The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-11-09

To the Editor of the Union:


the returns in the secretarys office, it shown that the
democracy have majority federalism of FIFTEEN
HUNDRED AND SfXTY-THREE in an aggregate vote
of 2o9,2o7 This majority is from the vote on senators
and representatives, and is fair as can possibly be
made out The abolition vote is 1879 making the total
vote OF the three parties 2i3,5s6. This falls very far
snort OF me vote that Ohio give but this is always
me case when there is governor President elect
Inc yote' however, at this election would have been
much larger had 1t not been that the election day an
exceedingly wet and disagreeable day. This much
70 the disadvantage OF the democacyour strength being
IN the country townships, and that Of the feds being in
the r Clues and towns near to the election polls.
! The battle was fought in Ohio by the feds on the
same plan that their friends in Mexico fighting
gallant army-on the guerilla system In counties such
kers live in abundance, they fought openly against the
war; and took the side of Mexico while in other parts
OF the State where Quakers less abundant their
candidates prolessed leehe patriotism; but this
was merely for the purpose of catching the votes of the
men OF their own party who could not stand open trea-
son. The men they have elected, with few exceptions
are, think, sufficiently imbued with toryism TO carry
Out the views OF Corwin and probably pass resolutions
sustaining him in his unpatrioc last session but
II their candidates had taken Corwins ground on the
war, entertain doubt but that should have de-
feated them in the legislature, with all their ad
yantages in the districts To believe anything ese would
De dong injustice to the people OF Ohio, who have
sent SIX REGIMENTS OF their gallant to the
All other great national questions LETT untouched by
mem ana II our papers or speakers tried to bring them
or the tariff it labor lost; as on these questions
they were silent as the grave In Short experience has
SO completely proven the alsity of all their awful pre-
dctons regard to all these great measures that re-
quires more than an ordinary man to presume SO far
upon the ignorance of the people as TO agate these
Old worn theories OF federalism; they are emphacally
buried las our Gov. Bebb would say sin the ashes of de-
spalr" And now, after we have through SO many hard
political battles, established these great financial measures
and the people, almost without DIVISION satisfied with
them and say to the democratic party, Well done, good
and faithful servants" new question is thrown into
our ranks for the purpose of dividing US. that federal
ism may nde INTO power over our divisions, and undo
| a ND tnpHxu fhn -
aude to the "Wimot Proviso, the latest and most ride
ulous humbug Of the day yea equaed only by the fed
eral issue of No territory Since the adoption of
the federal constitution, the bonds OF Union have
been strengthened by the union of the great democratic
party Since that time our glorious Union has grown
| from the old THIRTEEN up to TWENTY-NlNE free
and Independent State sovereignties; and during that
time the old federal party has continued cry "our
country as 1t Isl, ''no more territory, &c. and nowith
nation have continued to spread the glorious principles of
our government over this continent They have done
this, because they stood united for the good Of the
try They have increased and strengthened this Union,
@ ,es no sectional question was permitted to interfere
SOUTH the east and the great west have stood shoulder
to shoulder through all this prospery and shall they
IDLE humbug as the "Wifmot Proviso'" The good
| sense of the democracy will say, no
The democracy of the Union have established reve
nue. tariff they have established Independent treasu
ry-hey have finally defeated the passage of United
the party OF all sections of the confederacy They have
done this like men obeyng constituency governed by
principle They can only sustain these measures by the
same union that they were able to pass them and well
does federalism know this They know full well that
so long as the democratic party are united and present
an undivided front, their labors are OF no avail. They
know full well, that unless they invent
to divide the democratic party, they can never engra
their odous and worn-out theories upon our government
Therefore any and all means that their fruitful magma
tons devise, will be used to division of the
democracy that federalism may ride into power our
division, and run rio. with our government They have
frIpi IN do fvh Sin
their own mems hands, they have failed. But now they
have taken new plan, and are endeavoring to accom-
sh the same object by putting their tools into the hands
of men in our ranks and, that they think the thing
Is fairly under way, and the object fairly accomplished
each federa!ist who wants the credit of having invented
the plan, rises up and claims the honor Daniel Webster
and many others OF like kidney will, | have no doubt
rise up and rob the distinguished individual whose name
the mighty nrention bears, of his glory land the of
WnMor will go down to poserity clothed with the honor
OF having tried to divide the democratic party with tools
invented by the high priests of federalism, and met with
audable efforts
AT the last session of Congress the "Wilmot Proviso
was gasped at by the wings when it offered by the
worthy member whose name the banng BEARS with all
The eagerness Imaginable and sustained by their votes until
they thought the wedge was driven into the democratic
party sufficiently to destroy it when, 10 and behold they
were seen quietly withdrawing their motley forces from
Its support and declaring it OF emo practical eect and
even Mr. Corwin denouncing it as dangerous ques
tOn" In this agree with them; it is question of no
practical effect and only originated for the purpose of
federalism.
The question OF slavery that has long agtated
the people OF this country. 1t was troublesome ques
ton with the trainers of the constitution, and by them
was settled by compromises but had then had such
men IN that convention as we have -a-days that
vention would not have been able to form a constitu
ton at all or effected union of this glorious coned
eracy of States Faction would have prevented it but
thankful that factioniss did not prevent at that
day, and have full confidence that the good sense
Of the people will prevent any injury being done our
Union by such factous spirits laboring to do
am far from being friend to slavery | believe
that the slave States would be better off without negroes
either slaves or free as | know in the free States
would be- but they have them, and am for letting them
get rid OF them without the interference of the free States
and when they do get rid of them, hope they will set
the wish of eghttenhs of the people of the State The
people of the south, have doubt have trouble enough
with their blacks without being nterfered with by the
abotioniss of the free States 1t is the prevailing opin
ion here that the fanatca pursued by the abo
tonsts has done aslen down the slave than any
other cause
AS to the issue of emo territory" it is another
contracted idea OF federalism, that democrat cannot well
TALL IN favor with go for extending the principles of
the American government the Mexican continent,
and as far as get territory honorably and if we
or otherwise for the expenses of the war; the claims
our citizens, or any other claims due u.s. | go for
taking 1t first, and then egsating for it afterwards
II has truly come to pretty pass, that doubt
fu OF our ability to govern territory 10 be afraid 10
take it, for fear it that will divide as Union This is
bringing the predictions of Hamilton and Adams too near
truth for They believed that the people were not ca
pable of elf-govenment and such course refusing
to take territory without prescribing terms before we get
n lanr that ufrA