The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-06-11

Inc C0mpromOo ana inc wing FaStys
That our readers may understand the difficulty Of the
wings determining at this moment how far nanoave
TO be sanctioned which will enable them TO- continue
coalition with the abotionsts, call attention to
tract from the Boston Courier Of the 9Th inst. II 10
destood that The Courier is for quitting all double
ing, for endorsing the determination Of Mr. Webster to
see the fugitive slave law executed and for repudiang
such coalitions have heretofore connected the wing
party with the rupuous anti slavery agatos, rather
subordinate sppendage than = controlling agent
The Atlas. the other hand. acting the old adage
that bird in the hand is worth two in the bush is not
willing to give up a trade which proved 30 profitable in
the election Of Gener. Taylor and refuses adopt any
platform for the whig party which will separate it from
its ancient allies Its motto ia succsss however OBJ
taned.
1t is creditabe to Mr.. Webster that his influence is,
for once least, manesting determination TO play
independent game and that his opponents in Massachu
sets, when refusing to adopt national platform but
announcing the justice of the verdict which has been al
ways rendered in favor of the democratic party having
known how TO steer clear OF non -eommitoiism. We
predict that the Atlas will triumph the Courier in
this contest, and that availability will be the only
sderaton which the wings of Massachusetts, will consult
in the presidential of 1852. lsss.af
The idea contained this extract from the Courier-
that the Fillmore administration has rescued the country
from the brink of ruin by wing support of the Compro.
mise-is mere fancy sketch That measure
emocratic measure and there never has been moment
when its passage could have been carried by wing votes
and even the wings would repeal it. il their will
could do ..
From Courisr 9Th issAnI
The grea, policy Of the Atlas is to keep the whig
party united but the purpose OF this is that the party
20 into national convention to nominate President
This being done, We know who the candidate will NOT
be, If The Atlas and those who concur with il have
their way. II will not be the man who has saved the
Union from dissolution and arrested civil war by his
courageous patriotism. 1t will not be the who i.
the most fitted TO be intrusted with the administration
OF the constitution the most elevated above sectional
and local objects. and the most wise and far seeing states
Of his ume. II will be General Scott some other
general selected upon that beautiful principle Of "av..
ability" which has governed the whg convention Tor
the last twenty years, and which. ~ expressed in th.
formula OF the Atlas, consists in "nomna,ng our most
popular man." This IL the great point; to attain which
the wings OF Massachusetts exhorted to keep to-
geher to put whig governor in the chair and to keep
down the rising monons OF their hearts and COZ
sciences the great questons Of the day. For thn,
the wing party Of the State 10 kept tongue tied upon
those great salvation by which Mr. Fillmos'
adminis,rato whig The eoan
try from the brink OF ruin and the support OF which SUI
involves the pesce and safety OF the Union. For ms
men who belong TO the wing party-who desire still 70
continue 10 belong TO IT, and TO hold respecabs hssos
in it-are left wholly uniformed, and unable 10 Say
whether their party is for the constitution agatnH T.
for the laws against themfor fair. and honorable,
and upright support OF the natoaa administration OF
oga,nst IT, For this-namely. in order that the prss'
dental question may be STAYED OF into national con
vention there TO be luggled and managed by wire puen
and politicians, and that, out Of the sPecies Of lottery
which is always carried on there, ''onf popular man
may be turned out for the sufrages Of the peopss-e
wings of this State eXhoted still to keep themseives
neither fish flesh upon the gea, questions that con
Germ the national we'll being at the present moment ano
that constitute the ground on which the battle Tor ins
constitution and the Union Is to be fought and on wne"
alone il can be won.