The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-03-30

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Ths Organ mt Fault
The obtuseness OF the peTcepve powers OF the pecu-
ar cabinet organ is remarkable. Because we hailed the
abandonment by the cabinet Of its scheme OF nonaetion
or the settlement Of the territorial question, as announc-
Ia in the Republic and invoked the patriotic OF all parties
ID come forward and give their aid in the settlement Of
his question, that print infers that have abandoned
bur reliance upon the democratic party for the
'pishment OF the great work Of national pacifcaton.
THE organ s entirely mistaken its conclusions which
1--we cheerfuy overlook and correct We still rely upon
1.-The great national democratic party for the settlement Of
khe present sectional controversy That party gem
|erally, both in the North and South, are anxious
kor settlement, on honorable and just principles,
hinder the constitution Of the United States, and
without the infection Of wounds upon the rights,
honor, or feelings OF any section of the Union
THAT party has always pursued catholic and national
pocy-the only policy that preserve the Union with.
out resort to the sword in which event. Gen. Taylor him
se says, it would not be much worth fighting about
Such has been The present policy and action Of the dem
Iocatic party. Such was the position which il assumed
lin the last presidential election and such the doctrines
Iof the platform Of the Baltimore Convention.
On the other hand, the wings have pursued policy
(which was merely partisan end sectional In the late
presidential election it Is not to be denied that General
Taylor was pledged by his friends in the North to APP
prove OF the Wmot Provso, and in the South he was
equally pledged to veoit Nor is to be denied that
o years the fedealss of the North in alliance with the
abolitioniss, have been making upon the northern
democracy for sustaining the constitutional rights Of
the South and in this they have been aided by the
whgs Of the South 1t by this OF hypocrisy
duplicty fraud and treachery TO the principles of
THE constitutions that affairs have become complicated,
and the peace OF the Union endangered.
And when the perils which now mpend over the
country became apparent that some compromise Of the
difficulties that created those pers must be made the cab
net through Gen. Taylors message forward with
s paltry and contemplate do.nothng policy-that is.
policy which would leave the Territories the ten
vder mercies Of the pistol and bowie. kne--wh the
expectation that such policy would be an adequate
remedy for existing evils That policy has been 1outed
condemned by the people, and treated with sovereign
contempt by Messrs Clay and Webster, the two great
champions Of the wing party, who have not degned to
mention allude 10 it, And, seeing that it could not
prevail without keeping open the fostering of dis
content for indefinite period of time, exposing the
Union to still greater danger the cabinet through its
gan came forward and announced its intention to sustain
any plan Of compromise which would put end to the
unhappy controversy, at the sacrifice Of its ia
von,e scheme We applauded this conduct the part
Of the cabinet as patriotic and magnanimous. We
garded il as such from the fact that II implied aban
Comment Of its own unwise, unstaesmanlike and dan
gerous scheme, which, in these times. deemed worthy
Of applause. And in view OF such an example, we in
voked the patriotic OF all parties to come forward and
give their aid and countenance to their Representatives in
Congress in their endeavors to bring about a settlement
Of the present agtating controversy
And how has our generosity been met by the cabinet
oganl Not in the same spirit with which we hailed the
conduct Of The cabinet in this matter But we ac-
cused Of inconsistency. We charged with abandon
ing our ground assumed throughout the pending difficult
gha the main reliance OF the country for its settle
ment was upon the great national democratic party We
have abandoned no such position We yet contend that
the hope Of the nation still rests upon the democratic
party We say So because the great body OF that party,
from the beginning, has opposed the agitation Of the
slavery question; while the entire wing party OF the
North has favored it, But we again say, that the great
work Of paci6catng the country and saving the Union
es above all parties party considerations; and that
while the democratic party will continue OF itself TO ad
yoeaie and urge settlement OF the difficult questions
which divide the nation il win lend its assistance to
Mr. Webster or to the administration even, to bring
about any just and honorable plan OF compromise.
We do not regard the do-nohing scheme Of the cabi
ne, such plan We are in favor Of the settlement
Of the controversy by the establishment Of proper
territorial governments for the new Territories, without
the Wilmot Pfoviso; believing that il a settlement is
longer delayed, will only continue to add irritation to
irritation, until, possibly, the controversy may get past
settlement, and end in the most serious consequences to
the peace Of the country and the integrity Of the Union
were not for these dangerous consequences which
viii probably result from delay, might dese on the
score Of party considerations tina, the cabinet scheme Of
doing nothing should be adopted We have not doubt
that il would result in most serious deriment to the
political interests OF the administration and the wing
party
The New York Evening Post, lreesol and abolition
paper, has most dsngenuous and illibera article
The alteration Of Mr.. Kings resolution" II is so