The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-06-06

The Philadelphia North American charges the Demo-
cratic party of the North with endeavorng to heal the
differences which divided it in the last presidential con-
test denounces this effort bdse coalition :; but
takes care not TO say which division of the party has
acted or desires to act basey. We therefore respect
fully ask of the editor of the North American which divs-
ion has acted basely Does he mean to condemn those
who voted for Cen Cass and intervention Or does
he mean to assa those who voted for Mr.. Van Buren,
and free SOIL aud elected Zachary Taylor President of the
United States? Is it base in the supporters OF Mr. Van
Buren, to unite with those who contend that Congress
should leave slavery the Territories to the people OF
the Territories! Then the North American has acted
basey in uniting with the anti Wmot Proviso wings OF
the South in the late canvass. Is base for the support
ers Of General Cass in the northern States to unite with
those who sustained the Buffalo platform Then the
wing party of the South has, according to the North
Americana acted basely in uniting with such men as its
editor for he too, susains every principle of that plat
form.
When charges made against the democratic party we
wish them to be specific, not equvocal assertions, like
those OF the North American which may be used in dou
BILE sense on the two sides OF the Potomac The memberso
the wing party of the North known, all of hem to be
Wimot Provso free soiers without exception There is
no ulIeTenCe
follower of Martin Van Buren,, and supporter OF the
Buffalo platform, is more thorough freesoer than the
editor of the North American himself. There is no ne
cessy for him and his compeers to affiliate with free
sosm for he and they already freesoilers to man,
and all of them sustain heartily the Wilmot Proviso
The wing party in the non-slaveholding States were
thoroughly united that question: and there was no
reason for divisions in their ranks Their party Or
ganzaion not effected by that question. few OF
its party-Giddngs, for instance-were not willing to
trust southern to carry out. the principles OF Tree
SOIL and therefore supported Van Buren,. But the North
Americanaong with the great body of the wing party
believed that their southern candidate could be trusted
and they sustained him, and induced others TO Sustain
him, in order the free soil doctrines Now they
wish TO make capital for their southern rendsfor those
slave holders who united with them, who united with
the aboonsts in order 10 elect Zachary Taylor There
be no baser coalition than the formed by the
Philadelphia convention last year. ticket made
up of southern slave holder and northern aboltonist
Southern wings that General Taylor would veto
the Wmot Proviso and yet northern wings united with
southern wings. and endeavored prove that they
the best free soilers earth, and that General Taylor
would sanction the Wilmot Provso
But the North American is not satisfied with equivoca
ton 1t invents and crculaes the following SANDER;
In order that the public may appreciate the principles
advanced by of the segments OF this coaron which
disting itself by the name OF he united de
mocracy is only necessary to cite the sentiments pro
claimed by OF the leading members of the free sol
party at the annual meeting of the aboonists in New
York Ga that occasion, Mr.. Edmund Quincy offered thu
following resoutions
Rsoped That that which giving strength, extension
and perpetuity slavery-to wits THE UNloN--on be
overthrown by peaceful Withdrawal from IT by th
vehodng States for consciehce sake and Tor sell
ou necessarily weaken, UNIT ana speedily
exirpate slavery from the American soil therefore,
Grabbed That the to of every Christian ana oil eve
nv patriot should be- mo union with Shareholders eithe
religousy or politically
"Mr Wendell Philips, in speaking to these resolutions
held this revolving language
"WE INTEND TO TRAMPLE UNDER FOO
CONSTITUTION COUNTRY; WE CALI UPON you n
DO LIKEWISE Shall tell you why You can never max
a revolution in this matter until you make the common
and the of the people superior to thei
book until you arragn against the despotis
the majority the conscientious convictions of the
the. minority, whatever IL be. - There is a law Of
the statute book that bids you the fugitive slave
his Every feels IL TO be wrong, and shrink
from CARVING il into execution Still that devil Of tn
American charscterif thcre is other-compromise
that devil to which has been sacrificed he moraIy, ih