The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-08-26
The Raleigh Standard and Ourselves.

We regret find article in this democratic paper
which falls far short OF estimate of what is due to
the great questions involved in the party relations of the
country We refer the article of the 23d instant in
which the editor remarks that the Washington Union
newspaper has been Of but little. any, service to the
party in this State during the late campaign and indeed,
the impression OF many of friends is, that it has rather
crippled and injured in efforts against the common
adversary That paper has been, and is now, taking
part with Cobb and Foote against Mcdonald and Quit
man and we do not remember to have at any time
it's columns definite and OF the po-
siton Of the democracy, Of the South generally in
relation to the 80 called Compromise"
This is not quite harsh criticism that bestowed
by the avowed organ of the secessonss here upon our
Introductory address We were then denounced hav-
ing separated entirely from the democratic party because
treated the Compromise such settle nent OF the
slavery question should prevent the future agitation OF
that subject But we were not driven from the field by
such denunciaon; do we feel that the impartial judy
ment Of the great body OF the democratic party will
in the opinion entertained by the Raleigh Standard OF
our efforts.
has been the aim OF the Washington Uaion to recon-
ce the country to the Compromise not measure per-
feet in all its Details Of full justice to the South,
but as against which no complaints could be made to
justify the extreme action urged by South Carolina. and
those leaders the Nashville convention who insisted on
the immediate formation of southern confederacy The
execution OF the fugtve-slave law the feature in
that to be insisted the condition Of the
preservation of the Union aud it has been nss,ed on
by us in such terms of earnestness and justice as
our humble abilities could employ. In doing this,
we have certaialy abstained from all such logic as
that which has been employed in demonstrating that
the Compromise was a fraud or cheat, by which
the North gained everything and the South nothing
II this had been true, all the southern members
who voted for that deserved to be banished
from the confidence Of their constituents, and the meas
itself ought 10 be still expunged from the records by
drawing black lines around the journal which contains
IT, as was done once before memorable occasion 1t
seemed to us TO be consistent with patriotism and
truth, and with the dignity OF the democratic cause to do
justice to the able and experienced who voted for
the measure as the best thing that could be done to aa
excitement, and to dsarm those agitaors North and
South who aimed really at the destruction of the
Union.
Whilst controlled by this leading sentiment, we have
dealt with forbearance towards those OF party who
have differed from us, and especially towards those who
seemed 10 appehend that State rights would be endangered
by acquiescence in the Compromise For State rights as
understood by Jefferson and Jackson-by the minds
that reformed and have bad the greatest agency in
preserving our government-we trust that we enter
tain reverence as profound that of any south
erner and could not by any consideration be led to
take step calculated to weaken them But in proper
ton this feeling is sincere should that be indignant
which condemns the rash and mad policy OF the seces
sonists who assembled at Nashville, and who under the
preence OF considering what means could be devised for
the purpose OF pacfyng the country, adopted the only
course which was sure TO produce the opposite effect
The remedy adopted by these men was immediate Sc
cession, or. what was tantamount to it, resolution
hitting the southern States to the support Of any Of
them that might withdraw from the Union, and declare
null and void the obligations created by the constitution
and this, too. after the Compromise had become law
Of the land by the votes of majority of the south
ern members themselves, and when it was notorious
that both the remedies and the doctrines advocated BY
Mr. Chsves and his disciples rreconcabe with
the maintenance OF the Union and could produce no other
eec, than to stimulate South Carolina on the one hand
to her threat OF secession and the abotoniats
and the soiers, the other hand oppose the u
gitve slave law In fact, il distinctly declared by
again TO be restored and that statesman ought
TO wish revive such Union that besueatbed to US
by our fathers.
We entered protest at the time against such doc
nes and be brought to believe that they are
compatible with the State rights taught by Jefferson and
L .h~tt III,