The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-11-13
EDITORS CORRESPONDENCE.



ehce our election as used TO be allowed before ntelli-
gence was transmitted upon lightning wings, still
~ doubt as 10 the actual fate oil ticket for State Of
hcefs Sufficient, however, is known 10 settle, past all
CONTROVERSY the most important question, and the all
important principle involved III the contest The State of
New York has recorded her discrimination TO manifest
her attachment TO the Union by sustaining the Compro-
mise 10 the face OF the most strenuous opposition from
Tue factions of every political creed and every complex
ION, IN defiance Of the threats OF power and the allure
mehs OF patronage. in spite OF the doubt and dstrust
created by the midy and misplaced caution OF political
leaders, the true hearted democracy OF New York have
saved The day, though with little nothing to spare.
we consider il certain that all, nearly all the demo-
cra'ic candidates who the Union-commtee
hcket are elected Even the wings allow that there can
not be doubt OF the success of Wright Randall and Me-
Alpine Any two of them will give us the control of
Inc canal board and that far local interests in.
VOWED, was the real point at stake and is point OF
no small Importance for il not only places in the hands
Oh Inc democracy powerful weapons, they choose 10
use II, but wress il from the hands of opponent who
has hitherto welded il against without mercy. The
election Of General Storms 10 the nspectorshp is unver
sally conceded The majority in the senate in the
house OF assembly may be either waythe probabilities
are in our favor but The immense democratic gain that is
already apparent is victory in itself, and have the
city, which alone is a triumph worth all the rest
Whatever, then, be the results decided by the
of the official returnsfor nothing short OF that can de-
cde when the difference in will probably be
less than hundred in five hundred thousand votes
say that the most important question: and the all-im
porant principle "Mat New York as on the side of the
Unon," is settled II any of the wing candidates on the
State ticket be elected. it will be those universally known
and recognised as Union wings. II any upon the demo-
cratic ticket have failed of eecion it is those upon
whose attachment 10 The Union shade of suspicion,
whether Justly or unjasly has been cast The Union
candidates par emfnence will be found throughout to
have the majority Now, although we are no advocates
for the CELEBRATION OF old party lnes-and viewing the
democratic party, ever have done, as really and
truly the Union party, never could see the necessity
of the organization OF another and separate one under
the same nameTe are still inclined to award credit in
full wherever il is due and in the present instance to
acknowledge Indebtedness TO the Union Committee
Before the election, both Of the great political parties in
this Staeor rather should say those who undertook
to speak for act for and guide approached the all
important question OF tic Gay with marked iimdiiy and
dfhdence. Although the composition of these parties
was entirely dissmilar and the proportion OF those
friendly and those hostile to the best interests of the
country in the directly the of what il
was in the other, still the course Of policy adopted and
the line OF action decided upon by the very much
sembled that embraced by the other. The whigs-the
great majority Of whom were deeply imbued with the
disorganizng doctrines OF William II. Seward, and OF
and pac6cations, felt that, without closing up their
ranks and mastering into their service that small portion
Of their force which preferred principle 10 party and the
conservation OF the Union TO that OF the spols they
would stand chance in the coming contest. They
therefore promugated profession OF political faith the
obec, OF which seemed TO be 10 their obnoxious
principles and nearous designs under veil OF speciout
vebage. Ii sort OF vague declaration OF their de
voiion and attachment TO the country, without committing
themselves TO any further outward manifestation of il
something like general invitation TO dinner lin priva,;
lel without the specification of any particular day.
The democratic party, the bulk OF which has always
been really devoted TO the Union, and willing to risk all
for lis preservation, did much better bat still, in their
approach 10 the compromise measures, there cir
cumsances which exposed them, TO some extent,
10 a suspicion that they not entirely free from
the double faced policy Of their opponents We, TOO
had clique TO conciliae-a powerful one-one which
lii was important for 10 reclaim and in our
anxiety to do this we oversepped the mark, not in
giving up 10 them the Offices in exchange for re.
turn to the established principles of the party, but in
not making the affirmation OF those principles broad
enough and strong enough opsaly 10 embrace and
tain those great 10 which they had given birth.
In short, although platform virtually pledged the
party the support OF the Compromise, it did not do
in terms so strong and explicit as might have been
used the words, the words OF mighty import, were
left out; ard that simple verbal los, thousands
upon thousands OF votes.
lie, no one imagine that we attach too much impor.
lance TO wha, some may consider merely set phrase
Renec, for one moment that in the struggle which has
been going on throughout the country for the last sa
months the words Compromise and Union have got TO
be convertible terms. Remember tina, its worst enemies
profess 10 be willing 10 supper, the Union in their
way The Seward wings, the aboltonists the free
soers will all sustain the Union by introducing the
Wilmo, proviso repeating the fugitive. slave law and
aboshng slavery; but they abomnate the Compromise
Keep these things in mind, and sou and every one will
admit that distinct and open recognition OF the measures
adopted by the country itself for the preservation Of the
zion is indispensable in every platform, and that its i'm
portance cannot be overraed
We dwell upon this point at this time not only because
we deem peculiarly unfortunate tina, democratic plat
form al the last election all it should have been
but because think the lesson have received upon
this occasion should be borne in mind in all time
The Seward wings probably brought ost their full
strength The. declaration OF principles, rather OF
professions promulgated by their convention, exact
y the sort OF instrument calculated elicit it, One
hundred thousand democrats, at the least computation
stayed at home throughout the State, who would have
crowded 10 the polls TO cast their in favor of our
ticket, had the Syracuse convention pledged the support
Of the party 10 the Compromise in many words As it
is. the honors have been borne of bya small clique who
though dsarmed by either party have held the balance OF
power, and exercised il fortunately, as It would SEEM in
favor Of the democracy The next time il is TO be hoped
that we shall have learned 10 place sufficient confidence in
the attachment Of the people 10 the Union encourage
us to avow our own, and thus win victory our
selves II.