The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-10-30
Communication.
To the Editors Of the Republic:

1 Sui'of Vi AT the lUSh OF the
Wing party of the North submitting to the ultra
| doctrines of the Seward school Thus far he is
right; do think that the Utica convention has
| given much evidence of affliation with that sect
But if it is wrong III the Duer Wings to support
Washington Hunt for Governor, why is 1t virtue
in Dickinson Democracy to support Free soil Van
| Burenites for Congress-? The venerable editor of
the Union holds that, if the Fugitive Slave law is
| faithfully executed, We need have no apprehen-
sions to the durability of the Union; and on the
other hand, if it is repealed the Union will be in
| danger. Now, what wish to know is. if it will
make any difference whether the law is repealed
| by Seward Wings Van Buren, Democrats?
have anxiously looked out for some evidence of
dsapprobation, the part Of the Union editor for
| the course the Dickinson wing of the Democracy is
| pursuing in New York, in tamely submitting to
| the nomination of Barnburners to Congress. Not
one word OF denunciation has appeared in the col
umns of the Union at the nomination of Free soil
| Democrats for Congress, who may have some voice
in the question of the Fugitive Slave law but every
| thing is out of joint when Washington Hunt ia
nominated a candidate for Congress by the Ma
tional Wings, who never can, if elected, possibly
affect the Fugitive Slave law, in it's execution or
| its repeal VIII the editor of the Union inform its
readers, and especially it's southern readers, how
| many Van Buren, Free soil Democrats arc the
nominees of his party for Congress in the State Of
| New York? Does he keep them advised of the per.
feet coalition between Free .soilism and Democracy
| in the "Federal Whig' State of Massach usetts? He
speaks triumphantly of the return of some Demo
| cratic members from the State Of Pennsylvania
| who voted for the Compromise; has word been
heard from him. in the spirit of amentation, at the
| defeat of Hoagand of Ohio, the only Democrat
from that State, with the exception of Miller who
took bold and independent stand upon the ques
| tons of Compromise and who defeated by an
| independent Free sol! Democrat?
| If could hear the venerable editor warn his
southern friends that the Union was in danger
| from coalition between Democracy and Free
| soilism whenever the cases presented themselves
might have some respect for his lamentations over
| the fate of the republic because the National
| Wings have nominated men whom Mr. Seward
and his friends choose to support. Even the New
York Euening Post is not too Free soil to quote FROM
when the Wing party is to be assailed. According
to the morality of the Union editor, nothing that
can be done by Uhigs, North or South, to preserve
the Union and give peace and quiet to the country,
is right while nothing that is done in thy name
o Democracy is wrong. Even the services of
| MIR. Webster, who, | honestly believe, is doing
more than any living man to harmonizc the dis
cordant elements that distract the public pros
perity, arc not appreciated and while, at times,
he attempts opraise, he never permits opportu-
nifty to pass to condemn. These are the weapons
of his warfare when the southern section of the re-
public ia to be made the victim of his deity, Demo-
| crazy.
| The editor of the Union pretends not only to his
southern friends to be deadly hostile to Free-so
ism, especially when associated with Whiggery, but
to the northern wing Of the party he appears devo-
tee to the pepeuty of the union of these States Let
test his sincerity this point. The only election
that has taken place in the South, since the ad-
journment of Congress, where the issue was direct
| ly rendered and accepted of Union or Disunion,
was in the election of a member Of Congress from
| the State of Florida. MIR. Cabell the Union Wing
candidate has succeeded. Have you heard an paans
praise ascend from the organ of Democracy on
count ofthis result One would suppose from reading
the Union newspaper, that the union of these States
was paramount to every thing else in the editor 3
estimation, and that he willing to be sacrificed
individually to save it. Where does he stand when
the first gun is fired, and the first victory won
Are his shouts of JOY heard above the rest of the
friends.of this glorious Union From his position
he might have spoken to effect, and cheercd
the advocates of union other contests that arc to
take place in the South But alas Democracy is
defeated, and hence no Joy over the result. If Mr.
Cabell had favored disunion, and his opponent Mr..
Beard, had occupied his position, and been elected
the JOY of the editor could have been kept with
in proper bounds, and the denunciations against
the Wing party South would have been in proper
ton.
In Georgia a warm contest is now going on be-
tween the friends Of the Union and the Disunon-
lists, and tits worthy Of remark that nine tenths o.
! the Wing party Union men, and nearly three
fourths Of the Democratic party are disunionists
The Wing papers in the State, with prudence
that Is highly commendabe, have refrained from
referring to the fact, holding, every PATROL
should that the union of these States should be held
above party and it's influence. As in Florida anc
Georgia, 30 in every southern State, the WING
party sustain the Compromise, and are, therefore
the friends of the Union, while opposition to 4
comes mostly from members of the other politca
party.
In this contest, both North and South, il may b,
a matter Of life and death to the republic lie
justice be done to all, without reference TO party
If Democracy at the North is guilty of violating
tho Compromise, let it be condemned; If whiggery
isin the same category in that section, place upon
il the same condemnation. Let the two parties a
the South have melted to them the Same measure o.
justice. fthey unwilling TO abide by the Com
promise, they necessarily strengthen the enemies
Of the Union in both sections. and the politca
party that lends It's influence TO overthrow the Com
promise should itscf be oyerthrown by the people
JUSTICE.