The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-10-23
Coalition OF Fsdsr.IIsm ana AbontsDism In Michi-

nectcut and the Republic the minor organ OF the admin
stration and the whole federal press North and South
OF Washington, with view OF influencing the elections
about to take place in Louisiana and Mississippi are
harpng upon the union OF the democratic party in New
York. and denouncng II in measured terms, they seem
to have entirely overlooked the most base and degrading
coalition Of their own party with the aboonists in the
State OF Michigan In order TO advise friends in
those southern States where elections about to be
held. and the public generally, Of the true condition
OF affairs. and snabethem understand the total want OF
sincerity and heartless hypocrisy Of the federal party in
their professions and practice, might refer TO the whole
of that party during the three last presidential eec
TONS We might show the constant efforts which have been
made by the wings to obtain the floating vote OF every
anomalous clique which has started like skyrocket
above the horizon We might show how anxiously they
have sought every ally in every form which could swell
their ranks-how eagerly they have invited the anti
masons to their ams-how insdiousy they have coured
the embraces of the natives-and, still more. how
strongly they have attempted to affiliate with the abo
litionss Who can forget the strong and pathetic ap
peas which Mr. Webster made 1884, his friends Of the
'third party in Massachusetts, sellng them how tho
roughly the wings sympathzed with them in feeling,
and how much the attempt to presidential candi
date OF their own calculated TO couneract their
views, TO break down their common strength by d.
vision of votes and to elect the democratic candidate
These and thousand other facts recorded in
public journals; but there is one fact now before
to which we must call the public attention We will give
brief sketch of matters as they exist in the State of
Michigan.
Early in the season the abotonists Of Michigan
called State convention for the purpose Of nominating
O.. tn A.
federal party OF the State called their State convention
at the same place and the day with the aboi-
tioniss The federasts. upon the organization Of their
sent committee to the abolition convention
with proposition to unite with them and form State
ticket with an equal division Of the Offices Thispropo
son refused by the abolition conventions and the
federass cresallen and disappointed, retired from the
meeting. Each party then nominated its candidates
The abolition convention nominated for governor
Flavus J. Littlejohn who last year at the head OF
the Van Buren, electoral ticket of the State who had
until that year been member of the democratic party,
and SO ultra and SO violent in his course as partisan,
that he had been burnt in egy by the wings at the
capital OF the State The federal convention nominated
candidate for governor by the Of John Owen Of
Detroit Mi. Owen declined the nomination.
The democratic convention, met and placed in nomna
ton the very popular Ex-Governor John S. Barry The
federalists then held another State convention, and in
stead Of nominating candidate for governor OF their
political creed actually took up and placed upon their
ticket with all the formaiiy and solemny Of a nomna-
ton, the very abolition candidate, Flavius ]. Little
ohn-the very who had sconed and rejected their
offered support few weeks previous; whom they had
themselves burnt in efgy. and loaded with every op
abort IN
was not known that the abolition candidate would allow
the federasts TO his place at the head OF
heir ticket; but he has by other become
reconcled to the selection, and has consented to let the
federalists vote for him. What is more, the abolition
candidate for State printer elected also by the people, has
even declined in favor OF the federal candidate Of the
editors OF the Detroit Advertiser, that the union Of abo
onism and federalism in that State may be considered as
nearly complete We have been informed that this
lton he degrading the part Of the federal party
which we ever recolect to have seen, and
holy as have been their coatons brought about by
Vice President Fillmore and the abolition members Of
General Taylors cabinet; that Mr.. Fillmore was at De-
troi in person. and advised it, and that messages and
limitations, il not direct letters sent by Messrs
Ewing and Colamer to the same effect The object is
to defeat the democratic candidate for governor in that
strong democratic State, and elect legislature that will
instruct General Cass out of his in the Senate OF the
United States and put in his place aboonist Of the
federal school,
In case of defeat what reward the abolition candidate
for governor is to receive for allowing the wings to vote
for him, we are not advised The fact that he will be
provided for by Gen. Tayors administration, the follow
ing precedent would seem TO establish Last year the
abotionsts and federalists in the western district Of
Michigan united TO defeat the democratic candidate for
Congress Il was effected by the abolition candidate Mr.
Lawrence) Withdrawing from the in favor Of the
wing candidate, (Mr Spraene) who elected. Among
the earliest appointments made last spring by Gen Tay
lofs administration, was that OF this same Mr.. Law.
renee, the abolition candidate for Congress- who now oc
cupes the responsible Office OF chief clerk in the Patent
Office in this city, at salary Of sl,75o per II
declining abolition nomination for Congress and sup
porting wing will command Office Of that grade
der Gen. Taylor, what must the acceptance OF wing
nomination for governor by abolition candidate bring
Nothing less than foreign mission, we presume So
gross has been this coalition, offensive few OF the
more liberal wings in Michigan ITSELF that few Of them
in the lcounty OF Aegan, where Lejohn resides have
protested against it. But the great body Of the wings Of
the State are laborng with great zeal to elect the sped
pig" candidate and to share the Offices Of the State with
the rankest aboli,ionists in the Union.
We hear no thunders of denunciaon OF these things
from the editors Of the Republic from the federal
press north or south. On the contrary, the New York