the whole South into separate section
al organization Of which however, there no probabi
y they would still be in minority and the government
would be in Northern hands The South must have allies
at the North then to enable her protect herself from
the sgg1essons Of the abotoniss. We cannot do with
| out them If we would. But Why should turn
back upon friendsy There many Northern demo-
Gratis who have stood by every ISSUE and struck
blow for blow and received wound for wound with in
every battle with the aboonsts. They have richly
won our confidence Why should not the whole South
80 into the next national democratic convention
"Why should not the whole South 60 into the
next national democratic convention?" Let
the Southern wings themselves answer In the
meantime the democratic party itself must un-
dergo thorough publication and re-organiza-
ton before we can have any satisfactory pro-
mise Of a national democratic convention. The
whig convention at Baltimore of 1862 was the
last national affair of that party and the de-
mocratic convention of that year has resulted
in such affiliations Of the administration and
the party with the Buffalo free sellers, that IN
lees they are weeded out, nobody has any right
to count upon another.
Let the wings of the South hold their gene
raj convention; but let them carefully avoid
fusion with the democratic party till they
know what it is to be. We have in New York
two democratic parties--one the old national
State rights hard shell party, the other the
Buffalo free soil soft shell party in league with
the administration and the secession wing of the
Southern democracy. Can the wings of the
and disunion elements? Is not the basis of a
great national Union party more clearly indi-
Gated in a junction Of oil the repudiated Union
men of the South, wings and democrats, with
the tried and trusty Union conservatives of the
North, of both partess Unquestionably. Can
not Mr.. Toombs and Mr.. Stephens wait little.
to see which is to be the national democratic
party OF the futurei Or are the wings of
Georgia so anxious for corner that they are
ready to take the present incoherent and incon-
gruous democratic party as it is, free sellers,
,ecessionists, administration, Cabinet. Office
holders. and all? We trust the Columbus Times
and Sentinel will enlighten us little further
upon this subject. 1t is important to know the
party inciinations of the Southern wings. but
more important to know how far the principles
OF the constitution and the Ui,ion are to control
their future movements.