The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-08-02

Mr. Clay or be he Gen Taylor. with whole plantations
of slaves is really better candidate for them and their
purposes than their own
! Sir, there are two species OF political wings in nv
country, which this counting of abollhonism has engen
dered-the cotton" wings, and the conscience" wings
Yes SIR conscience wings; for though gentlemen around
me smile increduously, there are wings, and some OF
them highly intellectual and really estlmabe persons
who, II Is said, are troubled with consclenees Theya
aboonsts but the wing ranks IN order TO make
fusion of that party with abolitonsm. On the other
hand the cotton whigs-the high tariff men-compns-
ing our manufacturers, merchants, and the like men of
intelligence, enterprise, and substantial merit in reality
despse the abolitionists and yet allow their political
leaders to conson with them and pass the resolutions
they require at the hands Of wing conventions The
conscience wings thus the connecting link in naur
al history between the wings proper and the abotonsts
Now in order TO prevent diversion, which would in.
sure their defeat and the triumph OF the democratic party
the whole wing party at the NORTH about election tune
seek all manner of aines and amalgamaions with the
dsunion party, and dissuade them from voting Tor Their
candidates defeat the wings by assuring them that the
whig candidates Just good abohuonlss as third
own This was the secret OF the amagamation IN New
Hampshire out OF which was obtained what the south
ern wings shouted over as great wing victory IN the
stronghold OF northern democracy!
| In this way and in this way only the allied armies OF
whgery and aboionsm achieve and will achieve their
victories in the north, far they get any In Congress
and abroad these gentlemen discaim being abolition
sts and regarded by southern wings as the only safe
repositories In places OF public trust OF the peculiar In
ierests of the south AT home they pass the kind
OF resolutions do the abolltioniss, make the
description OF speeches. denouncng the democrats as the
allies of the south, and Increase IN vehemeDce Just In
proportion to the danger their party IN from the demo-
Gratis who lose the abolition vote by adhenng to the
promises of the constitution.
And all this permitted and sanctioned, and consorted
with by southern wings They not only acquiesce ia
such a course but by their votes elevate TO high offices
the men OF the north, who at home affiliate with aboi-
tionisis in all but name, but when at Washington
held up by southern wings the unnchng advocates
of the compromises of the constitution. Need name the
Illustration which stands prominent in the cleo
| finn If he uishp ACCOMPLISHED
who presdes over the House OF Representatives.? Why,
sir in the approaching canvass, as IN those through
which have passed, myself and my ADLER associates
will have TO meet or 10 follow the stump, that gentle
man and other wings with southern endorsements, 10
pei the charges that will be heaped upon the democrats
of the north the subserven instruments OF the south
and the advocates of the extension OF slavery solely
because they abide by the compromises of the con
stution, and leave that evil TO the Judicious and in
dependent action of those who alone have the right
to control it by their local legislation Yes sir and
we shall hear from these men, and their presses, all
over the north1appeals made to the aooluonlss thai
they may safely confde their cause TO wing hands
and to the wing candidate for President be be north OF
SOUTH as to their separate organization OF ord party
which they will be exhorted abandon in order 10 elect
wings who, it will be affirmed, good aboluonists
as the political abotionsts themselves. The demo-
cratic candidates, from Lewis Cass TO the town represen
men with southern principles" because we shall stand
upon the platform reared by the democracy in 1874 for
the whole Union, and the whole constitution.
And than this and above all the northern de-
mocracy will have to encounter we have been Obliged
do heretofore the whole force OF southern wing elo
Wh v s
escence at least, if not by argument giving and and
comfort the party OF dsunion We shall doubtless find
as we have found, distinguished southern wing orators
standing side by side with our whig canvassers and al
dressing the audiences to whom appeals are made
founded on reprobation of annexation, OF the Mexican
war; of the "save power" and of the subservency OF
the north to the southland never word will come from
them of rebuke or dissent!
AS the natural result of all this, the impression is
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en wings very liberal and enlightened on the subject
of domestic slavery that they have no objection to
northern men, covered all over with abolition aflnnes
nor to a southern with northern principles; while
the democrats OF the south held up to scorn as the
exclusively uncompl omsing advocates OF slavery
Sir it is believed to no uncomfortable extent at the
north that there is great distinction, this respect be-
tween southern wings and southern democrats; and
whenever the former come among us, they certainly,
by their at least give strong color to this I'M
preston.
say therefore, leave the north to us, and look more
to the south The democrats OF the north stand by the
State rights of the SOUTH because they abide by the con-
stuon and love the Union, and not because they have
any prediction for her peculiar institution, for winch
she alone is responsible be it for good or for evil But
we now desire to know and understand whether there is
upon this local question any distinction between the two
parties at the SOUTH If the wings at the south, bya
southern candidate or otherwise, can succeed In giving
power to the wings of the north, abolition, emancl
patton, the prou,so to follow IN the train OF that VIC
ory | say power to the norh-I mean TO the wings Of
Massachusetts, for whenever federalism succeeds old
Massachusetts, mother of it as in the ascendant
Her statesmen of the federal school, in that event, will
guide and govern the councils OF the whgs as they did
in 1910.
Sir it does not become me to advise in this NATTER
but venture TO suggest to the eloquent men around
me- to bring this test home to the wings of the SOUTH IN
the face OF their constituencies Press them TO the issue
of avowal or disclaimer plain and unequvoca Ii the
former we leave the matter to the people OF the south
the latter send it to us, and then you will place the
democrats and wings of the north upon the plat
form this question. The northern wings can then
never make geographical party to crush the SOUTH or
force her from the Union They can never get INTO power
but by the aid of the south and rather than lose all hope
of that aid they will abandon this fraternizng with po
ca abolitionism and must stand stand, upon Inc
compromises of the constitution
Still stronger will this Union stand, If the extremes OF
both sections alike avoided new tests OF democracy
There may be local opinions going beyond the compro
the south to feed the fires of dsunion To those who en-
terrain them, decisive test be frankly put, whether
they do not require than the constitution gives, ana
whether they stand upon any platform beyond or QUIZ
side of the constitution and its judicial construction
In word, Mr.. Presdent-for rose to make sugges-
ton and not speech for that fundamental doc
rne of democracy which places the sovereignty and the
source of power the people, and which gives to every
free political community the right OF forming government
sphere of local legislation the majority shall deem
best for the welfare; and feel well assured
that if the people of the south will untedy take care OF
their peculiar institutions, TO which have REFEREED we
will take care of at the north, that political aoo-
tionism shall never line OF the beauty of this lovely
Union.
y DIBLIOTECA de Legisiacion Ultrnmnrina; por Don
, ID Jose Maria Zamora Coronado, Conseiero HonoanG
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