The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1849-07-27


feelings of the deepest
indignation and the most
determined opposition"
The Coalition OF the Democracy and the
AbolitiOnists, in Opposition 10 the Admin
istration OF General Taylor.
Under this heading the .Nashriue True Wing
contains an able review of the movements now in
progress in the Northern States TO rally the Demo
cratic party on the Abolition platform, to break down
the Administration of the Southern stakeholder,
General TAYLOR" We shall have occasion to re-
cur again the facts contained in this compendious
summary, but, meanwhile, we commend to the at
tenton of our readers the following extracts:
The opposition to General Taylor's Admins
tration is characterized by more violence than any
other has encountered, pehaps, since the formation
Of political parties in the country. 1t expected
that those who enjoyed twenty years almost of
broken power would exhibit both sullenness and
spleen when driven off from Teasing and rioting
amid the spoils of Office This, we say, was ex-
pected but there reason TO believe, also, that
men extravagant in professions of Democracy
would, for the sake of decency at least, submit to
the will Of the people, and conduct their partisan
warfare with due respect to candor and fairness
Reasonable il was, the hope is disappointed, and
now all the odds and ends of faction banded toge
Their for a common purpose-the destruction of the
Administration. coalition has been formed which,
the sures means Of rallying the friends Of good
government TO the support Of a national party it is
our intention TO expose. This coalition Influenced,
we are bound TO believe, by motive but secure
and dispense patronage, is the more despicable be-
cause of the rancorous enmty which recently
existed between ITS prominent supporters. Ii is a
coalition between the Democracy and the Aboli-
tionsts coalition on which the former base all their
hopes of restoration to power and The latter all their
prospects of becoming the dominant party. Again,
this coalition powerful in numbers, base in its
cepton and corrupt in principle, stands opposed TO
a national party nt the head of which is Zachary
Taylor, with mo private purposes TO accomplish,
no party projects TO build up, no enemies TO punish
nothing to serye but his country
II may be well, perhaps before tr cling the pro-
gress Of the coalition, recur to past events,
with which IT IS IN some degree connected. The
question of slavery. much 10 the regret Of all who
discounrenance sectional ealousies and aglrations,
entered largely into the public discussions of the
last Presidential canvass And At will not be de-
med we presume, thai while the Northern Democ
racy lavish in their denuDciations OF Zachary
TAYLOR the Southern STAKEHOLDER" their political
brethren OF the South hurled anathema after anath-
ema against "Millard Fillmore, the Northern Abo-
huonistr Thus the Wings Of the North were
stlgmatzed at home as hetrayers of freedom, and
the Wings OF the South proclaimed at league with
fanatics and incendares against their own hresldes
and hearthstones. The Southern Democracy, too,
under the lead Of the Washington Cnion, singing
all the while hosannas 10 the Northern Democrats
as 1.-THE natural allies Of the South made every
shift, and adopted every expedient, TO show thai
Northern Wings and AboltionIsls were identical
and indivisble. Whether these things were spoken
10 Jest or earnest or whether they were shallow
tricks Of the adrot and skful in the arts Of poit-
zeal jugglery, is matter Of little consequence. In
tme they will be properly estimated; u Is sufficient
now 10 know, that they were any thing but truthful
Long before they uttered the natural allies
placed on record evidence somewhat dubious, We
must confess, Of their ieslty to the South.
The cement Of this coalition, undeniably, is OPP
position TO the Administration Of General Taylor,
10 embsrrsss and finally break down which Is the
highest ambition Of these despicsble foctionsp. A
great northern party, embracing every creed and
every opinion, a party of geographical divisions
and sectional feuds. is TO be the contamination oil
their /" bargain. intrigue and corruption Against
,bem. their plos and Vaccinations, the Wings OF
the North. and the Wings Of the South, discardlng
ali ferences Of opinion as to slavery, have rallied
a national party. This party, republican IN prnci-
ole and national in ls objects they invite all who
d.sire the prosperity, and glory OF people, undl
vided and Indvislbe. to unite with. Lacy lfh'
III tho netrotc and conservative TO unite with them
because il ~ this party which - to preserve th'
Consitution invioste alike from inc assaults o
Northern fanatics eno ooutneth uisUH"'nsSb V'
cause II is this party which Is to MAINTAIN me peao
OF the country and, finally because II Is TINS par
,y which IL 10 secure wholesome laws and TO pro
a., tho rights Of all classes in the Republic
Thi, Marty holding TO these principles as the on
+, ou,rsnty OF well-regusted government, liberal
in,i and benefcent in IFS aims, ~, and must De, TN
psr,v 81 me people Uniting under IN. heg of IN
Cons,;,u,ion not Wings alone, but independent
Democrats in eyery section Of the country, >
bnttled against the usrrpations and corrupnons 0
a reckless Administrator, and carried Laehar,
Tavlor triumphsnuy into fHe Presidency Ant
now that he is pursued by a factlGus minority, nov
that the Democracy and the Abollucolsis nave GO
ale.ced with a view, TO defeat his sdm!nistrauV
ool,cy. this party sdheres the more firmly 20 ni
fortunes II will stand by and sustain, and chez
him on IN perfectIng the work Of purihcs ION ant
reform. in which the people feel 50 profound al
his enemies may asssil him as an imbecie, IL
o,an, tvrapt." may ken him TO Nero" tn
oaos, infamous Of Roman Emperors, and stigma
49,. rim as a butcher" as weak. vain am
foolish mantle tool Of corrupt and unprinci
ned cabinet" and apply to HIM and his cabinet tn
ro,he,, Of {" scoundrels," "wretches and he,
~, ,bev can neiiber shake his uncooquersble vii
nor ;mnsir the confidence Of his friends ~ ms hoi
..,y of purpose nor yet in his ability ana de'erm
na,,on 10 restore the Government 10 "ha' was
the devs of the earlier Presidents hcorruP' pres
,,nder the head OF the Washington o"'g'', u'o
cbsrge him again and again with Wo'auon
solemn pledges," may ehsraeterlze MN
,swhitened sepolcbre," and proc,ai' -.
"a. ,b.t the President OF the people, disgraciI
himself - but even THIS vituPerauon WIN '"n