The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-11-25


plainly expressing its determination 10 unite upon faith
full acquiesccnce in the final adjustment Of the slavery
question, as basis upon which the ancient policy and
principles OF the democracy again to be placed in The
ascendant and faithfully carried out by democratic ad
ministration the special organ Of Mr. Fillmore seeing in
such state Of things the inevitable defeat Of its partisan
hopes and prospects, sainng its vision 10 spy out any
chance that the element Of free sosm, which has here
toore vexed and distracted the northern democracy may
now inerpose obstacles to such United national ogan.
cation of the party The State Of New York has here
tofore been much relied upon by the wing journals as
presenting instance OF this disturbing tendency But
the aspect and result of the late election in that State are
such almost entirely 10 preclude all such hopes in
that quarter, where it is plain enough that the entire
democratic party has found the means OF uniting on
national democratic platform. After New York, Wis.
consin perhaps most counted upon as State
where sectional spirit might destroy the unity Of the
democratic party But the late election shows that the
democratic party ayng upon the an-sectional basis Of
the Baltimore platform, has proved itself even in its first
contest almost if not entirey.a match for the combined
force of the wings and abolitoniss acting in open and
avowed coalition The latest information from that
State u.s. that Farwel The wing candidate for governor
has but six hundred majority, and that four democratic
counties yet to be heard from OF all the northern
States. then, in which the democratic party has any hope
OF success Massachusetts stands alone a. offering any
present prospect that the democratic organization DO
either distracted distorted by the sellers And even
in Massachusetts, will be remembered that the national
spirit strong enough, just upon the Of the pres
election induce the democracy and its chief cand
date to take the broadcast compromise ground Indeed
il this present aspect OF the democracy there as well
the history Of its action for years past which led the
wings in their late State convention formally 10 declare
that the freeso organization, made up almost entirely Of
men who had seeded from the wing ranks. had not
single principle in common with the democracy" and
could only with the democracy by giving up or hold
ing in allegiance their distinctive sectional views
In this absence OF material of which to constructs
free soil democratic party in any Of those States hereto.
fore most infected with ftee-sosD, the Republic now
strives to pick up a crumb Of comfort in Conneehedt
That sheet OF yesterday has the following paragraph:
"CoALIrioM,Ts woxK-Thc Hartford republican
tho leading FREQ soil paper in Connecticut, makes
ost appeal TO its friends in State to follow the exam
pie set by their brethren OF in coaescing
with the democratic party for State and federal purposes
large portion Of the democracy Of Connecticut arc d.,
scrbed as prepared TO accept any tina, may DO
made to them and the substantial profs resulting from
the unhoy alliance in tho Old Bay State hiutei with
dclicscy, but with JUNCTION we'll calculated to whe the
appeti,os OF needy Office seekers"
Now, can the special organ have forgotten that even
upon wing showing the democracy of Connecticut have
recently rallied on broad compromise ground aud carried
their State against the wings upon Just that issuei Upon
that issue they have elected Mr. Seymour for governor
anddefea,ed the return OF Gov Baldwin to the Senate
The result, is that the wings OF Conncccu, have
begun 10 find out tina, free soilism does pay expenses
and to the democracy there, is hardly too much
say tina, the suspicion OF design or wish to dis
turb the Compromise would at this moment in Connee
ticut be fatal to any candidate for almost any Office,
matter what might be his personal popularity Thisap
pears plainly enough from the very paper whose views
the Republic has above cited That journal plainly seeks
union between the who have been free soIler
and the democracy Of the State upon national democratic
ground. and no. upon 4 free-soil platform. The Hart.
ford Republican only indicates that the democratic free
sellers Of Connecticut 10 follow the example
OF their party in other States, and by remuneration Of
their get back again into the national democratic
ranks, upon the understanding that the nay OF the Ad
iustment has implicitly, If not yet expressly, becomes
part of the democratic creed