The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-07-29
From the Trenton True American.
The Posiiioa OF Parties
The New York Journal of Commerce Ga neutral paper


inquiries;
Where, then Is The party which i prepared TO n;eribs
on lie banner aud nu = ihe mast snR o. SWIM Que %
proa,ise as uur That parry viii be sure to triumph"
We think we may safely say that party is the demo.
cratic patty OF the United States They stand on me plat
form OF that national democracy by when The Compro-
mise the Unon and the Constitution must all equally DC
defended Every where the democratic party mas as
sumed this platform as the test OF political orthodoxy
Even in Vermont and Massachusetts, where the une ae
moeracy are in small minority, they have declared lhelf
adhesion 10 the Baltimore platform.
We regret 10 say that our opponents Whatever may &c
their professions in favor OF the Union and he Cohsu-
tion utterly unable TO lnscfbe on thelr banner
The Compr mise as Il A." The only two wing ola'e
conventions recently held have been those OF OHIO and
Pennsy lvania They each nominated The same presiden-
a candidate and might have been reasonably expected
to national sentiments On the contrary, they have
each put forth an an'slavery agitation platform Inc
Ohio convention isiteraes the Wimotp roviso Iesou'
tons OF the Will Of that Stale in 1913, and that oil Penn
syvania sanctions the course oil Governor Johnston IN
demanding essential notifications OF the fugitive.save
law.
The Compromise, based il is upon the constitution
ough be considered sacred To attempt 10 agliae Tor
the repeal modification OF any part OF II is breach oil
faith--a violation of it, 1t adjustment settle
ment OF differences by enforcement oil constitutional
provisions and cannot be violated without endangerng
The Union. Yet the wings OF Ohio and Pennsy wanna
have been agating since last September to modify
and alter this Compromise They have now selected thef
presidential candidate, and brought him forward on this
platform. The Seward wings OF New YORK are known
10 be ia favor the cand date and the same plat
form Thus General Scott will have the votes OF the
wings OF New York. Ohio, Pennsy lvania, and Massa,
chusets. in the wing national convention lhey are all
united on the Seward and Johnston platform oil agalion
for the repeal or essential modification OF The fugnive
slave law. They thus united IN the lace OF lne
unanimous declaration Of all the southern States That Inc
repeal of that law will be violation OF good faith, OIL
the constitution, and give just cause tor dssoving the
| Unicn.
Such being the anti Union. anti Compromise attitude Of
the Scott hgs and asators, is not without Interest
that weinqu!re what course will the wings OF New Jer-
Sey pursue Will they too, range themselves by the
side of Messs Seward and Johnston We do not yet per
by the papers any decided indication The Newark
Mercury and the State Gazette evidently disposed t.
go for Scott, but restrained by their prudent friends
Yet they have each endorsed and approved the anti
slavery platform OF Gov. Johnston The FREEDMAN ant
Jersey City Sentinel appear inclined to support Mr. Fill
more The soil support, which is chiefly the sup
port of Gen Scott, alarms their conservative feelings
Not with the Mercury and Gazette-they like
company They are fully prepared for the secliona
course indicated by the Lancaster nomination. may b.
fortunate for them that they held back from The eyre
gious folly OF supporting candidate thus brought Tor
ward under the auspices OF those moral traitors who's
aga,iops have so long convulsed the country.
/ We perceive that the abolition wing papers and ora
tors of Massachusetts enumerating New Jersey a
certain to 20 for Scott We think they are reckoning
| without their host Whatever course few intriguing
politicians may desire the wings OF New Jersey TO take
we feel confident from Information IN our possession
that Gen. Scott will not receive Their support Tor Inc nom
nation However, lei who will be Their candidate, IN
division line between the two great parties OF the countr
is so plainly drawn IN reference 10 the Union, The Con
stiuon and the Compromise, that the success OF tn
national democracy is inevitable.