The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-05-04

How the People nick theuHs
A political whirlwind to have swept over tn,
whole surface of Virginia Bolts, Goggin. Flounoy
all gomez and Prestons district and Fultons district car
red al one fell swoop, and not democratic district a.
far as now appears, transferred to the wings Fourteen
out of the fifteen representatives democrats and alas
poor Yoek the National Integencer of yesterday says
awe continue to receive bad from Virginia" Good
news we will call III ''one mans meat las the vulgar
proverb runs) another mans poison 1t is bad news
indeed 10 the whgs-as sad sght they have recent
" witnessed. Scarcely they in power before they
sntazed by possession which they cannot comfortably
enjoy According to the present returns, there is but
one fragment of whigery lief, in the Old Dominion to
mind the Congress that the genus not entirely
tingushed And who is he' Who has now the honor
Of being the 'lone STAR" and of filling the same place
from the same district which occupied in ls45 by
John s. Pendeton. who has been weighed and found
wanting and whose kingdom has been taken from him
And now he disappears like the ost Peiad of antqui-
".
was the waggish remark of wing to another yes
,esiay morning ''What pretty business we have just
done in Virginia All ocos except one who is only a
halt wing" "a half whig' "Yes was not Morton
elected by the ocofoco, Is he not something OF free
trader "a decided opponent of the Wilmot Proviso
Can You upon his vote for than half the time "
AS the New York Journal of Commerce says:
Jeremiah Morton, wing, is elected over Pendleton
whg, the late member. Pendletons leaning toward, the
North the subject OF slavery gave offence Of his
constituents"
Let us do Mr.. Morton justice. We amused by a
communication which published during the late
vass in the Alexandra Gazette. 1t was appeal by wing
to the wings of the district, in behalf of Mr. Pendleton
and among other notable arguments which it enforced
was the very extraordinary one, that if Morton were
elected the editor of the Union would claim it dem
ocratc victory We permitted the matter to pass at the
time But now that the battle is over, may say that
Mr. Morton is much indebted to the democratic to the
wing for his that he his election to
his placing himself upon the true {Cass) ground of the
non Intervention principles that he is opposed to the
Wlmot Proviso and that he is determined settle the
difficulty in spirit of compromise, and willing to adopt
the Clayton compromise bill. Notwithstanding all this,
we are afraid shall have to give HIM up a whg-not
an ultra whig, but moderate and liberal whig. He
SHALL however speak for himself The following is the
letter which he addressed his constituents whilst the
election pending. We may add, that Mr.. Morton
is the brother of the last elected of the United
States Florida; and that had the pleasure of being
Intimately acquainted with their elder brother, now
deceased. when he was many years member of the
legislature of Virginia gentleman of fine abilities, of
the pures character decided democrat, and of eminent
weight in her public councils.
MR. JEREMIAH MORTON'S LETTER
To the ros of the Ninh Congregational District of Virginia
announce my self a candidate for your surages the
ensuing election bodily atction has
prevented thus far the district which
intended The utmost can now hope for is to be able
other public gatherings in the district therefore deem
proper to excuse myself to you Tor not doing that which
Ia the four years ago, by speeches and pnbIca
TONS my political opinions made known. am,
Henry Clay choice for President over all the illus
trous men Of the nation l voted for him <wce When
defeated in 1874, gave credit to the then
made that his would again be presented the
public in connexion with the presidential office, unless in
bella of State therefore did look the probability
ct his as1n being Ing among the nn1s Of de- TIA
mraon of the nation the talents and virtues OF the
wno M e y a.d % M bel
half In zachary Taylor appeared character more in
wno S n ANY
rance, moderation, frmness humanity, were those OF
in which his country placed him Zachary Taylor was
whlg His virtues and character challenged the confidence
the Standard bearer the great why party The sra
mde Of the marion was flowing in broad and deep current
til. frs, Office ia the World Az this time unexpesedv to
many of the old friends of Mr. Clay, who had the pro
foundes atitudc aud admiration Tor his usrious
ces had stood by HIM. sin sunshine and in Storm, had
rod tcice for him in pain, his wis brought forward
in competition with Genera T.yo.s. In the Of
the former than Doubtful in that Of the latter
c'nhde~t With the opinions was decidedly in favor of
General Taylor the wing candidate.
In relation to what called the Clayton bH
think ought have passed. 1t entire abstnence
otegisaon the part OF Congress touching the subject
arery in the territories OF the United States 1t carry
Ing the principle which the South contends or'et
alone" The question would have been decided by the Su
Psmc Court The North and South dHer. Neither would
have been yielding. The decision either way would have
deacted nothing from the dignity of the party the
other The constution"the supreme lao OF the land
would have its broad shield the territories and
swept away any Mexican law in conflict with ithave
tecel the property of southern well Rorthern BY
It's passage the mestic of the nation would have
been retoredby irs defeat have been kept in fearful
and dangerous agitation.
In relation the Wmot Pfoviso, opposed it
every ground regard it as unconsitsisnal. unjust OPP
Pressive insulting to the South. Wherever Virginia
place herself expect to stand not among her ables, but
her Iucst JEREMIAH NOR TON.
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