The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-10-03


by acclamation Of more sincere and honest sort
Than that which effected the nomination Of George
~ Briggs tAis year,
Again; we oppose TO the Advertisers disayowal
the fact that il does so dsayow the abolionist
utions submitted to the convention, expressly and
exclusively on the ground that they proposed meas
ures which are impraeeabls which cannot be carried
out by Congress; and that it disayows them on no
other ground whatever. In It's view their impract-
eability constitutes their whole objsetionabeness
In further Illustration Of the Advertisers disayowa
and Of the authority which should attach to il, we
quote the following language froo the Boston Cour-
Ter;
"UNLooKED-EoR succoR.--Some days since we
wrote and published few thoughts on the Value
Of the Union; an article which has been republlsh-
ed IN the Washington Union. The additional cir
culaton i obtains by appearing in the columns OF
that Journal, u ample recompense for all the hard
thiags said in the editorial remarks which preeede
il. We did not expect to and any support of our
views nearer home; but the Daily Advertiser has
come to our aid Ia two articles which have just
appeared in that paper, reviewing the late wing
State convention, Il ia pretty distinctly admitted
fhat nothing can be done TO bring the slave States
on 10 constitutional ground, and that there IL no
remedy against the eaeroachments Of slavery upon
ly what have insisted uponi and therefore, Il the
northern States will not submit TO arbitrary and I'M
constitutional dictaton, they must secede from the
Union. Such is the only inference that we can de-
duee from the leaders Of yesterday and Monday IN
the Advertiser We stand in relation to that paper
very much Sir Anthony Absolute, in the play,
did TO Mrs. Malaprop. lie thought il would be IN.
wise TO contend against the position she assumed,
because every third word Of her argument was on
his side Of the question"
And finally, in reply TO the Boston Advertisers
disavowal, which the Integencer relies upon as in
itself conclusive against all the array Of proof we
have offered, we refer to the lnelIigeneer's ex
plieit endorsement of the address and the resolu-
tons, Objectionable as We have shown them TO be-
which were adopted by the wing convention. The
Intelligencsr's language upon the subject we have
before quoted.
And now we charge against the lntegencer it.
self that in affecting to rdieule the changer to the
south" and to our whole Uaon, which is apparent
enough in these the whg movements in New Eng
land; in giving eountenanee and endorsement to the
wing measures adopted, and to the wing opinions
prevalent in that section Of the country; in this
courSe, the nelligencer, charge is only carrying
out the same spirit in which il has acted for long
time in reference to foreign policy. Il has not
hesitated to do its utmost, to embarrass and
discredit our government in the prosecution Of
our war against Mexico. Ii has not hesita
ted to write and publish articles, adapted, If
not designed, to cheer and insPirt our enemies
1t has held up TO them the difficulties OF the
war on our part, and the alleged approaching
failure Of our treasury" IL now lends its counte
nance TO a movement among the wings Of New Eng
land, adapted, If not designed, yet farther to comp
cate our relations with Mexico, by bringing into
them unity and prematurely the question Of the
extension of slavery. II lends its countenance to
this wing movement, aiming, az il manifesty
does, to invoke the abolition spirit, Of the
north, to aid in fastening upon the south an
odious and oppressive taxation, under the name OF
protective system. II thus countenances the
wings OF New England in their fell purpose Of dash
ing against each other the feelings and the interests
Of different sections Of the Union. II ridcnles the
idea that the institutions of the south in danger
when il cannot but see the spirit of abolition which
taints the proceedings Of the wings of Massachu-
sets, assembled in convention, and which clearly
enough manifests itself in the course recently pur
sued by the wings of New Hampshire and Of
Maine We charge, that the Inteigencer is false
to its country when it proclaim that there is no
danger to the south to the federal union in the
spirit thus manifested by the wings Of New Eng
land. Let the wing party through the country rail-
ly in such spirit and let prevail in such spirit,
and we hesitate not to say that the south is in great
and imminent peril, and that our Union in such a
contingency is little better than rope Of sand I!
But of such result, we have no fears. The refuge
and the remedy are in the soundness and the
strength of the democratic party of the country,
and in the prospect of its permanent ascendency.