The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-01-19

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Majority against Sumner the Isl baliong. =; 3D. III
3D. II; 4ih, is. fifth bsllotng took place Yesterday
reduced 10 votes On motion OF General Gushing, the
whole subject was then postponed lot one week Inc
general opnoa Is that no senator wiz DC chosen .. he
present session The new organ OF The parry IN Boston,
yee the Commonwealth. sings amourniul dity over the
result II saws
.Tne leaders of tho democratic party gave strong and
cot by very considerable maori,y On the lai,h
The eon'.o Of the Slate government ha'
bsen u filled IL rests npon tho leaders OF the democratic
pssty iu,h them"
But by what right can the free soers complain OF
n-,ukmsnl of assurances by the dline denscratr.
(mos Of whom have voted for the tree soil canddse,
Ahsn they themselves decline he fnlhmen OF their COW
oil cations 10 the South for the surrender OF us
tive savesi This very attempt 10 elect Sumner IN ovpo
sit,on Union democrat or Union wing ]. prompted
by the covenant breaking propensity. We advise
them fs 10 become honest themselves. and then they
may talk about honesty in others The Boston POSI- the
organ OF the old-ne democrats, 10 IN excellent spirits al
the OF The reesoi plot and exhoris The dis
senen,s to ersevere and the State from the dis
honor which threatens it.
From the Boston Post.
The UNITED STATES SENATOR. The result OF the ballot
Yesterday the house demonstrates that Mr.. Sumner
cannot be elected to the United States Senate unless there
is change OF votes IN his favor from those opposed 10
biz election, which cannot be anticipated We honor The
independence and roic devotion OF the national dem
nation which threatened to place the democratic party
OF Massachusetts hostile attitude to tine whole democ
racy OF the Union They have saved the Sa'e and The
country from this disaster and earnestly beseech them
adhere, with infexibe hrnness. to the manly course
they have thus lar pursued They may rely upon Il thai
the gratitude OF the nation and the applause Of all lovers
of the Union will BIZ theirs Great efforts will be made
to induce yield; but the men who have resisted
all attempts thus lar TO transfer their votes to an abolition
Candidate must be made Of serner stuff than now to re-
cede when the glorious results OF perseverance, and firm
ness doing right in their hands, and cannot be
taken from them If they true to themselves.
The strongest reasons now urge the uncompromlsng
friends OF tie Union in the house to adhere to the
they have marked out and to persevere in throwing their
against Mr. Sumner to the last. The trial will soon
be over and the democratic party will be saved from dis
rupon and hopeless dscord if they persevere to the end
The executive government which has just been sworn
into power firmly believe. will not suffer the ship Of
State to be put the abolition tack They will abide by
the principles Of the Jetesonian democracy, and the
platform upon which the national party has Away
elected It's presidents, and carried on with honor and
is no party to- and no participant n, any arrangements
that bind him TO any party but the democratic party Of
the nation. He was elected democrat. and will
abide in his we-tried faith majority of his council,
believe. will sustain him. and il now only remains
for every democrat in the legislature who has done his
duty to stand by the national democracy the national
constitution. and the national Union" We tina, the
danger past, and that light is breaking upon the
darkness that surrounded the deslnes OF The State and
| the Union.
We have no esutalions TO utter. and disposition 10
crminate denounce but the OF the country has
been at stake, and We have spoken with the emphasi,
which the crisis demands AnQher effort or two and The
! work will be done.
The pending question this morning. in relation to the
election motion TO postpone IL MI twelve O'Clock
The Boston fes-so paper says that If MIR. Sumner is
not eec,ed senator IL Is impossible that Gov Boutwell,
should nominate any democrat whatever to any office
Mr. Boutwell,. yoa will fnd, sweet sir, l. gopernT IN
fact his council contains alotity OF true i DcratS
and the governor and council will consult the co~lu-
lion and The laws for tneu authority act, and
frua.a IinSxc we uICt
late number OF the Boston Post gives further in,ei
| gence ~ follows:
The result of the fifth baIo, for United States sena
tor yesterday evinced the same resolute determine.
ton to the attempt force members into the sup
port OF Charles Sumner that has heretofore been mani
tested bv the patriotic national democrats who refuse 10
take their lessons OF duty from such pocians Earle
| of Worcester. Reyes Of Dedham, Wilson OF Na,ick
and OF their Ilk. These oldcoon hard-cidrr cleo
ionsers look rather awkward IN assuming the character
democrau rchoonasiefs; they are TOO we'll know
The bitter and unreenng denouncers OF every demo-
cratic administration the country has had since they have
taken part in politics, to be obeyed drill sergeans by
| the friends OF Jackson and Polk.
| rIt will BE- seen that Mr. Sumner is further from the
mark than when be started and II lhe true democrats IN
The house vigant in the performance of their du
ties IN future they have been 30 lar, the isnlby
scholastic. ierrfcy eloquent and .hocklnsy bold Mr.
| Sumner may hang his harp upon he willow.
Thoee democrats who have voted five times for the
abolition dsunion candidate, we should think, had dis
charged all obligations, real or imaginary. 10 the free
sellers.
The ELECTION OF SENATOR POSTPONED ron ONE wrrx-
In the house yesterday bao,ings Tor United
States senator had. making FIVE in all On each Mr.
Sumner fell eight short OF III. number necessary of
q choice On motion OF General Gushing, the election
was postponed till Thursday next, at ~ O'Clock.
The statement in the Common wealth, the new free
soil organ yesterday that "Mr Gushing has uniformly
voied Winthrop" is wholly incorrect On every bal
lot has voted for that sterling democrat n. H. Chlds,
OF Pts6eld who the democratic lieutenant governor
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