The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-09-07
CITY OF WASHINGTON.
TUESDAY NIGHT, SEPT. :, Is47.
The Game OF tho wings.


Wilmot Provso, as being calculated to divide the
own party in the south and west They will max,
battle principally upon the non annexation of territory te
the Union. This doctrine has been preached by the
wings in the south, and the cry kept up by of the
eaers and presses IN the west and the north We have
aready shown that the Cincinnati Atlas and the Ohio
State Journal urge the House of Representatives promptly
to declare shat the shall not be prosecuted for he
lismemberasnt and conquest Of Merico" and thus they
contend 'he will be speedily and honorably termi
mated" The Auburn IN. W Advertiser (whig) reviews
1.-The course of the whgs and takes the same positions
ufolows
4 The wing party seem quite willing to surrender up TO
ocoiocos the exclusive and control OF the Wlmoi
roviso hobby and adopt in its stead territory Tree
slave. This striking at the root OF the matters and we
little doubt that the great mass OF even southern wings
win be found cooperating with the wings OF the north, heart
nd hand, in favor of such policy. John M Bos oil
Virginia. has already declared himself in favor of it,
Should the wing party resolve upon such course, the
citing and dangerous questions of what territory shall
be Free and what slave, will be efectualy avoided and
northern locoocos, who have suddenly become con
ynced of the wckedness of their former in regard TO
this matter, will be left without hobby to ride. They
have other capital in trade than this great humbug
and fdeprved of that they poor indeed 1t the only
tue ground for party to assume, and we hope to see
every true wing in the Union acting upon it,
But new political voice is heard this day from the
columns of the National Integencer That paper seems
carefully to have avoided hitherto the most delicate and
a,atng subject of the Wilmo Proviso 1t had the saga
city to see that twas edged sword, which might as
M the whg party in the north but would cut to pieces
in the south Accordingly it held off, and now takes
he more plausible position of non-conquest and non
neyaon In publishing communication in this morn
ngs paper it gives the to its followers, by throwing
out the following oracuar revelation:
considering that there are principles involved in the
lexcan war vastly important than the question
whether the existing slave population of the United States
ought be confined within this that degree OF latitude
We have ne introduced readers the question OF
he Wimot Proviso ESQ caed) Of any present
queacc in the discussion Of the merits Of that ac
time enough deal with that question when there is any
round within the limits of the United States for 1t to stand
upon There ave more important questions m to be adjusted
is because the writer of the subloned article sub
nantay concrs this opinion of ours that admit the
subject of the Wilmot Provso" into columns, at the
lime present. any other ground than Its having entered
into the debates and proceedings OF the last Congress, and
reported for this paper
The writer of the following letter is gentleman OF
qt political sagucity and experience public affairs and
riiAa a truly patriotic tchig statesman"
Thus the National Integencer indirectly endorses the
ADVICE of this most sagacious and experienced politician
And what is this advice And upon what grounds is
given
lst Do not touch the Wamot Prouiso and here he
puts his best foot foremost by giving the following poll
tic reasons for his advice
g! ect extremely the taken by of the most
respectable wing papers at the north, in making the M
ton Do they not that il this issue be made by the
morrill, of necessity be made by the south Are they
desired by opponents Of the south! refer them
Mr. Calhouns letter of the 9th June last He looks to
ca consdeationsas that will unite the people Of the
davehoding State. man. And such, most unqueson
why nor tory Such, however, viii not be its effect
the north Though both the parties should adopt the is
ue yet will effect their union Its effect the cleo
ton will notice in a subsequent paragraph
And accordingly the writer returns to this polite
ground as the one he has most at heart. This brings
him to the second point which he urges the strong
issue on which the wings to fight the presidential
campaign of ls4s The whole scheme, indeed, is so
curious in ITSELF and is put forth under such auspices in
the National Integencer as being paper having the
most extensive circulation, and with the hope that it will
be copied into the leading wing papers throughout the
giving all of them the cue)-that we lay
the whole scheme before readers:
81 repeat them that the Wimot Proviso is of practical
value in preventing the extension of slavery go further
1t IS not only useless but vicious il takes the place OF
issue both effective and expedent-of Issue that will
per Sc pvent the extension of slavery, and which the
in every State in the Union may unite and on which,
II presented as the grand issue, they will unite.
mo MEXICAN TERRITORY Let this be the issue. Let this
be The inscribed on the wing banner and victory
certain. ~
now state what deem will be the certain results OF the
next presidential election under the TWO issues
The whole number of ectora votes will be 290neces
Under the Wilmot Proviso issue, the northern whg
didate will be very certain have single from
savehodiny State and to get only 81 from other
States and the loco candidate 75 while the southern cand
date will obtain l2l-the entire vote OF the slaveholdng
Tba ole tinnX wi lev
Representatives, voting by States OF the 30 States the
southern candidate will with To- the wing with 2, and
the loco with States Tor and one State dlvldedl Ia
this probable state of things the election OF the southern
candidate is certain.
Under the teriio issue, The whg candidate
Judging from the last State elections, would have l54 against
% Ii such be the probable result will the wings hesitate
which issue adopt! Let us then, abandon that shadon
the a esctivs us se of No Merriam terr;tor~
In the meantime is wise precipitate nominations OF
candidates the presidency Will not be best to submit
The nomination to an unpedged convention on the 4h OF
July, l34S"
Let the ssue then, be (says this most sagacious and
unning politician) "No MEXICAN TERRITORY" And
why must this be the issue
lis il because we have claims to settle for coun
rymen which, because Mexico cannot pay in money
We must take out in land o, no that is not the
eason What them Because this issue is to elect
wing President
Is because this for the assertion OF rights has
ost us no money! and we are entitled to compensa
ion o. no that is not the reason; but because it is
10 assist in making wing President in enabling their
ambitious leaders to mount into power, and their greedy
Office hunters obtain share of the oaves and fishes
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