The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-03-23

who is, we believe, in his political character sort Of
half breed whig,-a cross between wing and abolition
st-has recently made speech in the House of Repre-.
sentaves, intended presume as an assault upon the
administration Of the of his effort in this point
Of view-of its craftsmanship, dignity, and decorum-
We are content that readers should Judge by single
specimen Here this hybrid legislators views of the
mission to Mexico lately instituted for the purpose of re-
storing and securing to our country just and honorable
peace
We have sent commits sioner it appears with the now
sfs OF minister penPotentiay, part of whose business
suppose, will be to catch Trst and send him home
lLaugherl should like to the first meeting between
these two high missionaries We may imagine our new
minister who Is frank fellow, in his easiest
coming up to Trist and saying, "Hooa my old boy ,vaa
haze been about? You ansoer Buek's letters
until you haze time and the Pesident must ca it wntl
you hare disposed Of important business You
hape been raising the pry depH here and hare
reguae things" Tut, tut Secier; nonsene Let's take
drtnk" lLaughterl "Bt tchat else" says Mr. Trist
"Why, putting his hand i" his pocket and taking pa
per- ne Says "Look here do you knoo that Handwriting?
These are my secret Instructions Read them. Now don't
you tee foolish took The yon go home tho
better for all of tLawgher Ihape been here withou
papers This all understood bet,Oeen the President and
me, and haze been hubugged "But eighteen thousand
dollars don't gro~ BUSH. [Rsneped iaughter.l
This is Mr. Roots best in the way of attack upon the
L.
are quite content to print it, and let itself If
such language, uttered the floor of the House of Rep
resentaves upon such topic and such OCCASION had
in it one single element of responsibility in any point of
view, then we mg ht to comment upon it. AS
it is prefer simply give it all possible publicity to
the end that the people may for themselves what the
spirit of the wing opposition is far is represent
ed by MIR. Root, of Ohio. We deem it proper to add
however, that his speech contains good deal more very
unusually vulgar slang of which the above is altogether
favorable specimen While il was being delivered il
very generally laughed at in the House. as very rich
low comedy, save by few of Mr.. Roots particular
friends who found good reason to blush at the exhibition
But there other portions of his speech in
which MIR. Root succeeds BETTER and in view of which
alone we have noticed him. Here, for example, one Of
the most frank and explicit avowals we have yet seen
of the predicament in which the wing party is to be
placed the Previso question, by the ratification of the
treaty:
Sir, the business OF Predenmaking is that do moi
engage in have no more authority to do than any
other citizen of my congressional district but am very
free to give you my opinions this question, and how
viii affect the politics OF the free States, and how that
incidentally affect the presidential election The SOUTH
haze no Doubt ,cM not vote for any ,oho faro,
Of the slavery That understand They have
US Iankly ana good without
disposition to quarrel with They have told us what we
have expect from them that sir is right
do the same by the south to glue them my opsio
and they Judge their uaie We ,o for no man
cho Is not IN tapor Of that proUiso. Any who
doubts the constitutional right to put such proviso on
doubts the erpediency of it, cannot haze the vote of north
do not kaow but the iocofocos may give their vote fr
such but the of the south may assured that
no ,ohg can get the poe Of single free State unless he n
acknowledge himself to be in favor Prouiso thu. time;
and all old nky politicians here, who have been TO
the last three months talking about econcng existing diff
erences and figuring maortes for candidates who
run, uncommted committed against the Proviso de
ceve you as they deceive themselves have done all
could avoid this issue have stood by the no-tcrory
issue long there any chance of success; but
an obsolete idea know my friends here tell me they
opposed the acquisition of territory have doubt
they opposed the war; but they appropriation
carry while they know it prosecuted for nothing
end nothing but the acquisition territory heth
or the treaty be ratified or not
Sir haze ,dea OF being hunbugged this cues
tion, and I,Ood adUia southern gentlemen particular
| ty careful that they not.
| We should be glad to hear what the wings of the
south-the "no-territory" hitherto-have say in
reply to such declarations these Is Mr. Root right or
wrong in his statement that the wings of the northern
States are, party, unanimously favor OF excluding
slavery by action of the federal government, from terri
tory acquired by the treaty Is the doubt expressed by
MIR. Root to the disposition of the democratic party Of
the north to go that length upon the question, we'll
founded doubt And if it be so, then which of the
parties destined to be the stronger at the south in the
coming presidential canvass? In far have been
able understand the matter Mr. Root is correct in his
statement to the position OF the wings at the north
the question OF the Provso To avoid that question: the
prudent of the wing party avowedy raised the issue
of "no territory" though they knew it to be most
popular and untenable issue. They thought anything
better than the inevitable schisn, the open hostility upon
the slavery question, which they clearly foresaw must
rend asunder the northern and southern sections OF their
party in territory should be acquired Now it
acquired, the treaty shall be ratified and
what is the great wing party to do in the premises Can
they elect President who is in favor of the Proviso
Can they at the north, party vote for Pres-
dent who is not in favor of the Proviso-much less
they elect him. Leading statesmen of the democratic par
ty of the north have defined their positions upon the Pro-
vso question; and so defined them as to secure, we
doubt not the union and cooperation of the democracy
in all sections OF the country in support of the nominee
of the Baltimore Convention Dare Mr.. Clay define his
position on the same questions Dare General Taylor
define hs' Is there any position the subject which
can secure to either of these candidates the cooperating
support of the wing party of the north and of the south
These questions OF grave moment to our political
opponents We know nothing, of course, of the secret
connsa) tho or the subterfuges which will be