The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-03-07


Ecsning Post continues to entertain precisely the
opinions it has always entertained and expressed
Of the BALTIMORE and Buffalo platforms, and will
continue to profess those opinions il has always
done, in the way best calculated, in the judgment
of its editors, TO secure their general adoption.
To the second question reply, that there is but
one Democratic party in the State of New York,
and that embraces both the late sections, nolc
united IN active opposition TO the extension Of sape
~, by resolutions adopted at the convention
held at Syracuse on the l4h instant"
Once more we quote from the Post, to
show how fully it entered into the views
and policy of the reunited party--or the
allied forces of Locofocoism proper and
Free-Soil--in opposition to the Chief
Magistrate whom the Union at that time,
when it was playing into the hands of the
northern branch of the Opposition, loved
to style "the southern STAKEHOLDER, Pres
ident TAYLOR -
From the NJ Y Epening Post.
"The policy of the present Administration Of
the General Government is already sufficiently
developed to make it apparent that the Demo-
the next four years to make any combined and
effective resistance to the extension of slavery.
To perpetuate two organizations, when there
is no substantial division Of opinion among us,
TO perpetuate pro-slavery influence in this State,
and to deprive the cause of freedom of the i'm
portant service which. as united and triumphant
party, we are competent to render"
While this courtship of Free-Soil was
going on at the North, the opposition press
lost no opportunity to assail President
TAYLOR and his Cabinet as a slaveholding
administration, and, to crafty their Adolf
ton allies, even attacked Mr.. CLAYTON
for refusing passport to colored man.
On this subject the following paragraph
may be found in the Union of Wednesday
morning, August Is, near the foot of the
sixth column of the second page, and is in
the words following, to wit
"MokE OFFICIAL BLUNDERING.--It seems Mr..
Clayton, the Secretary of State recently refused
a passport to colored man about to visit Europe.
On being complained of for the REFUSAL he justi-
fed himself the ground that it had been the
fuse passports to colored persons. 1t turns out,
however, that such has not been the uniform prac-
. tice of the State Departmental Forsyth having
granted one or two passports to colored men,"
Again, we quote from the Union of Sat-
urday morning, August Is, from the top
of the first column of the third page, in
the words following, to wit:
"THE PAsspoRT.-General Taylor's organ is at.
tempting to defend Mr.. Clayton against the at
tacks of the northern press for his late refusal of
passport to colored men going to Europe Does
the organ contend that free Of color are not en-
titled TO passports ,chen they uisit Europe, and that
{ Mr.. Clayton is right in refusing them? 1t seems
{ Mr.. Forsyth, when Secretary of State, granted
one or two to colored persons. Does the organ
now contend it is wrong, and that free colored
persons should not have passports? Not knowing
what the law and the practice with regard to
this matter, we inquire for information. And we
. want no evasion equvocaton. We want a d.
rect and plain answer. We want to know what
the law and the practice arc; and if colored men
or negroes have no right to passports, we shall
not, under any circumstances, urge the Secretary
: to give passports TO them
The union of the Locofocos and Aboli-
tionists, which we have seen in New
York, Connecticut and Vermont, was also
carried out in Wisconsin. We are told by
the Wisconsin Democrat, that previous to
the adjournment of the Legislature the
democrats and Free-Soilers of Wiscon-
sin perfected union on the basis of sound
principles"-the soundest Of which, no
doubt, in the judgment of the Democrat,
was opposition, to the bitter end, to the adj
of President TAYLOR.
All these operations of the combined
forces Of Locofocoism and Abolition in the
Northern States produced their natural
fruits. They sent here sufficient num-
Der of distinctive Free-Soilers and Adolf
tionists TO accomplish the result to which
Locofocoism addressed itself from the mo-
ment of President TAYLoR's Inauguration.
This was 10 place the PRESIDENT in a mi.
nority in the House Of Representative
without regard to the character or effect of
the combination by which this result might
be accomplished.
Having thus shown the nature and char
acter of the Northern rally of opposition
to President TAYLOR, we reserve for an
other article the Southern development of
that opposition. How Locofocoism proper
has played into the hands Of the Abolition
lists Of the North, we have seen; how they
have both played into the hands Of the Dis
unionists proper at the Southland how this
triple coalition is now laundering al the
gates Of the White House, seeking at all
hazards, and through all extremities, the
overthrow Of President TAYLoR-we shall
consider in another article. Meanwhile
we ask prudent, patriotic, and moderate
men Of all parties and sections, to consider
if il is worth while TO play this game for
the recovery of political power at such
enormous hazards.
The Florida Delegation and Gov. Brown.
We nnhl,ob an onOtbor colnr,r H. .u.