The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-09-05

State Are the democrats Of Louisiana opposed TO
acquiescence in the Compromise Mr.. Senator Downs
has right for them and he is in favor OF
such acquiescence.
But, passing from the position this question OF
public men at the South. let come TO the puofie
declarations Of opinion which parties rally there
The Georgia Union platform framed by con-
composed of democrats and wings. in about equal
numbers convened at the call OF democratic governor
is Identical in substance with the democratic platform
of Tennessee and Virginia Ii Is the basis of the Union
platform in Mississippi, adopted by similar convention.
In view of these facts what becomes of the Republics
astounding assertion that the Union party OF the South
is identical with the wing party-that the Southern
Rights party the democratic party. and without excep
ton in favor of breaking up the Compromise The fact
sjust the reverse. every point OF the whole averment
The Union party is not the wing party but being CON
posed OF democrats and wings. is led and organized by
democrats, and opposed by many most eminent wings
The Southern Rights" party Is not the democratic
party nor is it, to man, pledged to disturb the Compro-
mise Onthe contrary. in those southern States which
the Republic refers TO prove that the wings all for the
Compromise and democrats all against it, the general and
notorious fact is that have taken their ground upon
that measure without reference to their party position.
That question has not obteraed party lines but has
placed them for the time in allegiance Whea the can,
vass is over, party will their old places
Meantime the Union party and its antagonist to us
TO differ the question of secession than the
Compromise. In possible view Of the at the
South is there any pausibty for the Republics claim
that the maintenance OF the Compromise is the peculiar
doctrine Of the southern wing party
In fact such claim wholly forgets the very funda
mental principle OF the Compromise. That principle is
the democratic doctrine of non.intervenon, upon which
the united democracy OF the South rallied in the Clayton
compromise bill, and were defeated by the solid whg
and reeso vote OF the North aided by few southern
aohgs On this principle in the Compromise, California
was admitted, in conjunction with the abandonment OF
the Wlno, proviso in the Territories of Utah and New
Mexico, including the territory purchased from the claim
OF Texas The fugitive law and the District slave mart
awthe founded upon the express guarantee OF the
constitution, and the other in harmony with very gene
raj public sentment-were, in their origin, plainly, only
incidents in the great pacica,ion One OF them has since
become Of conspicuous importance, being the point at
which the restless pulse OF northern fanaticsm may be
felt, and It's fever heats ascertaned
! To the maintenance OF these the national
democratic party pledged in the whole policy which
il rallied in $780, ls44 and 1913. Against the mante-
OF these the wing party in its control
ling majority, pledged by all its old and recent decIa-
rations OF it's settled policy the slavery questions