The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-01-12

and should recoec that a. the democracy
the ascendant in their chamber the responsibility viii be
more with the democratic party than with the whigs-a
important consideration and calculated 10 make them
careful how they VOTE
The Philadelphia Esprit OF the Times" continues TO
hold an unknd and uncompromisng language upon
the dark question Of slavery Who Yields the pen on
this subject. Who continues to illuminate his mis-
chievous thunder through its editorial columns Not
the editor as we verify believe. His course upon
general subjects is LIBERAL and distinguished by Just
and generous principles, becoming the democratic party
We suspect it is another man, who has mounted the
tripod and utters his unworthy revelations about the
South and about slavery. The man to whom we would
point the finger an old federast and bitter par
tsan For years he has joined the democratic ranks,
and united with their party. But he still carries with
him the old defeental feelings which he formerly enter
tanned for the assumed powers Of the federal govern
ment AT all events, we learn from correspondence
that he does not express the sentiments Of the real de-
mocracy Of Philadelphia; and his tone is character
lied by all the arrogance Of that federal dctaon with
which he was so familiar Years gone by. A man who
is real patriot. and who is sincere democrat would
scarcely give utteance to- the language which he now
employs, even though he might honestly differ with other
iScSOAoi
this delicate, difficult dangerous, and embarrassing sub
jec These articles Of the demagogue than OF
enlarged and enlightened statesman Who does not see
that the horizon is becoming darker every day. Who
knows what the next half year bring forth When we
northern legislatures passing resolutions Of the
strongest character against slavery favor Of the Wilmot
Proviso and of the emancipation of slaves in this Dis
trict-when we hear northern governors recommending
E..l r. ~ .
Briggs Of Massachusetts, barking on their followers and
urging them to bind the South by the Wmot Proviso
!" let the consequences be left to themselves" we
look at the other side of the picture and the southern
governors and southern legislatures procaiming that if
such aggssons be pressed upon Them they are prepared
to meet in southern convention and to resist these at
tacks at all hazards and the last extremity" when
we see State thus arrayed against State, and section
against section, and the Union itself threatened with the
highest excitement and with dissolution are
we to think Of that man. Of that champion Of anacsm OF
that demagogue Of faction. who will discard all liberal
compromise and urge Congress to exercise power which
involves such fearful consequences We the country
against such 6rebranis We the North against
such excuses Let survive the storm which is now
raging before us. and Union may become immortal
the glorious fabric Of political institutions which the
world has beheld. But there danger Of its being
shaken in this shock Of sectional interests and this
whirlwnd of the passions Let the ship but weather this
tempest, and may defy every other breaker But this
breaker is there The pilot has yet been able steer
the ship AS for General Taylor, he never calcu
lated to play the Panurus in the storm. He wants
experience-he wants confidence in hmsef--be has
not the courage 10 meet the crisis before him. He
now linches from his duty. He sees the storm
increasing every day. he hears Of the debates in the
Senate; he sees how they are every day increasing
in violence. Where is his patriotism-where his pub
lie spirit-where his moral courage-when he skulls
into the hold, and refuses to lend hand to save
the ship Palmed rs he has been upon the nation in
place of General Glass; who would have settled this ques
General Taylor has been on the nation as
its "forcble feeble by the votes of southern whgs
who first rejected Caytons compromise for the purpose
Of aiding General Tayors miserable pretensons, and
then fishing for southern votes by palming him of an
anti Wmo Provso man-whata fearful responsibility do
not these politicians owe their agtaied country Why
do they not now go General Taylor in body and re-
monstrate with him against his want OF courage, and de-
mand Of him, as duty which he owes his country,
well to themselves, TO out at and declare
his determination to save the Union at all hazards,
and 10 still this rising tempest by the exercise of his
constitutional veto He has other influence: moral
infuence--he has none. He stands forth . monument
to the nation against committing its high destnies
to such feeble hands He is only strong in the constiu
tional power whichs vested in him and what is more
melancholy still, he has only shown his anxiety 10 strip
himself Of this very power and lay the Union the feet
Of demagogues and fanatics.
The southern wings have drawn down upon them
selves this tremendous responsibility, by assisting fos,
such King Log upon The country now calls upon
them to make due PREPARATION for the mischief they have
already inflicted Their duty is written in letters OF
light They should 60 to Gen. Taylor, and tell him to
act like patriot and OF courage, and announce.
without reserve the course which he intends TO pursue
The same duty devoves upon all his friends, il he has
any Of disineresied and ardent character Where is
Reverdy Johnson, the Attorney General l-where the
Secretaries Of War and Navy VIII they bend to
the superior iron will OF Thomas Ewing who controls
the regency Why do they not tell Gen. Taylor, freely
and fesressy that unless he is determined to exercise
his constitutional power, and save the country from
an excitement whose consequences no man can ven-
ture predict, Office has no charms for them that
the post Of honor is the private station" and that
they would rather play the part Of patriots devoted TO
their country, than that unenviable artificial character
called secretary Of a department
And il at time like this that the press is 10 discard
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