The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-09-06

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No time, indeed. should be lost in escng this settle
msn,. or blood may flow before it can be effected.
False whig Logic.
We have rarely if ever seen more unblushing at
tsmpt n deception than has been made by the Republic of
Wednesday The xorgan of the late cabinet endeavon
10 make appear that the democratic party is responsible
for the Wilmot Proviso. and the mschevous agitation
which has flowed from it. commences its remarks
this point by charging that the acquisition of territory
from Mexico the result of southern democratic pol
icy. and then asserts, by way Of deduction, that the Will
mot Provso itself is the legitimate offspring Of that policy
How that conclusion is drawn, and by what sequence of
logical deduction can be sustained the wise head which
prssides the columns of the Republic does not
descend to state Perhaps might be said that if no
territory had been acquired by the United States, the Will
mot Proviso would have troubled the naon for
there would have been nothing for il to operate on In
reply such reasoning this will only say that had
it been for George Washington, and the noble patriots
who acted with him, the constitution itself would not have
been vouchsafed to and of of those ques
tons Of constitutional construction which have hereto
fore agitaed the country would have arisen and, by
parity reasoning would be logical charge upon
Washington and Madison, and the other eminent patriots
who framed the constitution, all the mischevous doctrines
which dsposed persons have endeavored to deduce
from that instrument to charge upon those who
have in just acquired prncey domain for the
ton the miserable agitation with which wicked men
have accompanied the acquisition
But perhaps misunderstood the Republic. Ii says
"the Wlmot Provso itself is the legitimate offspring of
that policy"-meanng the acquisition of territory from
Mexico. We must confess that these words are vague
and uncertain. What does the ex-organ-all tuneless
and unintelligble now-mean by the words we have
quoted' What does it mean by Legitimate offspring
Does il say that the Wilmot Proyiso springs le-
Ultimately properly and ghtuy from any territorial
QUESTION! II should say openly and not advo-
cate its freeso sentiments covertly and by nnuendo Mr.
Fillmore and his cabinet will be better pleased with it
it should mount the Buffalo platform at once and openly
but then, might be mpolitc in the eyes of expedency
bunting politicians to do
The Republic if unsatis6ed with its first assertions
goes TO state that the Ration of Texas as well as
the acquisition Of territory from Mexico, in its origin
emnently southern democratic The southern
democracy afraid to bear the responsibility of both
il were right and just to do But the democracy of
the South must share the glory OF annexng Texas to the
confederacy with the democracy Of the North; for the
annexation OF Texas democratic measure, which
was opposed by the wings of the North because of their
abolition sentiments and their hostility to the
OF Inc Ooutn wings
in the mean time following humby in their footsteps
making the while such ridiculous excuses they could
The whole democratic party is willing take the respon-
ability OF the annexaiion-it is willing 10 take all the
responsibilities OF the war; save and except those which
belong Mexico and the Mexican synpathizers OF the
whs party The having been forced upon the country
the democratic party is willing TO take all the JUS,
responsibility of extending our boundary to the Pacific
and adding New Mexico and California to the Union
They who have endeavored TO turn those glorious
fruits into apples OF dscod the persons who should
answer for the distrust, alteration, and strife which
have agated the country long. They cannot de-
fend their wicked by saying that they opposed
the annexation OF Texas and territorial indemnity from
Mexico. The opposition to territorial indemnity was a
party movement, designed TO unite the slaveholdng
wings Of the South with the freeso wings OF the North
and TO draw to them the abolition and ni-savery feel
ing OF the country. We well remember that the merits
OF this plan plainly stated in the National Intei
geSesr by who endorsed by that print lead
ing wing statesman. The plan urged on the ground
OF purity sIpediency and adopted party
for the purpose Of carrying presidential election But
the democratic party succeeded in defeating the original
Wilmot Proviso and the wing party at the tme by
q treaty which acquired from Mexico immense do
main. without the ami slavery restriction. Then the
northern wing party, without exception worth men
honng aided and encouraged by traitors from the demo-
cratic ranks, and sustained the while by the sympathy OF
the southern whgs endeavored to asen the ntsavery
restrction under the OF the Wmo Proviso, to
Whatever territorial bills Congress might frame Mr.
Wilmot and his Van Buren, friends had to institute
organization. But not with the -soiers OF the
whig party That question produced no division in the
whig nnks for the northern wings we'll nigh
unanimous in favor Of the principles laid down in the
Buffalo platform, and the southern wings willing to
support Mr.. Fillmore.
These things are true and the false statements OF the
Republic will alter the verdict OF history That
dict will be, that the wing party, stimulated by the mser
able desire OF party ascendency, has given rise to
sectional organization and has fed the fires OF sec
honal excitement until the Union itself is imperled 1t
IL vain to endeavor TO justify the wings by saying that
they opposed the annexation of Texas and the acqus
ton OF New Mexico and California. Ii is vain to en-
dsavor TO justify the wing party by saying that the wings
OF The NORTH or that the anatcsm engendered by the
wings OF the North, would insist on applying the Will
mot Provso to any territorial acquisition As well might
the incendiary justify himself by saying that he warned