North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1852, 1851-07-12
WHO ARE THE AG1rAroRs ,

Union which is worth any thing. There is motive
for this conduct on the part of these men their OBJ
ect is party party, party, to the end of the chapter
Nothing is sacred in their estimation that it NAV
not be used for party purposes They have frequent
ly drawn the revered name of Washington into the
political arena, and claimed for themselves all the
merits of his principles and virtues; and it is matter
of history that in 1888 they lched from the tomb of
the Revolution the name of Whig-a name dear and
common to all-and appropriated it to their base
and selfish purposes. Now they shouting Union,
and branding every man who stands forward for the
Constitution and the rights of his section, as an aga-
tor and disunionist. They hope, in this way TO in
duce the country to forget overlook their political
mlsdeeds while they expect profit, in the way of VIC
tory and spois the result of their professions of
regard for the Union. We have already exposed
these professions. We have shown their holowness,
and we have demonstrated the same time that the
course which these men have adopted is the very
course of all others, most calculated to put and keep
the Union in=per
Now let US See Uho are the agtators. few
words, plainly uttered, will set the whole matter in
its true light.
The last Congress adopted series of measures
known as the I" Compromise measures large
portion of the Democratic party of the country, and
especially the Southern portion of it, regarded these
measures aggressive and unjust but they ANNOUNCE
ed it at once as their purpose acquiesce in these
measures, for the sake of the Union, provided the
people of the free States should faithfully abide and
enforce the fugitive-slave law. The Wings, on the
contrary, gave their sanction to these measures and
declared them in their opinion TO be just, fair and
thy of general appreciation WE'LL hat next2 Did ag
ation cease? Ought it not, under the circumstances
to have ceased We have no hesitation in replying
in the affirmative, and we will now show why and
how it has been otherwise. The Wing leaders, North
and South taking their cue doubtless from the man
ayers at Washington City, made these measure test
of devotion to the Union; and while thousands and
thousands of their party, in all the free States were
arrayed in open opposition to the fugitive-save law
and were demanding its repeal, they began the dis
cussion on the various points again. and called upon
the Southern people, and especially upon the Demo-
Gratis of the South, merely to acquiesce in these
measures, but to approve and commend them to the
people. This the Democrats refused to do, and they
were forthwith denounced by these Wing leaders as
disunonists and as opposed to the best interests of
the country. In sedefence the Democrats were then
compelled to discuss these compromise measures,
and to show tvhy they could not approve them and
the Wing leaders and presses referred to- not being
able to answer the arguments of the Democrats, be-
gan to call them agitaors and promoters of strife.
These are plain, unvarnished facts; and now, who
is to blame for agitation Not the Democrats,
for they acquiesced, and preferred silence and the op
erations of time in connection with these measures
but the Consolidation leaders, sUho forced the discussion
for partv purposes. Will the Raleigh Register or any
other Consolidation organ meet on these points
We find in late number of the Nashville Union
the following article in relation TO Gov. Trousdae's
support of the Compromise, which places in very
clear light the views have taken in this article
The Union says:
IS We have heard the opinion expressed that Gov.
Trousdaes acquiescence in the promise measures
is inconsistent with the objections which he urges
against these measures, when viewed in detail. 1t
must be remembered that Gov. Trousdale does not
support the compromise measures because, in his
opinion, they do fu Justice the South, but because
it was choice between these and break
ing up Of the federal Union. He prefers to endure
whatever of injustice there is in the Compromise,
rather than put the MON to hazard. His competitor
Judge CampbelD advocates the several compromise
measures because, in his opinion, they secure the
rights of the South, and because, understand
him, they are considered by him as administration
or whig) measures. These positions of Judge Camp
bell make it necessary for Governor Trousdae to show
where the compromise measures fall short of doing
justice to the South, and to show that whilst his COM
petitor supports them for the sake of whgsm and
whig President, he supports rather acquiesces in
them for the sake of the Union.
1t is singular fact, and not very credable to
Judge Campbel's intelligence that he cannot or will
not comprehend how Gov. Trousdale can see so many
objections to the several const itutng the
Compromise, and yet show his devotion to the Union
by acquiescing in them. Judge Campbell seems to
have erected In his own mind and strange test
of devotion to the Union. According his phioso-
ply, to be good Union man, one must believe the
several Compromise measures to be right and proper
in themselves, and especially worship at the
shrine of President Fillmore. Governor Trousdale
wholly repudiaes and dsdains any such test; he
knows of no Union except that which resulted from
the constitution, and he knows of no other means of
preserving the Union than by preserving the eonsti-
tuition in all its integrity Because the several COM
bows their legal validity, and acquesces in them
for the sake of the Union but he does not understand
why free and patriotic man may not object to a
measure the of expediencv, and vet acoui-
in it for the sake of harmony and peace, The
truth IS, that Gov. Trousdale shows more strongly
his devotion to the Union by the very fact that al
though he believes the compromise to be unjust in
many respects, yet, because he loves the Union, he
prefers rather to endure wrong than to endanger
its perpetuity. The difference between the two can
dldates tor governor, then, comes simply to this:
Judge Campbell illustrates his love of the Union
by supporting the Compromise in itself right, and
especially by supporting Mr. Fillmore, who is good
whig.
Governor Trousdale manifests his devotion to the
Union in this, that whilst he does not believe that the
Compromise does justice to the South, yet he urges
the South acquiesce, and submit to Injustice
rather than leopard this glorious Union.
We submit to every candid mind if Gov. Trousdaie
does not stand upon infinitely HIGHER pround in his