Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1847-10-12
Last az. ck Of the Ftderali is
From Ihe Pittsburg Post.


From the Pittsburg Post.
Those who are constant readers of the
federal papers at the north, must have OBJ.
served. within short time past, the pow
erful efforts they are making to produce a
schism In the democratic ranks on the
slavery question. These papers have all
at once inglorioIsly abandoned the dis
cussion oethe tariff The new revenue
law, which, according to federal prognos.
ticators, was to convulse this fair Union
from one end to the other, and destroy the
manufacturing and commercial interests
OF the country. is now scarcely ever al.
Iuded to. "The odious sub treasury"
with its bolts, and bars, and safes, has al.
so been laid on the shelf, as matter of
no moment to the country. These and
many other questions. which formerly afr
tcrded fruitful themes for the (ederalists to
descant upon, are now treated as matters
OF no Importance whatever. Our crafty
opponents, ever ready to form new issues,
in order to bolster up their corrupt and
sinking cause, and if possible divide and
distract the democracy, arc now endeav-
oring to use Mr.. Buchanan's letter on the
"WilmOt Proviso" as a wedge to split a.
sunderthe democratic partyOfthe country.
Their success in this matter, we predict,
will be on par with many other Of their
QuixOtic movements within the last few
years,
The sentiments put forth by Mr.. Buch.
anan are neither new nor visionary.
They are the sentiments he has enter.
tanned all his life; they are the sentiments
of the great mass Of the people-whigs
and democrats-in the north and
in the south. At the adoption Of the
glorious constitution under which we
live, the sentiments Of Mr.. Bucbanan's
letter were entertained and promulgated
by the great and good men who framed
that instrument, and have since then been
acted upon by every patriotic citizen in the
land. That many democrats may honestly
differ in opinion from Mr.. Buchanan, we
do not deny. Every man, in this free
country, has right to think as he pleases;
and, for one, I'VE shall never wish to restrict
that right. The "Missouri Compromise"
was adopted at a period when tie very
existence ofthis Union appeared to no in
danger, and the Hon. Henry Clay, the
father of that and many other ''compron.
sizes, is the most thorough and consistent
wing in the Union
The gross inconsistency of the leaders
of the federal arty on this, as well as
many other questions, is most apparent.
Here in the north they suppose that by
leaving the tariff, natiOnal bank, independ-
ent treasury, and other leading measures
out Of view in the present campaign, hey
will succeed in getting up new issue with
thedemOcracy,in respect to the complexion
OF those who may occupy certain territory
in Mexico. which may never belong to the
United States. At present, the two coun-
tries are at war; and so long as the fed
eralists oppose their own country, it is not
likely that the war will be brought to a
speedy termination. After the war is end.
ed. and treaty ofpeace concluded, a por-
ton of MexicO-say northern California,
may, or may not, be coded to the United
States, to indemnify us for the wrongs
and oLtrages committed by Mexico. If
that ''annexation" should take place ( and
we ardently hope it may, )then the question
WI" OI'SO' sH"I' sia'C'y 0A'St III '"c "0"
territory?" Until that question comes
before the country, we do not feel disguised
TO engage in a windmill warfare, which
will be productive of no good, and is of no
practical utility; hut should that question
ever come before Congress, the democrat
ic party will occupy the ground they have
always occupied, and stand on the plat.
form oftruth, and right. and Justice; and
we doubt not the leading federaIists will
stand where they have always stood, in
opposition to their country its rights, and
interests.