New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-05-04
Talking Practical Sense.


Under the caption Of Southern Party the Mobile
Register of the LIST ns contains interesting and
a sensible article. We thus specific because the
Register is strong Democratic paper, and because
too many strong Democratic papers, while zeaously
urging the necessity of union of the South for the
sake of the South make it paramount consideration
to speak SO violently and virulenty about their poti
cal opponents as to render cordial union of the
Southern people well nigh impractcable in any con-
ceivable contingency
The Register assumes that the Old Line Wings and
Americans should affiliate with the Democratic party,
because it is the only party in the country that acts
as breakwater against the black pillows of Northern
fanatcism Granting, for the sake of argument, all
the assumptions questionable and unquestonable, of
our Mobile contemporary, what does the sum total
amount to Nothing of any great moment, that we
are able to discover The South is in minority both
in the Senate and the House of Representatives. and
IL s os snre IS that the seasons will fulfill their ap
nointed rounds, that the Northern majority will grow
n,uch LARGER in both branches of our National Legs-
ature in two or three years. while there is not the
smallest probability of any increase IN Southern In
fuence. With but few unimportant exceptions the
| North is in the hands of the enemies OF the South
in the hands of the Black Republicans. The Democ-
racy has proved itself wholly inadequate to the task
of stayinp the onward march Of Black Republican,
ISM Yield all the leaders ofthe Southern Democracy
claim for the Northern Democracy, and there Is pre-
cous little hope left for the South that they Will be
able to accomplish anything for the South. Besides,
the South is unit on all questions OF vital moment
affecting Southern honor interests or welfare.
We regard this syren song of party as the worst
omen that frowns down upon the South from the
political horizon. 1t forbodes an immensely OF evil
and carries with it not particle of good. Neither OF
the existing partisan organizations are competent 10
save the South They will be- 1t Is not IN the
nature of things that they should be. And, II our
people will only look at facts as they are il they Will
only read the future from the past they Will traple
under foot the WORKOUT banners OF former struggles
obliterate all memory of ancient anmosltles anu rally
under the new aud the only standard that promises
either safety or protectiona Southern standard pure
r and untarnlshed.
The salvation Of the South depends upon the
, South-not upon any party, Democratic, wing OF
+ American If the Southern people choose to trust
any mere party with the custody of the future they
will find themselves, first dupes then victims, anc
when too late, will discover that they have forfeited
and lost the ability indispensable to self preservation
We will now append the conclusion of the Regis
e ters article:
v On the other hand the patriotic Wing or " Amer
:, :. CAM may accomplish everything, by co-operatn
= with the Democratic party. For the safety of tn
T. South it is only necessary that its people be animate
h bv a single will, and contemplate the same Object
l. And this result is to be attained by no painful an
- humating sacrifices All that is necessary is, tina
Il obsolete and Insignificant issues be submitted an
pOstponed to the supreme interests OF the South
dyidual and party disputes should be suspended III
,e der the shadow of common danger-to be resumed
>, if need be- under happier auspices. So in ancer
y Athens where the feuds of faction ragged with til
greatest violence all the differences of party wei
to closed up to repel the foreign foe. Are we less cap
o BILE of the highest efforts of patriotism? Is not OF
: necessity as great? Why then does any individual
1t the South suk in his solitary tent Ii the patriot
n Wing and " American y had any ally in the Mort
n he might urge some apology for refusing to coopera
,g with the Democracy. But there is no Wing,
% " American party in the North. Everywhere BlaC
III Republicanism is triumphant, or is resisted only
re the Democracy. To strengthen the Southern wing
IT. the Democratic party, is to reinforce our friends
m, the North to secure unity here, is to guaralt
ou ascendancy there.
Ter The necessity of complete union of all parties
nd the South is evident and undeniahc. 1t is equal
of obvious that every true friend of the South shou
inf suspend his preudices and his amosities, and col
49, bne with the Democracy in avertng the comm
~ danger
iul We hope the Register will not weary in the go
IN work it has commenced-that of inducing its pal
contemporaries to speak kindly and respectfully
ar opponents-of those who in minority, have as mu
ng at stake as other citizens and who necessarily
md not be found wanting when the hour of trial arrv
If it can effect this the greatest obstacle in the
Get of a complete union Of all parties in the Soutl
'rh will be removed.