The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1851-08-27
From the Harrisburg lPa-) State Journal.
PARTIES AND THE COMPROMISE,


From the Harrisburg ePa.) State Journal.
PARTIES AND THE COMPROMISE.
The Democrats rlaim 10 be The exclu~
sive friends Of The Union. Their papers
in this State are constantly hoasiing of the
fidelity OF the Ilelnocra~y" 10 The Com
promise measures OF the last Congress.
And this absurd claim is set up IN the
very face &c The Iaci that the slisunion
movement al the.Suu,h is confined almost
entirely 10 Democrats, whilst The Wings
10 man have planted themselves upon
the broad national platform and are mob. y
battling for The success OF The Union aud
Compromise candidates. The Dema-
crate papers in The North, with scarcely
an exception. take sides with General
Qni man. Of Mississippi. and Gosernor
M Donald, Of Georgia. buih Of whom are
anti Compromise candidates. They pre-
fer. Democrats opposed To The Compro.
mise, 10 Democrats who are in favor of
that measure, anil yet they assume 10 be
the peculiar an; exclusive friends of The
UnionI.
The Wing patty do mol arrogaie any
exclusive claim TO The credit Of The pas
sage OF The Compromise. Had lie friends
Of that measure depended solrly for sup
port upon the votes Of either OF The Two
great national parties they would have
been defeated in Congress. II is absurd.
therefore. Tor any party 10 claim The whole
credit Of passing the adjustment meas-
nres. u they were supported by more
democrats than Wings comparatively al
the South. il is moi, properly speaking.
therefore, a measure or system OF mea
sures for the passage Of which either par
~ can appropriate The credit in any ex.
elusive sense 10 itself.
Bun The main queslion is moi who roied
Tor the Compromise il is rather who
,toU susfaiiis' il and whose pulley and
tone Of discussion is best llcu!aIed 1,
give il The prestige Of moral powsrtllrough-
out the country. In this Stale, aud in the
country generally, North and 3 ,ulh, there
can be no plausible question that The
why piriy is the party mos, friendly Ia
tiiet,onprom;se. WhAiever course poll
ficidas my pursue, The great ma sol Tue
PEOPLE ARE FOR THE COMPROMISE, aud
vii. rute iur nn man who j. moi sound
ppon This question. Under The lead Of
President F,llinGe's conservative Admire
istra,ian. even lhuse of the Wings v hu
were originally opposed 10 The Compao-
mise are fast hceliag in,o lis support.
The Wash;ngl IL Republic. alln,iing 10
this subject. thus ivankly defiues ils posi-
lion: We consider The series of meas
ures known as The Compromise az a. set.
Element. in principle aud substance. a f.
nal settlement Of The difficulties growing
out oi the agitation Of lie slavery qncs
tion.. We plant ourselves upoa llis
broad Union national platform, mol nv
periodically. but positively. eaiegrriraliy.
whether This or that party is lesaoyed By
IL. The ssaion Of these States we view
a. Ear tran 'cen'ling all party lria,nphs and
party alliance. and believing ihelr safety
depends upon The faii,ln ara ,iesrenre
u the Compromise measures, We arc for
them Internationally Y
The language Of President Fillmore is
llsu clear and uncq iyocaI. lie rrgaidls
he ..snmpromlsr measures as seille.
nent. in principle and subsiance-a finaI /.
ieillempnl--of the dangerous and exciting
nhjec,s that they embrace lie says:
by that adjustment we have been res.
med from The wide anlbnundless agitation
i'ai surrounded us, and have finn. dis.
,n"i. and legal ground 10 resi- upon. And
ne occasion. ] trust, will justify me ia
'anoriins my rountrymen TO Ial!v upon
'nd MAINTAIN that ground as the be.i, if
lot The only means restoring peace and
lnIet 10 the country. and maintaining in.
iolate the integrity Of the Union" And
his is the broad, The national, The nal,i.
'lic policy pursued BY The Wings. North
nd South. They are for The Unioa a. !
IS. and for the Compromise as ilis-
Of that they originally approved Of il a
AT Us details, but they regard II as a J
Of vexed. angry, and disturb.
le questions, and therefore essential, I'm. /
rr existing circumstances. to the we'll.
eng, safety, and perpeluily Of the Tn. t