Western union. (City of Hannibal, Mo.) 1850-1851, 1851-08-14

to walk, to swim, to fly, and later in life will
think and do great things but. alas ! We shall
be no longer here to see them!!'
FRANCO.
From the Harrisburg (Pa) State journal
Parties and the Compromise.
The Democrats claim to be the exclusive
friends OF the Union. Their papers in this
State are constantly boas,lng Of the fidelity Of
the democracy to the Compromise measure,
Of the last Congress. And this absurd claim
is set up in The very face Of the fact that the
disunion movement at the South is confined al
most entirely to Democrats, whilst the Wings
to a man have planted themselves upon the
broad national platform. and are nobly battling
for the success Of the Union and Compromise
candidates. The Democratic papers in the
North, with scarcely an exception, take sides
with General Qultmap, Of Mn sissppi. and
Governor M'Donad OF Georgia, both Of whom
are anti Compromise candidates. They prefer
Democrats opposed TO the Compromise to Dem.
ocrats who are in favor Of that measure, and Jet
they assume to be the peculiar and exclusive
friend, Of the Union
The Wing party do not arrogatc any exclu-
sive claim 10 the credit Of the passage of the
Compromise. Had the friends OF that measure
depended solely for support upon the votes Of
either OF the twogreat national parties they would
have been defeated in Congress. 1t is absurd,
therefore, for any party 10 claim the whole
credit Of passing the adjustment measures. If
ll.ey are supported by mors Democrats than
Wings comparatively at the North. it is no less
true that they were supported by more Wings
than Democrats comparatively at the South. II
is moi, properly speaking, therefore, measure
or system OF measures for the passage of which
either party can appropriate the credit in ANY
exclusive sense to itself.
But the main question is not who roied for
the Compromise; i, is rather who nor sustains
i'-ahd whose policy and tone Of discussion is
best calculated to give it the prestige Of moral
PoNcer Throughout, the country, In this State,
and in the country generally, North and South,
there can be no plausible question tina, the
WING PARTY is the most friendly To the Com
promise. Whatever course politicians ma, p,ir
sue, the great mass Of THE PEOPLE ARE FOR THE
COMPROMISE, and will vote for man who is
not sound upon this question. Under the lead
Of President FILLMoRE's conservative Admin
islration, even those of the Wings who were
originally opposed to tho Compromise IRE fast
wheeling into its support
/ The Washington Republic, abiding to this
subject, thus frankly defines its position: 1--WE
consider the series Of measures known as the
Compromise as a settlement, in principle and
substance, Il final settlement, Of the difficulties
growing out Of the agitation Of the slavery
question. We plant ourselves upon this broad
Union no'ional platform, not alphabetically, but
positively, categorIcally, whether this or that
party is destroyed by it. The union of these
States we view as far transcending all party
'riunphs and party alliances, and believing
their safety depends upon the faithful acquies-
cence in the Compromise measures, we are for
them Internationally"
The language Of President FiLLMoRE is also
clear and unsquivOcal. He regards the Com
promise measures as settlement in princi pie
: and substance-a final se.tlement-of tho dan
gerous and exciting subjects that they embrace"
/ He says: "By that adjustment We have been
rescued from the wide and boundlcm agitation
that surrounded us, and have a firm, distinct
ard legal grouod TO rest upon. And the occa.
sion, trust, will Justify me IN EXPORTING MY
couYrRyMEY TO RALLY UPON AND MAINTAIN
THAT GROUND as the best, If not the only means
of restoring peace and quiet to the country, and
maintaining inviolote the integrity OF the IN
ion." Aud this is the broad the national, the
patriotic policy pursued by the Whigs, NORTH
and South. They are for the Union as il is, and
for the Compromise as i. is--not that they origl
nally approved of it in all its details, but they
regard i, as settlement of vexed, angry, and
disturbing questions, and therefore essential
under existing circumstances, to the well-being,
safety, and perpetuity Of the Union.
"We are opposed to submission in any pos
sible event; and we avow religiously that we
hate the Union as it is. 1t is an accursed des
poti,m of which timid men are already afraid
This, from the Spartansburg Spartan, the
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