The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-10-13

"Ths Warrs.toa Dinaer."
| The Southern Press is itself so vulnerable that we
are really surprised to il attacking the motives and
acts OF Others who by their associations with the South
have shown themselves al least well informed and
vgilant advocates OF southern rights that paper.
With what consistency the Southern Press assall
southern editors when itself complains that southern
journals publish speech OF Mr.: Toombs. OF Georgia,
one OF its committee oil publication as blazoned In
lis own columns Ii is estopped by It's own record In
stead OF going out OF It's way TO assa us Tor publishing
Mr. Toombss Speech why does not have The manliness
attack committee man. and strike the name oil
Mr. Toombs from its management, as That OF " sub
missonst and a traitor 10 the South II II cannot
keep its house IN order. has no right 10 complain
OF southern Journals who ac on their own responsibilities
10 the South
But to the point we sat down notice The dinner 10
Messrs. Mason and Hunter came of at WaTenton last.
week We felt curiosity 10 the particulars, and
to know the positions assumed on the occasion As the
editor OF the Southern Press had announced that he
would be present BY invitation some persons expressed
the opinion that the voice of disuniOn might be heard
the soil OF the Old Dominion The Southern Press itself
was silsn, the subject and assg over the notice OF
the Piedmont Wing, which rdiculed the dinner very
slim affair, not more than from foty-hree TO forty eight
persons being presently relied entirely upon the War
enton Flag, whose editor had moved the resolution in
yitiDg Messs Mason and Hunter TO the dinner We pub
shed every word OF that papers notice OF the dinner and
expressed our pleasure that Quoting the Flags arcle)
"a love for the Union pc, vaded the whole company
that there was no disposition to act raslly but coo
calm determination 10 hold the North to her pllghed
faith, and TO yield to no further compromises added
In what has passed. friends have honestly differed
TO what was tue best and most honorable pcy 10 pu
That has gone by; and we pleased 10 know
that whisper OF secession disunon was beahed on
Of sympathy with The dsanionisIs iariher south We are
prepared (and this question there can be but one voice
rally resistance, should the present efficient fugitive slave
law be pea,sd by me !, northern majority Congress Or
Upon this the Southern Press fires up and exclaims
"Now beg leave say love Of the Union per
sc did not pcrvade the company thai there dispo
ston manifested to regard The late acts Of Congress
NON nj faith
therein AS for the valiant offer Of the Enquirer stand
fugitive slave bill be repealed by the northern insJurity
Congress, Nc Is loo slckenng after the past course OF
" The present fugitive bin repealed Ii win NOT be re-
pealed will DO modified as to be slaye-runaway
and instead Of this being done by northern jorty,
VIII be done by compromise and by The aid 81 southern
Union pervades the county,"
| We do not care whether the Southern Press be
"sickened' or not we shall rely more upon the Flags
version Of the scenes OF the dinner than upon its aun-
diced vision We did not say that the dinner meeting at
Warrenton regarded "ihe late acts oil Congress as COM
promise. The language OF the Flag meant very differ
emily; but when that paper m giving the spirit o. The
North TO her plighed faith and 10 yield to no further
compromises, if compromises they be called" were
not justified in expressing satisfaction that the War
renion meeting designed not 10 be hurried into disunion
for what had been done, and in avowing our determine
on to stand BY that meeting in holding 1.-THE North to
her plighted faith 2"
Ca the subject OF the fugitive slave BILL the Southern
Press is not good witness AS soon that bill passed
the Senate il sneered at by the Southern Press
futile, and having for it's political object to
Virginia, &C., from the OF the SOulh-hereby, by
necessary npcation throwing cold water on the zeal
purposes Of Senator Mason, to consummaie i'm
poriant Tor the security OF southern property
Bat than this, the Southern Press determined 10 be
satisfied with nothing; and, nong in the hopes OF dsu
mon, Sin hot haste" condemns The law imperative,
because the abotonss and free blacks al the North Ia
handuD have vowed vengeance against IT, although
every case yet undertaken has proved successful.
The Southern Press, by its course OF reasoning,
courages the northern people 10 make the law inefficient
1t says that the law will not be repealed" but CON-
promised away" Its coad tutor in disunon, Mr.. Wood
ward late speech in Columbia South Carolina,
ualy advanced the sentiment that the law had better
be repealed, il deuson and mockery the
sttuton" Such is the gratitude shown by the disunion-
lists 10 Senator Mason Tor pushing this law through Con
gress Whatever may be the position OF the Southern
Press rcassert declaration that should the fag-
tive law be repealed rendered Intellectual by northern
ever stringent or decided We cordially echo the SEN
tmenis OF the Petersburg Integencer, when says
sThe people OF the North may denounce qualification
and secession, pleasure, but would be advisable
them ascertain, before doing 50, II their skirts
clear. What South Carolina threatened to do the
North has done for years past An mporfan propslon
The consufio~ has been wed REPEATEDLY The free Slater,
as ,ohe~ South rishfs swder
thu co~staSo~, -sHK WILL MAINTAIN THEN USDrR
GOVERNMENT The South will secede nuliify
OF the admission OF California the passage OF the
Texas boundary bill bur she will resist the continued
fcaton OF the United States by the non.
slaveholding portion Of the Union
A Prophet.