The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-08-13

rounded General Taylor deemed polite TO adhere to the
practeeo non-commi,alism They thought il would be
dangerous to the wing party 10 ghten the country
which section OF the Union cheated Of it's franchise in
General Tayiors election. The Republic followed these
blind guides, ard used all lis influence prevent com
promise. and TO keep alive that terrible excitement which
was shaking the Union its centre Yet now has The
hardhood TO insinuaie that but questionable
friends TO the Compromise and to the restoration of peace
because hold up the administration Ia its true light
expose its designs, point out its inefhcieney and de.
nounce the corrupt practices which have sprung up like
noxious weeds, around a wing dynasty This insinua-
lion is made but few weeks alter the Republic had en-
dorsed the declaration OF the Vermont wing convention
that the Compromise nothing more sacred than an
of ordinary legislation and few days after it had re-
affirmed the unequvocal declaration OF the Albany coali
ton that the iugve-slaye law was still subec, of aui
a'on for the purpose of obtaining its modification or re.
peal
Speaking OF the Union, the Republic says:
Its avodte theory has been the northern wings are
responsible Tor the southern troubles yet
as abominable 'coation their attempt TO conpro
mise, quit qnarelling, and drop The subject"
Not So We have denounced any attempt of The
northern wings TO put end the slavery discussion
We have heard that they had ever made any at
tempt "drop the subject" The Republic alludes to
the proceedings at Aabany No such attempt was made
there. The very reverse was done. The g. wing plat
FORM framed at Albany most explicitly forbids the idea
that the wing party of New York to abide by the
Compromise, and cease its efforts TO repeal portion of
that Compromise, and thus mutilate and destroy the
treaty of peace and amity The right is distinctly
serted 10 urge the modification or repeal of the fugi
tive slave lawthus sustaining the Vermont nuliiers in
the assertion that the Compromise is nothing than
of ordinary legislation, subject 10 repeal without
breach of faith, like changing the limit, of judi
cial district
The Republic continues:
"The Union seems to attach no such serous consequent
the combination between the democracy aud free
sellers in Massachusetts II says nothing of the unholy
coalition al Tammsny and passes in silence the proposed
convention in Syracuse, called secure national ha
mony by the Van Buren PLATFORM of first carrying the State
New York by suppression OF opinion and carrying the
Union in the federal Of 1852 by The power OF
| New York"
Does the Republic to say by the first sentence
cuoled above. that have in any approved the
Massachusetts bargain If so, travels far beyond the
record for have denounced that coalition in terms
emphatic any we have used in speaking Of the Seward
and Fillmore coalition IL is true do not apprehend
much danger from the Massachusetts bargain for all
the influence of the State of Massachusetts has been
hitherto welded by wing leaders in favor of free-sosm
and abolonsm. No change can be for the worse
Winthrop is not whit better than Sumner. Besides,
the parties TO the Massachusetts, bargain found but little
sympathy beyond the borders OF tina, State all good
democrats denounced their conduct. But New York is
the Empire State, and the Albany bargain is sanctioned
by the wing press of the North, by the organ OF the ad
minsraton, and by the powerful influence of the
administration itself Itcaries with il almos, sufficient
weight to seciionaze the whole wing party of the
North, and TO commit il to a renewal of agitation and
strife by assailng the Compromise, which made
after so much difficulty and danger
AS TO the unhoy coalition at Tammany" which the
Republic mentions in the second sentence OF the extract
quoted above, say that know of no such CO.
aion and therefore we have said nothing of it. Will
the Republic be more spec6c' Will ii degn to explain
Will il condescend 10 point out the particular unholness
of the coalition at Tammanyi' We know that meet,
ing called a, Tammany for the purpose of preparing
for the New York elections; but have yet to learn
that anything done which amounted 10 agreement
even. No convention has been proposed by The New
York democracy to meet Syracuse or elsewhere /" 10
secure national harmony by the Van Buren, platform" 1t
is all fiction The Republic surely mus, have lost its
mind, for it talks at random like sick in his sleep.
But suppose tHefe WAS SouP'cV eNeuhk sopP'ohi'e
based on suppression of opinion relative TO slavery,
would not that be the very thing which the Republic
tends for Would il not be infinitely preferable 10
li,ion based on renewed agitation of the fugvesla
law like that made Albany, which the Republic has
defended zeaouslyl
The case OF the Virginia deeg alton put by the Repub
lic does no, apply The Republic abors in vain 10
parallel between their conduct and that Of the Stewards,
Weeds and Greeleys OF New York. with whom the ad
mnis alton has entered into OF close brotherhood
The Virginia representatives who opposed the Compro
mise have acquesced in it, and ready TO sustain and
support it, There need TO ask them 10 retract their
opinions But the Seward and Greeley wings of the
North have refused and do refuse to acquiesce in
the Compromise. They announce the purpose Of aga-
ton to accomplish modification or repeal; and while
they make that announcement, the administration enters
into alliance with them. II is thus that dissatsfac-
ton has been kept alive IN the South. The action Of
the northern wing party has made portion Of the
southern people believe that the fugitive slave law
will be obsiructed in its execution, and that the
halls OF Congress will continue TO be the forum Of anti
slavery harangues Had the northern wings planted
themselves firmly on the Compromise, and declared
themselves in favor of non intervention, and had the ad
mpsaion given the factonis,s to understand that they
could expect no avors from the Executive there would
have been no excitement in the South We believe that
even South Carolina would have been quiet But this
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