The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-10-22

stitutonaty. and Mr. Fillmore approved il these par
tcular friends Of his give il the CODY This is to our
mind, most pregnant omen We look upon il with
sorrow and ioreboiing II is known to the whole coun-
try that the State Of New York now the great battle
field Of the aboliuonists Here they are srayed as
powerful political party, and here the tocsin OF their lead
sounds from almost every town and village in the
State Meetings denunciatory Of the fugtiveslays law
are held daily. Black. blue, gray. and white spirits are
engaged in the misehieyous work OF melting the run
away slaves to boodshed and 10 resist the laws oil the
land. In the midst of this din Of the mongrel party Of
Senator Seward and his abolition followers. the friends
Of President Fillmore assemble and deliberately pass oUr
this vitality interesting without comment or CON-
mendation and thus virtually bow their heads to the
woke imposed upon them by Mr. Seward and his nsolent
janzaries.
Have Mr. Fillmore and his friends, too, rendered
homage to these assumed wing lords paramount OF New
York--ihe abolition apostles Of the hgher-law creed :
We fear the worst We distrust their rmness, their
bold infexble resolution 10 look the danger in the face,
aud to stand or fall by the consttutionon that high
and noble platform which was laid down by Washington
in his Farewell Address Will they follow his example
or will they succumb the dctaon OF Seward, Greeley,
Weed, and their abolition followers What will Mr.
Webster say in this emergency Will he take step
back wards " and will he meet and rout these New York
malcontents, as he did those Of Massachusetts What
will Mr.. Conrad, Mr.. Graham, Mr.. Criitenden. Mr.
Stuart say Are they ready to advise submission to Mr.
Seward Will they, too acquesce in the reagitation Of
this alarming question Will they sacrifice the charac.
ter Of national wings" in the support Of politician
like Mr. Hunt, who clearly adopts the principles Of Sew
hon olrc. ~ v.o,
Mr.. Hunts extraordinary letter to Mr.. Granger:
From the New York Journal Of Commerce Oct. 49,
WASHINGTON Husrs LErrsR-The tone of this letter ID
conca,oy towards the two sections Of the wing parry,
might have been expected from candidate seeking the
OF both but reference the questions which have
long agated the Is not satisfactory at least
Instead Of cordial approval Of the compromises
the fuit of so months Of anxiety and toll and
which the best energies OF and pusst states
~ Were AS % % s osssss e ons
the abolition Of the slave trade in the District Of Columbia
saseay approve. In tie territorial and Texas boundary
bills, he says we must ac1niesce as we acquesced In
had just been telling how strongly the wings opposed
to the latter measures, yet they acquiesced In them be-
Congress ]" acquiesce" In he territorial bill
the bill for the pacifcaton Of Texas tho way
Now, In opinion, this Is not the kind of quiescrnce
which is to these importan, They ought to
be merely acauieced in because they laws OF the
they revised thousand times, II they could
made beer having in view ths various interests be
affected by them.
Mr. HUT, in effect, endorses the Wmot Proviso. He
says uur Insisted upon prohibiting the
manned in tenitora conditlon In this they were faith,
ul sentiments Of their constituents agitation arose,
nlSss slavery in the ,ef,ories- Wmo. Pov.o wa.
rejected Here, too, I'VE mus, acqaie.ce"
ia ch he akes ground against ,he fugiiiveslave law
the only of the series which makes real
been deemed an ssgrava,ion. This law, he declares
could have been well considered" and needs
al nod Haafi IL
examined and turned over, day day, till all the light
which could be shed it, eirher by wings democrats
by northerners southerners exhausted. Among
other things, was distinctly that without the
mary operation oil lis provisions" which Mr. Hunt con-
demns. would not have been worth rush the South,
nor caused the resto,a OF single fugitive Moreover
Mr. Hunt well knows that the law Of 1893 liable
By saying the new law needs essential modiaes,on" he
Ia effect joins the STANDARDIZATION cry of repeal and be-
responsible for large share of the agitation which
is follow As for the repeal essential modification
the law we believe i impossible III, were not already
some thing equivalent TO II, with the least possible delay
mere Il a% %h "s and sub
render the recovery OF fugitive out oil the question, would
erer and more honorable would be 20 repudia,s our
contracts at once than play the hypocrte in this way
adding insult 10 injury.
Will, them the President and his cabinet acquiesce in
the tact surrender Of the fugitive slave law There is
way for Mr. Fillmore to his consistency Tin first
adopting the last measure) and TO serve his country
with fidelity that is, to announce to his friends and
the world that he i sanction no repeal of the fugitive
aaps iap Of The last session. any modification of its
provisions that pR peaken their efficiency impair the
rights secures 10 the ogners Of runaicdy negroes. This
will justly rebuke his queruluous friends. II will teach
the reckless agtaors OF the country that they have no
hope OF prevailing This would rejoice the heart Of every
true patriot. restore confidence TO the South. and
enable Mr. Fillmore to regain the position which he has
occupied in the respect and regard OF his counirymen
Blu, he hesitates- he shvers in the breeze,he hori
zon becomes more clouded over his head. He will in.
ure himself and may undo his country We speak what
feel be the truth when declare that The repeal
Of this law will put the Union in state OF jeopardy never
before incurred II will reopen the bleeding wounds OF
the past, and will shake the Union itself.
This New York movement, and especially the tame and
short sighted subservency OF the Presidents friends to the
influence Of faction and anacsm, inspires with deep
apprehension. II is apparently little cloud, no
bigger than mans hand but il not speedily disspaed
il may overspread and darken the whole northern hori.
zon. We call on Mr.. Fillmore and his cabinet-upon
good men OF all quarters and all pariiesto the
rescue But II the frendsof the President will fall into
the current in New York-if they will cooperate with
the Sewardiies, and the opponents Of the fugitive law,
and the agiiators elect Mr. Huni--we call upon the
friends OF the Union in New York TO rouse themselves
and rally around Mr.. Seymour. Upon his election will
now depend, in some degree, the tranquility Of the