The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-10-17


placed the democracy Of the South in novel situation
Unless passion is asds and reason alone consulted
disasters will befal republican principles in that quarter
Of the Union. The history Of the past proves concu
syey that question involving slavery will divide the
whgs Of the North thewhgs Of the South sep
the from the other Power and the emoluments
which flow from power all for which the fsderalist
contend They bave principles for the public eye and
the wings OF each Stale and Of each section profess any
doctrines and adhere any humbug which may please
or deude particular locality In the North, free soil
ism did no harm to the wing party; il hardly took
porars guard from its ranks. The whole mass OF the
northern wings were soers before the Buffalo plat
form was built many Of them were worse than free
soiler Seward and his followers had herded with abo
itonism, and coaesced and consped with aboitonism
until the rank and file had become 50 tainted that il
would require back ward movement Of the wing party
of the North to place it on the Buffalo platform.
What was the OF the wing party OF the South
Did protest against the conduct Of the wings Of the
North Did it spurn the bonds which bound them 10
northern federalism. when ii that northern federalss
were bound TO the aboonsts. and giving aid and en-
couragement TO the anti slavery agitation By no means
The wing party the South could foego its bitter and
uncompromising hatred TO the democracy, and il con.
regulated and controlled by slaveholdng majority
hostile to the rights and interests OF the South The
complexion of northern federalism clear and decided
and. its anslavery tendencies and predictions were
announced time after time by the action Of northern wing
meetings. and by the votes Of northern wing representa-
lives Whenever movement hostile 10 slave interests
insulting to the slave States made in either branch
Of the national Legislature, it invariably found its chief
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the votes Of the great bulk Of the wings Of the North
Whenever the southern wings have succeeded in giving
aid and strength to southern rights, they have been com
PEELED with the bulk OF the democratic party
in order do So Yea despite these facts which stand
prominent in the history Of the slavery agitation, the
whg party of the Union has preserved lis nationality
and the wings of the South have been the hewes
Of wood and drawers Of water the ant-savery sens
mentpeferring higher prayer than that they might be
left that they might be stripped to
the skin, but that some cast.off garment nigh,
be given them to hide their nakedness from the
eyes Of the southern people. On the tariff question
they hid their aposacy with covering which John Quincy
Adams spurned with his foot, and the Mexican
question they concealed their opposition beneath Himsy.
threadbare costume which the Mexicans themselves
dsdained They did this and through their
which bound them 10 the antslavery propagandists of
the North They shouted Justify whenever the abolition
sentiment of the North used to strike down some
gallant democrat who had maintained the rights and re.
spected the honor Of the South They frantic with
joy when Johnston, the aboonist defeated Longstreh
in Pennsylvania and when Ford the advocate OF negro
equality, beat Weller m Ohio. And, to cap the climax,
they supported for the presidency the only all the
South who would not condemn esoilism.
Nor this all Just before the close of the last session
Of the last Congress, the representatives Of the South
aided by northern democrats who gallany sustained the
constitution. on the of passing Mr.. Walkers
amendment, by which territorial government, similar to
that provided for the Louisiana purchase would be given
to the territory acquired from Mexico Had this been
done the South would have had no cause OF complaint
and dangerous agitation would have been ended
by constitutional legislation. The amendment passed
the Senate and il about pass the House OF Repre-
sentatives when new actors came upon the stage They
came speaking in the name OF General Taylor; and by
welding he influence Of one who was about to be in.
vested with all the power and patronage which apperan
to the presidency and aided by the active cooperation Of
Mr. Winthrop. then Speaker Of the House Of Represent
aves, they succeeded in their mission, and defeated
adjustment Did the southern wings complain OF
this Did they manifest any indignation at the con-
duct Of Messrs. Seward. Ewing. and Winthrop No !;
none whatever. few days after, they were lauding
General Taylor and his iree-soil cabinet 10 the skies
and in few months AFTER with FIVE exceptions, they
were straning every nerve to select Robert c. Win
throp, thorough paced Wimot Provisoisi Speaker OF
the House OF Representatives, the administration can
ddae for that post They had adhered to the wings OF
the North in which kept alive the slavery ag-
taton until California framed constitution prohibiting
slavery and most OF them sustained the feeso cabi.
net OF General Taylor when recommended the adms-
sion Of California and the adoption OF line OF policy
which would keep the agitation alive until New Mexico
and Utah should also apply for admttance with constitu
tons forbidding slavery.
Such has been the conduct OF the southern wings We
beg democratic friends pause and consider Many
of the most prominent wings Of the South have even
opposed the resolutions OF southern legislatures declaring
that the Wmo Proviso ought be resisted IL should
become a law The two most prominent leaders OF the
wing party in Virginia have openly maintained the con
situtionaty Of that Proviso. These facts as well as
those have already presented should be warning to
the southern democracy. They prove beyond question
that some Of the wing leaders Of the South would
have been willing to accept almost any terms rather
than break the party ties which bind them to their whig
abolition allies OF the North The adjustment which
has been effected is infinitely better than the terms