The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-10-11

This hspubiic's Last DodxeI
Political somersets are the order of the hour The
special oga OF President Fillmore has lust accomplished
It's complies abandonment and Reputation OF that Cuban
policy which dictated at once tbe proclamation the Re.
Pu6hes defence OF il, the orders TO our ships OF war
70 prowl round the OF Cuba, the constrained
inerlness 0! Consul Owen and the fierce cruelty OF
Conehs. 1t was this policy which invited and chal
snged that very Intervention in the case by
foreign powers which the Republic now, 0Aen Is Zoo
late, so vehemently denounces
Aud now the special organ OF yesterday has come
upon US with establishment. and has summarily
and completely repudiated Mr. Fillmore as It's presden-
TIA! candidate This step has been taken in concert
with the New York Courier and Enquirer if not rather
under its lead See how thoroughly it has been done
The Republic copies and commends, "wth great pleas
sure" what the Courier uritss as follows:
"TnE PREsDsNoYThe events of each successive day 90
TO prove the paramount importance of both the great po
cai parties in our country nominating for the presidency
statesman uh0 not only kaoloa be sound In regad 10
me tate eompromse but uho ia this regard absolutely
aboue sA'pelon, The polcy-nay, the absolute necessty
OF this course is becontng apparent that pom
the nomination. of Mr. Webster by the Wing National Con-
venon as almost approaching certainty"
The cruelty OF that piece Of writing is atrocious Why
IS Mr. Fillmore thus thrown overheard and Mr. Webster
taken up an absolute necessy' Mark the reason
The nominee must be whose souadness as 10 the
Compromise is absolutely above Suspicion" Therefore
the nomination OF Mr.. Webster is almost certainty If
there has been fired fact politics for the last twelve
month"; il is that Mr. Fillmore has been the Republics sole
candidate for the presidency. The Republic scowled
darkly when General Scott first brought into the field
and when that had gone on WHILE the special
organ "spoke litte," setting forth that this agitation
Of the presidential question by the wing press was bad
business at BEST and that people who prudent would
stop il, and meantime the Republic itself eagerly snached
into its own columns every word that written any
where for the denomination OF President Fillmore. And
now we ask what has CHANGED that the Republic should
thus openly, and for such is abous stated give
him ups Is it by the late republication OF the abolition
letter of the President that this cloud OF suspicion
thrown his soundness to the Compromise? The
Republic has defended and justified that letter. Is it The
Presidents Cuban policy that has wounded the Republics
patriotism In that Mr. Webster is doubtless payticeps
ciminis for if we remember, he responsible for the
operations of the State Department when the proclama
ton was issued from it.
Why is it, them that the Republic halls with the
livelest satisfaction" the Courers statement that Mr.
Websters nomination is almost certanty' Above all.
why is it that the Republic apologies in the follow
ing fashion for having copied articles in favor OF Mr. Fill
more and winds its paragraph with apparently
reluctant admission that, after oil, if Mr. Fillmore SHOULD
be the nominee of the convention he shall yet receive
his organs support Wegve this in the Republics own
words:
"We have republished from time to time extracts from
wing pa pers different section, commencing the policy Of
Mr.. Fillmore, and mentioning his pane in connexion with
al In doing this haze had OBJ
i.et bat apprze the opposition well
friends of the satisfaction that the adm abstraction is giving
the country. We have thought due Chief Ma
gsae when he is the subject Of ncessan, abuse by the
press the people should have the opporu-
nifty of seeing other side, and learning what is said
hi, his euloayby the presses OF all
the convention the discharge its duties. should deem
General Scout or Mr.. Webster, know of nothing that
should induce any whig 10 Withhold from him the
same cordn and earnest support that would be cher fully
extended either of the distinguished men we have
named"
Here is sad falling of Something has "le down
the pegs" that made the Republics music Shall
we have explanation
To u.s. however, The whole matter has little interest
We merely mark its place in the long catalogue OF viii
terxversaons and Inconsistencies We think that the
democracy will. generally speaking. defeat in the next
canvass either Mr. Webster Mr. Fillmore with about
equal satisfaction