The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-11-11

has encountered, il specifies first the union of the
Democratic party. IL then proceeds thus:
"But this only the beginning of our embar-
easements. The measures and policy OF the Gene
raj Administration were in conflict with the senti
ments and sympathies of the Wing masses"
What measures and policy are here referred to-
The admission OF California, the settlement of the
boundary dispute between Texas and New Mexico,
the abolition OF the slave trade in the District of
Columbia, and the approval by the President of an
act designed to carry into effect fairly and truly,
provision Of the Constitution. Those measures were
different from those which Galphin Cabinet, I'M
der the directions of Mr. Seward, had determined
10 pursue. They would admit California and abo-
sh the slave trade in the District of Columbia they
would take every thing and give nothing, ii we ex-
cept Senator Stewards strange proposition 10 Sena-
Rusk and which he violated through his friends
in the House They would have left provision
Of the Constitution which had for years been
openly nullifed to remain monument of viola
ted faith. They would not consider the
subject. and some of the leading spirits of the
faction in the House of Representatives, and
among them the Representative from this dis
trict, absolutely voted to reject the bill OH its
second reading without an effort to improve it ;
thus declining even its consideration. The men
who thus outraged all propriety have, ever since,
been the special objects of the commentator of
the Journal. But the faction that then had pos
session of the Cabinet absolutely refused to in
terfere to adjust the controversy between New
Mexico and Texas, although they knew that
military organizations were preparing by Texas
to maintain her claims by force; that the whole
South excited to the highest pitch of resent
ment, and ready TO cspouse the cause OF Texas,
and that the deliberations OF Congress threat
ened with violent and bloody interruption There
is not an intelligent man in this country, nor one
in Europe, who looks back to the events and por
tents of that day that does not know that a civil
war would have been the inevitable result of non
Intervention by the General Government. Daniel
Webster has repeatedly proclaimed it. Mr.. Clay
ton himself has admitted it by his appreciation Of
the measure which passed after he left the Cabi
net. Senator Seward, according to Mr.. Rusk's
uncontradicted statement, was willing to do more
even than was subsequently done.
And yet, at this day, the National Admnistra
ton is reproached for having sanctioned measures
passed by Congress which averted the horrors of
intestine war by just and fair settlement. 1t is
false that these measures and this policy "were in
conflict with the sentiments and sympathies of the
Wing masses" Men who had been protessed
Whigs for the base purpose Of enlisting the abo
tonists in their scramble for power, and acting on
the infamous principle attributed to the Jesuits,
that the end justifes the means these men adopted
creed at total variance with every principle of the
Wing party; those who had confidence by
preaching 1.-THE SUPREMACY OF THE LAWS" were
the first to teach sedition and resistance to law and
to sCmatze the Constitution of their country
"an atrocious bargain" adopting and approving
the language of fanatic
| The sentiments and sympathies of these men,
and those whom they corrupted and perverted by
in conflict with the measures of peace and consti-
tutonsl duty of the National Administration. They
would have set fire their country, if they could
but warm themselves by the blaze. But the masses,
Wing and Democratic. desired such thing
And the Wing cause has never received more
deadly blow than that struck by its pretended rep
resentatives in discarding all its principles and
deavoring to deliver it over bound and chained to
the abolitouists The diminished maiorities of the
party arc owing moro TO the shock of public conf
dence by this utter abandonment of principle, than
TO any other cause
But the article in the Journal proceeds thus:
at became necessary, however, to harmonic
with the National Administration, and this
done at considerable sacrifice"
Harmony with vengeance! Continued thrusts.
measures, is strange kind of harmony.
But what the Journal means is the adoption Of
in this city, and its recognition by the State Con-
vention. And this, we told, done at con-
siderable sacrifice. We have heard OF compromises
upon candidates, and can conceive that good cit-
zens may surrender prejudice and feeling TO pro.
mote principles But the idea ia new TO u.s. as we
think it will be to readers that in subscribing
declaration OF what are the principles of a party
any sacrifice can be made. The subscription tells
the truth, that they the principles Of the indi-
viduals, or it proclams falsehood. 1t is charac-
terisic of the easy POLITICAL morality Of the Journal
to talk about sacrificing principles.
And this is farther illustrated by another remark
of the Journal:
A" The course OF certain Wing journals toward
class of citizens holding Anti-rent sentiments has
driven Wing Anti renters into the ranks Of our
opponents
And go, to preserve the Offices for a party the
Journal would league with devils and ena bic them
to accomplish any mischief they pleased 1t has
not the least idea, apparently, that party has
any purpose or object but success; that it s formed
to maintain my principles, to uphold the laws to
repress riot, rebellion, and murder, to protect pro-
Perty from spoliation, personal liberty from inva-
sion, and life from mob violence Oh no. you are
to league with such men, agree 10 their terms, or
cheat them by pretended concurrence in their
neiarious plans and, if you do not, you are respon
sbe for the departure from your ranks of such
precious associates!
And this ia the political morality of journal
conducted by man who has the impudence to
boast of his political power and its burdens
But we must stop here, and defer to another day |
the additional remarks which this extraordinary |
article may require.
From The albany EUening Journal, Nouenber l. |
ANTI. SLAVERY WIG
The evidence of "Silver Gray" treachery,
in particular localities, thickens. In New York, |
Brooklyn, Albany, Canandaigua and Roches-
ter, it stands out ANONYMOUSLY In these
localities it was not only fatal to Wing local tick
etc, but seriously damaged the Wing State ticket.
In New York it sacrificed Wing judges, surro-
gate, register magistrates and the common coun-
Gil. In Brooklyn it sacrificed Senator and a
member of Assembly. In Albany, where true
Wings elected a "Silver Gray" member of Assem-
bly,, General Government Office. holders were be-
taying Wing candidates with "pasters." In On
taro, though protesting to support the State
ticket the "first families" betrayed it when me-
cessary to obtain votes against Whip local candi-