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

OrsLsm street, and In Liverpool at No. Columbia buildings
This connected In this country with the weknown
Of Adams Co.. agents, and IL entitled the conf
dsnce Of our friends abroad.
The oomprsmiss aud tho Democratic Party.
The suboined article explains in very few lines, the
sonnexion between the wing and freesol parties in
Massachusetts, which bring the blush TO the cheek
Of the conscientious when he looks back at the
causes which defeated the last nomination Of the demo
cratic party for the presidency When we remember that
20 exalted parsonage present Minister to the
Court Of st. James declared that Gen. Taylor would not
veto The Wmot Proviso if passed by Congress Mr.
smith, the Dslphic member from Connecticut interpreted
10 hesitang believers the same sgn of wing success
tina, the present colleague Of Mr. Sumner in the Senate of
tho United States, ncknamed by his party "honest John
Davis" is substantially free soiler-,ha even MIR. Sum
n.r hmsefis still vocifeating that he is good whg in
everything else but the Compromise-and that Mr. Win
hrop in despite OF all The aluremens OF senatorial dis
neon could not be disengaged from the spell Of his past
Devotion the shrne-enough is told for what OBJ
ses il was that the honest old warrior and general who
had never voted in his e and had not the slightest ex
peience politician. civilian, or statesman, was made
The candidate Of party that had rdculed General Jack
con because he could NOT speak Latin ssuh Pres,den.
Quincy N1sa II sgs8
But if 20 out OF Massachusetts, into New York. and
consider how recently i, was that the whig party of this
State endorsed Mr. Seward great and reliable states
nan-how it was that the party boasted OF attach
ig Mr. Fillmore 10 the Of Gen. Taylor, in order that
auarancs NIGH Be made dosy tina, no provdenal
rtmgh occur like the one which enabled Mr. Tyler to re-
deem himself from the charge Of abandoning the principles
h;ckh >k Nd k~- Ia. -
hshteously the whg party Of the means OF gratifying
long cherished vengeance il we pass into Ohio.
md recall the arduous contest which the democrats OF
hat noble State maintained with all the affiliated inter-
Of the abolition, free soil, aud anti Texantes, headed
BY Mr.. Corwin, who added the new term Mexicane TO
make amalgamasion strong enouy h to break down
ha, old-sshioned democracy and republicanism which
bad supported Washington Jefferson, and Jackson-he
sane result, is exhibited and Mr. Wade comes as natural.
out Of the whggsry Of Oaio MIR Seward did out OF
lha, Of New York, or Mr. Sumner did from that OF
Massachusetts,, or the election OF Gen. Taylor and Mr..
Fillmore from the whigsey OF the whole Union. The
sane cause produced the same effect. The whole was
obliged be made up OF its parts Yet In the face Of
these notorious facts which nseparable from our
recent political history Bunker Hill is from the annals
Of revolutionary the SPECIAL organ Of the admin
saon has the boldness 10 intimate that il is democracy
md not whggery which is charSeabe with the mischief
affected the country by the existence Of abolition and
tre- soiisn.
When we appeal the administration OF General Jack
son. which waged impacabse war with the attempt
Of John Quincy Adams. the then imbodment OF the whig
party to make the right OF petition sabservent to abo
dou and instrumental in exciting the slaves OF the south
sm States instruction TO the declara
tons OF The democracy. whose platform was occupied BY
Mr. Van Buren,. and authorized him to say that he felt
the obligation imperative TO oppose the attempt TO
sbosh slavery in the District OF Columbia be could il
he constitution contained expreAs injunction TO that
Sct; OF il pass on still nearer to the subsequent
eion Of the same party when il brought forward Mr.
FOX, and four yearssf,erwards General Cass-,he
anra'SinG record exists OF the inheKible determine
hon Of The democratic party never to obtain poii-
ca power BY weakening a constitutional CON
pact And what explanation can the special organ
Of the whig party at Washington give for the silence of
Us party on 10 solemn question, when democrats
md republicans striving sincerely to dive back
10 IT'S ,fans Atlantic Brti,h source the most nsdous foe
That has ever attacked our free institutional What
apology, we ask not merely OF the special organ
o. The administration. but Of the gray headed and
nsy respected editors OF the Iafsi,gsneer. 10 be
gwen 10 history. that whilst the democracy inscribed
90 It's banner uneeasng opposition to this poisonous
influence OF political anti-slavery, the wings not
only RETAINED in their national conventions TO declare
heir Concurrence in such efforts, but consented 10
Place in the presidency General Harrison, Mr. Tyler.
General Taylor. and Nc Fillmore without adopting any
aional platform at all II the authority which is
d'imed Tor presidents in the adjudication OF our
ooqra 10 Applicable to the conduct and practice of
poiacal part,es. We think This authority decides the
sae saise with the wing party, and that It
aaao, be invalidatsd BY the example OF Mr. Van
buren,. who. ia unfortunate moment for himself
md hia eoantsy. separated from the democracy,
shos principles he had faithfully sustained while trusted
With lie conf isnce and for which shall be CRATE
Id to him But grant that MIR Van Buren, since his re.
lH.m.n, from the public service. gave the weight Of his
name 10 the movement which enabled the wings to
ssc General Taylor and send Messrs Seward and Fish
18th. Senate should be pleased to know. in the name
y all ha, has ever been recognised a. common sense
how saeh fact become available ~ an accusation
impeachment Of the democratic party. Who ever
heard before Of patriotic party that could be censured
@ losing OF ts members for opinions which II could
ao' endorse, whilst the party which accepts those
'rn'ons because they correspond with its own when
shns powet. can justly turn round and reproacb both
own opinions and the man who gave them political
scceai