The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-10-18

racy. n vet more OD)ectondDic uSastiouS It's
hearing upon the organization OF parties throughout the
country 1t unfolds the dread banner of seeon
NJ partisan organization 1t rallies the north against the
south-,he .slaveholding against the slaveholdng
States 1t thus brings down upon at once, and in its
l power that great peril to country, to our Union,
and 10 our free institutions which the Father of his Coun
t at the close of his life oresaw and against VIII ch
he gave TO his counrymen, his Farewell Address, his
most emphatic and solemn warning
q, In contemplating the causes which may disturb
Inion occurs of serious concern, that any
ground should have been furnished Tor charac erzng
ties by geographical Observation-Disclosures and south
em-atanc and westerns whence designing men may en-
deavor TO excite belief that there is real difference oil
local and views One OF the expedents OF party
TO acquire influence within particular districts, Is to mis-
represent the opinions and aims Of other districts. You
shield yourselves much against the jealouses
and heart bunngs which spring from these msrepresen
atons; they tend render alien each other those who
ought TO be bound together by iraierna affection"
In view of such considerations these it seems diff
cult understand what rational motive lead por
ton of the democracy of New York to secede from the
moderate pursued BY the Syracuse convention in
relation TO the Provso doctrine, and endeavor thus to
fierce sectional agitation Is it the wish OF the
leaders OF the movement in New York to off the
democratic party OF the north from all alliance and SYM
paihy with the democrats OF the south Is it their
WISH democrats, thus to hand over the country
to the control of the whgs by refusing all compromise
upon that question of slavery which, since it
first agtated in the convention which framed the cons
tuon has awaysbeen settled in spirit of compromise
which settled in 1920 when the State Of Missouri
came into the Union, and which was so settled for
third time when Texas was admitted What sudden
change has arisen either in the principles of consu
ton, in the relations TO each other of the different
States OF this Union, that this spirit of compromise upon
the subject OF slavery, thus adopted from the first
and thus persevered in by the democratic party to
the happes results upon the growth and prosperity OF
country, should now be abandoned Upon what
ground il that the democrats, who moving for this
convention at Herkmer assume now to say, with the
wings of the north, that there shall be no more compro
mise Cancellation between the different parts of the
Union this vexed matter OF slavery On what ground
is that they democrats, TO disorganize and
break up the democratic party of the north upon that is
sue We firmly believe that these citizens do compre
bend the spirit which their proceedings must awaken
throughout the SOUTH The southern States accepted the
Missouri compromise 1920, though they felt its accept
to be concession of their equal rights to the
territory under the constitution By that compromise
and by that concession the south will still abide They
will yield to it, They will sacrifice their strongest
scruples to it, from their sincere devotion TO the
blessed union of their country. But further than
this, the southern States cannot and will not proceed
Their interest in the subject is and too absorbing
Their determination is fixed. 1t cannot be changed
They will never accept the Wilmot Proviso They will
consent TO be put under the ban Of the confederacy
Copartners in this glorious partnership of sovereign
States, they will claim in the most concilatory and
compromising spirit fair chance of participation in any
territory that may be acquired by blood and
common treasure They may not, and we believe will
not settle the territory that may be acquired from
Mexico with their peculiar population. The citizens of
northern States and foreign emgrants likely
settle that region in sufficient numbers 10 control the
organization of the States that may be formed from the
territorial governments, but the south demands al least
the opportunity OF selection.
Do not the leaders of this movement look to some
OF the consequences that may follow any general
adoption of their views' The idea of southern
convention to unite all parties this subject, hav
ing been extensively agated, and not without diff
Guilty hitherto repressed, is not yet abandoned
We have regarded that proposition with no sails
faction Are the Proviso democrats anxious to bring
about this rally OF opposing sections' Is it thus
that they hope 10 carry out the ascendency in gov
eminent OF democratic counses and measures? If not,
then to what one rational end is it that portion of the
New York democracy organizes itself apart, and
prepares to unite with the wings to break up the national
organization of the democratic party by forcing this Pro-
vso doctrine upon the SOUTH the defeat of our
cause the certain CONFUSION, and 10 the possible pros
tration, of our federal Unon'
But even this Herkmer movement succeed? Will
they be able to spread the wild-fre which they
tempting to kinder Will they spread through the democ
racy of the Empire State itself We will not believe it.
Will it spread over the democracy of the north We
still less believe it.
Against all such attempts we firmly believe the sound
and true hearted of the democratic party through
the country have deliberately and firmly taken their
stand. They will plant themselves upon the ground of
the Missouri Compromise They in the principles OF
that great of Cancellation pledge for the future
stability and peace of the Union. They will see in it
which, leaving the question OF slavery below
the compromise line, any State States TO be
hereafter established territory TO be decided by
majority of the people there without the interference of
Congress- will the question OF the establishment
of slavery in the territory from that congressional
action against which the south has long and so con-
stanty protested and which the north ought not to de-
sire. They see, too, in the Missouri Compromise
measure peculiarly adapted TO present circumstances
in view of the fact that in the territory be acquired from
Meyico the establishment of slavery will from physcal