The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-10-22
Ths Star Or the Administration Waaing under In
Innusace mar Seward.


rae star Or the Administration Waning under the
Innasncs OF mr Seward.
The fierce opposition which is manifested to the ugi
dveslave bill In the northern States is rather gloomy
feature Of these times The colored fugives the abo-
liionsts, and Of the acous politicians, found
arrayed against it, But cannot believe that the great
body Of our brethren OF the Nonh-iha the friends OF
order and the lawsiha who respect the constitu
ton and value the Unon and desire to give peace TO the
counry-are willing to reopen the wounds which have
% long distressed the people is impossible to believe
that they will permit the compromise to be disturbed BY
renewed agitation or the laws Of the land Frustrated by
motley mob The judiciary. TOO, has too much respect
for the sancy Of its ermne and the majesty Of the
laws to permit them 10 be violated with IMMUNITY. The
frmness Of Judge Mclean and Of Judge Woodbury.
and still more recently, the energy Of Judge Grer, who
declared his determination. in the face Of Heaven, to
carry out this aware additional encouragemento all the
fnends Of the constitution. Our northern fellow ti.
zsns must the necessity Of maintaining the tribunals
Of justice, in spite Of the clamors OF dsordey meetings
or Of faclious presses. The hghminded press, too Of
the country alyng the defence Of the laws Such
il the spirit which pesyades many Of the papers Of the
extreme portion Of the republic and among the rest, the
We confess that the movements in the Utica conven-
ton have shaken our confidence in the wing party Of New
York. and in the patriotic associates OF Mr.. Fillmore
from whom we had expected better things
The convention Of gentlemen al Utica who calltd them.
selves too national wings has gathered aures in the
contest Il has taken down Washil on Hunt, William H.
Seward and the abolition platform at gulp and hardly
Akes wry face at the nauseous dose. After lauding
the seceders ter denouncng The demagogues after pro-
claiming the unity and the comprehension of the rin.
cpes Of the wing party Of the nation, hese hesatng
patriots appear descend from their airy PLATFORM
mngle with the mongrel camp followers OF that tubu
Isn't sectional agator, Mr. Senator Seward What say
the Albany Register, the New York Express, the New
York Mirror. and the Republic Of this city, 10 such feat
Of ground and lofty tumbling this, performed al
Uical We have not read of heard, or seen ny,hing
equal to this extraordinary retreat and unconditional
captuaton for years Their boasts and their acts
mind resistby Of celebrated character in Shaks.
peare are in the strain, and have ended alike in
smoke.
We must be excused for saying that few things car
be absurd and puerile than the which
given in their resolutions for their course. The quib
bling special pleading manifested throughout those
utions is Of the most discredabe characteristics Of
the whole affair They say that because Mr. Hunt and
the other candidates Of the Syracuse convention are
pledged expressly orimpledy the support Of the pin
cples declared by that convention" therefore they
willing 10 sustain them Now, let look at the position
OF Mr. Hunt before the public in reference these prn-
cpes Does he not fully express his appreciation OF
them Does be not pledge himself. lar as can be
done by of honor, TO support them all proper
occasionsi What higher pledge could be given than
his know not unless bond and surety be exacled
Yet in the face OF this fact the Utica convention asserts
that none has been given express implied and there.
fore that he Is free from the pes,feous contamination Of
Mr.. Stewards "higher-law" doctrines These gentle.
men at Utica must have counted largely the creduly
OF the community IL they believed that could be duped
by such shallow preiences.
Is the star Of Mr. Fillmore then. TO be on the wane,
and that Of Mr. Seward in the ascendant Is the Pes
dents genius 10 before that OF this political dema
gogue, las Pompeys was by Casn'sr We have no
disposition 10 wage upon Mr. Fillmore We could
have honestly wished him better success than to be the
suthor Of his Texas message. or TO have some such
friends as be has around him in New York We sin.
cerey lament the dilemma in which he is now placed
He has manifested much spiri, some occasions He
Withdrew some fthe obnoxious nominations which had
" ceWdIu IRON tue nan0s oil MS pre-.
decessor. He rebuked some OF Mr. Stewards excessps
he repudiaied his higher law" uess,n and he came
into the support OF the great measure OF adjustment
and pachcation with good grace. We had hoped that
he would pesevee 10 the end and carve out for himself
proud name among the honest statesmen OF the coun.
try but we fear he is lettering and that unIes, he
exerts extraordinary energy Of character his banner
will trail in the dust.
We find in the National Inteigeneer OF Saturday the
following significant article. This paper is Mr. Fill.
mores organ and this article apprehend speaks hi.
sentiments Ii foreshadowed the doings Of The Utica con
vsn,ion. Il is the last faint token oil ee agency on his
part before bis fag was hauled down:
From the National Intslissncer Of Saturday
Ma HusT's LsrrsR We sect IA snohrf O. l,fun the
Letter with VIII ch The Hon. Washington HUT, of New
Tors, las responded his naon NY the Syrscus,
convention he whie candidate the office govetno
OF The STATE Although frsiing questions rather ocs
man OF national pei uos, Il il due ,aaer which deep
.age community, us we'll as TO the espablt
kenusmen hineii that this
o nsN we've o. the somewhat cuiiu circum stances
der wnich ne brought before pub Ic should find
place w our copmns In regard 10 thete cifcumsance
we DO not et ourselves called upon present 10 add inv
thing 70 WHIST we said few days ago Whatever ysf
atty oil sentiment may exist Yotl
In relation 20 the disturbing element when was
led rupture, there will be diversity we
respecting the candidates selected by that ia 49,.
chief ohices OF the State o. th how ever .e anal no
BE- left long In doubt as the dissenting retiring
ton Utica, the day before yesterday 10 decide upon
course a acon.
Mr.. Fillmore has been wounded in the house OF hi,
fr;sods TItca ventioo In auarded teros