Newbern weekly progress., 1860-12-11
THE GREAT HEALING DEMOCRATIC
PRINCIPLE


John w Jenkins VIM. H. Wheeler.
THE GREAT HEALING DEMOCRATIC
PRINCIPLE.
The indirect, unconstitutional, spirit and
motive of the Nothern States in passing their
anh-fugitivc slave laws, it is well known to the
South, was the subject Of objection and remon-
STRANGE on the part ofevery Northern Demo
crat and Democratic press. The brunt OF the
battle for States Rights fell on at the North
aud we fought it Loyalty and perslstantly up to
defeat, and have continued to do so to the
present day, when the Democrats Of the North
who are entitled to the name-are found as
true to their creed as the party has ever been.
In the face of every discouragement proceeding
from friends or enemies they have stood man
fully to their duty, knowing no North, no
South, no East, 10 West, but the Union ana
the Constitutional privileges of the confcd25ra
ton, as they belonged to all sections. They
were contcnted to do their whole dqtJ, cheer
! fully and patriotically, the while ip<ucnccs and
! circumstances operated to den?oTallze ana dis
courage them most fataly-&nd they are ready
to endure everything now, rather than sacrifice
that rectitude Of principle which has borne
them loftily above all modification arising from
discoura .rements and defeats.
This being the case, it seems to us-a sort of
| independel,t spectator Of the field of national
! troubles-t,a at our friends Of the South, who
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scruple not to cast reflections on Northern
| men, because of the late late Republican tri-
umph, and the con sequent elimination OF the
causes for secession, are rather gratutous IN
their manner Of comforting blame. We think
revisal of their own con duct will convince them
that very liberal share Of it rests On their
own shoulders.
When Whiggery, in 1852, began 10 toy with
Abolitionism and offer her marriage, Demo
t1TT0
" united in principle and purp ose. Both sec
tions were one in giving vitah y to the Com
promise Measures of 1850, as embodied In the
Kansas and Nebraska Bill. Both were, as if
with one voice, approvers OF the Cincinnati
Platform, which ratified the soundneaS OF the
territorial policy mentioned The pres mt gov
eminent in its sentiment and action, up to a
certain point. confirmed the justice ana Wis
dom of that policy. That point was the in
! fraction of the Kansas and Nebraska act, which
/ the South unwsely favored; and from tina +
time until now its action has completely stuIti-
| fed and finally defeated Democrats both
! North and South. The South suggested the
action Of the government which produced the
Lecompton trouble The South initiated the
( Senate resolutions in 1859, which tied the De
mocracy hand and foot to Southern policy
/ impracticabe and impossible at the North,
wherever consistent Democracy lad enduring
vitality. The South coalescng with a gov
ernnent poWerless to carry out the object Of
the coalition, solely with the purpose of putting
down Stephen \. Douglas-the only man who
could have reconciled the claims to constitu-
tional justice, made by the South, with the feel
ing and influence of the North-Gnd secured
to the South the full measure Of State Rights,
and Of equality in the Territories. The South
in doing deviated from the recognized path
of democracy; the North was true to that an
cient and undying governing principle This
truth sums up the Democratic party history
for the past slN years
The South has made great mistake: and
it were better at once to acknowledge that she
has done SO, and thereby aggravated the
mutual Democratic defeat of both sections, than
to reflect on the North, wherein her own in
fiuence has proved our opposition, and most
decided Weakness Had Douglas been allowed
to succeed the principle he advocates would, in
practice, have finally settled all the heartburn
ings which have arisen out of the Territorial
question. We hardly believe there is a South
ern man open to conviction who will, to-day
deny that the principal of Non-InterVention
with slavery in the Territories is the sole pros
pectiye cure for the jealousies and agitations
which raise themselves up with such threaten
ing mcin, and causes Us to tremble for the safe
ty of the Union, per &c, and for the integrity of
the noble example every true patriot has prayed
it would continue to be to those who, like our
fathers might have the courage to place them
selves beyond expressions power. The South
has not gone so far on her way to disintegrate
the Union that she may not, hOnorably and
safely, come back to the resumption other con-
stitutional power, and the adoption of princ-
pie that will ensure her justice and prosperity
III the Union. We invite her with cordiality
to come back to the united struggle agnst
tionaIism and fanaticism which cannot outlive
| our union as Democratic party. five have
used the idea Of blame with reference to the
past. it is in the sense in which it may be ap-
piled to that patriotic pride, and jealousy the
integrity of their rights and privileges, which
often leads men to temporarily forget their bet
ter Judgment and discretion We, here at the
North, ere many months pass over, will be uni
ted as one Democratic phalanx under the ban
ner of Intervention and, for ourselves,
we can see no evil practically imminent which
can hinder the South from joining with US, aud
+ doing what necessity and the soundest discre-
ton compels us to do-and what future pros
poets encourage US to do, namely: ''BIDE OUR
Tine
An exalted Englishman. short time since,
grew rather boastful. in the reading room of the
ST. Nicholas Hotel, in referance to the big
Ship Asserting that she wasn't the Largest
steamship hold Hingland could hereof" he asked
quiet individual in the group what he thought
of her. 'Wen' replied the individual. shell
do very well passenger boat on the Erie Ca
nal, but she's slow for river business
| The receipts into the Treasury for the week
! ending Monday 50 217 900, about $2.000
! 900 of which were account of the loan,
/ and the remainder for Customs. The payments
were So 256 900, of which 81 S2l GOO were for
! the redemption of Treasury notes and public
debts, leaving subject to draft nearly $3566.0 900
/ The Customs receipts from Charleston have
largely decreased
Marlborough House, London. is being con-
yerted into aresidence for the Prince of Wales.
The whole of the interior of the building Being
remodeed, and will be decorated in the most