The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-03-21

9hN mSw Senator from Ohio, and his Con-
stituonts.
Some Of the Wing presses have had the un-
blushing e6fontery to claim Mr.. WADE, the
senator elect from Ohio, a. conservative
Wing, and friend to the administration"
A to the latter point we cannot speak, hav-
Ing no means Of knowing what his personal
tbeaings are; but that he IL deeply imbued with
tho Abolition sentiment Of the Western Re-
sssve, and thoroughly committed to that pesti-
LIANT fiction, these editors know. or should havs
kaown--or If they did not at the time, should
now state, if they would avoid the imputation Of
viifui ana deliberate deception.
THamphantly parading tho single fac. that he
supported Gen. TAYLOR at the last election, these
endorsers Of the now senator have suppressed
tho more material fact Of his anti slavery senti-
meats--and catching at that straw claim him as
m ADMINISTRATION man.
n all who supported tho TAYLOR ticket were
TO be clsssed ~ friends to the FILLMORE Ad
ministsation. It's fortunes and power would be
materially incrsaaed. But the fact is notorious,
that among the most untiinching and bittsrest
foes a this Administration, are to be found
thase most active 10 sleyatiOg its predecessor
into ipower--whiie by an equally odd reversal
Of positaon, among ita present friends are num-
bered the bitterest Of its former foes.
Under such circumstances, the attempt to
niake little capital to prop up the, sinking
credit Of the concern, with the full knowledge
Of the speedy exposure Of the cheat, dis
plays shscr deportation The notorious fact is
that Senator WADE is suitable colleague to
Senator CHASE, and to prove this most conclu-
sivsly, we give the apologize statement Of the
csntsal Wing organ Of Ohio, the State Journal,
which puts in for him plea Of confession and
avoidAnce." a. the lawyers term it.
II will be observed that the journal admits
that III Is true that Mr. Wade is an anti-
slausry man 7" adding 81 are nine-ienths Of The
Wkigs If OHIO. Mr.. Wade disappropsd Of the
F.@itiae l4v, bKt pao in Ohio did NOT a"--and
coca on further TO implicate the Democracy of
that State, through their organ, the Salesman,
ia the Same charge cinches it by proof Of
the Abolitionism Of the Democratic nominee. :.
This confession, b. it remembered, comes not
from an Abolition, but Wing organ; and it
closes is article with the usual cant Of enter
taiaing no doubt that he is an earnest friend of
the Constitution and the Union"-the Constitu-
ton "a construed by Senator SEWARD; the
Union as Indispensable to the scork Of phi.an-
ttvopy~ that is, the emancipation of Southern
slaves
aMr. WADE, lis true, is an nnti-slavery man,
and 20 are nine-tenths of the Wings of Ohio
Mr.. Wade disapproved of the Fugitive law, but
who in Ohio did not! Almost the entire Wing
delegation from Ohio voted against it. Mr.
Ewing voted against it, Mr.. Corwin, it was an
nounced in Congress, would have voted the same
way. Very few Of the Wing papers in Ohio
have hesitated TO express their disapprobation Of
that law But the editor Of the Statesman him
self has, in his editorial columns, declared against
that law; briefly and family, it is true and done
as If he would like to have lodged any express
sion ono way or the other; but having done it,
it il quite too late for him to charge Wings with
treachery for electing man Of the sane sent
menus WUECU Ic WUcSScS. AoluC lIOiu MI Iitos
there never have been, to our knowledge, any
such relations existing between Wings and De-
mocrats of the present legi stature, as could JUS
tify the charge Of treachery, whatever the Wings
might see fit to do.
Mr.. payne, the Democratic candidate for SEN
otor, it is true, declared himself, at the opening
Of the session, in favor Of inriting negro clergy
men to attend prayers with them, and he seems
to have thus far taken nothing by that notion
but however sorry he may be, it cannot be
helped It is his misfortune, not our fault. But
after taking such course, neither he nor his
friends should open their lips against the Wings
for voting for Mr.. Wade. Mr.. Payne and the
editor Of the Statesmen went bobbing for gud-
Reous but unfortunately couldn't get e bite.
The ilIustrious fishers Of men with fshermen's
lack; the proverb will explain what that is. On
the other hand, the Wings took a man Of their
owr, who probably never voted split ticket in
his life, who has stood firm in every emergen-
CIV, 90 much the frmer when Others quaied,
and they elected him; there's where the shoe
pinshes
Mr.. Wade res 'des in part of the State where
antislavery feeling runs high. But the uhole
STATE IS nnti-slnrery, firmly, Enthusiastically So
especially the Wing part Of the STATE. A man
must he blind not TO that and foolish TO deny IT,
We have not watched Mr. Wnde's expressions
to discover whether, in some time Of prevailing
excitement, he has not been himself excited more
than we thought the occasion demanded--more
than persons in other portions Of the State sym
pathized with. If we had watched, and had found
some such expressions, we should pay little at
tention to them. We entertain no doubt, from
his past history and reputation, that he is an
earnest friend OF the Constitution and the Union
that 10 will support both earnestly and in good
faith that his opposition to slavery will be con-
fined to such action as is perfectly consistent
with the obligations of the Constitution. the re
lations between the North and the South, anc
.olh the kind and fraternol feelings indispensable
TO SUCCESS in erery ,cork Of philanthropy. IL
this extent We shall be with him--the Wings O
the State and the people of the State will be
with him."
So much MS TO the sentiments of Senator
WADE, Of which, after this exposition from hi
own party organ, no man can profess to be igno
rant--and which places him cheek by jowl will
his colleague, Mr.. CHASE A confirmation o
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