The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-10-25

they that both the honor and the equal rights OF thu
southern States saved In this position of compro
mise they refuge from the dreful evils of /
sectional array of parties. Compromise is the only
panacea which allay the spasms of the slavery
agitation. 1t is in view Of participation in thu
new territory, opened TO the election OF her people
by that great act of compromise which, in 1890, still
ed the commissions of Union, that the south now
sees way presented in which she may be true at once
to the federal Union to the of the country, and to
herself Bound to maintain all the rights OF her peculiar
institutions, the south has yet other interests She has
her great stake in national honor and prosperity
She has her partnership in this our national war The
best blood of her has been poured in its prose-
cuion Ad long as her equal rights respected IN
the acquisitions resulting from it, miserable sectional
calousesno premature doubts discussions about the
availability proftabeness of slave labor west of the
Rio Grande-will induce her oeonsent that such wal
shall close in failure and discontinue without indemnity
and without honor!
| But while we thus protest against the conclusions
drawn by General Thompson from his premises we CON-
mend his views to the careful consideration of the Pro-
viso democrats of the north. If any reliance is to be
placed upon his testimony these attempting to
break up and denationaii-e the democratic party upon
what is. at best, chimeauseful for practical
purpose whatever demanded by necessity; good for
nothing if carried out only to insult and inure and
humilate, if they endure it, the southern States OF the
coniederacy Yet says the Evening Post, the withhold
ing of such issue from the creed of the democracy is
''the way to break up apary" And the Tribune, which
desires nothing much TO the democratic party
so broken up quotes the sentiment with abundant lauda
ton.
We have the misfortune to differ with both these au
hortes The democratic party has heretofore been the
party of our national Union. 1t will not now be broken
up by the warning of unjust ssue-baTen and profit
less at best-and which, if urged, must convuse that
Union, and may rend it asunder.
From the Greenvile g. C) Mountainecr
The SPEECH GENERAL THOMPSON WIIMoT
PRovIso.-The speech of General Thompson at the
ing Saleday last, prepared by himself, appears in
paper and will doubtless be read with interest On
the Wlmot Pevso General Thompson expresses feelings
becoming southern statesman but it is with much
gret that him far separating himself from his
State, and might from the country, i'm advocating
he does the doctrine of territory This is en-
phaticaly the doctrine OF wing politicians, gotsup,
have heretofore said in reference the of others
the subject with the view of avoiding the Wlmot Pro
viso by virtual surrender to the demands Of the abo
tioniss pedging ourselves never in all come
add another foot of territory to provide outlet for the
slave population OF the southern States thereby fixing our
pose in resisting the Wilmot Proviso One motive which
governs the whg politicians 1--WE say politicians for the
people OF party generally approve I'D in first starting the
doctrine Of territorial acquisition from Mexicoin other
words, no indemnity justice from Mexicois
the surface, and pal pabe view, that the wayaring
man, though fool need not theein 1t is desperate
remedy, conjured up to keep together the northern
and southern wing party, and, as usual, at the ex-
pense of the south 1t iavore doctrine OF Senator
Berren of Georgia, in the Senate last To keep
himself in the ranks of his party he had support all the
northern wing poiticsarif, bank internal Improvements
Nc NC but being able, not daring sanction their
abolition he hit upon the expedent of lodging the
sity of separating himself from the wings and their fortunes
(amongst which he calculated their nance of eecng
President, and giving him some high office, doubt and
the only way do this he supposed was exclude the
south from territory, and them of COURSE there
pd be Wilmot Proviso to split asunder the whgsno
if the abotionists did therein gain the end sought
by them Of combining the southern States fixed limits and
extending the savehodng States the shores of the
Pacific. 1t supposed possible that this doctrine would
be embraced by the wings generally, and carried Vain
deluson and than vain In the history of the world
there is no OF nation provoked by another
and conquerng of country, and expanding
blood of the land, and then ngoriouy giving up the
conquered nation every thing acquired by the conquest
No people earth sanctioned such doctrine and
least OF all VIII Americans do So Ihe generality OF the
wings themselves have yet done SO, except perhaps u
the strictly abolition sections of New England but in the
and in the SOUTH and especially with that party in this
section OF country they have not given In 10 any such doc
trine-and we trust wllor the sake of
dating portion of their politicians.
1t is for the purpose of attacking the motives OF Gen
Thompson that we deem it proper expose the
territory doctrine. We are saying nothing that
have long since expressed the subject and
not abandon position conscenously assumed because
he has given in to the doctrine of territory and
goes far advise that fall back the Nueces
thereby making surrender, Think to Mexico 1t
very natural that public man, thoroughly associated with
particular class of politicians should fall into their
The National Intellg cer has recently recommended this
Gen. T., it is known vehemently opposed
annexation of Texas, and contended that tho north
would inevitably it into free States excepted
prediction which utterly failed. lIc believe and
many Others preferred that should be bowling wilder
ness, rather than into the Union and that dis
trct of the State of Maine dear than all Texas
So now have a continuation of the views. The
north, he tells us has double strength and will have
things their way-again prefers wilderness between
the Nueces and the Rio Grande. Vain expectation again
say The voice of the people of America which we
may revereny say, in this respect, the voice OF
God, procaims the settlement of the wase places" and
lot the evidences blossom the rose" God has no.
made the and the dry and' in vain, and the COM
mand multiply and eplenish will not be reversed pre-
the dissolution of wing politicians and to enable them
to 20 round the Winot Pfovso.
As to the justice of the war, and all that, presume
that there are few who really suppose had oil
war with Mexico, although may suppose that the
might possibly have been avoided by little de-
lay but ALL except very few indeed, will unite in the
sentiment that the ueachery and nsocnt bearing of Next
co deserve some rebuke and the only compe nsaton
receive the south and the NORTH and to the west,
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