The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-07-23
From the Boston Post, July 81.
Progress Of the Scott Party.

From the Boston Post, July 81.
Progress Of the SCOTT Party.
The proceedings of the Ohio convention that nominated
General Scott, which declared him OF all wings the mosl
deserving and most suitable" but little else than
the TaS paGT%a s and the
the currency OF tariff panks These are cd materials,
and OF the soundes or most reliable and are obso-
ets matters Inc thing Just now ina! oys1ops all ina,
bearing party action has on the maintenance OF the con.
sution anu the preservation OF the Union. How will
the proceedings OF the stand this test Is the
question. How they calculated TO harmony
to maintain peace aud prosperity these States is the
question The resolutions all affirm that they stand on
the constitution the conventions profess that they stand
on national grounds. So do The resolutions Of open
named free soiers They profess 10 be with the consl-
,ulion-,o be pre-emnenty nntonai-to be above all
their very language Do they not Tepel the charge OF
being disunonlsts But what tests them' Their acts,
their principles their practices. their slavery abolition
agitation AID the tendency OF lbis Is to civI war.
Let these conventions be Tried by such test and how
will they stand DO they pronounce decidedly against
the political agitation OF the slavery question: No; not
word oil It, 1t is well known that Is the very pur
pose of the Scott pary-iom Seward, ils head down 10
Inc tlest OF Stewards supporlers-lo ax,tae on this
question whenever and wherever they can STIR up VII
lase faction in their favor Hence their language the
compromise measures. These are the Ohio worie Per
ec oierat,on Of op,.,on respecting those measures should
be deeo ded 10 trgs eoeryUtere This Is the hearest
approach 10 support vi them there's And what does
this mean IL means thai such course is 10 he pur.
sued as will make abolifon votes. This can only be
done by pandering &c abolition ground talking in dema
gogue speeches how unconstitutional the fugitive slave
is and how necessary 10 that should he repealed.
Now such as take this ground go for slave agitation
just Seward goes tor in his letter
Is such this calculated prove them national,
or constitutional, or working works meet 10 keep the
Union, calculated TO restore harmony!
Now, under what circumstances 10 il that all these
movemenis-we mean those ia Pennsylvania, Vermont.
and Ohio-are made II is in the lace OF the secession
movements going on at the South The facts of these
movements whatever opinions may be had to their
ia
that the good ieeng for instance, that has existed for
half century between South Carolina and the OF the
Union is gone, cannot be denied. If anything were
needed TO show this the sentiment OF the celebrations of
the last Fourth Of July would be enough Iii thorough
y sectional II Is just bad the strain of tree
soil sentiment at Worcester Both celebrations-those
at South Carolina and those at Worces,er-are lament
ably deficient in the old American feeling The one
shows that already-nov-iheIe is one State an alien
from the Union much though she out OF II
already. Who doubt ,hisl Who read the
toas,s and speeches Of South Carolinians-not from
unknown, u1infuenal men, but occupying
the posts OF senators, governors generals. colo
nels-wth any but sorrowful feengs' Suppose our
governors, srnatoIs &c, should utter such sentiments
would II not indicate as well anything could uhai
The popular sentiment cas The fact, then, is, and il is
startling one there is State ripe for secession even
at the expense OF civil Suppose South Carolina
should attempt TO secede is anybody 40 infatuated or
doug hheaded 10 believe that she would be left alone
Say what we will, scorn may the chivalry, they
are backed by an immense interest that, come veal
come wo. will hang ogether-an interest, say what we
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the North least dependent for its prosperity the
South is upon the north, Let, then, South Carolina
strike a blow. and she would not be left alone. This
her statesmen well know. They know that she would
not be allowed to be crushed without struggle. The
States, all holding in the abstract the
sion doctrines, would Join her. And were the sword
once drawn, who tell when it would be sheaihed
We repeat there is for the North TO buster and
brag. She rs in dependent the South as
the South is on the North
Now, what is the honest the right lust conrse-to say
nothing of policy-for the North TO iakel Ii is to be
10 put itself in the right the constitution and
this by fulfilling 10 the letter is clauses-tbe rendition
clause well the other clauses Bnihs of these
agaiors-tbe whole mscbievous, pestilentIal tribe OF
them. from Seward downwards 10 the smallest and soft
OF the free soil sermonlzeB-sc calculated TO the
impression the South that they 10 break from the
compact OF The constitution IN their practice, while their
g,oge in ringing all the changes the slave power,
il daily, steady stream OF goad and irritation doing
earthly good but TO put into office Here. then,
much II is violation OF the compact. the North IS in
The wrong while the South is in the right; and every
step TAX en- this wrong direction is step calculated 10
feed the secession This is fact which sober men
OF both the great parties may well look sterny in
face FIRST last We may rejoice in northern in
sutions, our northern sentiment, our society, TO our
hearts content-it Is all perfectly compatible with rigid
ful6imen Of our constitutional compaclsbut let us stick
by the constitution II there be thing in this northern
that will prevent our keeping faith with The
State. in the relation OF country, should like 10 it
pointed out and have il ablued as soon as possible.
We then, change this upon the Scott conventions, one
and ahey do not take strong national, constitutional
ounds when it is vally important that these should
be taken They do in this crisis speak against pol
cal slave agitation, when such spoken word Is needle
they have not The vigor 10 come up 10 the mark OF
support Of The compromise measures, but directly or nd
recty sanction their repeal They hence section a,
and, spite of all their protesaiions, not national They
rather calculated 10 make the waves 81 agitation Use
still hip than 10 aay them and for this reason they
ought 10 condemned By all who raise
nigh above party AMERICAN platform large enorgh
and strong enough 10 sustain the CONSTITUTION aud the
UNION.
SINGULAR coSyEssIos OF MURDER-ln Halifax, re-
Gently Wyaie OF the LIST royal regiment, now IN sar