The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-12-30
CITY OF WASHINGTON.
s,TURpAY MORNING, DEC. so, ls4s.
Tn. Anti-sinvery Agitation.

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,y entitled by lis position and character to be heard
:. onr columns upon the topics which he discusses We
a. 40, propose, at this time offer any extended com
mnts OF our own upon The facts which he siaes or the
o,s which he sets forth But there two points in
his article which require word OF remark
The wrer-Perhaps inadvertently and uninteniionally-
epreens US as having spoken, IN our article oil sunday
mornng last of our "norhern democratic brethren as
anad fanatics" and he adds. 'ths sa wholesale charge
This certainly wholly mistakes the design and purpose OF
our article and, as think, upon reperusai OF
nuts a construction upon our language which
, riu he no means sustain and which very
Or from our thoughts when published il. Ger
,,i,I,, we coulI never have applied the terms quoted
- onr "norlhern democratic brethren in general be-
canse il is well known that very many OF them have
heretofore STOOD ana stand, nobly up in defence of
the u,t constitutional rights of the South Nor did we
intend 10 apply the fanatics" ndiscrmlnaely TO all
those who voted for the two resolutions referred to by our
CORRESPONDENTS highly Objectionable as the resolutions
are when we spoke of fanatics" we referred TO
,bo.s politicians who upon every occasion eagerly
brusng forward this subject OF slavery as topic OF
,ton with the certainty, il not with the professed OBJ
;st If creating bitter and periIous dssensions between
a different sections OF this Union, by forcing upon the
S,h such measures of injustice and aggression must
ry her whole people to resist Them Such it
oo, be. as we think the purpose OF ''Pacifcator" TO
defend: such men only II our purpose IN the ar
,,e referred TO, to attack 1t seems, in truth, hardly
needfu for us at this time TO make this explanation OF
onr language for we have labored to little purpose in
deed il we have not ong before this impressed upon all
the readers of this journal the COW cion that 1t has had
no more cherished political object than 10 promote the
union and harmony of the democratic party OF both the
North and the South, upon terms OF mutual justice ior
bsarance and Cancellation. This great object seems to
~, now, if possible more vitality important than ever.
Certainly in none of comments upon the exciting
events which have occurred have for moment lost
sight of it, OF intended any language incompatible
with the most sincere desire TO promote It, 80 much
in explanation of "Pacfca,orss view OF the
meaning of our article of Sunday morning last
We think that "Plciicaor' is also in error when he
refers to "tuo resolutions recently adopted in the House
as being "the cause of all the excitement upon which
he comments On the contrary, our article OF Sunday
last brief as it in It's statement referred very dis
nctly TO other and additional causes of the movement
on the part of southern members TO which referred
Among these were the bill introduced by Mr. Giddings
proposing give only the free negroes but the slaves
of the District. upon the question OF the existence
Of slavery here; the considerable vote in the House
against LAYING that bill on the table The absence OF any
necessity for the instructions given 10 the Territorial
Committee to report bill excluding slavery from the Ter
ri,oes when the same committee had already, without
instructions reported such bill at the last session. and
the hasty and inpatient hostility to the rights and inter
es,s OF the South exhibited in some quarters by these
in ode tn la.
adoption of the two resolutions referred to by Pacih
Gator" enters view, the of the present
excitement
But as said DO not at this time propose 10 dis
subject upon which the opinions and the position
OF this Journal are well known. We will de,ain our
readers therefore. no longer from "Pacifcator."
To the Editor Of the Union:
SIR: No acquainted with your history editor,
will for doubt your attachment the Union
or TO democratic principles Your long and faithful
vices have Justly earned for you the vable title of The
Napoleon Of the Press" And as one who can under
stand and appreciate your strong bias favor of your
native State, and OF southern men and southern nsu
tons, can readily excuse you when you speak OF
northern democratic BRETHREN who have heretofore
sustained YOU mad fanatics who would thus early
It's voyage wreck the ark of human liberty This Is
wholesale charge and man. or set OF men,
should be condemned without hearing, ask a small
space your columns that may offer some explanation
w hat has 10 all TINS excitement under
stand has originated from two resolutions which have
been adopted in the House of Representatives: one IN
structng the Committee the Territories to report bill
for the organization of the Territory of California,
bodyng the ordinance of 49, excluding slavery; and the
other, prohibit the slavetrade IN the District OF Coum
ba This is not the first time that the ordnance-or the
Wlmo Provso, it is generally termedhas passed that
body If mistake not it has several times been adopted
the shape OF resolutions and amendment TO bills yet
our southern friends never before had meeting, IT.
respective of parties, 'te consult 10 Utdt steps The
rights of their constituents required them 10 take Du
ring the last session OF Congress such call would only
have been responded to by southern democrats. The
wings would not have been there. They then wanted
northern TO elect their southern candidate Tor the
presidency They got those northern votes under the
pledge OF their candidate not to lnerpose his constu
uonal veto any adopted by Congress. Conf
dental and private letters written and placed In the
hands OF Truman Smith and Senator Cofwin the latter
OF whom proclaimed from the stump everywhere, that
che had letter in black and 1chite from General
Tag lor declaring that he would veto the Wmot
froylso" MIR. Corwn - a man OF truth. lie no doubt
Just such letter as he described. Throughout the
upon the flags that hoated from the wing poles, or
painted on canvass and swung the streets
Of cities and villages. Ex-Governors Metcalfe and
Lelcher, OF Kentucky. traversed OHIO and Indiana,
missionaries from slave State to induce the
free soiers TO vote for Taylor and Fillmore as the
true opponents OF their principles They represented the
WImot Proviso abstraction; that General
Taylor If elected, would settle favorahy TO the North
while his great name would preserve quiet and insure
the acqueseeRce of The South In a speech which Sena
tor Metcale, from hentuCky, made at Indianapolis, he
represented the Indiana Journal he Tay lor org am
as saying, that las southern and senator
representing q southern State the United States Senate
he did not iSh General TAILOR 10 inferpoSs the uei0
10 defeat the passage of btI offending the ordinance Of
lls7 oUe nery acquired territories that General
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