The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-05-15

States 10 do nothing which impair this right We,
further however, and say that this Compromise il Dot
only an acknowledgment that the democratic posidon
the subject OF slavery in 1885, 1870, s4a, and iSl
were necessary and safe. but that il is ncon,e.,
able proof that the position oil the hg party this sub
ecl has been uniformly inexpedient, unwse, and danger
Gus In addition to the undenabe facts and unaDsxs,
able arguments which have brought TO The notice al
the Pablo proving this fact. the special organ Of Ii,
administration has said nothing to conlrovef it. ILa
done nothing. indeed but attempt 10 iasiea the demo
cratic party responsibility for the conduct Of men wbO
on this very question acting with the wings when
the agitation became dangerous and who dsownsl
by the democratic party Tie special organ may talk
until doomsday. but we will surrender our judgms0,
il ever persuades the people, ignorant il seems 10
suppose them that real responsibility be thus eyadeJ
But that there may be no mistake OF the true and h
torical position Of the parles we may sum up the sub
stance of our views by brief recapitnation Of As
course OF President Fillmore before lie elected and
of Mr. Webster. the present Secretary of State MI
Fillmore stood committed and pledged TO the abolition.
iss as is proved by the letter. twice quoted in Pre-
ceding editions OF this paper. (and again inserted To-
day in another column) which he addressed 10 the Ell,
society He maintained in that letter that Congress
should abolish slavery in all the Territories OF the United
States After being elected himself TO Congress, III,
proceedings OF that body will show that he voted uni
formerly with Giddings in all the disorganizng propo
sons which could infame the South. All this is in
contestable. But if we take the example OF Mr. Web
s,er the evidence is equally conclusive. and we need
only quote the following extract from his speech de-
vered at Abingdon in ls4s to settle the question Til.
following are his words:
"By this time the efforts Of wings alone had ra,sd
strong excitement in the North against the Of
slave territory say the ,chig aions for nobody belong
Ing tho other party. North South, East West stirred
finger in that If there any. they
few not 10 be dlscernibe In the mass, until the wings
New England, Ohio and other idle Slate had accom-
ishsd great srcitsnsnf and feeling In the public
mind And then this portion Of the democracy OF New
York denomnated the barbnrning party seized upon
state OF excitement brought about by the shig fa
and attached this principle their creed, to give them
pre- eminence over their rivals"
When this speech was made, the free soers had been
forced out of the democratic ranks. and compelled 10 es
ate separate organization The wing party was thor
oughy infected with free soil and abolition sentiments
and the great point was. to persuade the wings Of ,h.
North that there was need for them desert the ban
of Taylor and Fillmore and join the ranks Of Van
Buren, and Adams, inasmush as the Buffalo platform
was wing tuunutIs anu the wings were Oluel more
consistent and faithful free sellers than free soil it.
self Win the Republic conrovert this Will ii NEE,
the issue fairly and in its before the horse fash
ion VIII it question or deny what MIR. Webster ha
said or will i, pretend say that we have no, repre-
scented Mr.. Webster fairly
But why reason further about a point in which
the Republic itself took so prominent part, Ever
body at all conversant with the workings of the ant.
slavery party in Congress knows that the Republic Y
posed the Compromise, and insisted on the non.acia
policy Of General Taylor-a policy which no thinking
man now doubts would have dissolved the Union
Against such facts il will be vain for the special organ
bring up the post aeto conduct OF particular men, vbo
refusing 10 act with the democrats on account OF hl
organization against political anti slavery frightened such
men as Messrs. Fillmore and Webster. lest they shou
take from the wings their own thunder.
We venture therefore, to say that the Compromise will
not help the whgs any than the tariff OF 1916
the constitutional treasury, the pre,enson that demo
cratic principles have gone to them Upon the whu
therefore, must say that can find nothing in demo
cratic precedent 10 warrant the LEA that there has been
ransmulaon Of democracy into whiggery, and oa
account for the assertions Of the special organ on the Sub
ec By supposins that il was in this way il hoped TO
plain away the Gaphinsm OF its party II this really
the design Of the special organ in thus assain
democratic principles, maintain tina, il ongh,
pare like things with like thngs-not little register Of
receiver OF land Office with great cabinet minister an
confidential adviser OF the President