The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-05-08

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heson 10 the snti-sisvsry reqaison upon Congress
to sbolish slavery in the Territories OF the United
States and to refuse admission into the Union OF any State
which tolerated slavery. could the declaration sup
port Of Mr. Van Buren,, OF any else. take away
from an administration thus brought into power the
sponsbility Of such stsemensi And if those state
ments do constitute free sos should be pleased
to know what il is that does
We trust readers will not suppose, because we have
felt obliged ia this general manner to refu,e the aega-
ton Of the editor OF the Republic respecting the par,ic
patton Of the democratic party in free sosm as a po
litca organization, that unmindful OF the mer.
itorous conduct Of the President and Mr. Webster in the
support they have given to the Compromise since il has
become law. Such motive is far from our mind We
have already said that that Compromise was necessary
and must be executed TO the Union and every can
did mind must give them the praise which is due to It's
faithful execution thus far. And think we can hot
only say this for ourse but for the great body OF the
democratic party But there difference between
speaking and feeling thus, and the idea that the wing
party is to be exOnerated from its just responsibility to
the country in having gained lis present power by pre-
vious cooperation with the mschevous influences which
made that Compromise necessary much higher praise
is due TO the democratic party and psomnen, supporters
that have faerei in their coutse on this subject
In truth. the credit which give to the present Exec
utive shows still more strongly the necessity Of pre-
serving the old democratic party. The whole country
must now see that in the present as in all the
past crises OF our republican system, there no safe
landmarks but those Of the old democratic party
These landmarks left US by Washington. JEFF
ferson and Jackson; and il the people will once more
rally TO their support the dangers OF the anti slavery party
will disappear. as all the preceding innovations have,
whatever garb manifested We say again TO the people
Of this great party that the present difficulties are full of
proofs to ortfy your faith. and inspire the determination
10 persevere until the administration is in the hands of
men disciplined in the old trials Of your party Let it
be said that in accord with your uniform
construction Of the powers and duties OF the federal gov
eminent must be used for the overthrow of
your ancient organization Let the watchword be, as
ever, the constitution construed and administered strictly
the preservation OF the State authorities in all their re-
served rghts-and eternal opposition 10 all attempts to
create geographical parties 10 ALLEVIATE one portion
Of the people from another
From Boston Post.
The Courier attributes tho election of Mr. Sumner
support the Post last fall gave the coalition candidates
for the State But this is attribung influence
and power tho Post than il capable OF exercising
TIE election of Mr. Sumner is ing the conduct Of the
Boston Courier and other whg papers, and the whg party
generally. in that made Charles
Adams, John G PAlfrcy, Horace Manu. Charles Sumner
Stephen C. Pnilps Henry Wilson, Charles Allen ward
L. Reyes osra Lsadng asd pesrefd ,rhgs favorng
fanaticsm by denonncing the party
the tool OF the South charging democrats with being
propagandsts accusing their party of waging
against Mexico merely gain slave territory stigma
zing prominent candidates for office
with southsr prime pies" years warfare and
OF this Kind by the Boston Courier and It's coaborers
that begat reared and strengthened he free soil party.
abuse Of The democracy for their adherence the
compromises of tho constitution by declaring "every
plank in the Buffalo platform" Whig timber by adopting
free soil resolutions in wing State and county
by telling freesoers that the purposes of the whg party
the theirs, and that the way for
sellers accomplish their wishes unite with the
whg party by declaring General Taylor TO bs
slavery by the assertion Of Abbou Law that he
held letter ia his pocket from General Taylor avowinx
himself Wmot- pfoviso man. and the decla atoms OF
Truman Smith that General Taylor . Wmo- proyiso
and ssollor Ii this cement from the
wing party this Of the democratic party,
that made tho freeso party hiryodd thousand strong
Mxssachuei and rendered It's power necessary either
of other parties obtain cndency ia the The
wings united with the sellers in all elections State and
nauonai and Mr.. Upham, tho regular wing
candidate for Congress in the second district, 10 free
soer, evinced by his speeches aud resolutions
out of tho legislature Nay, more Mr. Winthrop himself
has steadily opposed the compromise with his
colleague. John Davis, in the United States Senate and
candid hgs acknowledge thar Davis and Winthrop are
much free sellers Sumner himself, who, the Tran
script says 10 probably all whg except upon The Com
promise.