The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-12-03
SYMPATHY BETWEEN THE "INTELLL
GENCER" AND THE EMANCIPATION"

SYMPATHY BETWEEN THE "lNrELLl-
GENCER" AND THE "EMANCIPAToR,"
The National Intslligencer, not content with hold
ing up Mr.. Jefferson as abolitionst, has now
taken to praising John p. Hale. That journal Of
Saturday last contains an article headed New
Hampshire, from which we extract the following
paragraph; .. -.....
s.O,tracsm will not long be tolerated in this re-
public. II is the last feather that breaks the eamei
back. To John p. Hale is due the honor OF resist
.nee TO political expalriaiion. No sooner was he
turned out Of the synagogue for his vote on Texas
Than he appealed To the people. That appeal was
sustained The seat which he filed in the last Con-
gress remains vacant, and the united strength OF the
democracy is impotent TO hll II. Mr. Hale wss The
inheritor Of old school politics, but fell into demo-
cratic hands, where ne was caressed and made an
IDOL But his good sense revoled against the shack
lss Of his party. He thrust them of, and found
himself free. Thanks to his independence. BY the
impetus which he applied to the political wheel the
State was resuscitaied. Awhig governor, coancil,
and legislature have been restored, and MIR. Hale
himself with the ehivalrous Cilley, are returned to
the Senate OF the United States"
Thus, this John p. Hale, whom the greater part
OF the country regards an abolitionist apostste
from his democratic principles, is now receiving
through the Federal organ that "hOnor," which is
alleged to be his "due" He is said to have resist
ed political expatriationo This is the slken
phrase, in which the Inteligencer chooses to wrap
up the inquity and the odium Of Hale's endeavor
to mislead the democracy Of New Hampshire from
their fealty to the constitution, and commit them to
measures and principles papably at war with the
safety Of the South and the permanence Of our Fed
sral Union.
The Intelligeneer will, doubtless, be pleased
70 find that il has companion in this, Its
work Of panegyric. The Emnneratnr had al
r,ady given to the Federal organ It's cue in
this matter. In that notorious sheet, we Ind
the resolutions proposed by Mr.. Hale in the
legislature Of New Hampshire in June last re-
ported at length together with his speech in sup
DOR, Of them, which is of course made the subject of
strong editorial commentator. The resolutions,
a. NAV be naturally inferred from their source,
take the broadcast and strongest abolition ground.
They denounco open war upon the institutions Of
the South, and summon the legislature of New
Hampshire to make every effort "for the suppress
sion and determination Of that terrible scourge Of
our race-human slavery" To show the character
of this mans politics. which the Intelligencer thus
undertakes TO commend to the people, we make the
following brief extracts from his speech, though we
feel that they have no right place in the columns
Of any journal regardful Of the well being Of our
country. and of the most sacred compacts Of our
constitution: H. .'..... \, .3a...f e.
"Mr. Hale said the time had come for the people
to act upon this question of human liberty. The
issue is forced upon US; we cannot now be inactive.
To remain inactive is to act-to act basey, coward
ly, dishonorably 1t has been asked, sWhat has
the north to do with slavery She question should
be, What has the north to do with LIBERTY"
''Mr Hale thanked God he spoke for no party
He implicated no man in what he might say He
was an simprudent man'--an 'impractcable politl-
cian' What has the north to do with slavery
This moment the nation Is engaged IN war for the
support Of slavery at an EXPENSE II the estimation
of distinguished senator be correct, of i've hun
bred thousand dollars day. New Ham,pshre's
proportion of that expense is ten thousand dollars
per day! How could the members Of this House go
home and meet their constituents, bending their
backs to the sun and their faces to the earth forcing
a subsistence from an unwilling soil, and these
operations for the establishment Of slavery 60.
ing on upon the Rio Grande, at an expense to
their scsntily filed pockets Of $4,000 day, unless
they manfally protested against this Outrage and
crimel The gentleman knew well the reputation
that attached to those who opposed the last war,
and which seemed to palsy the public mind in re-
gard to this encounter with Mexico, but he was
ready to Dranu tnl5 war, WntH We Iouh W tHt
causes Of its origin, as unparalleled in infamy In
the annals Of modern history. a
"Mr Hale was well aware no should be accused
Of the Inconsistency OF his present sentiments with
previous acts of his life He cared not for such &C
cssstions He confessed change Of sentiments on
hi. oaestion. He thanked God he had changed.
RI, ,sire e,ill waa for light if not now fully right
on ,bis .rcat matter, he might change more. He
,y.s n,as. anxious TO be right to-day, than he
to defend his conduct of Yesterday" ...
Tbere il mn, n more Of such stuff. But we have
already quoted m, IRE thsu our readers will have pa
thence for. Such is the politician whom the Ma
tional Inellirencsr and the Emanci pator now "de-
light to honor ~ . .....} -..... ,.....
But the other senator from New Hampshire,
Mr.. Cilley also comes in for STARE OF the Intel
lgencers encomi1,m; and he, likewise, as well as
Mr.. Hale, has attracted the very favorable attention
Of the Emancipator and oth,>r kindred JOURNALS
The same number of the Emancit 'ator winch pre-
sents MIR. Hale's speech to the ad. niraton OF "e
people, contains the following notice of Mr. Galley;
"The election Of Col Joseph Cilley, Of Noting
ham, to gil the vacancy in the United States >enao,
will give great satisfaction to the friends of II, cry
IN this State, and throughout the Union Col. I VI
ley IL well known as an active and decided liberty.
party mani and representative Of the party and
the State IN the highest legislative body of the nt-
ton, he will do honor to the principles he processes
Did the most sangune friend of freedom ever dream
that the liberty party would be represented in the
national Senate in ls46, and that, too, from New
Hampshire" ... .-.e
Would il not be advisable for the "Intelligencer"
lin view of its previous course in reference to Mr..
Jefersous opinions, ana in view of the facts here
set forth yto 'dehne its position" in thus culogzing
the abolition movement in New Hampshire We
wait with some interest to see the next step which
the "lntelgeneer" will venture to take in support Of
This movement, odiou. as ii is to right-minded men