The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-06-20

terests Of his State and his constituents, industry
and perseverance which were unequalled, are any
passports to public favor in Indiana, Mr. Wrigh
must be successful. We publish his letter at full
1length, TO show the monstrous and alarming doc.
Strines which are advocated by his competitor. We
cannot, for a moment, believe that such principles
are generally held by the wing party in Indiana
VIM. Lloyd Garrison, and his INSCRIPTIONS and
disorganizing fanatics at the North, have resolved
in solemn convention, that our blood-cemened con-
|stitution "pas league Nth hell" and that We the
descendants of the patriots who formed that sacred
Compact, were not bound by its compromises.
But little did we expect to hear that, in lS45
|ularly nominated wing candidate for Congress in
Indiana would publicly declare, on the stump that
the hree-hfths representation-that great oompro-
mise feature in the constitution which secured as
p onious adoption-was dead letter. and that
1mpromise, to which such wings as Clay and
Harrison were parties, and which settled the vexed
Missouri question, was to be disregarded.
Indiana, as State, has never been tainted with
political abolition. Democrats and wings have de-
bounced their MISUNDERSTANDING schemes, and a
brighter uminary than Mr.. McGaughey will have TO
rise up, before the people will be led from their
path of duty. Mr.. Wright was a
representative in the last Congress from free State;
land whilst he did not profess to be the friend of
slavery in the abstract, he was the friend of his
country and its constitution, with all its conces-
|sions and compromises.
RockyILLE, (Indiana,) June 9th, ls45.
GENTLEMEN: As matter Of curiosity wish to
state to you some of the important questions in con-
|troversy in this the seventy congressional district
between my competitor (E. w. McGaughey) and
myself.
Mr. McGaughey takes the ground
list. That he would have voted against the admis-
Ison of Florida into this Union unless she had been
prohibited from having representation upon the
|three-ffihs Of her slave population; and, on this
ground, arraigns me for my vote for her admission
I'd. That he will vote, if elected, to repeal the
Joint resolutions for the annexation of Texas for
THE same reason-that she is entitled to like rep
presentations that he has objection to either Flori
Ida or Texas coming into the Union slave States
provided they are deprived of their hree-flhs rep
|resentation
Sd. That Congress had the constitutional right to
3prohibit the admission of the several savehoding
States that have been admitted into the Union since
THE adoption of the constitutions for having repre-
[sentation of Notwithstanding the constitution
have reference only to the original thirteen States;
that Congress exercise that right whether the
State asking admission has been acquired by treaty
Tor otherwise that slave States as SUCH shall have
al the rights apperaning thereto, except the repre-
sentation of three-hfths.s
My competitor asserts that this doctrine has been
|contended for by Mr.. Adams ard other distinguish
led men, and this being new to me, and having daily
Ito discuss these questions, have concluded to let
|your numerous readers know what new things we
Hoosiers can raise under our constitution which
1.-THE trainers of that instrument, and our learned
statesmen down to the present time, have never
Thought once of mooting.
Yours, respectfully,
JOSEPH A. WRIGHT.
Messrs RIrcHiE d HESS.