The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-08-16
Ea ais deseeasus
Sed rsp0cafe gradssm--
Hoe o.us, hie labor est.


That was an easy path by which the wing party OF the
North descended into the slough OF aboltionsm But
get out to reirace its seps-tbat is very different thing
10 do The former congena 10 lis sympathes and 10
those elements OF ianatcism which has for
wears but do the latter was 10 repudale its off
spring The wing party at first looked upon those ele
ents with silence but IRON silence proceeded 10 coque
ting smiling. cooling kissing, loving, and embracing, ill
al last il sent forth natural offspring That Offspring il
nursed and reared into manhood when all at once IT be-
came
ga monster of such hideous MEN,
That TO be hated ueeds bat 10 DO seen"
The child became TOO strong for the parent and, being
about seize in advance and squande The palernal
tate both loned hands and hearts the work OF destruc
ton The ruin was near hand the work OF destruction
was nearly complete, and the American Union lay at the
feet OF The wing party nearly broken in fragments. Then
il was that this whig party made desperate effort 10
cover it's national position, which effort has thus far
proved failure in the North Mr. Clay drew true pic
ture in Congress Of the manner IN which the wing party
has become injected with abolloDlsn when he described
the agaiors OF the country going to The wing party
fastening themselves 10 It's TAIL ard saying, Take this
little balancing power that possess, and will enable
your party TO triumph over your adveTsaries" He also
declared TO the legislature OF Kentucky that if the wing
party 10 be merged into contemplate abolition party
and aboftonam IS to be tngrottsd on The chg creed,
from that moment .eaounce The party and 10 be
istg 20 yet step further if am alive, will give
my humble support Tor The presidency 10 that man, to
whatever party he may belong, who is uncontamnate ted
by ianalcisn, rather than 10 Who ing oal all the
time and aloud that hesis wing, maintains doctrines
utterly snbuersue Of the Constitution and the Unron."
NAT. Webster IKE sentiments.
cared in his letter 10 the great constitutions Union meet
ing in New York city that in respect 10 the great ques
items OF the day he should consider himself belonging
TO the institutional Union party. Next came the mes
sage OF Mr. Fillmore in which he used the following
strong language
81 believe those measures to have been required by
the circumstances and condition OF the country. be-
lieve they were necessary to aay asperities and ami
mosites that were rapidly alternating section of the
country from another, and destroying those fraterna
sentiments which are the song supports OF the cons
tuition"
These great wing leaders, two of whom had beer
considered The Embodiment OF whggery, have since
been struggling 10 inuse into it something OF national
spirit and employing all their talents el9qaence, and
and It's principles. TO this has been added the whole
weight of the administration, and that OF consde
portion OF the party the North whilst at the time
its entire southern wing joined in the general effort to
strip It OF its sectional and fanatca tendency.
But, thus far, has il not all been in vain What do
now see! This party everywhere at the North refuses
10 endorse the compromise OF the late Congress
Stand up, you good and true compromise wings anC
show u.s. il you cam where your party IN the North, a.
party has given such endorsement The wings o
Ohio refused III the wing convention at Vermont refused
it, the Pennsy refused it. and
find your party the great State OF New York refusing
it. The late address of the wing committee of that Sta
is but specous contrivance for deception and frau,
about to be imposed upon the people II is aid in h
nomination and election OF another wing President wht
shall have Janus face for the North and IRE South bu
principles for neither. Palterning after the resolution
OF the Vermont and Pennsy conventions, prom
dcia decisions; II promises TO acquiesce in them bu
contains not single word in their favor approba
ton, system for restoring peace and harmony Il
the country
What, them is the meaning OF that address in respec
TO those measures They TO be aeguieseed in, they
be tolerated merely, whilst they laws but
peaed on the very first oppoTtunty-that is the cons
tuition and the constitutional laws of Congress no
20 be resisted with violence mobs be raised
prevent the execution OF those The marshal
the United States may execute his warrant If he can
the Pesden, of the United States may the laws
he Our southern brethren may have their rights III
North they get them, and the constitution carried
out il be- But that address contains a word il
favor OF aiding the marshal the President any othe
constituted authority enforce the constitution and law
of the country. 1t does not give 10 those measures lh
sanction OF its appreciation bat Tie PLAIN inference is tina
they TO be repealed soon the wing abolition part
do it. This is its plain English. Why come on
at once, and say those right and ough
to be sustained fair adjustment of tina, sectional
uoversy which has put the existence OF the Union il
such imminent peril
No be blind not TO see that, If this con
uovesy Is to be Teopened and those overurn
ed there is no longer safety for the Union. We say
then, wings OF Michigan, wings OF New York, whig
OF The North and South. and OF the whole Union, If yo
really mean TO strip your party oil lis secuonasm OF II
abolltonlsm-if you really mean what you say whe
you your determination 10 be national in your poll
ncsspeak out openly aAd boldly and FAY OF The adjust
meni measures, they are rghi-ouGnT and MUST b
MAINTAINED Say of them as your President las said
They aye a settlement IN principle and subsiance-A III
NAL sErrLEMEsr-oft the dangerous and exciting subject
which they embraced"