The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-11-12

support MN.
The aspirant for the Presidency, in either of the
great parties, who receives the next nomination,
must be reliable upon the Compromise measures OF
the last Congress; and particularly upon the Flu
pitive Slave law This to be settled; the
candidate who is not known to be favorable 10 these
measures, not from necessity but from choice, VIII
have no chance for nomination in either Wing
or Democratic Convention. Both parties have their
minds up to this they say that the rePose OF the
country require H. This Is why Gen. Scott has al
ready been shelfed by the Wings. and why they will
certainly nominate what is called National can
didate-one who will be opposed to disturbing, by
Congressional action, the Fugitive Slave law. The
Fugitive law is the ouchstone by which Presiden-
tial aspirants will be tried how will General Cas-
bear its scrutiny He may proclaim himself in
favor Of il. but that will not answer il will not
satisfy southern men, who know that the general
refused to vote for it. The fact that General Case
neglected 10 vote for the Fugitive Slave law has
lost him nearly all the strength he had in the
southern States, and will be the means of their
delegations going against him almost unani-
mously Nor his friends explain his refusal to
vote upon the question when it came up, because
he in the Senate at the time the vote was taken.
The knowledge of this will, Of course, cause the
viglant southern delegates to go as INST him.
Considering the importance attached TO the Flu
gitve Slave law, and General Cass's neglect to vote
for it,, when his vote was wanting, we do not sec
how the southern men can go for him, unless in
deed they have been bamboozhng the North with
their cry of disunion if that law be not faithfully
observed. These considerations, in connection with
the fact of General Cass being defeated by
New York, which ID ready and willing to treat him
80 again, added unto his great age, being over Sc
venty, will forever prevent his nomination.
Not one of these objections be urged against
Mr. Buchanan; and, this being the case, his chances
decidedly better than those of any other Dem
ocratic aspirant He is orthodox upon the Com
promise; so ia his party in Pennsylvania. They
proved itn the late election. With him as their
didate, the Democrats carry Pennsylvania; and
because they are almost UNANIMOUSLY in favor of
him for the Presidency, the National Convention
will most likely acknowledge Pennsylvania sclaims
by honoring her with the nomination.
From the ". y. Mirror, Nouember l0-[UNIoN.l
1852.
The local elections being over, the thoughts
of the people are now turned to the Presiden-
tial contest Of lS52-the great political Olym-
piad of the Republic. The State elections
have almost unanimously gone against the
Wings, from Maine to California; and the
opposition partisan press is already claiming
an easy victory for their candidate, whoever
he may be, in November next If 1T were pos
sible TO redraw the old party lines, and restrict
the action of the people by the shackles of
party tyranny, the Democrats, so called, could
elect their President by two-shirds vote.
That eternal tide of Democracy, which crises
higher than Egypt's river" is powerful enough
to sweep all before it; and it will surely inundate
the land, if not speedily damaged by something
more substantial than the fossil remains, the lob
solee ideas" of antiquated political creeds.
What hope then, have the old Wing party in
the coming contest, overwhelmed as they are by
the Democratic majoriies which have rained upon
them in all the States for the last six months? We
answer, NONE WHATEVER. This is an unpalatable
truth; but compelled, from our honest con
vctons, to utter it plainly. The doctor takes no
pleasure in telling his patient that he must die
within twelvemonth, nor the priest in assuring
the sinner that he must be damned through all
eternity. But the stern and solemn duty must be
dscharged and they are towards who refuse to
look frowning fate in the face.
But 10 there no hope for the Republic, for the
CONSERVATIVES, who sacredly cherish the institu-
tons of the Republic, for the party Of order and of
law, who revere the Constitution, and who love the
UNION better than their partyS We answer, Yes;
and the recent elections have given something
even better than hope. They have demonstrated
the fact that the great heart of the sound,
and warm, and patriotic in its devotion to the
Union of the States, in its love of the Constitution
and the laws which give us liberty, prosperity, and
peace Abolitionism on the one hand, has been
arrested in its reckless career and secessonsm, on
the other has been compelled to abandon it's trea-
sonable schemes. The PARTY OF UNION has
gloriously triumphed both at the North and at the
IN has for he
of all parties to unite under the broad banner of
the Union, and no longer array themselves against
names which have lost their meaning. only against
principles which always dangerous, whether
cherished by men calling themselves Wings or
Democrats Sewardism, Greeleyism. Van Buren,
ISM and Calhounism-ihese our real antago-
nists, and against the hydra fanaticism all good
citizens shoud rally, without distinction of party
The editor of the New York Tribune denounccs
the Constitution of the United States as 'he i'll
considered compact Of our fathers;" and the editor
of the Albany Erening Journal speaks of the same
glorious covenant of liberty San atrocious bar
gaini' Can such men these lead party on TO
victory, or preserve the Union in harmony and
peace? II is they, and such as they, who have led
the Wing party to irretrevable ruin. The better
portion Of the party denounces them as demago-
gues, and repudiates them forever
III the wing organization bnOuIu Uc u5eu Al lue
election of delegates TO a National Convention in
1882 none but hatfooted Compromise men need
aspire to seat in that body. As sure as such con
yention meets, the Compromise test will be intro
duced, and the first man who "dodges the ques-
ton" will be waited upon by the doorkeeper The
people are determined to bring none but Union
candidates into the field, and we have sufficient
faith in the discrimination of the to believe
that the best man will be elected But the great
issue Of the contest will involve principle higher,
and broader, and better than any mere party dis
tnctions. The honor, the integrity. and the intel
! Ggence of the country will be aroused on the one
hand and the passion, the bigotry, and the preju'
! dice OF party the other. If the line could only
! be drawn here, between the powers of light and
darkness the conflict would be one worthy Of mer
and of gods.
Who is fittest to be our champion in the coming
fight, is a question must reserve for future dis
cussion,
From The Ptnnsylpdnidn, Nouember l0-[DEMo
CRATIc-BUcHAEAN.l
where are the Wings In the Ascendant!
Al. e.