The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-04-30
From the Albany Argus.


The State Register affects to regard the election Of Mr.
SUMNER under bargain between woely heads" OF all
political aines, competing the alliance and iden
lifcaon OF democracy and aboli.lonism in Massachu
ser, and congraulaes itself that the effect will be 10
purge the wing party in Massachusetts Of abolition sen-
nen's and tendencies, and restore il to purely national
character"
No doubt the Register, and that portion of the wing
party for whom il speaks do most heartily abure and re
in all its shades and phases. But it cannot be denied
that in this respect it and they very clearly dsn.
gnshable from the mass OF the party whose cognomen
wing, not only this State and Massachusetts, but
throughout the North.
The wing party in Massachusetts is and has been all
along, essentially abolition. 1t has been from the begin
ming and now, in the ascendant in the Bay State By
lis legislative resolves, by It's public through its
representation in Congress- and all ways in which the
sentiment OF a people usually develops itself, Massa
chusets has been long known 10 be as thoroughly an
Air lean colony as il has been irredeemably wing. The
"odor of nationality never characteristic of any
apprecable portion oil the wing party OF Massachusetts
The two prominent candidates for United States
sentiment Of the State Both are wings, and both in
fecied with sectional abolition heresies though in differ
ent degrees. Mr. Sumner is ultra outaand.ou abol-
lion dlsunonist-Mr. Winthrop not less open and de.
cided opponent OF the compromise measures. He voted
against every one OF the SERIES on all occasions and in
every form, excepting always California. He for
grasplng the lions share which the North got by the
Compromise. but denying the South lis quota of benefits
and advantages. MIR. Sumner could not have pursued
more sectional and Iibera courses had he been The
cessor OF Mr.. Webster in the United States Senate He
will no doubt be found acting with The opponents of the
Compromise, and for the disturbance OF its material stp
ulations. MIR. Winthrop was pledged by his previous
course 10 do the same thing Neither of them regards the
compromise measures as final settlement OF The irr
taung and dangerous questions covered BY them, and
refuse 10 be bound by IT, In any aspect in which the
election OF either could be viewed by the friends OF
the counryis at guilty and ntegrity-the alternative
presented a choice OF evils True democrats prefer
red no senator TO either, and so voted throughout.
The idea, therefore, OF purging The wing party OF Mas
sachuses OF abolition seconaiism necessarily carries
with II the idea OF its extinction. With lis aboionsm
go lis vitals, and nothing would be left OF 1t but the
empty she'll
How is it here in New York Everybody familiar
with the peculiar characteristics OF The whg party of
this State knows that abolitionsm, in all Of
It's varieties is It's predominant sentiment The excep
tons TO the general remark OF recent appearance and
only go TO prove the general rule True, OF late, under
circumstances that need not be particularly alluded to.
this sentiment has been repressed The wing Legislature,
al It's late session. could be badgered into expression
Gu the subecl OF the Compromise, way or the other
The representatives OF the wing party did not dare ayow
sentiment in reference TO II IN their address al The close
OF the session But who lmagines that the wing patty
is any the less tainted with abotionlsm than II was
when most ready and bold 10 avow itsefl IL does not
even now occupy an equivoca position before the coun
try lis dogged silence on the great issue OF The day,
from the beginning the close OF the late session. is
expressive and significant words could BE-, that the
wing party OF New York is where it always has been
identified with sectonasm and abotionsm, and, with
IL, bent reagi,a,on, and ready and willing any
and every proper occasion 10 join in H. II puged oil It's
abolition sentiments and tendencies" there would be
lue more lei oil II than oil whggeTy IN Massachusclh
under the same operation.
Not with the democratic party OF this State OF the
Union. II has been the champion OF the coustu-
iol and lis compromises and the always reliable oppo
of aboitionsm and sectionasm in all shapes ADD al
all times As party, it has ever been animated by the
fraefns spirit OF conciaton, concession and compro-
mise in which The Union was formed, and on tins rita
ling and fearful question OF slavery, all sectional
issues has maintained its ancient and eminenily patriotic
national attitude The democratic party Of this State has
never forfeited its claims 10 association with the demo-
ol In. in Its
catholic creed and atnlties, against all attempts 10
sectionaze and Arcanze il, threw into minority in
ls47, from which II has not yet fully emerged
All there is of democracy, its true sense, IN Massa
chuses may be properly said have been represented
by The twenty who refused vote either
oil the wing and abolition candidates Though small in
numbers they are true opponents OF sound and right
principles. The residue, represented in the legislature,
belong some other wing OF The wing party,
and could have more fitting representative than the
abolition. wing who has wriggled himself through very
small orevice into the United States Senate