The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-08-28
Another WhIg Bubble.

The special organ of the administration devoes nearly
three columns in its yesterdays edition to certain letters
which have found their way to the New York Herald.
They purpo to be correspondence growing out OF the
inquiry as to the time suitable for the assembage oil
the delegates usually appointed to make the nominations
Of the democratic party for the presidency and vice pres-
dency and do not, perceive furnish the slightest
evidence authorize the nsinuation that any movement
will be tolerated by that party which will il from
the platform on which stands the incorporating
advocate of the Constitution and the unon and the oppo
nen OF all that sectionalism which has contributed to
ray one portion Of country against another If the
letters be genuine It is not denied that they unfold specu
atons on the part of such individuals Mr. Donaldson
Of Texas which are entirely inconsistent with the sen,i
menl and feeling Of the democratic party But no one
can have the hadhood say that such speculaons i'm
port more than the nconsiderae and irresponsible opin-
ions of individuals, which 10 be taken as the
indication OF party action than should be isolated note
in gamut for finished composition of music. In
saying this We impeach not the right of any ind-
vidual 10 his specuations, nor do we mean any Of
fence to any one whose correspondence has thus been
exposed 1t is our intention simply to affirm the ut.
incapacty OF any such specuatons to furnish the
whig party with preext for assang the sincerity
of those great movements. from Maine to the Rio
Grande and California which have pledged the demo-
cratic party the execution Of the fuglve-slav law,
and which condemn unequvocay that secionalsm
which, under the Of free soil and abolition, has ar
ayed the North against the South, and has sought TO in
roduce other national tests for the democratic party than
those on which il has stood since the days OF Mr. Jeer
son. strict construction OF the constutionthe equal
rights OF all the States under the compact of Unionthe
right of the slave 10 the recovery OF his property
wherever it is found and the reputation of that senti-
ment which would weaken that right by impediments
arising from the nterposon of State authorityhe duty
of acquiescence in the will OF the majority, consutonaly
expressed-and, above ALL sacred observance Of those
maxlms which have been left by the patriots OF the
revolution, and which teach TO look to the Union
the palladium Of our prosperity and peace-these are
OF the general views which Pervading the dem
ocra,c party, and which lyng il, as in the days OF
son. to overthrow those combinations Of federalism
-.osm, abol,onism, notification, and secession,
which, originating in misconcepton OF the duties and
powers Of the federal government have created evils that
can only be cured by return to first principles.
Let not the special organ fatter itself that the demo-
cratic party can be inspired a, this late day with dspo
ston to initiate the game the wings have long played
II there are 10 be coalitions by which the hgher
Of MIR Seward is TO be respected party element-if
the Compromise dsposng OF the subject of slavery, is TO
be re opened as an ordinary law subject TO modification
and repeal-f the right Of the South to it's institution OF
slavery be deprived OF the guarantee which the
stituon creates for it. is be denied questioned
in order appease The scrupes of the anti slavery soce
ties OF Syracuse and Bos,on-he democratic party will
leave to the special organ OF whggery all the honor and
all the victory which be gained by such coalitions
and it will never place itself in condition in which any
individual however obscure or distinguished will be able
to say truly Of it, ha, there is substantial difference
between democracy and free. soism. Mr. Webster de-
clared to be the with the wing party in lsas, and
as the wing conventions OF Pennsy vana, Ohio, New
York, and Vermont are now substantially reafirming
But there is something too ridiculous for reiua,ion in
the dea under which the special organ seems to have
nded its leading editorial of yesterday, that the demo-
cratic party has taken counsel, a, this late day. from
such men Messs. Chase an Gddings who belong to
tha, brood Of children in Ohio of which Mr.. Corwin
boa sed that he the father Instead OF iriAng with
the dignity OF politics by dwelling such unnatural sup
positions think il rational to give the public the
gratifying assurance, contained in The following extract
OF letter Just received from distinguished member OF
the democratic convention in Massachusetts, that the res
outons OF that body growing and popular
and likely to be sustained by the opinion OF the
try Indeed there is ground for the hope that, before the
next presidential election the democrats OF Massachusetts,
will outnumber there the free sellers and aboitionss
and be enabled the execution OF all processes
for the recovery Of fugitive slaves wi,hou, prng Mr.
Fillmore to the trouble Of issuing Intellectual proclama.
tons. or calling ont the military.
Ertraa from the letter above referred TO-
:" enclose copy OF the resolutions passed by the
largest democratic convention ever held in Massachu
.etts. The result OF that convention will from
fusion into free sosm, which the coalition in the cleo
ton OF Charles Sumner last winter fast bringing
upon the party The mass Of the democracy will come
right and in fact have all along been right, this ques
ton. twas a few ambitious men who overeaped them
selves that led the democratic members Of the esature
into the great OF electing Mr. Sumner. The de-
mocracy never approved it. and never will Much al
lowance even Tor these is to be made the score
of earnest and desire to beat the wings.
which the consistency Of means for the time forgot
ten disregarded This gave them the only sympathy
they had outside OF the legislature. After 40 much
reproach and depression the democracy have borne
here for years, they somewhat in the cond-
ton Of conquered country willing to call in foreign aid
to put down their enemies II was Just what the wings