The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-03-31
New York, Monday, March 81, 1881.
The Union Whigs-Their Position and their
Prospects.


Prospects.
In the recent election Of Hamilton Fish, by the
Legislature o.. New York, as United States Senator
for six years from the fourth of March, Seward So
csalism and Seward abolitionsm achieved a triumph
ever patriotism, the Union, and the constitution.
The Union Wing Committee of the city of New
York and similar committees throughout the State,
met with defeat in that election which should
arouse them to a sense of the danger with which the
prosperity Of this great State, and Of the whole
North, is threatened, and to sense OF the conse-
quences to which renewed to the Seward So
eialists surely and inevitably tends
What i the position now of the Union wings OF
New York They org '.zed with the purpose,
among other things Of defeating the election OF any
man as United States Senator who would not ayow
his determination to maintain the compromise mea-
surcs Of last session. and his opposition to the further
agitation of the slavery question. In this they have
signally failed. Although they may have convinced
aportiono Of the South that all of the people OF New
York leagued together to invade their rights,
70 Disregard the constitution, and wage war on ther
social institutions, they have shown their inability
10 compete here at home, in their own state, and
hand 10 hand, with their opponents, or TO prevent
the election of candidate identified with Seward
ism, abotionism, socialism, and agrarsnsin This
very important fact cannot and will not escape the
attention Of the South, nor will i be without moral
influence in the Northern States. II il victory
Of Sowardism, which will inspire it dcludcd fol-
lowers with renewed confidence, aud be an all
dtional argument to the South of the bad
faith aud recklessncss OF the North. The South
can now exclaim to the Unen wings: : You allow
your abotionists to steal slaves-you cannot
put them down; and by way Of recompense you pay
for stolen property by Union and Const1tu-
tion resolutions, and long speeches in Castle Gar
den. Your action amounts to nothing but to show
your inability 10 control the abolition fanatics in
your midst" The administration at Washington,
TOO, showed itself powerless to prevent this con-
summation They have been whipped in by sew
ard to the promotion Of his views, and have shown
thcms, Ives as imbccile and powerless a. the adj
ADMINISTRATION Of John Tyler Mr.. Fillmore and his
cabinet exhausted All their energies In advocating
tie passage Of the Compromise measures; and m-
nediatcly after those bills became laws, they sank
under the effort, and collapsed They are nov
weak and powcrlcss in proposition to the extern
sion Of Seward influence perfectly harmless 70
hurt him or any cse.
This is the present position Of the Union wings
cf the North What j. the prospect before thcm,
say H. year or two from this tmel The auti-
renters who are nothing but socialists Of stripe
very similar to the abolitonists, uniting with
shc Land rcfolmcrs. They have recently held a
convention ii Albany, ia this state, at which they
proposed union IT the two factions, and there =
no doubt the proposition will bc accepted This Is
a very significant lign Of the times, aud one which
merits the grasest confederation Just a. sure ~
that the sun rose yesterday, Thu i but the Begin
ming Of a vast union, analsation aud fusion, q All
the numerous socialist faction. into which the
North j. divided, ia enc great, dangerous and ter
riplc party composed q socialists II every name
and dc -crpion-of Seward-socialsts propcr,of free
soilors. auti-rcntcgs, Wnot-pgoFiso.men, vote.
yoars,lfa-farm mcn, abolitioai.ts-black, white,
i.uc and ytllow-all under their champion defender
and exponent, William II. seward. the arch-dcyil
Of an II them. Without any inconsistency. all
thc-e factions unite aud place thcn'elve. under
the leadcrshhir Of seward, aud the clique 81 which
Re i the head. tail, trout and back, body aud
hrccchcs. Even were there any obstacle in the
way of such ansalgamaton-were these Fac
ii0ns heterogeneous. instead of homogeneous-
--n,re satellites revolving around common centre
(social.m aud aboiitici.m.) h. the application q
soise Of lis iayoritc higher Law tactics, seward
would soon kncad them al into one heaven, a. a
baker works currats and sugar, AID aour aud milk,
into Que OK cdkt~-H@ h1Nh alfsthitA aAhA ~iFftAfa
a. those factions nov are, aud equally consolidated
a. such 4 cake Whom il comes from the II the
Union vhigs cannot combat the socialists and abo-
ii,ioni.s proper. a this time, What. would Ak,
would they be able to accomplish against sach an
snalgamation ~ this
Til. Il tie prospect before the Union Castlc Car
den Wigs What. therefore, are they 70 DO = save
them~slye. from annhiation. the prosperity u Vow
York from being ruined and destroyed, and to pre-
vent ~ ultimate disruption Of the Union They
should Immediately wake up and eat about for some
remedy The Cattle Garden committee especially,
.hould arouse from H. present state q imbecility;
f,r a union a the dangerous elements 10 which we
bsv, referred will net drcc; its energies against
the south, aud against Southern institutions only
The tenant. ia New ork will be advised aud re-
commended to refuse paying rents TO the owners u
yrolcrty-for socialism Acknowledges title to real
staie-agd a general division Of weash will be
advocated. and perhaps, carried into effect. They
should seek whom they can unite with. And this
byirgS " 10 the point q this article. Let them
unite with The Dickinson section q the democracy
a. old Lunkers- who are devoted 10 the Union
ss they are them selves. Their united strength |
would break down - 'wardism, socialism, aud abo-
rtionism. Ia this state and throughout the North
prevent the amalgauation of numerous of-shDots,
Or II Il could not 40 that u might avert the evils
which ruch an Indignation I'd fusion cftbe several
Homogeneous branches e socialism would, v10p-