The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-04-24
THE UNION.


Vhe why Fvss ana COUspT0uIsx.
We find the following singular assertion in the Repab
lie, one OF ne organs Of the administration in this city;
The Troy wbig copies the article from tho New York
letter. with the remark that Il is well understand
this document has received fheapprouai snsts WING
pal ers, far gnow, have approved tho policy OF
the wing admnitt faton as 10 atqnescence In The
these journals would turn their backs themselves be-
cause Mr. Seward differs from them in denouncinx these
measuIes
We hardly know how TO interpret this paragraph We
cannot believe that the Republic is serious in stating that
does not know OF any paper belonging The wing organ
izaton and claiming 10 belong 10 The wing party, which
has failed to acquesce in the compromise measures The
Republic Itself opposed those measures up 10 the time of
their final passage, and large majority Of the wing party
OF the North pursued the course OF opposition
But the Republic does not deny this fact, nor does il
assert that those MEASURES acceptable to Mr. Fill
mores administration any more than they were TO Gen
Taylors administration Yet il does base the whg creed
under the present regime on the platform OF acquescsnee
that those OF safety have been enacted
We must say, however, that il goes very wide OF the
truth if it means 10 say that the press claiming to be
wing, and sustaining wing principles. and UNFOLDING the
wing organization, has with unanimily acquesced in the
compromise measures The whg press South has ac-
guessed we admit but, while we make this admission,
we affirm, without fear that the Republic will deny
the truth of the affirmation. that large potion of
the wing press North, and large portion of the
whig party North, have denounced and opposed the
peace measures, and do now oppose and denounce
the only one OF those measures which seconces
the South to the system OF compromise which was
adopted The Boston Atlas is whig paper, and il op-
poses the fugitive-save law The New York Tribune il
wing paper, and opposes the fugitive slave law The
Albany Evening Journal is wing paper and opposes
The fugitive slave law and venture to say that ma
jorty of the whg presses in Vermont, Massachusetts
New York, and Ohio oppose the fugveslave law
Nearly every wing member of the Michigan house
OF representatives voted Tor the repeal of the fne
tve-slave law; and even in the Pennsylvania essla
ue the wings OF the lower house used every exer,or
to defeat the repeal OF the law prohibiting the use
OF the ais TO the United States officers for the purpose Of
safe keeping iugves from labor But this is NO, all
In nearly every election in the North and Northwest TO,
members of Congress. the wing party awaited itself of III,
dissatisfaction which denagogues and ac,onsts had
created by fraudulent misrepresentation and supported
congressional candidates who were pledged to repeal
large portion OF the wing members of the next Con
gess elected in the northern States are thus pledged
These are facts, UNREASONABLE and undenabe vet, il
the face Of these facts the Republic comes forward ans
asserts without reservation, that {" all the ,hig papers
far tre kaow hate opprouedhs policy Of he uAig ad
'nniratios as TO oequeseea ia ME compromise measures
Would that the assertion of the Republic was true bn
most unfortunately II is not true Iii was ue we nigh
dismiss many OF The fears which The present condition
public affairs creates in the breast Of every patriot Ther
we would know that the fugitive slave law would be en-
forced in good faith, and that the united press and thu
united forces of the whg and democratic parties wouc
speedily crush The earth the miserable faciionists wht
engender bitterness and destroy the peace OF the con
feteracy. But unfortunately. the statement of the Re
public cannot be sustained. We have mentioned from
memory leading wing presses which do not sustain ,h
Compromise. A few days examination would enable u
to add hundred fold 10 the list; but we content our
selves with the following statement taken from h
Keene Sentinel"
"of eleven why papers in New Ham pshrc there Is onI,
one which seems at all disposed 10 support thar law and q
denounce all public discussion Of its provisions danger
Gus agitation. 10 that number do Include the Con
gegationai Journal which generally shows a ineres
Tor the spiritual welfare OF others but isk PEI,
fts Of their temporal msi bsrg, ia this at least Al
opposition freely and decidedly as they do 10 free rade
With the wbg press OF this State, then, there are ten op
posed TO the law ono in ia OF and the hgs
srge the proportion opposed 10 Il Is undoubtedly much
isrger--at least nifty to And though nc
particular examination of the subject yet 1t 10 probable
that the proportion OF wings In the northern States favor
OF the law Is not greater hsn 1t is in Nes Hampshire On
The question oil slavery In Its various aspects the whg
party has not and will not change The ideas promu
by our fofefahers, and !osiered by Mr. Webster hmse
have taken deep in the public mind where they
tmmoyeable.
Nov, If Mr. Webster and the President attempt TO
tain the fugitive slave law II principle, o
which entered into the WING cieed but which have
always been discarded and rejected they should not be
IN thei,
assurance Mr. Webster might well spec TO carry the
party TO free trade by the potency
word as TO bring Il to endorse aud suppou THIS
And when he OF the President proscbes those wings who
matutsin with becoming dependence their olmer posi-.
ton, he IL pursuing course that viii be Of possible ad
vantage TO hun in Hny point Of vew and against which
there Will necessarily be resistance, prompted by self
'pect Tor consistency well by spirit OF seEde
ence In the presebtoase the President aud Mr.. Webster
are removing wings from public office because they will
not come into the support this their.
Tor the security Of slavery, winch crates hsfshy in
freeman ear For this reason, aud this alone, they
sent adn and their places flied by those possessing
willing and supple characters in bending those high
authority They removed because they are not
wings ia tbs iul and Of the term but bscauss
hey nM not god Tyranny shsy hare alroy d~onncd
ava de,pi,ed."