The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-05-12

more American of yesterday, is of so ambiguous chan
ter in respect, that it requires revelation to dy
its meaning. The idea of the democracy 'einging
General Tayors administration as 10 rock of safety
is 10 'short- sighted Observers prcvokingly hd
lous, that cannot help CHASING il with the "mise.
lagon" which the American attributes TO the denoc,s
What expect the southern democracy to support ge,a
man who has deliberately and over again, avon,
his determination to break down OF the constitution
barriers which serve to protect the rights and properly
the South from collation. What does the Amera
mean, Are we 10 understand tina, lights have con-
over the administration. and that the veto is to be
into exercise, should the Wlmot Proviso come before
President
Is this the drift of the article' We ask for Inform
ton; and not only ask it, but we undertake TO "a
that Mr. Truman Smith, and all his affiliated friends
North will join us in the requsition Does the Ameea
really to say, that the Vrginians and the sou
ern PEOPLE will cling TO Gen. Taylor and his exercise
the veto the ark of their safety Docs il mean to az
that the Allison letter against the Of the veto, wt,
Congress have passed their bill, means nothing. and VA
intended at the time TO nothing Does the Anne
can mean to say that the alleged indifference Of the Pre-
dent, between Webster's and Walkers amendments
implied in the article OF the National ln.elligencer
the employment of Mr.. Seward. are signs OF safety
the "Virgnians"
Really, when the double dealing which was practs
during the last has not yet escaped recols
tion-when we reflect on the assurances given by Cd
Tayor's most prominent advocates in the South and /
the North-against the Wilmot Proviso in sectuI
and for il in the other--when consider that he
avowed his determination to throw away the const,
tonal safeguard of the South at the will of Congress-
must say that requires far more faith than pos..
to repose in Gen. Taylor as ga rock Of safety"
II will be remembered that in October last Mr. Corw
addressed political meeting at New Carthage upon
position which Gen. Taylor occupied in regard to III
Wilmot Proyiso, from which we extract the iolowa
passage:
I have heard for instance, that it has been reported
Hamilton county that upon certain occasion, sp.a
ing of General Tayor's peculiar position in regard n
slavery question, had said che you'd ~scessaray dud
somebody" IA laugh No doubt it struck the genA
man who made report while endeavorng to show
audience of northern brethren that General Tgs
occupied such position relation to the pousr
could not, consisteny With his publicly knoon opsn
put that a Dill Providing for the exclusion of nN
nv in these territories Of was asked the qus
ton, if did not believe that gentlemen who sup
ported him in the South 'ected that he would said
did not know that dare say they did. SWELL" said h
party twill not the nth or the South be deceived 1"
replied that anybody who believed no would such
bill ,oos.ld be deceived.
Thus said the great champion Of whigery in the West
'anybody aDho believed he 1uould veto such BILL uoL
be deceived'' This is but of numberless such oa
lions which could be made from different orators IN
North and West; and the Baltimore American mu
therefore class among those perverse, "shori.sgh
observers" who cannot the possibility OF Vgmi
clingng to the present administration as 10 "a rock 1
safety" When they shall by their acts-aot PROBES
sions-give evidence of their attachment to the chenshs
principles of Virginia" and of their determination
uphold the rights and interests of all sections Of
country, following the footsteps of the "earier Pna
DENTS" it will be time enough to invoke for the admins
ra,ion the support Of the democratic party in the On
Dominion.
Of professions and of pledges, too, there have been
enough. What security have we that any WoIs}
sions viii be more faithfully respected than any h
old ones' The no-pary candidate-the no-party pea
dent-was to dispense the executive power without ri
gard to party He to have political friend oNj
ward, no political enemy 10 punish and yet wes
proscrpve spirit at work which dsgusts even the I
or democrats Yesterday the Officials were srewed vh
the wrecks of democratic Office holders and this mon
ing we might expect similar exhibition, if the cahis
had convened yesterday. What confidence, then,
we to repose in professions, that appear to be
war with the former ones! When we see the at
arrested and many good officer. like Halle OF Pahl
burg, restored to the place from which he has been od
rageousy removed then il will be time enough to tell "
that the President will veto the Wmot Provso and thII
we may repose confidence in the declaration.
About the course of Mr. Giddings, il is unnecessary
to repeat our opinions We have supported the (s
principle of non intervention, calculated az is TO do
tce to all parties and sections, and 10 remove eveyr I
sbe of the deadly feud which has prevailed am
countrymen. But il is strange what curious con-
cidence there is in respect between the BatnmI
American and one of the organs of the freesoers a|
notable scheme of that organ, Of the Baltmd'|
American, is to break up the democratic party, and Ha
TO the chapter Of accidents for the result This pro
ton is explained and exposed in the following e1tnd
of article from the Bangor (Mane) Democrat" Of N
Sth inst
PROPOSITION TO DISSOLVE THE DEMOCRATIC PART
The Jefersonian" proposes to dissolve the democf
party, and form another by coalition with the free"
party also be dissolved 1t copies resolutions and
article this effect which appends its approval III
policy which it favors and the resolutions with which
expresses agreement in sentiment is termed union
the democ racy."
What say the democracy this-wi You disband y'f
ia To he free.s Oers1 VIII va