The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-08-17

| The Movements OF the Republic
The Republic of yesterday continues its effort to give
strength and consequence to the free-sol organization
The official organ endorses the claim of the faclous dis
tnrbers of the public peace be deemed and held
party in this country Ii UNDERWRITERS John Van Buren,
il stands by him. and susains him, and urges him on in
his mad course. The organ knows well as we do that
the Vermont democracy met in convention passed it's
buttons, and made its nominations. 1t knows. also, that.
after the adjournment of that venton, free soil gath
erng held Montpelier which adopted resou ions
posed to the resolutions of the democracy, and made
Nominations against the nominations Of the democracy
These mischevous and misguided men played into the
hands OF the wing party. by giving it the most
effective aid and assistance. Now the adminstra
on organ, for the third time, comes forward and
,dorses the orthodoxy OF freesolism, and advo
ca es its claim public consideration and respect. But
the court Journal is at the time pretending that il
IN eans affection for the Compronse while il urging,
With all its ability The fanatics Of the North to
| pursue their wicket care
Having performed this .trotic task. the official organ
vents It's spleen the resolutions iopIel by the la,e
convention of the OHIO democracy. What do :hose
ntons say9 thing than TO reafirm the resou
IONS OF 1913, under which Colonel Weller. the demo.
ratio nominee for govern ". denounce the Wlmot pro-
sso every hastings in the State Leaving out OF view
ordinary national affairs and looking only the slavery
issue, the Ohio resolutions of ls4s which have just
cen restimed. hold this language
Rso'rsd. Tuat the gsps Of O,io now they have al
Ways done. look the nstution of slavery in part
the Union evil. and uniavorabe to full develop.
Of the spirit and practical beneat Of free ns,itu
ons and that entertain those sentiments they will at
~ times feel 1t TO be their duty 10 all power clearly
ven by the terms of thsnaonal pact proven, its
IN nd ad,gatp fha evil RuI
| 6 IL iurther
Rssipsd. That tn. The demoacy of 10 do the
me Iuly recognise the doctrine held by the early fathers
the republic, and eth m ,inlained by the democratic
ary ia all the States that each State belongs the right
- adopt aud IN dify its muncip Al Ia va, regulate its
IVA internal sds~, to hold and maintain equal AID
ePendent sovereignty with and every other Safe
nd that upon these rights tho national legislature
| either legislte nor encroach."
These resolutions were adopted by the Ohio democ
acy when the Wilmot provso the grea, question Of
he day and they distinctly announce the great principle
non intervention. Under these resolutions, the demo-
ratio party in Ohio sustained Col Weller, while the
yhg party in that State voted for Ford, the aboitonst
who made his fra, message notorious, if not famous BY
recommending the repeal OF those laws which made
distinction between white man and negro.
Blu, the Republic assails with great bitterness the Ohio
resolutions |, affects in them great and imminent
Sanger. Do those resolutions oppose the Compromise ,
Are they al with any feature OF the Compromise
% they Justify the nterneddlng disposition OF northern
analicsp DO they countenance or encourage sgita'
ton to modify or repeal the fugtvesave law, IN order
{, launch the ship Of State again sea OF troubles
By no means. All that be sad against them is,
tlat they announce sound principles without making
a special application OF those principles 10 existing
questions
But let us examine the course OF the whig press
Of the North, or rather le, us examine the course
Of the wing organ in this city Tha, journal has given
full endorsement, to the declaration OF the Vernon,
Wig convention that the Compromise is merely an
act Of ordinary gafion and SUCH subject 10 repeal
II any time II has sustained Governor Johnston, OF
who has in his pocket the bill giving the
use OF the Pennsylvania as TO the claimants OF ugyes
IRON labor II has sustained the action OF the Ohio wing
convention which announced distinctly that Ohio wings
night oppose the COMPROMISE. Ii has sustained with all
its zeal the Albany coalition, which proclaimed TO the
world that the New York wings would continue the auti
lavery agitation and insist the modification repeal
Il The slave law In the face OF all these we'll
Understood and notorious facts the Republic assails the
solutions OF the Ohio democracy, and BY that assault
,onvicis itself OF crime against the public which
| will not define, although The definition 10 easy.
But the administration organ acting IL fairness vas
forbidden tai,g perverts the Ohio resolutions More
han in ts editorial OF yesterday IT siates that the
ohio democrats declared Il they, members OF party
,rganiz stion, regarded slavery evil which they
we're bound mitigate eradicate by using for that OBJ
-c, all the powers clearly given by the OF the
onal compact This statement OF the organ is unfounded
md unenable. But suppose the reverse; and we will
H. how stand the administration and it's orSani The
hi, resolutions OF 1913 only claim the exercise Of pow
IS clearly given by the nat onal ON al" The eonsrs
II the republic say that they 10 be- ond The const,u
ion and &C, in accordance with the dictates OF
fined "hieher law" The administrator, and its mouth
piece say "Amenso be it, Yet both and denounce
me who only claim the exercise OF powers clearly grant
3D. Blu, this is not all The Republic has wully and
deliberately charged the Ohio d, mocracy sentiment
which the Ohio democracy uttered, We would
here ask the reader to cast b. eye the resolutions
which have just quoted He will tina, the host-
~ to slavery and the determination eradicate il are
attributed TO "he people Of OHIO" The next resolution
says that, notwithstanding this fact, "hs democracy OF
Ohio" recognizes the great principle OF non-inierven
ton. We do not wish TO use harsh or uncoar
teou. expressions and therefore we must beg the