The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-11-01
The Union CT tho Wings la New York.

aud the highest confidence In their capacity 10 coDUol
their own institutions.
The Union CT tho Wings Ia New York.
We adverled yesterday to the sorry predicament in
which the administration had placed itself by opposing
the election of Johnston in Pennsylvania. and then
ayowing its earnest desire that Seward and his plat
form and his ticket should carry New York 1t may
be well in this connexion TO consider the circumstances
under which the two sections OF the WING party in
New York have together, and the degree in which
the combination should command the confidence OF the
country.
In SO far as the adhesion and unity OF parties right
fully depend upon community of political sentiment
and principle among the masses composing them, 1t
was the wing party of New York, and not the
democracy, which should have been rven in twain
in 1913. The denomination not fit to be made"
uas a good groand, considering its circumstances
and significance for whig bolt all through the northern
States and indeed, considering its results for similar
bolt all through the South On the other hand the dem
ocratc platform of lS4s was the as in 1910 and
1914 The new opinions which produced the democratic
schsm were the old cardinal northern wing doctrines
on the sectional questions which should have forbidden
from the first any union between the northern and south
ern sections OF the wing party, but which, as the
sentative, Mr. Fillmore, ga thousand votes in the en-.
tire South" But the day Of reckoning and though
the southern wings had, without wncng, voted into
power the opinions which Mr. Fillmore represented
they did vince when they found that those opn-
ions acting through the Taylor cabinet policy, to
cost California that preliminary territorial organization
which the South demanded The sequel of events
showed clearly that had the South that canvass been
.aJ Il n. he
cratic doctrine OF nonn,erven,ion, in the presidency the
California question would have been settled by terri
tora law for that region without the proviso But the
South first deluded by the name Of General Taylor,
and then cheated by the men who controlled him. The
same men are ready TO cheat her again
The New York wing platform, which has been formally
readopcd in Massachusetts, and which in substance the
wing platform OF the North. has been erected specifically
as the instrument OF this cheating and has been Justly de-
nounced through the South-now enlightened by sad ex.
perience "sub,erfuge" and snare" That it is
SO is manifest The national or Fillmore wings in that
State cannot honest men, cooperate with the Seward
section OF the party, for just this eason-that they DIFF
fer totally from each other. not upon an incident not
upon new question: but upon fundamental tenet.
a cardinal and Interchangeable article OF the northern
wing creed and organic mean the proviso.
long TO il, II is cheat for these two wing sections
to pretend TO cooperate. II is scandalous cheat for
Them in order patch up a coalition, rather
spracy together say that their party principles the
proviso question is not pending In far in them
lies. il is pending. Seward may move il amend
men TO the Utah bill the first day the Senate meets
And why, party man--a northern whig-why
should he no, so move IN His cheating platform ex.
pre- ssly reafirms matter Of interchangeable whig
doctrine The same platform excludes all recognition
OF any adjustment And his whole party last year, and
the year before their convention. formally and empha,
icay approved, under his name, the whole OF Sew
srdism. Tell us, them why should he not move it !
Why does not their loud "brovo" challenge his
And now, we ask, any pretended union OF sound.
national, silvergray wings with Mr. Stewards wing fol-
lowers be regarded homes, unionl |, is no, so
|, is no, union Of principles, but is union against
principles IT is specimen OF the genuine wing pancy.
The paper on which it is drawn up is oeoommodo-
tion paper II represents fair. bona fde transac-
ton And there il much more OF the same stuff in the
existing organization OF the New York wings The best
among them admit that In their canal bill they have
picked the lock OF the constitution to make grab at the
treasury and buy party votes with the spoils. Their
coQuetry with the antireniers too, is too we'll known to
be questioned
Ia this view. appears at once that an agreement, Of
the southern wings to 20 into national convention
with their northern party allies is agreement to
quiesce in ohea-n fact an agreement to be cheated
1t may be admitted that this fact places Compromise
wing administration in front OF serious difficulty II
has to chea, the South or lose the North. With these
alternatives before il, hardly wonder tina, il should
struggle desperately for middle coursehat il should
sulty its zeal for the Compromise by supporting Wade
and Seward in Ohio and New York, and then CONTRA
dict the claim Of the wing party TO be the true national
party maintain the Compromise by stabbipg Governor
Johnston IN the back in Pennsylvania, and scowlng
darkly on Mr.. Winthrop in Massachusetts
Delaware Election.