The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-09-07
Distinguished strangers.

Distinguished strangers.
We notice the arrival OF ex Governor JONES' of Ten
nessee, now Presiden, of the Memphis and Charleston
Railroad. and Mr. James Robb the well-known banker
of New Orleans. They are both at Wizards Hotel.
National Democratic Party tho only Uaion Party
Of the Country.
On Thursday last copied the express declaration Of
the leading wing paper OF Ohio-he State Joumal-that
the democratic party of that State rayng 10
tain the Compromise against the wings, final settle
ment OF the sectional controversy in Congress- and we
the occasion to reerate appeal to south
ern democratic brethren regard this the policy
of the South in the present crisis avowing humble
conviction that such the only ground upon which the
grea, national democratic State rights party of Jefferson and
Jackson unite, national party to carry out,
in their purity, its time honored principles 1t hap
pened that on the same morning. the Republic again
pledged the ADMINISTRATION " 10 stand upon the Compro-
MISE" even though it should stand alone" This con-
,ingency of solitude in the wing ranks well thought
OF and well inserted in the administration pledge be-
cause we see that in the unbroken tenor of the State
organizations of the northern wing party has already
fuuy come TO pass In its maintenance of the totalty
and fnaly OF the Compromise, the administration in
the whig ranks organized in every northern State
does stand most emphatcaly g alone In this state OF
facts and in relation these declarations of this journal
and OF the Republic. the Baltimore American OF Fri
day has leading article from which we extract the fol-
lowing paragraph, 10 which invite the particular at
tenon of our readers because its extraordinary character
will force u.s. reply to it, to great planness OF
speech. The American says:
Here them we fud what have all along and for
good while past maintained that the platform upon Wheh
this present. srgsnen Of the eosty and the same
Happy discovery, now that il is officially discerned
Henceforlh areh-do not a-Dh Josed ba~nsrs, to
the combined hosts OF aboitlonism and
overthrow their array, triumph ev-
cry field OF combat and finally plant the standard OF the
UNION upon the baements OF mistaken CONSTITUTION
We weeoms the "USIoS' aud its frends ,nto the rdaks OF
supporters Of alton IL will do for tie
cham pions of The Compromise be divided among them
selves One leader enough, and Mr.. Fillmore already
holds the tuacheon Of command He has shown that he
WELD we'll Then, rally, friends, wings and demo
Gratis, under The standard toeh floats the field and
fsht like good and for the COMPROMISE, the Con-
srIrurloS, and the USioSH'
The national democracy, standing planted on the Com.
PROMISE and humble selves in its ranks here
specifically invited challenged 10 enter into the forma-
ton Of Union party to be composed of conservative
wings" and conservative democrats uniting "sup-
porters OF the administration to maintain the Compro
mise, and re-elect Mr.. Fillmore C)the loan Of this
read made whig compromise President, with "all the
offices and all the principles" being oosngy offered
ihe stock ia trade with which the fang led hybrid politi-
cal is TO begin its au-pcous career Apropos Of
one Mr.. Donaldson, we have Of late heard something
from the wing organs OF political maneupring and
1propos of one Mr.. Palmer we have given on tina, pcin,
our "Roland for their Oliver" But before the brazen
eHrontery and the gigantic self qualification OF this
IT. L..k n ~
must hide their diminished heads To say that in our
clear conviction the national democracy will reject the
whole proposition with scon,o say for ourselves that
we utterly repudiae it-repudate it finally" in its
'otaiy," and Gin all its parts"s to give but feeble
expression to our establishment that such a bargain
should have been profered from such quarter for as
readers well know, the position OF the Baltimore
American among wing prints is quasi o6eial-,he name
Of its accomplished editor having been time publicly
connected with the management OF the Rspubiieand it
is formal declaration OF the Republic upon which the
present suggestion is expressly and Immediately based
The national democratic party TO disband itself, and 70
with conservative wings" into Union organization
sustain the Compromise and elect President Fillmore
These vative wings" have already tried their
hand at the business OF conservatism They were the
men at the North especially who brought forward Gen
Taylor and placed him in power Under their guidance,
he-a southern man-announced. on . southern question.
his and their conservative policy Its mere announce
men reused the South 10 fury Still, against and in
place OF any Compromise policy this conservative policy
Of General Taylor and the Taylor conservative wings
was pressed upon Congress by the whole power of
southern wing administration. till numerous band of
southern representatives of both parties, turned despe
raely bay, and in the last resort of violence
and blood openly foreboded in the legislative halls
Il is not such wing conservatism this which can
guide. help to guide, the democratic party This il
he wing conservatism which STOOD with President Fill
through the that elected him. and through
out the North stands fully and soemny pledged to
The whole doctrine OF the Wmot proviso II ia the
whig conservatism which utterly rejects the ancient
md honored democratic doctrine of State rights and
strict construction OF the constitution which is the
only basis under our system Of all true conservatism
And finally, this is the wing conservatism which in the
last Presidential arrayed itself openly and boast
July against that democratic doctrine OF
on which the Compromise is founded, and on which
alone its maintenance be secured 1t for the lead
ers Of such wbg conservatism show if they can, that
their maintenance OF the Compromise is not apost0cy
and eiepsnh-hour apostuey Il is for those Of the
rank and Ale Of such party who really would maintain