The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-02-04
CITY OF WASHINGTON.
TUESDAY MORNING, FEB. (, 1861.


ss".ssss OF the U.sssa ss-sss.-nevss~.nts Ia Ohio.
The Legislature of New York have fixed upon this
day Tor The election of senator IN place OF Mr. Dick
inson. The result is doubtful In the preliminary
Gus Tor nominating wing candidate, II wing sena-
tors and os wing members answered TO their names, and
nominated Hamilton Fish, the late governor as Their can
didate, by vote OF 81 TO scattering But the wing eau
Gus was not full senators and "a members were alb
sent The New York Express jusfes these absentees
for not attending
The parry to which they beoog (says the EIpess) is
ana az me same time the national administration at
washington Is whIs y proposed to eiecsa senator for
SIX yeafs to reside at Washington and 10 represent ibis
State In Congress The wings who have refused 20 into
caucus upon ibis nomination asked that there should be
some expression of the legislative will in regard TO the
compromise measures approved by wing President sup
ported by the wing cabinet, and maintained by Union
wings everywhere The wings In the majority have re-
fused 80 reasonable request and only but many OF
tho number denominsled lree-so wings, have proposed
% disturb me eo,o ,nss nsoiaions, and to destroy The
great measure OF unity by which the whole series OF ques
ons We're finally settled and approved One Of the mum
Der proposes 10 instruct and urge
auves IN congress 10 repeal the lugttve-save law
lily the law outright, by making its execution penal Of
fence; and third member Of the agltang faction
70 the obnoxious resolutions already upon
~. this state Of things some expression Of opinion
tion TO dodge the question Albany has displayed spirit
moral cowardice for which we were wholly unprepared
from responsibility the part OF that class OF who
bod enough 10 refuse 10 compromise national ques
lions al SYRACUSE and who equally resolved then and there
70 endorse those beloved principles sustained by Senator
Seward We had hoped, too that personal consdera
color and compexo Of faith, would the
fairly and satisfactorily II be said that the gentleman
thank those who have PUT him ia the awkward position OF
being supported by men wide the poles apart and each
wards Mr. Fish certainly have personal objections
whatever nor can we say from any evidence We have
Of whom have taken him Under The shadow Il heir poec
.on. Sill less do know that he with the great
body OF Union wings support OF the compromise
ues, which, so!enny believe the very peace Of
the union is based Thus gnoran, as we are and we
they did right TO keep out of where they wond
merely have been called up register the edct OF bod
the wing party under their whole control caucus thus
held does Than approve the acts of previous
Junto cabal, like that Llch assumed all power of
tation under The reign OF Charles H."
The struggle will be one but il the national
wings" adhere 10 their position they will vote
for Mr. Fish than the democrats themselves, and another
whg candidate will probably be brought into the field
yet election may take place.
The election Of senator in Massachusetts for the long
term is yet made The freesoers. by voting for Mr.
Rantou for the fragment of the term, counted upon get
ting the democratic for Mr.. Summers but Mr.. Cush
ing and other democrats, who gave their votes to Mr.
Rantou took clear their skirts OF any obligation
to vote for Sumner The.probaby is that he will no
BE- elected.
| The Providence Post is delighted with the election Of
Mr. James as senator of the United States from Rhode
Island "The fourteen wings who voted for him. it ap
pears, were friends of Mr.. Whpple, who, seeing nc
chance of the election OF their candidate, deter
mined that Mr. Simmons, the other wing candidate
should not be chosen"
The Providence Journal (whig0 on the other hand, i,
indignant al the of the fourteen recusant wings
charges them with treachery, &c.
There has been vehement debate in the Bena,e o
Ohio on resolutions the subject of slavery, the fugitive
law &c There is much collision between the whig
themselves A MIR. Lewis called upon Congress TO re
peal the ..accursed fugitive law" Mr.. Walker, how
over, out ieroded Herod The Columbus Statesman
says:
.e among other things took occasion that, the
laws slavery recognise property, he would
an.n' 10 any ding they would do freedom They
regarded as eiael, hofses and caule' says Mr. Walker
and he would condemn them Tor eating the
hroas OF their masters TO be he would condemn
the horse for ckng his ma ster's brains. the
would gore him TO de ath'-and lot OF such declaration
besides :"
his "atrocous abolition sentiments" He said, the whis
party of 1874 was led by Harry Clay, one OF whos'
wild thoughts even entering Walkers head, would Civ,
AIM an 'aFOVecuc nt
Mr. Walker denounced President Fillmore Il Co., ant
declared that he himself had done many things which HI
| regretted
"were fsays he) choose a candidate would sc
lec who would approve this bill, like IL
Yet forgive Mlard Fillmore tor he had bad advisers
lie had warned his reeso friends that had they
manned with The wing party, they would have better propa
gated their principles by acting with those who ough
against the annex of Texas the Spartans fought
The nnopylc Better would II have been # the viii.
party had remained litle closer allied with hen" &c.
4 NC.
The debate had no, terminated on the 27th January.
Does not everything satisfy that the soil party
ia the element Of dscord only between different sec
TONS but in the bosom OF both par,ies-in Massachusetts
as well as in Ohio Leave the whole question of slavery
aone-pursue the principle of non-intervcn,on-
escc in the compromise system-carry il on, in GOOD
fah-,hen drop the subject altogether, and country
will remain quiet, united. and prosperous beyond pre-
cedent
The democracy Of New Hampshire involved in
trouble Mr. Atwood had been nominated in convention
their candidate for governor He Of his election
by several thousand majority; but, unfortunately, in