Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1848-07-25
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9. FFo,,, iIe ~ iifgton Union.
TIC two Parties, and The $ Question OF

.sY;se ,,aio, Of lleli ocs for de sake Of de
UnioR.' should bes The csls's OF Rnpt:
sffairs the rail- wing word, Ees oniy OF me t
cratic party but 81 al tie OF the land
For The iirst tiS5s In ! hy measure
since The adonti6nof the hlissoutr Compromise M
is20, the cry of ton on ihe snelectA
or slavery has zone iorthi aud an extensfye patty
Organization. under the saneteii OF names vines
bayo been great ia our politics, Is openly IN pro-
gTess and IN action, planting itself exclusively
noiTsa sectional basis and appealing solely Tor
It's support sieft pre- asliees. FMS; agefes-
sive the mott 1s met ey s'slaisaFsy
,lir, at the sousl " ticl ela ms ar
III ofsic eet under the auspices OF leader
sanslfy aud sslItg already
s. IA aowu lis bama torfn y ncy97et Z
tempting in some quarter 70 lasf The ety aets q
sonthetn coIy Lon II s1s.Ss = s
strikes direc liz at the even sss
pernanency of our Union. x
= How has It been met by the Wing partys ana
the Democratic party fnsit Q, ai1
cation for the presidential election he w aigs
Of the north are almost as one man fully commit
fed 10 The doctrine of the Wjlmot Proyisc: The
who's Of the Souttl-clearIy a small minority OF
their narty--arc as. one man as fully committed
against it. The party has nominated as lls can,
didate southern STAKEHOLDER, whose interests and
associations all point him out as resolutc pro-
tector and defender of the rights OF the southern
States But. in order 10 gain nomination-ex:
tored reluctantly enough, at best, from the north
ern Whigs-he has consented to pledge hlmeeH
10 virtual abolition of the veto power-that Is,
of the only power he can constitutionaily WELD
for the protection of southern interests. About
the extent of this pledge, as contained IN The
Signa'' and Allison" letters, there is perhaps
some vagueness and doubt; bnt, beyond iqucs.
tion at the north at least the pledge is understood
to be- in relation to the doctrine involved in the
Wilmot Proviso, absolute and sweeping " Fear
nothing" say the northern Taylor men, F" from
Gen. Tay!pr's opposition to your anti-stavery
views If elected, he comes into the pres idency
solemnly pledged not TO rots the Wilmot Froviso
if it shall pass in Congress. Elect good anti
slavery Wings for your representatives, and With
Willard Fillmore (known as almost an abolition
st) presiding over the Senate, the complete tri-
umph ofthe anti slavery principle IN relation. to
The new Territories is by Gen. Taylor's election
ascertained and manifest" To all this tho
Wings Of the South reply, with what confidence
thew can: I" No matter what pledges Gen. Taylor
has given, or seems to have given; he is a south
ern. man, and will never be recreant TO southern
interests !"
Now, without attempting to decide which of
the two sections of the Wing party is right IN this
matter-and, without touching the farther and
most obvious doubt, whether Gen Tay Tor himself
uniformed and inexperienced as he avows him
selfto be in political affairs, has even made up
his o,rR mind to his future action on this great
nnestion-is it not altogether manifest and unde-
niabe that his is precisely the position best fitted
to invoke and TO produce in the event OF his cleo
tion q tremendous sectional agitation in Congress
and out of Congress on the question of slavery?
Both sections, and the ultra men of both sections,
will have plausible ground to- hope, if Gen. Fay
lor be President, that the Presidents with them.
One standing on his pledges as candidate, and
the otlIer on his position as southern man, both
will, of necessity, hope much from that confusion
of ideas and that manifest nierrtty ofpurpeserir
which the Gen. giving one response TO one com
mittee, and quite another response to another COM
mittee, touching his acceptance of the Philadel-
phia nomination. has also given, in direct opposi-
ton to his own interests and associations, repeat
ed pledges on the slavery question, in the very
teeth of his most solemn and reiterated pledges
and promises not 10 pledge himself al all! Add
to all this, that the Wings, in their National Con-
yen1ion have avowed Themselves afraid 10 take,
us national party, any position whatever on The
subject of slavery, and have thrs lett everything
in relation to it at loose ends and at the mercy Of
future contingencies, and who can fail to see that
if Gen TAYLOR be elected, his administration
must. ofneccssty, become the chosen and tavorite
battle. field of an intense and widespread ant-sla-
very agitation? Is the patriotism OF the South
az, or the patriotism of the North, even with its
majority in the House, and rs easting vote in the
Senate, (if Fillmore he Vice PresiGent) ready for
such result? Is The Union Itself safe in such
conclusion ofthe political clements, when all The
winds of political tempests shall be let loose in
every quarter of the heavens,
lima Enns, Notusgue
Ell AIister creber proceltis----
and rush forth in sectional conflict from the heav
ing bosom of great people, in which, as in
cave of H1Olus, wise and prudent Democratic,
craftsmanship has heretofore Kept them c6nfined2
Let the spirit OF the conflict which would then
sue he inferred from the single fact that an or
gained. faction at the North, composed from both
political parties, and protesting not 10 De Adolf
iiOnisLs have even now raised the fierce cry of
repedE' in view Of the possible settlement of the
slavery question in the Territories at the present
session Of Congress on the basis of the Missouri
Compromises
Such will be the position Of the slavery ques-
ces of that position, in the event of Wing ascen
dency by the election of Gen. Taylor. Contrast
with this the, course of events which must flow
from the triumph. OF the Democracy in the election
of Gen. Cass The vesed question Will then be
at rest for the people will then have given their
solemn sanction TO the great doctrine of federal
non interference! II the question shaiTeach an
adjustment at this session, that adjustment 1oiH
remain for tile platform of the Democracy; and
the avowed opinions OF its candidate are alike OPP
posed TO arenewal of the agitation in the halls of
Congress- ep heaitate, e ne
cherish patSiDts love for his country cast his
vote ayof of putting this peTiious question at
srestl esasi any man doubt that upon this Gdes-
ton the democracy@the party of movement, OF
reform and of progress-has yet been wise enough
and brave enough TO despise the skulkiDg timiditY
oftheif opponents, antto plant themselves openly
and in the face Of the people upon the only true
POSITION of conservatism Is il not time, then, in
view OF snch facts, for every patriot in the land
to side with the party that contronts the crisis,
rather than with the party that shrinks away be-
fore il, and so 10 join IN the great raiyng battle
word" The Union Of Lhe democracy. Jor the sake
efthe U1ion!"
/. CowARpLY.-Duriug the great fghtin Paris,
the insurgents in the Fauburgs dn Tempe and
st Antonio went to the nfnut schools where many
pareuts had sent their for safety took the
filtIe ones, aud placed them bound so That they
could not run away, as barrteddes, to prevent the
National Guards from burning their ire. which
the insurgents continued most marderously nom