The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-06-24
From the Buffalo Courier, June 81
The Democratic Platform.


The Commercial Advertiser invites our attention 10
tain demonstrations against the Compromise the part
of those Tho opposed the democratic candidate for the
presidency in s4S These occasion no surprise where
the free soil party has credit for devotion to the pnc
Piles processes, being pretty generally understood that
has not yet achieved all the purposes for which il
organized
To crafty the Commercial which takes so much inter
OF late in the affairs of the democratic party take
note OF the many facts II states, which we nave neither
occasion nor disposition TO deny Ii has never been
claimed by us that the compromise measures were "of
democratic origin" but rather that they sustained
and carried through both houses OF Congress by demo.
cratic votes And when we have spoken Of the union
and harmony existing in the democratic ranks regards
the Compromise, we had supposed II understood thai
the democratic party OF the Union. and not OF this State
was meant, as il was intended TO be understood
Certainly the Commercial has no occasion !" 10 say
anything exasperate the difference between those who
do and those who do not intend to give an honest aud
Jealous support to the nominee OF the next democratic
national convention for the presidency That is differ
ence which will seek 10 reconcile, and which
be recoaced For ourselves, have little doubt
that the Baltimore convention OF 1852 will put its cand-
date on the broad national platform OF the Compromise
as that il will make a nomination. no matter who may fly
the track before or after The action oil the convention
Indeed the Baltimore platform, as II stands now covers
the whole ground Of the Compromise and the basis OF
the convention will undoubtedly be the platform OF lS4s,
with direct practical application 10 the support Of the
measures enacted By Congress for the adjustment of all
the questions arising out Of the slavery agitation.
TIE Baltimore platform declares ba, all efforts Of the
aboioniss Others made 10 induce Congress TO inter.
in relation thereto are calculated to lead the
alarming and dangerous consequences and that all such
efforts have an inevitable tendency TO endanger the sta
bty and permanency OF the Union, and ought not TO
be counenanced BY any friend OF our political nsu.
tons"
Those who continue the slavery agitation, seek 10
disturb the Compromise, repudate and abandon thai
PLATFORM and apos,atze from the principles of the dem.
ocratic party and they can start candidate OF then
own or can find "hig her law" candidate, even he
should hsppen 10 be a wing. the wing candidate II
will be their duty and alike their duty and their interest
TO support him. Democrats, North and South, will be
found rallyng under the banner OF leader pledged to
The maintenance OF good faith between each section OF the
Union and a faithful and fearless execution OF the
laws.
Is il not time that the Commercial, and those OF is
party who think with il, should be calculating Their own
probable position in the next contest, as well as defining
that OF their opponents Will it support candlda'.
such as the wing party certainly bids fair to nominate
opposed 10 the compromise silent aud doubt
full with regard to hem' We should be pleased TO hea
a response.