The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-08-28
THE UNION.
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For the Union.
The Janus-fAeed Organ.
Pending the elections in the South, this delectable.
most consistent and disnteresed organ OF General Tay
or-himsef elected BY the basest fraud that was ever
compeer, the ''nutmeg senator and aboonst. Truman
Smith, oil Connecticut. in vilylng the democracy Of the
free States, by charging that they "had formed coalition
with the aboonsts break down the administration OF
Zachary Taylor, the southern slave. holder" This
the constant theme of the Republic and Truman Smith,
the aoouonst "par mobile tratrIm, Every morning
would that paper Come freghed with long and dole
full eremiad upon the dangers which threatened Zachary
iaylors administration" The people saw through the
msy false and preposterous charge, and rebuked the
not soon forget, but which would they deter
mined not TO profit by. Having failed 10 humbug the
South by ialsehood base true TO their vocation, they
are new trying TO humbug the North by pretending TO be
the allies Of abolition in regard to the sealed letter in
the hands OF the SpartansbuTg postmaster"
lew days ago the Janus.faced organ Of this Janus
elaborate article under the caption of "Post Office Espio
nage instgated to do So doubt by Jacob Collamer
another a6olitlonis OF the Truman Smith stamp. The
organ, without equivocaton takes the following ground
"There no legal power any deputy postmaster nor in
the Postmaster General to open and examine or TO suppress
or refuse 70 receive any printed or written matter any
paper or letter which any may think proper 10 con-
yey by mail Not only Is this the law, but what better
this ought to be the law and will be the law as long as the
American people retain any spark Of their ancestral spirit
10 suppose state Of the law in which deputy posnas
on over n bs
plumber the money letters and possess himself OF the pr
hearts and ~ve 4 70 snppose s,ae Of things IN which
he post office would be rendered the most odoqs esab
pie would tolerate such nuisance
1t is true, it afterwards admits that sit is possibly
within the competence Of the federal government to
laws that may reach the evil but in the face OF the
above broad negation express and implied i mposs
Bile to imagine in what manner Congress could ever reach
the evil" As southern man, especially one claiming
for Congress the power to protect manufactures by ex
the Union at the expense OF another, by constructing
roads, canals &C., out of the public treasury, and to
RepabIic should have mantaned exactly the reverse
| OF what it has set forth IN the above extract II
northern manufactures and western improvements de-
mand protection why should not the South at least ask
to be let alone Is the South entitled to protection
she to be the sport of every caprice, every wh and
every species OF fanatcism II the mails should be en-
the slave Sates-if abolition documents, written or
printed" should be scattered within their borders, ought
not power arrest and what power so proper
as the power of Congress II does seem to our mind,
that whilst aportion OF the States claiming protection
for their domestic institutions, in cases where the power
grant il is clearly withheld it should not be denied to
the South when the constitutional guaranty is ex-
press and imperative. And how better can you de-
fend her domestic institutions than by prohibiting the
mails from being used for the transmission OF any mat
ter that will initiate against the peace, happiness, and
safety of her people by stirring up instruction among
the slaves In former times the southern face OF the Re-
public would not have dared to insinuae, much less as
Congress the States have any power in the premises
"Ths is not only the law, but what Is better, this ought
to be the law, (says the oryan and will be the law as
long as the American people retain any spark OF their
ancestral spirit" This is rank aboltionism and fanat
csm is the writer demented and does he maintain the
absurd idea that State under such circumstances has
redress This, to mind the point yielded Tor
the purpose of winning to their cause in the free
States the abolition vote in the approaching congressional
elections Having done all they could In the slave States
where elections have just taken, place to prove coa
tors OF the Republic that trick no longer serving their
purpose, are now striving to prove coalition between
alsehood was so glarng that would believe it, and
many disguised Of the moderate wings as to vote
the democratic ticket In the second, II the democrats
do their duty, the result will be similar for federalism is
dishonest that abotionsm may not be willing to be-
lieve in its ''pledges and promises"
By way still further OF commencing this admins
tration 10 the tender embrace OF abolonism 1t thus
descants upon Martin Van Buren,, who, whatever may
be his sins land God knows they are henous) against
the democratic party deserves credit from every southern
man for having given the casting vote he did on MI.
Calhouns resolutions The Rupublic, however, thus al
ludes TO IT.
.'The BILL rs amended reported the Senate, and
ing the bin to be eng ossed third reading carried
by casting Of the present leader of the free soil de-
smiIaT acs at that Tune the sweet Ite fellow OF the
'kib Of the distinguished democrats of Richmond"
The motive for this is apparent Il was TO revive, if
possible the preudices and animosity which that vote
had excited in the bosom OF every abolitons against
Mr. Van buren, In addition the Republic takes occa.
sion 10 publish the vote, showing that the wings voted
against H. and the democrats for IL and especially 10
logize Mr. Webster and Mr. Clay for their speeches
against the bill.
Now, all this could have been done for nothing else
than TO court and the abolition vote. which they
and Truman Smith feared they had offended by charging,
for the benefit OF the southern elections, coalition
between them and the democrats.
Thus will ever he with dishonest and unpnncpled
party the very means employed by II, however artfuy,
TO cheat and bety Others serve 10 unmask their designs
and furnish another proof that "policy," though may
occasionally win, is not the "best honesty"
Its 10 be hoped that Maryland at least will profit by
these disclosures OF the Janus faced" organ, and do
Virginia and Indiana have done the regency, horse
foot and dragoons" for, to General Taylor, he ID
President only in name, and not "ht" TO be that His
versy. PRENEZ GAkDE.
For the Union