The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-09-02

The entire wing and abolition strength IN and out Of
resolutions Of Mr.. A,herion were introduced They
were adopted with the entire Of MIR. Van
Buren,, Mr.. Wright, and COL Benton Of nearly all the
democratic members Of Congress. Of the entire demo-
crane national and state mn and Of the dem
sisted by the united northern federal or wbr vote At
tackled with violence by the abolitoniss and denounced
by the whig press. 30 universal the concurrence
among democrats in the general positions OF these reso.
utons in relation to the slavery agitation and the inter-
ference Of Congress IFS abolition in the District Of Co.
umbia and the Territories that because Mr.. H. A. Fos-
(whle he concurred in their general scope) objected
70 the last resolution renchng upon the right Of petit
ton he denounced by the politicians who the
leaders the present slavery agitation in this State a.
''unsoand" These resolutions were a. follows;
Rs.s.sa Ths. this govsInmsns 4 xoy:saTsnt Of
states, Congress has Jurisdiction Whatever the SUBJ
est Of slavery il the several States Of this Sonfsdsnoy
e. District q dsaa,sa. sss q. ..,,.s:s: y y: S:.:s
affect the institution Of slavery in the several States and
Rssiosa That Congress has no rg 70 DO TIA. indi-
rectIy which IL do directly aud that the agitation
Territories, means and with view of disturbing
overhrowing that institution in the several States, 10
Of he h Of hs sass us ana
breach Of the public faith upon which they enteied into tho
Resolved That the constitution rests on thu broad prn.
ssi s
powers, has no right dlscrimnass between insa
ishns the one and promoting The osh:r
Resolved, therefore, That all attempts on the part OF
the Territories. prohibit removal Of slaves from
State ae between the institutions OF
aforesaid in violation OF the constitutions desructveof
s II. me q ss
every petition memorial resolution, proposition,
ps y DE
shall the presentation thereof without further action
printed, or referred" -3s9 m ne ''''s 1'-'''''s
These proceedings so unequivoca in their import, and
significant OF the democratic sentiment OF the country
had been preceded by the parting admeni,ions of JACK
SON. His yaledicory to the American people, over whom
he had presided with equal wisdom and patrotsm was
filled with thus topic Abiding to me Farewell Address s
strongest terms against The formation o. parties on geo.
graphical determinations, one Of the means which
WOULD BE LIKELY TO RESORT "Amd the general pros
perity and splendid success which has followed the
adoption Of the federal constitutions the dangers OF which
he warned becoming every day more evident, and
the signs of evil sufficiently apparent to awaken the
deepest anxiety in the bosom of the patriot We behold
SstDesn different parts IF he Unitsd States and to pas
to excite the South against The North, and the NORTH
against the South and to force into the controversy tn
possible that large portion Of the Union can ever speak
S MIN BsT IN THIS WORK Of
DESERVE YOUR STRONGEST REPROBATlON." q
Thus during the unbroken course of the democratic
party of the Unon through the entire series Of republic
can Presidents, the agitation Of the slavery question: its
introduction as party test or ISSUE ana me attempts 70
sisted an Antagonist Princpfs Of Auf Pdy' ana e an
element of dsunion. ~ - 81
even upon this high action and expression
Of democratic statesmen and legislators nearly coequa!
with the foundation Of the They embodied
political assemblage known to their organization At
the National Convention held ut Baltimore In 1910, at
the democracy of the Union placed themselves distinctly
on record upon this and all the questions that divide the
democracy and the federalism or whgsm OF the country
They resolved that Congress has power under the
constitution interfere with control the domestic in
stutons Of the several States, and that such States
are the sole and 3, Sy ss
tuition that all efforts of the aboi'fsonsss and Others,
MADE INDUCE CONGRESS TO INTERVENE WITH CUES
thereto are calculated lead the most alarming and
dangerous consequences, and that all such Efforts have
an irresistible tendency 10 diminish the happiness OF the
people, and endanger the stability and pemanency OF the
Union and ougb; not to be countenanced BY any frend
to our political institutions" This resolution, drawn up
believe by Silas Wright, and certainly approved
by him, was unanimously adopted by the national con-
vention, four years afterwards reported ~ b. r.
Butler and reamed by the national democracy OF ls44
and again adopted and reiterated BY The Democratic
If there is one feature for which the national dsmo.
cratic party distinguished beyond another, II Is that OF
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first TO last they have stood before the world in this high
attitude OF patriotism. and have successfully maintained
the democratic and principles From the beginning
also least from the advent and fall OF the Hartford
convention the slavery Question and sectional divsaon
and parysm have been element and adjunct OF led
eralism and aboonsm. "Perodcally" these COM
bned adversaes OF the democracy have wed these
attempts at dangerous agtation, ~ an auxiary TO
their unabated desire divide and overthrow the demo-
cratic Marty But until the last eleston the scheme OF
DIVISION hostile the best interests OF the country and
threatening evil far beyond the strife Of parties o. the
hopes OF individual aspants, resulted in the discontinue
| OF its authors. 80,
Al that election a auxiliary entered the held OF
division In all the northern States, indviduals who
had acted with the democratic party sone OF
them prominently So and who had enjoyed It's confidence
and upon whom its favor had been avished, separated
from H. aud assumed precisely the antagonist ground
upon which federalism and aboltonism had prcvously
assailed IL in vain In this State the division began IN
1877 In that year. this body OF partsans insisted that
the issue which the national democratic party bad uni
fomly rejected party element should % snoPtea
should form part OF the party expression ana eec'.
ton and because the democratic STATE conventcn
that year declined to engrah this new dicum ny w
democr ac creed but preferred, az IN a pay umos %
disturbing element it should be allowed 70 remain IN
individual sentiment, and not party AXIOM, oouy
; of uartissns, who have since assumed lie sor
orsanization styling themselves in some quarters lne
,;yss refused TO support the democratic nominations,
made in conformity TO the uniform democranc ussge and
ayowine the well known principles OF the democfauc
n.Y,vend withholding their voess contributed directly
The success of the wing party. and 70 the elecuon q
he nresent wing State oicefs They threw the STATE IN
ali its departments into the hands Of the old, acuve snc
uniform antagonists Of the democratic pany me ~