The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-10-22

Positions or Parties at the Nostn.-ras Canvas.
Ia visgi.is.
The wing party in Virginia is making desperate effort
10 frighten the good people OF that patriotic Common
wealth with disunion issue The wing leaders aud the
wing press pretend believe that there dsloyaly 10
the conederacy among the people. and they urge the
election OF wing candidates in order 10 perpetuae the
constitutional compact OF fathers We have never
bsreiaced attempt 10 mislead the public mind
which be more easily exposed ANY un-
preudiced observer of political must have noticed
the reluctance OF the wings OF the South TO sci
forth their creed their system Of public pol.
icy before election. They rather attempt to msead
by specious pretexts and then urge federal principles
after the ballots deposited and the result determined
The effort raise disunion issue in Virginia is of this
eharacler-nended TO divert the public attention from
the history OF the wing party Should the effort succeed
the patriotism OF Virginia will have been imposed on
the fedealists will then have used and abused that
patriotism, when will straghtway return to its old
paths
But the rtse cannot succeed The intelligence OF the
people will, heretofore, through the trick and
condemn it by an unequvocal manifestation OF public
sentiment
What ability may have, has been atten,vey directed
to the slavery agitation which mperlled the Union and
think be demonstrated that the wings of the
South mainly responsible for the strength of that ag
taon, and that they have been induced by party aia
lions and alliances TO aid in producing state of things
of which they now seek to make political profit The
whose mouths fullest of loud professions Of de-
voon TO the Union have given countenance and support
to those dsoganzing faciionists who brought danger
the Union by attempting to repuda,e the guarantees
L..L A. Il.
all their loyal professions, repented OF their past conduct
or prohted by their former experience Many of them,
while claiming all the credit of the Compromise maintain
their party organization wRh those who oppose it, and
cherish their old feelings of fraternity towards those who
wish 10 destroy it, The wing party had it in its power to
crush the aggressive anti slavery sentiment OF the northern
States We have the authority Of Mr. Webster for saying
that the wings OF the North produced that which
developed itself formdably in 1913, and gave such
shock to the conederacy in lsa9 and ls50-a shock
which has been entirely destroyed by the democratic
victories OF 1851 The wings of the South could, even
with little leaven Of pure patriotism. have curbed the
wings of the North in their dangerous coalitions with
dangerous elements II the wings of the South had said
plainly to their northern allies that party triumph, and
the spoils OF party triumph. could not induce them 10
give aid and encouragement the enemies OF southern
instutions-had they insisted that the wing party
of the Union, in their national assemblages. should
distinctly the principles which would govern
wing policy-all would have been well But, unlor-
tunaicly, they pursued different They con-
tinued their alliance with those who affiliated with
the disturbers OF the public peace--who wished to
trample the constitution and nufy its guarantees
and engagements They said by their acts-and acts
more eloquent than words-"We will not require a
declaration OF principles by the wing pary-we under
stand our position Our northern friends mus, do wha,
theycan to break down the democracy OF the South Our
northern brethren may affiliate with aboonsts, and we
will continue copartnershp. that permitted
TO abuse abo,onism in the South Oar northern brethren
may oppose Texas because would add slave territory
10 the Union and will oppose it, too. but for the
reason that the independence OF Texas has not been
acknowledged and we will oppose the war, but the
ground that Texas does not extend beyond the Nueces
Our northern brethren may urge tariff. because il
will give better prices TO northern wing monopolsts
We will urge tariff, also bu, we must asseveraie, for
southern consumption, that high duties make low prices
Such has been the language OF the southern wings
spoken not in words, but by deeds. The result has
been tina, the whole whg party has given It's supper,
TO anti savery sentiments, and urged the anti slavery
aggression without moments fear OF losing It's southern
allies
How completely the northern wing aboionis,s under.
stand and appreciate this game OF their southern wing
party allies, may be in the following extract from
the editorial columns OF the New York Tribune OF the
9th October, 1850
When the wings OF Georgia, Alabama, or North Car.
DINA Congress in State conventions repudiate the
right OF petition, and the constitutional right OF the
Shareholders to carry their human chsttels into territory
that free think OF reproducing them
with sectional sm' and DETECTION from the platform OF
the irrational wing" party They so voted for years, in
representatives in Congress yet we OF New York never
considered this OF alienation, refused TO vote
for southern wings for President and Vice President be
cause OF IT, We understood without discussing II, that
this subject OF slavery is one on which northern and
southern wings must from the nature oil the case agree
to differ" 1t would be idle and (worse st pernclous
to undertake keep up hollow show oil concord where
no real agreement existed could exist IL has seemed
best therefore, that wings OF each section should be
faithful their respective convictions, acting together
on those topics only regard TO which unity OF sent
en existed In this spirit have fought together the
presidential battles of $780, ~, and as winning two oil
The three We do believe any other bass OF union
practicable To attempt TO make New England wings
and Mississippi wings think alike or talk alike with
respect slavery and its adIuncls IS vain undertaking
We can only speak feel and act as we believe, Any
effort for procrusean uniformity will be TO result in
dlscord and discontinue We therefore do moi eonridu
southern ,ckg unfaiihfi 10 the national whs' party
and ho,c ih,n shall northern phg Be agmoiztd sec
hona because he himself d,pot,dio the preservation Of
free soil
In 1890 Gf do not mistake the year, our legislature
resolved-Francis Granger with nearly all The wings in
the assembly, voting yea-hat slavery 70 the District OF