The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-11-02

TfSSFssEE, Oct "a, 1851.
MY DEAR SIR Ii was not until this morning that your
answer TO the Fayetteville Observer my eye in refer
ehce TO the causes Which contributed largely our de.
eat IN The recent elections and have been an un-
impassoned observer OF current events my observations
may not be altogether unworthy Of consideration or
without instruction to the future Your view of the
causes OF our defeat are correct From the commence
ment oil the territorial question to the present time the
wings oil the South. with few leading exceptions deter
mined rather TO surrender the Territories than hazard
their organization with the North such continued or.
ganizslon at such hazard would drive the democratic
party, or portion of them, to extreme measures and
furnish grounds for charge of dsunion Such believe
TO have been their policy and hence the repeated and
open acknowledgment by many leaders that the Wilmol
proviso was constitutional To the extent OF the adnis
sion II was encouragement 10 the North perseveTe
In It's application to the Territories and supeadded TO this
and as an auxiliary 10 II, was the extraordinary position
OF the Taylor administration touched with the spirit OF
abolonlsm not to exercise the constitutional veto for its
settlement. SO stood maers-sdafhern bhiggery dt
kaowiedgtng that The North claimed nothag ,chie the con-
stitt.tioa denied 10 hsm and wing administration pro
claiming the veto had pershed and the hardest must lend
OIL The conte mpated runphs Of party seemed TO have
usurped The seat OF reason and the constitution and the
democratic party. reinforced by few whgs patriot
cay struck for the of the constitution the peace
OF our hresldes and the preservation of $500 600 900
worth OF property Organization indispensable to
success The Nashville convention assembled and, instead
OF the prestige OF organized position to bear on the
deliberations OF Congress, South Carolina madly declared
Tor dissolution OF the Union, and the democratic party
was rent in twain. AT this interesting epoch the Com
promise measures appeared in the Senate the Taylor
administration eXerled its influence to crush them and
General Trousdale believing that more equitable terms
could be obtained for the South opposed their PASSAGE
but never dreamed Of dissolution Of the Union as the
appropriate remedy for the South He opposed the re-
aaSp hlinVO f Naah Ia un1 ~
sage of the compromise measures, through the n,ru
mentality oil the democratic party and few wings, ex
pressed his acquiescence in them obligatory laws OF
the land. His denomination for the gubernatoral chair
followed under these circumstances and the wing press
of ihe State, which had sustained the Tay admnslra
ton and failed to denounce it's hostility TO the Compro-
mse opened hot and virulent fire him. and held up
his opposition TO the Compromise fault of the first
magnitude Unscrupulously conceang the fact that
their chosen administration, armed Nth pouers adequate
TO fan ijusmeni of the territorial question: had laid
The constitutional ueto Nth MtI appreciation, at The feet
Of northern fdnatics they assailed in him sentiment
OF disapprobalon 10 the measure because of It's Unequal.
y, real supposed The avowed hostility of the adj
minslIaon lost in The stentoran denunciation of
MS opinion and was lnsinuated, in terms to be mis-
understood not expressly charged that he sympahized
with South Carolina in her incorporate and contemplated
remedy OF secession. Slralning al gna the wings
swallowed camel, and tolerated in their own admins.
General Trousdale. ScorniDg 10 accomplish BY tao, or
lndirec,ioH what should achieve and determined
10 justify his dsappro5aon Of the compromise me asu res
he subjected them to analysis in almost every
discussion throughout the State. The ntrepdity and
frankness OF his character his unsuspcious
and irreproachabe integrity, rejected the diplomatic skill
OF the deba'er and led him into full exposition OF his
objections TO the Compromise and apprchensons of its
inadellacy TO fulfil the expectations of the South He
commented at considerable length the repeated failures
in the execution Of the fugitive slave law and expressed
his conviction. from the state of public opinion at the
North, that the administration too feeble carry il
into successful execution But, whilst giving u.tcance
10 such apprchensons the ground OF his opposition 10
the passage OF the compromise during their
tendency before Congress, and prove his consistency
he invariably expressed his acquecence in them the
law OF the land nculca,ed submission to them avowed
his attachment The Union, aad, planting himself on the
Georgia platform, declared that all he asked now was a
full and firm lion OF them. His real position and OBJ
jec could not well be misunderstood II is impossible
however 10 deny that his frequent analyses OF The Sc
measures and harsh structures upon them led TO an ex
tensve Misrepresentation of his views and contributed
to create suspicion with the waverng OF his attach
men and fidelity to the Union The press, the stump,
and private circles abounded with limitations of such
suspicion and 1t is erontery ignorance epudiae
the principal cause of our overthrow hazard nohn
in saying, the nobleheartcl Trousdale had in his dis
cpssons petermilted the compromise measures with tn
single observation that he acquiesced in them and the
secession presses and orators of the South had
no disposition to claim his election as triumph of the
disanf Sa,erghts party, he would to-day have been
governor OF the State by majority Of thousands Ten
nessee is democratic TO the core and our loss of the
Legislature is attributable 10 party ia strongest
counties DAVIDSON.
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