The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-06-24
THE UNION.



The wing organs Of this city, each after lis fashion,
have taxed the cunning OF their right hands the utter
most by efforts appropriate all the benefits which may
how from the Compromise The special organ. with a
show of lberaiy does claim for MIR Clay or for the
hg party, the exclusive merit Of originating and passing
the peace but in the face Of its pretended lib
eraity in that particular. it has the hardhood to
FOR ADMINISTRATION rHE ENTIRE CREDIT OF STAND
ING UP TO THOSE MEASURES GOOD FAITH" &c. &c.
The Republic is willing, seems, that the democratic
party may share with Mr.. Clay and the wing party a
modicum of the credit OF originating and enacting the
Compromise but, being the court Journal it refuses the
democratic party, and Mr. Clay and the wing party any
promise in good faith, 1t claims all for the admins.
uation. and asserts that no man and no organiza,
ton of men have right to share with the administration
We at a loss 10 know 10 what we should attribute
such preposterous asseron-whelher it is the result
OF blindness or so'd ignorance, OF sheer ecklessness
OF that passion which makes men delight to be.
spaler those in authority with unfounded praise aud full
some adulation.
We must however, commend the modest forbearunce
OF the Republic in particular 1t has claimed for
the wing party or for the administration the exclusive
merit OF originating and passing The of ADJUST
a
cause and the sulhclency of that cause will be fully
admitted when say that the Republie-theh now,
the organ of wing ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS the
OF Observation-Disclosures which it believes well
calculated to accomplish a final settlement OF dsracug
controversies. Had the dangerous questions been left to
the Republic, and TO the first administration which il
served and to the wing party settlement could have
been effected General Taylor's administration recon-
mended that California should be admitted and that all
other questions should be left unad used The Texas
boundary, the territories, the fugitive slave law all
be laid the table, and left without action The Republic
backed by the almost entire wing party of the North and
aided and assisted by goodly portion of the wing party
Of the South, sustained that policy which would accord
ing to Mr. Webster, have inevitably brought upon us all
the horrors of civil Mr. Fillmore commenced his
administration by adopting policy which would inevi-
taby have brought collision OF between Texas
and the United States troops had that policy been de-
feaed by the timely action of Congress Bearing these
things fresh in memories, fully appreciate the
extraordinary liberaliy of the Republic in being for
bearing TO demand for the wing party or for the
administration all the credit of originating and passing
The Compromise.
AS to the assertion that the administration is entitled
TO the centre credit OF standing up" the measures
the Compromise in good faith, il is ridiculous to re-
quiro denial and too preposlerous demand refulaon
Every free white citizen, who is not an infant, idiot, OF
unac, wofulIy forgeul, knows that is utterly and
entirely without foundation. All the measures OF the
Compromise except the fugitive-save law were sef-ex
ecuting AS to that law, Mr.. Fillmore was unwilling
to permit it to become law before be consulted Mr.
Crittenden the subject-a fact which the Repubi,
mentioned at the time, in order 10 justify Mr.. Fillmore
before northern higher lactioniss for returning
the bill with his objections.