The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-03-19
The New Hampshire Election

Under certain circumstances defeat is preferable TO vic
tory 1t is always better to suffer in rghtfu
than TO triumph by unmany contrvances and base
coalitions, Such temporary and the results
Of such triumphs will be but Dead sea fruit We not
therefore, without consolation because Of the reverse
which the democracy has received in New Hampshire by
the partial success of a wing and free soil coalition
The democrats of New Hampshire have acted nobly, and
they will yet find their reward When the regular
ddate for governor suspected OF tamperlng with the
agtatorswhen he suspected OF desire to strike
bargain with free soism and abolitionismthed democracy
promptly repudated him II recalled aud annulled his
nomination. and erased his name from the ticket Ii
looked defeat boldly in the face rather than become
tangled in any alliance with those miserable factions
which have scattered the dragons teeth throughout the
land. BY this manly course the New Hampshire demo-
Gratis have puged their ranks The traitors have been
driven of beyond impossible barrier and hsnceforth
we may expect union, harmony, and efficiency IN the
democratic party of New Hampshirean ample compen-
sation for any temporary reverse.
The wings of New Hampshire have played the old
game True to the instincts of federalism. they have
promptly united with frees olism and aboionsm. The
wing party holds the esuitca belief that the eLd ustes
the means and for the purpose of accomplishing pot
ca victory would enter into close alliance with any
faction, however base and reasonable it might be We
have looked with attentive to the of the wing
press and have not yet a single wing journal
that complains of the wing and abolition coalition in New
Hampshire All of them rejoice the fruits OF that
coalition They can see no sin in any connexion. how
meretrcious. which brings about successful cleo
ton result They have patriotic regard for the
try They look alone the of the wing party
to power. and the emoluments which flow from power
We sorry not to be able make exception in favor
OF the organs in this city Neither of them has yet be-
slowed word of condemnation the OF the New
Hampshire wings Neither OF them has yet called
tenton the fact that the wings and abol,onists have
united the Ohio legislature and succeeded in electing
senator. Neither OF them has condemned the coalition
with MIR. Seward and his hgheraw friends in New
York but both Of them eloquent in denouncng the
Massachusetts coalition when portion OF the democrats
in The Massachusetts legislature united with the free
soiers defeat the wings in their attempt TO elect Mr.
Winthrop 10 the Senae-as thorough paced free sole
as can be found in all New England We confess
that we cannot comprehend such philosophy. We
gard the free oers and abolihonss enemies and
traitors; and cannot understand that morality which
condemns the Massachusetts, coalition, and yet looks
with complacency on the New York, New Hampshire
such base connexions. Ifdemocats enter into them.
will denounce such democrats false and treach-
erous-unworthy to stand in the ranks with true
men, and fit only TO be drummed out OF the camp
in disgrace. We denounced the coalition in Massa.
chusetts although democrats implicated in il,
and we warned the democracy of the country agains,
such impure connexions We did stand alone that
occasion. A large majority OF the democratic press,
No ,pith while M. A.
cratic party in Congress sustained For once, the
wing press agreed with u.s. and denounced the bargain by
which Mr. Ran,oal sent the Senate for the space
OF nine days and nine nights But did the wing press
in good faith Did lii denounce the coalition with the
free soers and aboons,s because il had any dislike
adherence of such coalitions Or did it only denounce
the act because OF the actors The facts speak Tor them
selves, and they speak with most miraculous organ
From lsi7 10 $780, and up the passage OF the Compro
mise the entire wing press OF the North planted
the free soil platform, or on the regular abolition plat
form We cannot call to mind single exception In nearly
every northern legislature free soil resolutions OF nsuc
tons were brought forward, and, il memory
rightly not single wing member of any OF the north.
ern legislatures opposed such instructions Daring all
this time neither OF the organs Of the administration in
this city whispered one word in condemnation OF the Free
SOIL agilaton benefal Taylor was SURROUNDED py Tree
soil cabinet and that cabinet sustained by them As
to any measure Of peace compromise one stuli.
ously slen, the other earnestly advocated continuance
Of strife and agitation by insisting the admission Of
California and leaving every other wound unheaed and
bleeding Mr. Fimore's administration was ruined
without an adjustment; there fatal commitment
relative to the proceedings al Santa Fe; dark cloud
rising and really to burst the Texas border After
many reconsderalions just enough northern wings came
forward reluctantly carry the leading measures Of ad
justment When that adjustment was written in The
statute book, became the duty of the Executive to
the law executed. There room Tor direct eva
sion OF that plain duty But great portion Of the north
ern wing press repudated the duty asj the obg II
imposed and considerable fraction even Of those who
ack nowledged the Obligation OF the Executive 10 exc
cute The laws SATISFIED their conseence- with that
verbal wledgment, while they set themselves To
work to form Combinations with free apsn and abb
Iition,sn wherever such combn ,on. pro a,sei profit
Decision bu de Ser.farypT The Interior as 10 The Assign
ob,htyW Land Warronis Es
W.ss,soros March % The Secretary Of the Inferior
hss - day given y eoplb drc-op ~ TO III. a.sguabiy
warrants under the bounty ap 1t Is addressed 10
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