The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-08-05
Important Political Developments.

On many occasions have pointed out the dangers
which have sprung from the aid and comfort which has
been given TO the anslayery sentiment by the wing
party. We have explained the only method by which
those dangers be turned aside, and The Union pre-
served from the overthrow which meddng demagogues,
working the weak minds and strong passions of mis-
guided fanatics are striving 10 produce In the progress
Of our remarks have been forced TO expose the pur-
poses of the present administrations they have been
reflected in its organ in this city and by its friends else
where.
We are not without the consolation of believing that
our labors have no, been in vain. We have seen that
the continued persistence of the northern wing party in
counting antslavery votes, by adopting resolutions and
making nominations acceptable to the anti slavery sen
ment, is beginning 10 attract the attention Of portion Of
the southern whig press and of southern wing poll
cans The extract which we published in Sundays
ssue from recent letter of the Hon. Rober, Toombs
shows that the southern wings beginning 10 listen TO
the oft repeated warnings of the democratic party, and
to open their eyes 10 the pes which lie in the path
they have been pursuing for so many years.
During the congressional in the North the
wings openly affiliated with abol,onism and succeeded,
by combining their forces defeating the election Of many
candidates who sustained the iugveslave law, and in
elec,ng many abolition wings pledged TO its repeal The
organs of The administration looked with satisfied compla
cency those results and could find not even words Of
gentest Gliding for their authors They conented them
selves with assaing the FESTIVE feelings manifested in
the southern S,ates-reusing to turn their eyes TO the
North for moment, TO lift hand TO check the real
Of dissatisfaction, to utter word in condemna
ton of the al those northern wings who
making every exeron 10 destroy the Compromise. BY
urging the northern people 10 repeal the fugitive slave
law. Wade was elected in Ohio-yet not a word Of
condemnation was uttered The friends OF the admin
istIa,ion affiliated with Mr.. Seward, by raufying the
nominations and supporting the nominees of the SYRIA
cuse convention, while the President looked on with
a grat6ed smile. The abolitonist Johnston was re-
nominated unanimously by the wings Of Pennsylvania
and the organ of the administration sustained the nomi
nation by joining in an assault on Colonel Biger,
founded a suppression and mutllaton of public
ords The Ohio wing convention soon after denied
that the administration responsible for the Com.
promise, and proclaimed that the wings everywhere
were free oppose the peace measures; the organ OF
the reiterated the proclamation, by saying
tina, the portion OF the party esden, in any State should
be in,eered with in laying down any platform which
nigh, be mos, available in tina, locality.
hoodwink and deceive the southern wings by to
those and appliances which had been successful for
so many years. Inefficient procamalions way and
equvoca professions OF adherence TO the Compromse-et
ers and travelling speeches filled with Union sentiments
freely used while the bit,ees foes the Compro-
mise and the worst enemies OF the Union bad their hands
full Of public patronage, and every wing and anti sla-
very ostrsge in the North was overlooked apoloxized
To- J.f. Q,,, L.,
ways II may succeed for a season, but il will finally
be detected and exposed, and 10 plague the nven.
tor. On all suitable occasions we have warned The
southern wings OF the purposes of the administration,
and pictured the ruin which must inevitably upon
the country II they continued TO sustain the northern
whig party without requiring The northern wings TO
wash their hands of all anti slavery alliances. Mr..
Tombstone OF the mos, prominent and experienced
wings of the Sou,h-has up to the support OF our
position, admitting that the wing party and wing lead
ers OF the North enemies to the South and confess
ing frankly tina, the only support which southern rights
can hope for in the North is TO be found in the ranks Of
the democratic party.
But the mos, singular development OF the day to be
found in the Republic OF Yesterday. Our readers are
aware that yesterday elections took place in several
Of The southern States Within the next ten days most
OF the congressional elections will have been determined
The Republic feels at liberty therefore, to change its line
of operations Hitherto il has been eager divide the
southern democrats, where such division was to be
hoped for making every effort the while to proven, a
rally on party principles, because it knew that party
election in the South be disastrous TO the wings
The angular article of the Republic perplexed us at the
first reading We could not understand its purpofi, IFS
drift or its meaning It's admission, that there is an
evident anxiety to return to the party divisions OF The
past puzzled sorey, for coud not forget ITS siren
nous efforts to bring the South up to the support oil
the President as no-party, Union Casting eye
down the column, accidentally article headed
1.-THE Wings of New York" stating that the two dvis
ions of the New York whigsthe Seward and Fillmore
men-had made for the settlement Of their
difficulties When we saw this announcement, all was
plain The administration had accomplished all il could
accomplish in the South, either by denouncng southern
ultrasm or by honeyed words Of no-parysm. The time
had come look after wing interests in another direction
Wing committees Of conference" bad met together at
Albany. representing the Fillmore men and the Seward
m.n-a telegraphic despatch had announced that they
entered into an arrangement on Saturday last and that
a convention wonld "bs held at Syroeu~ on the I'M Of
September Hence the necessity for an appeal to party
arrangements and rally on party Krounds Does the
country require any further warning Is NOT the game