The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-05-31

E. A. Evans, JoHs JupxSs r. LOCKE JOS BUTTON SKohek
P. BUTTON and THOMAS d. NICE
a@.a.
The Republic the Administration.
The special organ takes most singular view OF the
reflections we have made the disclosures of the
objects of the wing party In the edition Of yesterday il is
said
sour contemporary Of the metropolitan democratic or
gan is disposed establish tests in regard to the com
promise OF the last Congress not enough, In
the view of the Ua,on newspaper, that northern man
should acquesce in the adjustment and declare his deter
mnaton in good faith to abide by it the ground laid
down the ssage OF President Fillmore All his notions
he squared to the extreme southern view oil the qaes
ton He look through southern with south
predictions, relations, and surroundings Mr. Web
ye seems be sidered the friend of the Com
promise unless he approves absolutely feature in it,
abandons the positions Of his great speech of the
7h Of Marcia speech that then hailed with accla
nation by the people OF the South universally accept
able only The doctrinares of the Nashville
ton Hence Is that his speech at Buffalo is made
the subject censorous crcism although it does not
sentiment that Mr. Webster hesitaed to avow in his
place The Senate and only facts in regard to his
public and his pc rsonal opinions that perfectly
notorious to the country"
Now our readers will do the justice say that so
far from abusing Mr.. Webster, making his speech the
subject Of censorious criticism, have been particular
in according to him the most unbounded praise for the
frankness with which he has rejected the pretence
that political anti slavery sin which democracy
had TO for The great point in the Buffalo speech
is that slavery is stain upon national character
that the acquisitions of louisiana Florida, Texas, and
California are unconstitutional it is regret
the fugitive,lave law did subject the claim Of the
southern STAKEHOLDER the decision OF abolition iuries,
and that no slave territory shall ever hereafter be in
corporated into our federal Union We did not find
fault with Mr. Webster for making these declarations.
On the contrary, applauded him, now do, for his
candor and fairness and for the fevd eanesness with
which he persuaded the aboitoniss of New York that
he and President Fillmore entertained the opinions
they did of slavery II the differences drew from such
decar atoms calculated to benefit the wing party
in the approaching presidential election, that not
fault. and think should not be the occasion OF
proach from the special organ 1
We contend that it is our right to commend Mr. Web
ser Tor the good he has done his country unmaskng
the hypocrisy of those preende who telling the peo
pie, North and South. that abolition s an evil attributable
10 the democratic party and that its correction is Of
the advantages which will attend the election Of Pres
dent Fillmore. Mr. Webster is too truthful man to
sanction glazing disregard of the events which fix
responsibility upon the two great parties Of country
Though anxious to increase the popularity Of the wing
party and to reconcile The people OF the North to the
ecuon of the fugtveslave law, he is not willing that
this should be done by classifying the truth Of history and
we to consider, from the unbounded endorsement he
from the President that the latter had made up
his mind too, tina, better 10 lose the presidency than
to fall with abolition take leave Of political anti.
slavery This rs a great step in the work OF compro-
mise. To strip the subec, OF all the glare which is
thrown upon by unreal lgh,-to undeceive the people
in regard to the true position of parties-to unfold the
to which will subseve the patronage resulting from
the elections of ls52-is what Mr.. Webster has done
and we thank him that he has done il in 80 efectual
manner that the people will hereafter smile when the
special organ charges tbs democratic party with having
deserted their principles ard gone the whigs In
this point of view very easy for US TO see that the spe
cial organ feels disappointment, and soow but j, /. i'm
possible for to understand how have done anything
wrong either to President Fillmore OF the whig party BY
giving them credit for their candor and patriotism
But we wish to be little more explicit As Mr. Web.
s,e makes out The pleading. for the whg party as con-
nectsd with the Compromise Of the last Congress, they
may be smp6ed and reduced substantially to the fol-
lowing 81 te
W. hnrs opposed slavery in spsy FORM from the Hrs n w
acquisition Of Louisiana to The treaty VITA Msrieo eedssx to
the United States sS Merieo and Caov~ia we Asp. r.s
iainsd The proposition thai CosYas ought to sse.A slapsvv IN
81 po,osr incorporate siau territory Union ,es Asve
done all that could in spey possible put do.c~ 70
great sr a. 'srsry not only corresponding piA sbo,is,-
lists r this purpose bI 'y"paAising wiiA them in eli fAssv
feelings W. hare don. al ihi until beesrns ev;d.ni tks
the political son produced BY seh conduct threatened d.
'olps the Unio~ and obliged u back Aa oo~sr.ess
h< constitution sAieh II. democratic psyv has sl.es,s II,
sisted upon, the substance Of Whieh expressed the late ts
ps-sinrs in'o. Mono, ioc-cizsns do blame W st ~.
hare TO sress i iro Slnvry m Of ours but s psi
nicfs Asd better be bo~s Less Of n. Usor
W. impiors you consider wAAev ~ better for you 10
grs your adhesion President Fsors and e ,cAw pertv
in wAo. hands the constitution h accidentally paeed TIA ss.
cson Of his iac than alop the democrats 10 max. pve
dni, who TO be ru also sreeuss this lap bu viii lsk.
care, al The linz, to do everything in their po,c b dssrov
political a~ii'lsrry and who will M NOT to qs~rsi win
II, inhabitants Of southern territory II they ,o,d think proper %
recognise The insiissiion Of slavery hereafter s
This certainly the issue presented by the speeches OF
Mr. Webster and the special organ MS that there
is no discrepancy in the opinions entertained by him and
by the President Indeed, the President in almost 40
many words. endorses the speech OF Mr. Webster and
ntima,es to his friends that they could not do him
greater favor than to pay marked honor and respect to
Mr. Webster. ch
Now, we submit i to the candor and fair judgment Of
every dspassoaate mind whether have ovestaed,
missated in any material point the aspect in which the