The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-11-18
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uarty has contributed in very great measure to the
m, ypectedly large vote which he has received III,
Sub we are yet free to confess that regret at the
Eastrous result of the election is very seriously in
ased BY the fact that the defeat of General Cass in
, region may be in any degree whatever attributed to
merely sectional considerations II will be evil day
/ m the South and for the whole Union, when consdea-
non, Of the northern or southern residence of a candi.
late for the presidency shall be permitted in either
.c,on of the country to override the question of the
principles which he represents, and on which he stands
heiore the people The conclusion OF merely sectional
,es will shake this Union to its foundations, when
over such parties arayed against each other and
hy will be so anayed just as soon as il is under
,ood that candidates place of residence is more inn
otant in the eye of the people than his principles South
Carolina has done her duty TO Gen Cass noby in this
canvass and cannot doubt, too, that the sold Do
njpon" has stood firm in her faith to the nominee OF the
Marty 10 whose principles she has so long been devoted
Yet we cannot and will not conceal our chagrn that
ether southern States should have faltered Gen Cass
deserved the support of the whole country, indeed but of
The South especially We cannot doubt certainly that in
southern States the great of the democratic
party and of their eminent leaders, have labored
faithfully to support him. 1t would have been more for
unae for them and for their sectont would have been
more crelltable to the magnanimty OF the Souhhad
Ihey abored SUCCESSFULLY But the wings have abored in
their party vocation They have sought victory at any
hazard They have accepted General Taylor unpledged
as he was positively the Proviso But worse than
ALL they have dashed on in electing as the Vice
President, armed with the casting vote, MIR. Fill
more who is in many respects abolitiOnist, and
utterly at points with the South. 1t is the southern
wings who have done this thing. They will be held
10 fearful responsibility by the whole South-by
every friend of the South in the northern States and
BY every friend of Cancellation and compromise. But
these southern wings anxious to defeat the dem
ocrats and to have wing President that they have
shown themselves Indifferent to the natural allies OF the
South" in the North. There is, firmly believe,
no other safe policy for the South than resoluely
and firmly to sustain the principles of the democratic
party of the country and the regularly nominated repre-
sentayes OF those principles from whatever section of
the country they may come. We trust that our friend
of the Standard may, degree at least exaggerate
the importance of the sectional element in the which
General Taylor has received at the South. If, indeed
be true that the defeat OF General Cass to be ascrbed
to the southern preference OF southern man, without
regard to his party position, it is most unfavorable
for the rights OF the South, for the future organi-
aon OF parties among us, and for the of sound
constitutional principles OF government
From the Raleigh IN. C) Standard.
Our LOSSES IN THIS SrATE.-We are now satisfied,
and is with pain that confess the notifying fact
that in this State have lost hundreds of votes solely
on the grcun that Gen. Cass was a northern and Gen
Taylor southern man friend writing us from one
OF the counties says:
The falin, off principally in the democratic vote,
wing doubtless to The impression. which it possible
remove, that candidate, being northern man. was
heart opposed To the South upon the slavery question:.
This tells the tale, and is one of the main causes of
our defeat In this State That Gen Taylor's military
vces and military renown had considerable effect upon
ne masses, II would be useless to conceal or deny; but
above and beyond all this, the slavery question the
only one boldly IN issue here and the result shaped
and liked according TO the opinions of the in re-
gard to the locations and supposed views of the respective
andIdales. The cry raised by the wings and which we
bad TO eeteveywhere was Gen TAYLOR is one of ushe
owns slaves himself and is interested in the protection and
preservation of the slave institution and if he deserts u.s.
upon whom rely' 1t was in vain that we replied
zen Cass is an eminent statesman and man of honor
he has spoken and voted against the Wlmot Proviso,
and he stands pledged to veto 1t. All this and more
was answered by pointing to Gen Tayors three hundred
negroes and by the grossest misrepresentation in regard
70 Inc character the position, and the views of candi
ade What could we do! What could say' Our
le~ng men in this State fought on with gaantry and
ealness unsurpassed in the annals OF political warfare
out all the while this undercurrent was against them
and when the day for action arrived il at once swept
away al least Tor the present all the fruits of their eo
quence and well-drected labors True, it was known
ana generally admitted, believe, that Mr.. Fillmore
was unsound upon the slavery question but the of
Tue wings were not allowed to think of that for the whig
orators seldom mentioned his name and when they did,
was WIN strong reservations and with onesided argu-
prove that ne was at least reliable Gen Cas-
nave no hesitation in asserting that the contest in this
oae turned mainly upon the slavery question and tfla,
as many as forty thousand wings, and probably thoh
anu democrats have voted Tor Gen Taylor because thsy
Tner hand the wing shave opposed Gen Glass; and enc
uemocfas tailed to vote Tor him, because he northern
1 ana mas II come to this Is spotless patriot,
paye man, and word-renowned statesman, to be re-
tuu'"'ed, uislseA cast aside, merely because he was
yolh III New Hampshire and resides in Michigan, Is
uAs Stale OF things to continue, Is brother still to
" alIayed against brother, and friend against friend
are we OF the South to have no peace until we
are crushed, and find silence only in degradation and
usholor, or IN the issue of civil strife and fields of
nsase' Is every northern man--are the sound men
~ 'he non-slavehodlng States-such as Cass, Doug
S ss DlckInson Woodbury., Dallas, Buchanan Bright
p.eese, and hannegan-to be put under the ban and
Neu' and thrust forth and kept out from the high
Oh lhe republic, because Van Buren, seeks revenge
they happen to be surrounded with FOOLS Ia
na'cs, and madmen! Do we owe them nothing for their
ana SACRIFICES IN our behaf' Is Fillmore, who
~ favor OF aboshng slavery in the District OF Co
anu VINO ras opposed to the internal slave trade
~, he oales, to be cried up Union man of the
st wafer and friend of the South while those leading
uenocras who have stood by us in all trials and haz,
b 'heir very political consideration and existence at
arc W secure TO us our rights under the constitution,
@ oI1aGsed from all national posts of honor and pow.
r. II ms Is to be the game. wings of North
ta'oiula, our doom, and the doom of the republic
nas oeen pronounced Be warned-we pray YOU be
warned IN time. You trhe upon precpice which
Crumbes around you while below YOU and "a far away
a. your VISION can peneate roll the dark clouds nj bai
o a ~ teha, ste And will Taylors election help