The Southern Party

Thero are strong Lndicotions in tho souihern popers of n disposition in bol!) parties to uniie at the soutli in defcnce of STnvery, ns proposed by Mr. Callioun. - ITcro is an extract f rom an elcctionporing articlo. in llie Riclimoml Wliig, the lending VVhig paper of Virginia, which pointedly sprak of it. In this communicfttion, reforring to t'c claims of Mr. Newton, u Whig candidato for Congres.?, the writer says : "This stnrtling "proviso," wliich pased the House of Representativos, carne upon us, to use langu.ngo of Mr. Jefierson, " like a fne-bell at midnight." We see cloarly the fixed lieterminalion ofn very largo portion of the Narthern deleg.'itii.n to trompis on Southern righ's. in conjempt of the spirit of compromise, which was dentified wilh í lie formation of pur Confederacy itseir. As Southern men, we must regard tliis queslion ss of iwRAMOL'.vr impoi'tnnce, and we think it portends great changos in thn organiziition of parlies ; perhaps the formation, befare the nexl sessiou of Congrcss closes, of a grcat Southern party. We will not, however, gpeculate on this subject farther, but come lo ths candidates pow before the people of the distric'. We know not whnt particular issues tl.ey mny hr ing before the peoplñ at this time The action of the President is entfiiling upon tlie people of this country the present war ; the conduct of the uarsince it commenced ; its cfii'cts on i lio Xreasupy ; and, above o II, i;s operatien on the theory of free trade, - and these may be discussed by Mr. Newton, in his lucid and logical manner. But we ihin'k, fweknowtho man, the subjec'. which most occupies his mind, is the issue now before the Congress of the notion, on which that :leccentric politician," os Mr. Rifchie used to cali Mr. Calhoun, hns taken so noble astand. On Ihis subject Mr. Newton, and all Southern Whigs, must act wilh Mr. Callioun. Il is a of the first imporlance thnt Yirgstaheuld seud a n a'ulc nnd wei] nfinued ndpgntion to the lower house of the next Congress, to defend the rights of the South from the fanaticism of the Nortli. In Mr. Newton, the District would liave a representativo aaned io the tecth on this subject." So rnuch for Southern Wliigs. They are for making resistnnce to the Wilniol Proviso iho "paramount" question. - Let us see how the Democrats oí Virginia regard it. TheRichmond Enquirer, thelending Democratio paper of Va., in answennga concspondent of the Whig,whohnd tauntingly asserled ihat the Democrals of the South were ready to support the candida'e of the Bnltimore Convention, "even though a Wilmot Abolitionist - ," snid, - "Whtle the Democratie party nrc il favor of nppenling to the patriotism, gooc sense and judgement of tlieir associates from all paits 01' the Union, assernble; in friend'.y consulta! ion as to the fittes candidate lo be suppórtèd for the Presi dency, no one, save " Ilampden," ha. dreamed ihat tho Southern Democracy will stistnin any man, who is not per fectly sound upon the slavery qiipstion Thai question orerrides party, and if the Norlh atlempt to push upon us a candidate at all tainted in that respect, the Snuth will stand up for its rights and "touch not the uricïonn thing." It is nol true, then, that the Democrats of the South will support the nominee of the Bnltimore Convention, should he be %'A Wilmot Abolitionist." The very reverse is true as " Hampden " must know. - ff?" The Southern Deniocr.-vcy will go inio Convpntion with the implled condi tion thüt no " VVümot Proviso" man i to be nominated : for in that event the Southern members wi.ll retire and'act fi tirviseh-es - and their uhion upon thi vitnl point will bring the Norlh to thei senses, and force them to present a mai who can receive the support of the South ern Democracy." Or In n nother column we have pub lished a stntement of ihe recent slnve case in Detroit, as furnislied by our mr respondent there. We undersland iha the slave catcher w;s in ihis place som days sincOjlooking ftir his lost "prnpcrlij.' As the trial for kidnapping willshortl come on, we forbear all remarksonth c;sc al present. We will say, howevei that the aid rendered to him by citizon of this State in his ncfarious onterprisc is another evidencc of the ;ropricty o passing a law similar to ihose ofl'enn sylvania and several Enstcrn States, by which all our citizens sliall bo forbidde to aid any human blood hound that may be on track of the slave. If Michiga must be a hunting gi'ound for human pre}', let the flght bolween master ani slave be a fair one; or, if there be any nterfcrence,let it be on the side of mercy and justice. Public opinión among u is fully prepared for sucli a law ; and is is needed as a restraint upon those mercenary wretches - tho.se modern Judases - who, for a few cWTIarv, are eagcr lo scll their broiliers blood.