The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-04-08
FIJI HENRY WAKKEN,
Second Assistant Postmaster Genera

The STATE JOURNAL AND Mr. WADE.-The election Of
Mr. fade TO United States Senate has imposed upon
the central organ OF ONO whse The dsaereeable neces
sy of taking lessons in gymnascs-an art, by the way,
which it acquired with great aptness Its somerses since
Wade's election have exhibited all the skill OF Slckuey
"A North!
The Chronicle, wing paper up in Morgan county, OBJ
served this, and remarked the other day
~ is only short ,,"e si1ce Mr.. Biscom was down on
n mo ~0 dIa "G % Chang" "s,s a" ana
The Journal discain and protests consistency, saying
further that the law is constitutional and binding upon
u.s. and it ,he duty of every 70 obey it," &c ana
still further that "the President, Whig, had no alter
native but to sign the bill or resign and having signed
it, his duty, so long il remains, is to carry II out"
We were OF the same opinion as the Chronicle but
probably read the Journal articles with prejudced
understanding or probably they were written SO as to
have ipo meanings, and we adopted the rrong one.
the Which there he
well, Misrepresentation. We mean the Journals salts
faction, and in truth, gorifcalion, with the election OF
Wade and lis emphatic declaration OF him, as follows
a. may be improper In this connexlon to remark
that Judge AIDE uslhe the President in signing this bill,
and there was no o'her course, as whg ten to him
but sign 1t, resign and that having signed IL his
duty TO see II executed was clear and Imperative"
This is the Journals declaration. say. Where got il
the authority Judge Wade, in bis speech at Ravenna
bu, short period before, reported by the Ravenna
Sar-a wing paper orthodox the Journal, we be.
eve-expessed for himself very different sentiments, and
pledged himself to very different action. The Star re-
port says
and energy with which he denounced the fugitive
law and AL who bore par, in infcting II upon u.s. He
said he had always been wing, was stl wing; but
leTaions which far above party and
parry and he for prepared to uNe ch
any avg pdrty opposition TO this iac He
demned in strongest wings and democrats who aid
ed in tbs passage of the law by their by odgng
rsbuksd nh aud spirit Fillmore and Crftn5en and
psed Daniel Vbstr wuh the most wtfherlng AND bittng
sarcasc dsnsneiafion Is said The law, bris,ng like
porcuplne with pains and penalties the imam
enactment known the stoebooks oil this country and
| such the corrupt governments Of the Old World
could not pass hont driving their people revolution
For himself, regardless, OF fines and imprisonments ii
called upon, he would grant fugitive slave the writ OF
habeas would give him his liberty under
it, de would counsel the people 10 forced aud armed
sisance against the OF the law but he would
that his Judgment shpnd they initiate the pie
by the old fathers In regard the stamp and the
| act, ihey loonid NOT err much"
How are these bold avowels OF Wade TO te reconciled
with the opinions which the central organ has COMMITTEES
him to- They broad apart and utterly hostile The
Journal is reporting him falsely, the Star reported him
falsely The Star, by the way, had motive in do
ing. because the speech reported delivered before
Wade elected or candidate.
We think tha, the Chronicle will "pick up the Jour
nal in this matter, if II is smart usual.
[Cinctnndh Enquirer.