The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-06-27

The Union awoks us yesterday morning
with such clamorous and doorous complaints Of
attacAlEp pom ''the Democratic party" from our
selves and other quarters that our heart melted
and, in imitation of Uncle Tory, we sprung
to our feet, and--no we didn't swear, but had
like to have let an unconscious oath slip out,
that we would not strike il another blow
"Base is the man," cried we, our Indignation
rising, as we thought Of one PROSTATE and help
less, and crying peccavi, ''that will not only
| cease to war upon a fallen foe, but give him a
helping hand--water if he is athirst, food if he
is hungry. and sympathy if he acknowledges
beat"
There is another reason why we ought to
cease our controversy with the Union upon the
point whether the Democratic party is unit
in regard to the Compromise measures, and
that is, that he is taken in hand by the Oldest
and abest organ Of that very party in the city
Of New York-one which battled stoutly and
most effectually in favor of Jacksonsm, and
gave the old hero most able support in his
most trying need--we mean the New York
Euening Post
Speaking of the controversy that has been
going on between the Union and ourselves,
| that paper says:
"The Republic insists that the Compromise is an
Administration measure-that it was drawn up
by that venerable leader Of the Wing party, Mr.
Clay; that it was adopted by Mr.. Fillmore, who
| employed all the influence of his Administration to
carry it through Congress, and that its present
mo- and off chm nj 10 ah
ster, who is talking about it incessantly. On the
other hand, the Union claims it as Democratic
measure, by adoption, at least, if not paternity,
| and quotes the proceeding of Democratic meetings
and conventions at which it has been commended
and cites late paper drawn up by Mr.. Caleb Cush-
| ing, of Massachusetts,, gentleman who was con-
verted to Democracy by John Tyler during his
administration. The Republic, we must say in all
honesty, seems to have the best of the argument
and to have fully indicated its claim to the Compro-
| mise measures as measures of the Wing party and
| the present Administration. Wing leaders framed
and proposed them, Wing influence moulded Con-
| gress into a mood TO adopt them, Wing orators
| and Wing journalists undertook their apology be.
fore the people; but for Wing support they could
never have become the law of the land
at is somewhat notifying to paper which
claims to be the organ of the Democratic party a,
| Washington taking this prominent measure of Mr..
| Fillmore's Administration, making its support q
test of political orthodoxy, and keeping studiously
out of sight every characteristic principle and
measure of the Democratic party, if all that has
hitherto distinguished the two parties from each
| other were now matters Of no consequence
"We arc oaware of the awkardness of the posi-
tion in which the Union has placed itself Its con-
| ductors began with promise to uphold the Com
PROMISE and find the task 80 difficult that they
have no time to uphold any thing else. TO excuse
themselves for giving their whole attention to an
Administration measure, they have got up the shall
low pretext that it is by some popularity other
| Democratic measure, and that nobody can DO a
good Democrat who docs not adopt it as SUCH The
first folly tempted them with tho second, which
adds disingenousness to folly.
Meantime we cannot help asking ourselves if it
be true that the Democratic party is reduced to this
condition at last IL to take the exposition
which these its self-consttuted organs give Of it's
nature, all that constituted its essence all on
which it once prided itself as giving it distinct
character and separating it from every other party
has vanished. Nothing is left to form the basis of
the Democratic party in its shape but certain
measure devised by Wing leader, and, with some
difficulty, forced through Congress by Wing
President. To this wrctched cap,t mortuuun has the
Democratic party, if we may believe those journal
ists who pretend to speak in its name, been dried
down."
Ii would be ungenerous to strike the Union
after this, unless he &c shows fight" again.