The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-10-13

. convince them that they would but carry out their own
nnciples and wishes by voting in the wing nominee
at he could sufficiently do their behests-instead Of
,browlng away their votes, and promoting the cleo
,oo Of Mr. Polk The orators cry then was, every
To- Brnev is half a vote for Polk Now, we hear
smilar argumen-hat every vote for Van Buren, is half
= vole for Cass But the wings more highly wrought
u0 now than they were in 1914. Not content with point
ng out the consequences OF scattered vote, they are
Indignantly pouring out their wrath upon the head of the
abolition nominee. Nothing which the democrats have
said against Mr. Van Buren, and his movement is more
severe than what has been declared in the resolutions of
,sbg committees, or from the lips of wing orators
Aessrs Corwin, Choate, Otis, Webster & Co. The wings
are evidently alarmed, and enraged at the intrusion of
the Buffalo nominee OF this state of feeling have
come evidence in the resolutions adopted by the Plymouth
county wing convention of Massachusetts, which Ie-
assembled in Abingdon onhe 9th inst The following are
extracts from their resolutions
Resolved That the Van Buenies having resolved their
State convention support man for Office who is
pledged 10 their "political Organization, and having thus
virtually prescribed every wing officer IN the Common;
wealth. becomes the duty OF the friends of present
State administration to rally unedy and zeaously its
support. 1,,, i, III. ,oru,,as or n,nis wsh.,.x .ho.
has party of in this country, which has firmly
and eny resisted the progress of the slave power but the
y; believe this best he
uod by the election of Zachary Taylor and Willard Fillmore
and OF wing Congress and that the Interests OF cseaom
will be safe IA their hands
What do the wings of the South say to this general
declaralon-and what of the candidate who is expected
to carry it outO
Resolved That we deprecate the attempt now making by
body Of scceders from all parties to break down the wing
organization in this Commonwealth, as movement by
which nothing can be gained and everything may be lost
the dangerous men who can be selected for the
Rssoiped That we shall steadfasy oppose Martin Van
Buren, in 1913 $780, and for the reasons, that
have confidence than had then in his pro-
LESSONS his promises, higher respect for his char
and that the INSCRIPTIONS politician whom John
Quincy Adams indeliby branded as ''the northern
with southern principles, should receive the continued OPP
position of the wings of Massachusetts.
At this convention MIR. Webster delivered one of his
set and oacnlar speeches We have no time to anayze
the whole, but confne ourselves to the following
tracts touching the third party, now headed by Mr.. Van
Buren,. His friends will know how to appreciate the
attack which is made upon his position After laying
down the wing platform of measures, (tarif protection
andall,) he proceeds:
Sand the question is shall we abandon all these
great wing principles Of which have spoken! And it is
and OF the wing press has been drawn too much away
from The consideration OF these things by disputes about
whether General Taylor is whisrof which conceive
there is no doubt-or whether Mr. Van Buren, is, and al
as lo doubIaushter should have left this Vital a
question almost nnspoken Of Were it not too late,
South to attempt to rally upon this matter of deep inter
Now, gentlemen, favorers of this new light of the
froe-so sun instruct not 10 look backward
least may be permitted to look forward. hope
not to be placed in the situation of him of whom it
said
"'Hs looks backward-onward still he goes
Ystne'er looks forward further than his nose"
~ pray you, &c ndemen to lcok forward and see what
will be the condition of the country if Gen Cass elected
have given you summary OF the principles for which
pies which deem deeply important and essential the
prosperity of the country and ask to look forward
next President ! will tell you exactly what will happen.
General Cas- will say that every one ofhem was epud
which made him President"
so much, feow-czens respecting the general ques-
non Of the approaching election of President OF the
But events have raised another question: which
men, of the State of Massachusetts party has arisen,
and has been organized in this State which itself
free sol party think there is joke by Swift
writer of his tIne who wished rldicule who
was making very tasteful of the words natalie
tsn',' in this wise
Natalie solum.-dulce ct natalie soum--
Good wordsl wonder where he stole EN-
twill not say that the woris fcee so are stolen from
anywhere But with regard to the sentiment OF the party
that uses them submit that it very much of petty
larceny. Laughter and cheers.1
The gentlemen who have Joined this new party from
among tue whigs pretend that they are greater lovers of
!,
behind them do not admit IT, do not admit any such
ming Applause think we good free soil men
as they are though we do not set any such great
emnence over our neighbors.
why, gentlemen, what Is the history of this party
Some years ago, before Mr.. Van Buren, had come into
office, or IN his time, there schsm in the ocofoco
party IN New York, which increased by degrees But Mr..
van buren, was supported by both sides. The schism
gsy wider and wider, till Slas Wright became the demo-
cratic candidate for governor. Then Of the demo
cfat known since old hunkers,' resolved abstain
rom supporting him, to oppose his election and they
carried ga, out that denomination The other side assumed
'hnr h1rn Had, Ia,
30 that there was actual outbreak-an actual outbreak
years ago. between these two parties of the democracy of
new York; and this barnbunng party existed long before
mere was any question of free soil amongst them Long
oeiore there was any question OF the Wmot Proviso
aY opposition by that party to the extension of slavery
went straightforward for that annexation, slavery
sion, and all
But the wings and they alone, raised strong opposi-
uon to the measure say the wings alone; for nobody
ese either in the East, West South, North, stirred
ugsr in the causeo at least made small effort
could not be discerned until the wings had oused the
people 10 sentiment OF opposition the further spread of
tue slave power.
Then this portion of the New York locofocos these
over their rivals
In their origin, therefore, the banburners had no more
90 WIN tue lree-soi question than they had with the
Ioesuoh Oh masonry or antmasonry. They only adopted
10 secure a predominance in the democratic party of
new York But having adopted this very Just sentiment,
though still retaining all the rest of the Iocooco
they now expect the whig party OF Massachusetts,
enlist under them-l had almost said to be subsidized by
the service (Checfs)
II have said, and repeat, that this Buffalo platform
hs collect oil the Fundamentals in nothing of good
na. Is new. Nothing has been be pointed
a~ nohlng winch the wings OF the middle and the north
h aes might adopt But it is too much for that party
80 uo wings OF massachusetts to carry that matter into
''' own o'a'e election. lAppiausel
tlep,o