The Daily Union

The Reorganization of the Democratic Party in the South. Instead of imitating the coarse and illiberal sentiment with which a few of the pretended organs of the democratic party comment upon the efforts of the Washington Union to heal the differences which have been occasioned by the sectional organizations in the South, we prefer to give our readers more reliable evidences of the good sense which is displayed by sound, substantial, and intelligent citizens in that quarter of our Union. The subjoined letter, from a sterling democrat living in Mobile, is worth more than all that the "Federal Union" of Georgia has published for the last six months, as the true indication of the feeling of the democratic party. This last journal repeats the complaint made against us by the disunion press of this city, because we omitted to transfer to our columns the whole of an article found in the "Journal and Messenger" of Georgia, the general scope of which authorized the inference that the constitutional Union organization of that State would ultimately sustain the nomination of the national democratic party. It would have suited the objects of the "Federal Union" if we had extracted only into our columns such views as were calculated to widen the breach already existing in the ranks of the democratic party. "The corrupt transfer of the Union party to the national democracy"—"the coalition between the seceders, nullifiers, disunionists, and abolitionists"—"the treachery of Messrs. Cobb, Foote, Clemens, & Co."—are terms that figure conspicuously in the "Federal Union," but such as we do not feel inclined to adopt. MOBILE, Alabama, Jan. 28, 1852. I have no doubt you feel highly gratified at the evidences you have seen manifested lately in the South to reorganize the democratic party. At one time the crew seemed all to have deserted the democratic ship, and you were left alone as the pilot. I attended the late democratic convention at Montgomery. We had a very harmonious co-operation of the two wings of the party in this State. The ultra southern men, however—many of them—refuse to come in, and have given notice of a convention early in March. This is very well. We have already taken on as much weight from this class as we can well carry—especially in North Alabama, which is a union region. The Union party in this State is in a state of great perplexity. They hardly know where to go. They have placed Senator Clemens in a dilemma, too, by nominating him as elector on their ticket. If he accept the appointment, the Union democrats who have assisted in reorganizing the party will withdraw their support from him. I prognosticate a higher position for the democratic party in the South in future than it has ever held. For many years it has been regarded by the public as a mere party of administration; but the republican principle of strict construction of the federal constitution has been demonstrated of late years to be of so much importance in the vindication of the rights of this section of the country, and consequently in preserving the Union, that the party acting on this great principle must enjoy more of the public confidence than it has ever done. The political caldron in this city is boiling impetuously. The democratic party here has been much mingled, as you know personally, with disunion material. A separation is now going on, and it may cause us to lose our local majority. Even this, however, is uncertain. The ultras may strike their flag and come in. We shall know when their leader, Mr. John A. Campbell, returns from your city.