The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-06-06

eouiS DC Puoueo ny tue wing party IN reference 10 Tree
solsm for several Years back from the Ohio Statesman
the leading democratic paper in Ohio and as firm against
% negrosm" and abotonsm any paper in the Union
whether in free slave State. The reflections OF The
Statesman appropriate the occasion as lis state
msnts are true
The course Of the wing party Of the North upon the
slavery question has been marked by degree of dupcy
in all political history OF the country In the
organ OF that party IN Ohio Saturday last, we find an
article denouncing the anti slavery Of the North in
The strongest terms which the editor could employ The
same paper few days before. had Illuminated its con
OF the recent convention South Carolina al
which the question OF secession was SO strongly adyo
Gated The secessonss South were made the objects OF
peculiar intensity OF wrath and bitterness On Satur-
day The Journal resumed It's denuncaton OF
and held he following language
short time since the readers of the Journal
cis IN South Carona as developed ia the speech Of Sen
aor th1it, and the decla aions OF prominent citizens
'ha, State There is another matter closely connected
with this that deserves notice and passing remark The
south Carolina demonstration illustrates The southern phase
d dsunion, and treason the constitution. the laws
The of the Union But this is not the only side
The Rhetis and Hsnmonds Of South Carolina have their
coanterpars at the North, who, differing on the avery
question, yet come to the the con.
sti,uton and laws of the country wicked oppes
sive, and ought not be submitted by honest liberty
loving and upright citizens and who people 10
disregard these restraints and set their requirements do
hance."
Now. who are the counterparts" of the Rhetts and
Hammonds OF the South The Journal answers the
question thus:
"on the other hand, have at tho North a body of
most foul wicked. and Infamous prossvery iunp PHI thai
has disgraced The history OF this from the be-
t,ons and obedience direct violation Of their duty
as Christians and They array themselves against
South and the world that they viii trsa, This law as null
lily and that they will disregard and tampe under foot
doing"
And further
We Of the North very generally unite In condemnation
Of the talks and Of the nullfers and dsunonsts
enemies 10 the best interests of humanity connected
with The welfare and perpe.uy Of republican insi,u
sons who practically pursue the same Of policy and
who declare themselves in favor Of that viii us
as effectualy end in the dissolution of the Union will
the acts Of South Carolina, if carried QUIT !.
We must expose and denounce them just often
and as severely do the acts OF the nucs and dis
unionists of the South"
Now, admitting all that the Journal here charges
against the reesoilerstha they the same kind of
the "Rhets and Hammonds,-the charges
coming from the Journal, suggest few reflections.
In lS40 the ani-slavery men organized the liberty
party, and nominated James g.. Birney for President
They were opposed in that nomination by the wings pc
cuarly The strongest assurances were given by wing
stump speakers of the North that if General Harrison
should be elected his administration would be anti
slavery administration. Harrison elected-and w.
Ter, too but under that administration and by its inu-
ence measure conceived and carried through more
severely condemned by Brney men than anything Of the
ticket The wing party again besough them to abandon
all separate organization and vote for Clay and Frelng.
huysen. assuring them that the success Of that ticket
would do more 10 carry out their peculiar principles and
views than any other thing imaginable In lS4s smi-
lar state Of parties existed The wings again. from
end OF the North to another BUNDLED themselves before
Buren, and Adams ticket and 60 for Taylor and Fillmore
Assurances Of soil Partially in the whg admnisa-
ton equally strong with those gwen on former OCCASIONS
were urged with more emphasis than any claim
directly in behalf Of The wing candidates Indeed every
Preence OF avowed principles, save devotion TO soil
ism. was avoided, and that especially was urged No
other class OF citizens peculiarly addressed by
wing eeconeeres free soers and they were told that
Taylor and Fillmore would do moro for their pee ula
measures than Van Buren, and Adams, could the latter
possibly be elected
How stand the men OF the wing party to-days and
what have they said Abbott Lawrencs once avowed
his concurrence in all the free soil doctrines In ls4s he
pledged the action OF the administration in favor OF the
same sentiments Truman Smith occupied the same
ground. aid assured all provso that General Taylor
would grant his permission TO the passage of the provso
whenever demanded by the free soil party Dare any
man object to holding MIR Fillmore accountable for the
fIee.so pledges given BY these behalf of General
him ,ba, the very nomination Of Mr. fiimors i,.el w.s
used the highest evidence OF the certainty that free
soiism would be advanced, should the wing ticket
coed Mr.. Fillmore and his then abolition friends thus
became securities for General Taylor to the
free -soilers.
In all the events ihss recited. has there ever bsea
single instance in which pending an election which gives
vitality, flesh, and blood to principle. the wings have
dared TO condemn single solitary ola OF reesoi seni
ment the objects they proposed carry out by organ
ization and success Not single instance of that
kind is there anywhere, there On the other
hand, all such sentiments were cultivated couried, and
such objects lauded to the skies Only
the proposed means OF attaining them were condemned
and the elevation OF wings TO office urged the better
for their furtherance The recapituaton OF whg
abolhonism does not quite stop here. however. Mr..
Seward who was General Tayors chief adviser, his
friends claim repeatedly gave out that by virtue OF his
influence behind the throne, ii il was TO depend upon
extra court appliances, abolitionsm would be properly
cared for and nourshed by the administration We pass
to Ohio In State has the whg party been prone
put into reQuston their powers OF "moal suasion
convince the free soes Of the futile mockery of special
organization, when the whis party, being so much
stronger acknowledged and boasted, part and the
chiees OF its mission, to promote the sentiments OF the
"thrd party" Nowhere have the Corwins. the Ewinss.
and the Changers crawed 80 low and humby TO them
in Ohio. In the course OF this long continued pretence
Of afliaton in sentiment the election OF Wade,
who has gone further than any other man in Ohio in
deavoring pass himself of wing, and yet devoted
to the dvocacy and support OF free-soilism.
Of housands-no meaning Are they to be supposed TO
have effect
The whx party election times loud in espousing
al abolition doctrines They promptly and wholly aban
don them after succeeding 10 power Does the Journal
suppose such hypocrisy in itself and party will prejudice
selves throughout the whole North have SPENT short
intervals the last twelve years in giving encouragement
TO the embrace and spread Of abolitonism. They now
abandon il and do they suppose their former disciples
are ~ dishonest themseves Why does the Journal
blame the free soers for their opinions when the wings
have done most 10 propagate them and iname
the passions Of those who entertain them II free soiles
gandim Of your Wsbstes. Fllmores, Wades. 0fswolds
and 10 on whose whole aim has been strengthen and