The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-04-08
CITY OF WASHINGTON.
SUNDAY MORNING, APRIL 8, Is4s.
The Democratic Candidate Mayor o New York.
The Connecticut Elections.


wrong and injustice than that of the National Intelligent
Ger of yesterday That paper under the head of Demo
cratic reunions and Coalitions endeavors to assa the
course which have pursued during the slavery agita
ton. II endeavors also TO prove that have been in
consistent in that course. We confess that we cannot
reor this charge the nelligencer That journal has
been consistent this subject 1t has been consistent in
Withholding its sentiments from the public. and consist
emf in its sedulous endeavors not to offend the North by
opposing the Provso and not offend the South by sup
porting it, Such course may accord with the ideas
which The editors of the lntegencer entertain of the
high duties and grave responsibilities of the public press
but does not accord with the views which entertain
that subject We hold it to be bounden duty to
ourselves readers, and to the public, not shrink
from responsibility, but frankly express sentiments
on all questions of public We have heretofore
done so; and intend to continue to do so while we
are connected with the press. From the beginning we
saw the great danger which menaced the Union from the
slavery agitation; but did not shrink from the re-
sponsbility which that agitation imposed upon u.s. We
did not initiate the bat in the fable and take sides neither
with the birds the beasts. We took up our position
cooy and calmly and we maintained it 10 the best of
our ability. Our contemporary may think we acted i'm
prudenily; but we care not for that opinion for we
know that we acted honestly and fairly and without con-
cealment.
The charge OF inconsistency comes with peculiar
grace from the National Integencer concealing as
does, its sentiments the most important question which
has agated the public mind since the foundation of the
government We have watched the course of that
journa-the central organ of the wing party-through.
out the whole discussion of the Wimot Provso and if
has whispered lis sentiments on that ques-
ton, it has escaped If it has ever taken any
ground whatever, we beg to know where we can find
evidence OF it, and ascertain what il is And since we
assaed for opinions ask of the Tntelligencer
what its opinions the business and consttutionay
of prohibiting slavery in New Mexico and California J
Wsknow that will not be answered The Integencer
"hods with the hare and runs with the hounds" Like
the wing party which it represents, it wishes concate
the southern Shareholders and the northern Provisosts
This the course pursued during the presidential
campaign General Taylor was advocated at the South
as fast and firm friend of slave institutions at the
North. Truman Smith and the whole host of wing
gers asserted that he would sanction the Wmot Provso
Some of them said that they had. had seen, private
letters assuring them of the fact The wing leaders in the
free States asserted that the wings and soers occ
pied the same platform Mr. Webster denied that the fol-
fao platform as their own. He said il was his thunder
and that the wing party for twenty five years had siren
uousy and consistently endeavored to fashion it and
make it strong The Intellgencer knows these things
to be 1t knows that its party took opposite views
in the North in the South, and made antagonist prom
Uses in the two sections of the Union the event that
Gen Taylor was elected He was elected he has been
nauguraied and in his cabinet the Virginia and the
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owship, with the whig free-soiler from Ohio and the
supporter of Colts resolution from Vermont The pres
ent administration stands pledged by its friends to pursue
two different and inconsistent lines of policy. 1t
not therefore, be subject of surprise if it should be
assaed in the North and the South for opposite reasons
nasmuch as it stands pledged to different policy in
each This is the natural result of the tortuous policy of
the wing party and the non-commitalism of its chief
And yet the National Intellgencer has the hardhood and
the efrontery to cast the blame upon the democratic
party!
The gross inconsistency which the Integencer charges
upon s that after the have pursued the
Proviso question, we desire the election of Mr. Van
Shack his whg competitor mayor of New York.
and rejoice al the election of Messrs Cleveland, Booth
and Waldo members of Congress from Connecticut
With regard to the mayoal,y election of New York. we
did express hope, while Mr. Cutting was before the
people, that his election would not be defeated and
wing elected Since then that gentleman has withdrawn
and now sincerely hope that Mr.. Van Shack will
succeed We have never seen expression of his opn
the extension of slavery, but know that the
cannot be than those of his wing adversary and
besides our friends in New York are satisfied with him
If he is -soier there be real issue between
him and the other candidate growing out of that question
But there other principles involved sufficiently grave
and important to induce desire his election now that
Mr. Cutting has declined This remark applies also 10 the
election in Connecticut Admitting Messrs. Cleveland,
Booth and Waldo to be opposed to the further extension
of slavery, and still rejoice that they elected 1t
is well known that their competitors uncompro-
missing advocates of the Wimot Proviso The New
York Tribune says of the wing delegation from Connec
tcut in the last Congress that their have quite
sion of slavery from the territories, and the sup
preston of the slave trade in the District of Columbia
This is as much, nay more, we satisfied than can be
said against any Of the gentlemen elected by the demo-
cratic party of Connecticut Are we worse off with
these three democrats than should be with the wings
even upon this question Indeed are not better Off
They not rabid Provisoists the wings would
have proved themselves TO be- We refer to the eloquent
democratic address of Connecticut which published a
few days ago They took liberal and patriotic ground
upon this subect-far than any which the wings
have adopted.