North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1852, 1851-09-03
THE WASHINGTON UNION.


ent causes, in controversy with our friend of the
Washington Union; but sense of justice to our
position requires that should submit some re-
marks in reply to that paper of the Goth ultime.
The main object Of article of the Esd August
was remind the Union of its apparent Indifference
the late Congressional elections in this State and
observed incidentally that that jounal-by this in
difference and by its support OF Compromise men IN
the South against those who acqniesce In the Com
promise for the sake of the Union-had rendered but
little, if any, service party in the late campaign
in this State. To the first point in article the
Union makes reply, it teels no doubt conscious
of having neglected Democratic interests in this
State; but upon The second point responds at
length, and while it enters into vindication of its
course, it leaves the inference, to say the least,
in the minds of its readers, that the Raleigh STAN
dard - is Secession and Disunion paper, and arr
rayed, with Messrs Rhett and Cheves, of South Csf
DINA, against the Union of the States. Such an h-
ference need not remind readers, is unfouqded
and unjust; and appeal to whole course du-
ring this unhappy Slavery controversy, for proof of
what say.
We have maintained, from the irst that the surest
if not the only way to preserve the Union was for
the people of the slavehodiDg States to stand for
ward uninchingly for their Constitutional rights.
These rights had been put in peril by act of theirs
but by the aggressions of the Freesoers and Adolf
tioniss and while, under this view of the matter,
we anxious any for the return of peace
anu harmony. We could not consent to purchase even
that by subscribing, many of our Wing fellow-cit-
liens of the South have done, to the doctrines of
passive obedience and non-resstance far future
aggressions concerned. We honestly believe,
and shall believe, that if the Southern people
had stood up man for their rights, California
would have been remanded 10 Territorial condition,
and the Missouri line would have been established
from the frontiers of Texas the Pacific ocean, thus
securing to that people some fair and reasonable par
ticipation in the benefits of country purchased
much by their blood and their treasure as by the
efforts and sacrifices of the people of the other States
but the result was otherwise-the Compromise meas
ures, designed to restore harmony and perPetuae
the Union, became the laws of the land, and an
nounced il intention to acguiesce in them for
the sake of the Union provided the free States would
do the same. On the other hand, the Wings of the
South-or a large majority of them-approved and
praised this Compromise as just and fair in it.
self, and began to denounce all in the South who
would not do the and this, too, when it was
torious that hIeefourhs oftheir associates in the free
States bitterly opposed to the only feature in it
which promised to be of substantial benefit to the
slaveholding States, and were demanding its repeal
or essential notification" The next step the
part of these Wings attempt to throw off their
old name, and TO form a +" Union party" on the basis
Of this Compromise and the plan was to include all
its advocates and friends as Union men, and to hold
up those who were opposed to it, but who acquiesced
in it for the sake Of the Uniun, well those who
for resistance and dissolution account of it,
as enemies 10 the Union and TO public order. And
now, ask the Washington Union ,ohat sacrifices
made orthe Union by these Southern higs2
Did they yield, accordin, to their sho,ring, any
opinion any principle for the sake of the Union
On the contrary, the Compromise just W hat they
wanted-they claimed it as their measure; The sacri
flee IF opinion and Of principle the other side,
by those cho acquiesced in ii they were the friends of
the Union, and they now the men to form Union
party, iif such party be necessary, for they have
given all the evidence that give of therwish
to uphold and it, And yet what credit have
they received for this, What word, even of expla-
naon has the Washington Union uttered in their be-
half! The best friends of the Union-of COnsti-
fuiionoL Unon-the only men. indeed, who have
made important sacrifices of opinion and Of principle
for its preservation they have been misrepresented
and denounced-false feelings and
purposes lave been ascrbed to them, and they have
been turned to the condemnation of the present
age and of posterty by being classed with those,
who, in South Carolina appear to have determined
the suicidal act of separate secession. This Union
humbug thus started for party purposes; and
were mortified to see Messrs. Cobb and Foote lend
ing themselves to the movement though endors-
ed by the Washington Union. Under the circum-
stances above set forth, and which known to be
50 by the Southern people, it was the duty, I
'pectfully submit, of the Washington Union to have
adopted neutral course, to say the least, between
such men as Cobb and Mcdonald; and not to have r
brown the weight of its commanding influence in +,
he scale in favor of this Wing cry of Union - for
'arty purposes. 9
The Union says before can justly " impeach - f
Is " abors - in behalf of Messrs. Cobb and Foote,
is incumbent show that they are good
Democrats, and that their defeat is necessary the
uccessful protection of the rights of the South - r
nd adds, in other words, the Raleigh Standard
how that Democracy is safer in the hands of those
modern lights of the South, which reflect the views a
f Messrs. Cheyes and Rheu, than in those which fl
farm US, Mr.. Jefferson did, &c. &c. Now We g.
night show, in reply to this, that Messrs. Cobb Shd
cote both Whig candidates in their respective
ates, nominated and known, and that Nj ssrs =,
luitman and McDona the regularly NOM mated ~
Democratic candidates, but that is not the way a.
tate the issue. The question is, are not Msssrs. :,
luitnan and Mcdonald good Democrats - also7 ;,
md if so-admitting that all four are good Demo- in
rats with what propriety the Washington e.