Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1849-07-02
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-fs.R'gae Coalition, Again.

| When the Spectator first announced or denoun-
ccd tha1coalition between the Vermont Democ-
racy and the Free soers, that paper left the in
ference to be drawn that the Northern Wings
entertained different views on the subject OF
sayery-it was silent as TO their position Hnow
admits that the Wing party, North, E'are opposed
to the extension Of Slavery" and, Of course are
III favor of the Wilnaot proyiso--yet the -specta-
tor says that though they approve the principle
OF Free soisra, it is "a single and subordinate
article in their creed" that 'they have not aban-
donei their party organization. and given them
selves up to new ties" No--because they had
no Grew ties" to form A reference to the votes
in the two Houses Of Congress will show that
Northern Wings have uniformly acted againsi
he South on this subject ofslavery, whilst the
! same record will show much larger number of
Northern Democrats acting tei,h the South, than
Of Northern Whigs-and though strange, yet
true, eight Soathsrn Wings have the credit Of de-
feating the compromise bill Of Mr.. Clayton. We
| suppose they were ''natural allies" of the North.
"Ah the remembrance of this must sting like
an adder" The passage Of this bill would have
prevented all this agitation on the subject Of
avery-wher then, ia the conservatism Of the
Wing party, when it has been the cause Of ar
raying one section of the Union against the 9TH
er Perhaps the Spectator can answer.
We have not the terms Of agreement, by which
his union has been effected, before us but the
n. Y. Tribune, Wing paper, says they are
Sound 4ad pert;nentw We argue, then, if they
are "sound and pertinent" in the estimation Of
the Tribune editor, that Northern VI higs enter
tain like views with the Northern Democracy
on the subject of slavery, because the Tribune is
the spot-he is well acquainted with the
whole matter, and the state Of public sentiment
at the North.
The Spectator asks Us, why does the Free Soil
party synpathize with the Democracy only, and
attract them powerfully to itself? We answer,
because the Democracy differed on the Proyiso
question alone--the v higs did not SO differ
they had no difference to settle--aecording to
Mr. Webster they stand upon the "sarns pri7sei-
PIES" upon which they ALWAYS stood-.she BufIa-
10 Platform.
The Spectator oosleets us BY saying it was the
Democrats united with The Free Soilers. Well,
be it SOFT matters but little which body made
the adyance-and though we may be told small
bodies mover attract large ones-we reply that
The laws OF attraction do not govern the actions
Of men--and we shall therefore, say nothing a
bout centripeQl and centrifugal forces. The truth
is this-the Democracy, North, differed on the
the slavery question-they are uniting, and when
the Democratic party is united the Wings have
to Surrender" 1t was not The popularity of
Taylor that made MIN President-it was the dis
u1lion of the Denaocracy-alid the true secret of
the Wing complaint against the ''coalitionn is
this; the Wings know that there is no hope Of
their keeping the government when the Democ-
racy are united.
Of danger to our Southern institution we have
nothing TIC fear from Free Sellers, as such-but
there is danger from Wing abolition Governors.
and we need only instance the case of Bebb, Of
Ohio, who refuses to deliver to citizen of our
own county, slave, whose identity he has pro-
ven, and yet Southern Wings rejoiced at the e.
lection of his man as Governor of Ohio, over his
Democratic opponent, the gallant Col. Weller,
who wa. known to be sound on the question of
Southern rights Bebb, we,suppose wac "nat-
ural ally"-a conservative" The Lord deliver
u. from such conservatism.
The Spectator is pleased to characterize our
remarks as ''coar.e and ungenteel" We did not
so consider them we had no idea that we were
offending against the law of good manners to
call things, as we conceived, by their proper
rames-a spade is spade, though some persons
may call it ''an instrumental dig with" Our
neighbors intimate that we wished to affect
their moral standing-they do us great injustice
by that intirnation.