The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-08-29

,iaI election in 1852 The friends oil MIR Fillmore who
have made sck show oil opposition to The bgheraw
pay have basey, openly and shamelessy surrendered
and now the entire wing party OF The Empire State has
followed the example oil the wings OF ONO and Pennsy
yana and declared for continued agitation OF The ques-
ZION oil slavery This is the most startling development
of the progress OF abolition which has been witnessed ~
the past few eyenul moths. The wings OF ONO open
~ repudia,ed the Compromise and declared or peuec
liberation OF opinion" IN regard 10 IT. whch means ma
abolition is 10 run riot, and still be Recognised as
conservative, Union loving whisgery lhe WIGS OF
Pennsy vaua voted down BY large malory a ioau
ton TO support The constitution ~ iesau ~ foraa
slaves, and nominated an open aooil'oh as's i ~ Ely
ernor These blows came ke % h nnr hs u
compromise wings OF the South, VINO haa nor hssitaea
10 peJye the northern branch OF iheir party 10 Inc sup
port of The Compromise New York was ihen looked
NY ,h birth Iace and home of their Presidents they
hoped that lie would WELD all his Influence personal and
official against any attempt 10 continue mat abolition
agitation which threatens dissolution OF the
Union But the last hoped has failed. The Fillmore
and Seward have met and shaken bands they have
constructed platform with view to catch birds OF
every eahsrone which IS perfectly satisfactory TO The
Seward men, and throws open wide the loodgates of
agitation. The Fillmore men Of New York, who have
teigned TO support the Compromise as hnal adjustment
have hasely surrendered they have forfeited every claim
TO the confidence OF single honest wing IN the South,
and il is now as evden, that the South is deserted and
betrayed by the administration as II has been mat she
was most foully wronged by the Compromise.
Notwithstanding MIR. Fillmore's whole past life was
one long and bitter crusade against the South and he had
never retracted modified single abolition OPINION;
without first shel,erng bmsef from an abolition storm
behind the opinion OF his Attorney General notwth-
standing Mr. Webs,ers Buffalo speech, IN which he as
serted perfect identity OF opinion between himself and
Mr. Fillmore on the que stlons OF The cay ana declared
that he thought the trial By jury to ugve slaves would
make The enactment in relation 10 them "a proper law;
Notwithstanding all attempts obtain from the admins
traton ntima,on tnai II would SANCTION no modh-
cation OF the fugitive law bave been utterly uess not
whs,anding Mr. Fnore's special organ expressly en-
dorsed the Penns yvania wing convention; sl southern
wings have endorsed and euogzed this administration as
national and pariolc and as entirely worthy VI he CON
taence OF the southern people Eloquent speeches IN Ia
OF the Union and snowy profession OF regard of me
rights OF The South have been sufficient with them 10 out
weigh thousand monentous and inconrovetble facts
But can they now doubt the fearful path in which the ad
nisraion, their warm professions OF oe
voon ii, and their tame and servlie pocy OF suoms-
sion calls upon them 10 tread
1t would seem sufficient for the purpose OF convincing
the whole southern people that this administration as
well the entire wing party OF the North, Is no longer
deserving Of the slight consdencethal deserves to
be branded as false aud sold aholihon-lhat an ar
rangement has been entered into by the Faf'nore and
Se0a,d men of New York But when we examine the
platform which they have agreed, every doubl van
ishes, and we find the entire wing party OF New ioik-
the Seward and The administration men,,puhllshing
declaration OF principles, which shows that W. r. Sew
ard the foul traitor and demagogue-the bases Hessian
OF them ali"has Tiumphed, has impressed ms power
the whole party in his State, he has done IN Penn
sylvania and Ohio and that The Fillmore mem ave, an
apparent show of sickly opposition, have basey suen-
dered the last sembance OF patriotism which they have
worn heretofore on their false and traitoous crest We
Will puOIihn hereafter Inc eHult nave
to-day for but or two extracts which nave I'M
mediate relation TO The great questions OF the day. One
thing is 10 be remarked as an overwhelming evidence OF
the complete abolitonism OF the wings OF New YORK
No mention nrhateper is made Of the ConprontM In
flexible opposition the extension OF slavery, which has
been of Mr. Fimoe's cardinal principles, and has
he advocates it with thousand times the ability oil
Mr.. Fillmore, and has not the magnificent ingenuity
its incendiary charac,erthis OF the terms OF the
arrangement" that is to say, the Fillmore men nave
consented to in connexon with The Sewardi.es,
principle which they have both always entertained and
advocated. IL is in these terms
"That the wings of the State, body, inferibiy
opposed TO The sujeciion Of any territory Of Tie United
States free 10 aws imposing involuntary @rraude,
eIcept punishment for crime and they rejoice that
proposition to that effect is now pending or is likely
to be presented; while, the time, they unqualI-
edy acknowledge the right OF every sovereign State 10
regulate its own municipal institutions in such manner
people may deem most conducive 10 their safety
and happiness without interference directly or Indirectly
by citizens OF other States or subjects OF other coun-
tries"
Within so brief a period after the adoption Of Com.
premise which was TO restore peace the country and
Quell abolition agitation, the friends OF the administration
and Mr.. Seward introduce this element INTO their plat
form cardinal hig principle and nsu, and outrage
the southern States by such avowa WHILE al The same
time, they rejoice that no proposition 10 that ed
pending, or likely 10 be presenttd How wanlou, then,
is the insult how shameless the embrace OF abolition
ism Yet this the friends Of the administration con
scented Does il not demonstrate the aboiiionism of the
those OF lis members regarded as conservatives"
have played false, and that the administration has be-
trayed the SOUTH Another resolution is as follows
Thai the laws of Congress and of the State sature.
pronounced constitutional by the judicial tribunals
be enforced and implicitly obeyed and that while this
cheeully recognised the duty of all, subjects OF
the laws yet that The right Of ezens, uors, equal
iy undendbe 10 discuss, with full and mutual regard
tor the rights and interests Of all parts OF the confeder
acy. (Which is necessary 10 maintain it was
indispensable TO achieve the blessed Union of these
States the eIpecneg of such lars and the propriefy of
ony of their PROVISIONS and 10 SEEK by constitutional
means, their repeal or notification
This is the only reference to the fugitive-slave law
which the platform contains Ii is defiance TO the whole
South 1t is whitening rebuke TO the southern wings
who have pledged their party eaiy 10 IT. Sewardtes
and Flmorenes meet al a common altar, declare they
will continue agitate by discussion OF the law clearly
guaranteed the South by the constitution and ad
the cherished purpose OF the Noh-its REPEAL MoDI
rIcATros All this IS approved enthusiastically by Mr.
FIlmores confidential organ, the Washington Republic
Ii remarks:
Thesc declarations OF principle, brood permanent
perpetual, upon which the whole wing party stand
united sUs the blood to hear them proclaimed with the
umpets OF the Empire State, instead of The dscodsnt
clamor which has for many months panied the ear
and heart OF every patriot"
So the mask is torn from Willard Fillmore AT last BY
the master hand Of William H. Seward The southern
elections were wH a,gh oper and deception longer
necessary.
The wings OF Tennessee have sworn eternal devo. |
ton to The COMPROMISE, and pretended TO repuda,e DO
lltlcal connexon with set OF men who occu.