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


~s m....ch.s.tts Democracy aud the Special Organ.
III. R,puie is scandalized the doings OF the late
d.uocratc convention in Massa and the graua
men Of it's complaint is that the coaonissd democrats
=, .oms Of tbem-took their seats in the body, and that
o. Ro,,weIl WAS renomnated as the democratic cand
date for governor
We have not failed TO make known our strong con.
dsmuation of the course OF those democrats who took
mart in the coalition which elected Sumner to the Senate
hut when we find them in their State convention uniting
under sound national democratic lead with the national
democracy in an cypress and solemn pledge to regard the
compromise as settlement of the slavery questions and
=. .ucb 10 be cordially aequiesesd in and faithfully &C.
.e,a.d we cannot but consider them as having taken
sueh step baekpards" most materially to improve
their position and to give hopeful assurance OF better
,hinra vet 10 come And this-just this-deberae and
solemn pledge the democratic party of Massachusetts
whatever may have been its previous offences or short
couings-has now inconestably given in the adoption OF
the following resolution, as the whole sum and substance
Of s party creed in relation to the sectional issues
"Rssolp.d That the Baltimore platform covers, and was
intended TO embrace the whole question of slavery agita
ZION In Congress- and therefore go for faithful erecu
ton Of and in all the compromise measurss set
tied BY the last Congress"
In the face of this declaration thus auhoritahvey put
FORTH is idle urge that there are still individual free-
soilers in the ranks of the Massachusetts, democracy
Be co. In every party, in every camp, traitors may
bs found but the position Of parties is not on that
account the less be looked for and ascertaned in the
authentic and recorded declaration OF the conventions
called with the express purpose and the due authority TO
fix that position This the Massachusetts democrats have
now done and no man can dispute that their deed fully
binds and pledges every member OF the democratic party
in the State to the maintenance of the Compromise IL
stands To this issue the party is now committed in the
who's force Of its party vitality, and in the full strn-
rency Of its party obligation. The very same act which
creates the existing party organization pledges that or
saniza,ion to the support OF the Compromise To this
stubborn and controlling fact is adequate answer TO
say that individuals of the party-iew ormany-may
hereafter violate their political honor and forfeit to the
base ends of fana,cism their pghted faith This may
happen But the Republic has right to assume tina, it
mus, happen nor to charge its upon demo.
cratic principles or the democratic organization, if
i, shall occur
And now will the Republic, while denouncing these
dongs OF the Massachusetts, convention stigma upon
the national democracy. point out one SINGLE northern
vhig STATE eonuetion ho deeds and declarations the
sane subject are equally ereditable and praseworhy7
Win it seek such body in the banner wing Stale OF
Vermont where the whg State convention resolved that
the fugitive slave law TO be regarded like any other
ordinary la,c fully open to modification or repeater
in Ohio where the wing convention expressly abJured
for the whg party all connection WITH or responsoyio
the compromise measures and express terms rejecting
all idea of pledge or covenant threw the whole question
wide open to future anti-savery asitation-or in Penn
sylvania where the wing convention contemporary
voted down resolution TO protect the fugitive law
part Of the Compromise, and then ratified by It's &C
camaon the desperate declaration OF its nominee that
"the law open to repeal or modincauoh rs
the tariff OF s46r Or will the Republic seek ra'her
subject for its eulogy in the party position oil the
wings OF New York. as defined in their last State con-
ven,on, which, sitting weeks after the compro
mise passed. began its work by endorsing
VIM. H. Seward specially and by name, continued II by
declaring the Wlmot provso be cardinal and unchange
able wing doctrine, to be applied, IN spite Of the Compro
mix to New Mexico and Utah the moment slave was
going there. and wound up by nominating Wash
ng,on Hunt on his express declaration in his Granger
.. tina, the fugitive slave law required essential mod.
hc.on as the only condition Of its continuance on the
statute book Or will the special organ rather select for
n approval The laes, foreshadowng Of their policy BY
the wings of the Empire State in legislative caucus as
semb.d pu,,as out their call for wing convention on
the omnous declaration that the compromise measures
instead Of being final settlement" are still open, as
ever to the whole force of anslavery agitation under
the alias Of discussion, modification, and repeal'
Such the ascerained and undoubed party position OF
that whg party OF the North whose battles the Republic
fighting Such the dongs Of the State conventions
which the Republic endorses and approves. 1t hailed
IN. Vermont demonstration gratifying sign of IN,
hm,, II endorsed the action OF the Pennsy vaaa con-
venon m sou nd and satisfactory 1t had word OF re
proof or admonition for the wings of Ohio, and i, wam,
congratulated the county upon the nomination of vnon
~ determined an enemy OF the Compromise, as IT stands
aey.n Wade himself And, finally. while holding itsel
in full party fellowship with Governor Hunt and the whi
party Of New York. the Republic has been lavish OF IL
Joy and exultaon the election OF Senator Fish, IN
der the lead of Weed and Seward, and on the part,
platform which we have described. And now, w
ask with what face does journal in such predca
men turn TO the censure OF the democratic State con
vsnton OF Massachusetts, Grant tina, body to be thu
least sound and reliable Of the national democracy still
s doctrines and declarations sound national, anc
patriotic when heard in contrast with the recorded doc
unes and declarations OF similar assemblages OF thu
northern wings. which the Republic does not fail o
'erupls to approve.
But, says tbs Republic, the convention nominated