The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-10-22
Tho Union or tn. Democratic Party

Mist the democracy IN all sections oil the North and
West is giving unquesioned evidence of its success in
maintaining the execution OF the fugtivesave law, and
is thanking US, through its leading organs for the fidelity
and zeal with which have indicated the doctrines
OF the party expounded by Jefferson and Jackson,
there is tribe of papers in the South pretending to be in
doubt to the object of our exetons and the orthodoxy
of our principles With dsngenuousness unparalleled
in party history this tribe affects take shelter under the
names of such Messrs King. Of Alabama, and
Buchanan, OF Pennsylvania, though either of these
statesmen stood identified with any leading views differ
ent from those which have been sustained by aimed
at the favor OF what may be termed the secessonsts of
the South In both of the States where these gentlemen
reside the voice of the people unequvocay condemns
the utasm OF the aboonist and The eesder did that
Of notification in 1882 and is obvious, therefore, that
party DESTROYS of sinking democracy to the level Of any
such schisms do nothing but realize disappointment
and modification, until arises like that anticipated
by Mr.. Jefferson in 1898, where revolution would be a
less evil than submission 10 inolerabe injuries. If it
true that the distinguished gentlemen named coun-
tenanced the designs of such party in the South their
enemies need only be placed in possession of the evidence
of such fact TO admit that they longer objects of
assault or opposition But would not, even by sus.
pcion. the OF these patriots with designs
cansm.
We make these observations in order that readers
may understand the OF the stream OF obloquy
which has been poured upon in consequence OF
honest efforts to proven, the mscheis which threat
ened by the Nashville convention That body, as is
known 10 all the country closed it's deliberations with an
appeal TO the people of the South withhold their
quiescence in the Compromise, and 10 organize power
to resist that if redress granted by the
Congress Of the United States The people have re.
sponded to this appeal and have refused their sanction
to propositions which would have subverted our whole
federal system and involved the land in and blood
shed. But the authors of this appeal now turn round
and ask the democratic party the responsibility
OF their utter discontinue and reputation They even
claim the right OF debating to this party who shall be it's
leaders and what shall be it's doctrines They charge
Jefferson and Madison with understanding their own
resolutions OF l7es and 1899. They Islander General
Jackson by alleging that he recanted his doctrines; and
they seek in the most offensive TO ,raduce the mo-
lives OF those who admit the right OF as reyo
lutonary resor, against extreme oppression but who can
not ascent TO II the peaceable exerlion Of cons,u
tional remedy.
Perhaps all the organs OF these rejected preension.
will echo the sentiment contained in the following en-
tract from the Georgia Columbus Times.
And now where do stand Has not the North
learned the trick of dividing and conquerng u.1 I,itno
proven to the most optical that 500 Of
union in its defence And are not we and our pron
er'y. our lives and liberties, exposed naked a fsnacsm
unparalleled In atrocity and reckesne and which has
not yet exhibited the first symptom OF pose abate
In s fury reent In Its Internal purposes The democ
raoy OF Georgia would have been nearly but for the
oaienl influence Of the Washington Union It's circulation
psa"e" "a" state and y sowed Its poison Of disloyay to
the State in the minds Of good men whose confidence it
had previously won.
If the national democracy should ever be reuni,ed-n.
many believe is to be the inevitable rssult must find an
organ more true TO the democratic republican
creed tnan inc washington Union has shown to be-"
The other extract, which follows shows yvha, 1. ,h
crime committed by the Washington Union which mus,
be punished by ostracsm from the democratic party and
wha, is the Office which paper installed in its place
would have to perform
"There doubt that IT, in the Nashville con-
ventop. the South had been fully represented, and had
snmousy adopted its end lions, the federal gov
would have been brought to in its sggres
sops and been forced settle the territorial question
the line Of rs 20 But the South faltered and divided
and by its divisions placed her the mercy OF free.
soil Congress The whg party Of the South-aidcd by
Cobb and other southern democrats themselves become
weak and odious to the South by their time serving and
tmid course in Congress-. responsible for the defeat Of
the South in this great battle"
We are far from ascrbing such extreme and untenabe
positions TO any considerable portion Of the southern peo
pie nor have we snmadvered heretofore upon even ss,
in any manner inconsistent with the Difference which due
to honest differences OF opinion, the momenary pas
sons naturally excited by the character of the evil which
threatened the constitutional rights Of the South Pas