The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-09-09


The article in this journal Of the Sd instant, replying to
the observations submitted by US in answer to the com
plant that the democratic party portion Of it. had
suffered in consequence OF views of the Compromise,
deserves some notice. One would have Supposed from
the formal manner in which the original complaint
made, that the Washington Union had failed in
plain duty. had urged doubtful usage, or pro-
posed some dangerous innovation But. instead of pre-
senting such ground OF complaint, the whole cause
for it may be summed up in the fact that there is
. difference OF opinion between the editor of the
Raleigh Standard and ourselves respecting the position Of
the democratic party on the Compromise. With the
facts staring in the face that that passed
by majority OF democratic votes, that the only material
part Of it which is repealable is that which the
South 10 exclusively interested in, and that agitation
to prevent its being considered final settlement is
confined alone in the North the party action OF the
wings and abolitonis,s, southern editor, protesting
great anxiety for the Of the democratic party
agns before the public the labors Of Journal whose
exclusive object il has been to keep party united in
demanding the execution Of this law A southern editor
finds serious fault with because cannot approve the
conduct OF men in the South who cooperate with the
abolitioniss OF the North in denouncing the whole Com
promise a violation OF the constitution and fraud and
q cheat
II is ridiculous to assert that the crisis which we are
passing has not been aggravated by the conduct OF those
southern politicians who denounce the Compromise the
same time that they declare their acquescence in il for the
sake OF the Union The best proof of the political influence
Of such sentiment is the countenance il receives from
avowed dsunionsts in whatever quarter Of country
they may be found II the acquescence OF Governor Nc
Donald Of Georgia and Governor Qui,man OF Mississippi
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Compromise as a final settlement Of the slavery question:
why is il that the parsans OF these gentlemen. in and
out Of South Carolina urging that State TO put into
practice her threat OF secession Why is it that the
Southern Press here and its rights allies else
WHERE teeming every day with arguments in favor Of
disunon, look to the election OF these gentlemen not
only a. step gained towards secession, but towards the
overthrow OF the democratic party, which they denounce
a. bitterly do the anti slavery societies OF Syracuse
and Boston
With all due Difference 10 the experienced tactics OF the
Raleigh Standard. we submit that unwillngness to
mplcate the democratic party in policy incapable OF
reconciliation with that which aims a, the pacca,on Of
the countrywhich calls upon the South to act unit
in saying to the North tina, the fugveslave law cannot
be repealed and be execuled-which holds out the
hand Of fellowship to those brethren of the North who
the harsh sentence passed upon il. >.
Nor can we accept the ne,Rfhlity which the Raleigh
Standard de.ignaies for the of our duty,
when consulting the interests OF the democratic party as
connected with those Of the country Those who passed
The resolution Of the Nashville convention declaring the
RICH, OF secession constitutional remedy and who Urged
the adoption Of OF acqusscence IN the Com
promise il faithfully carried out buof opposition and de-
6ance 10 The constitutional authority OF Congress- and 10 all
the hopes Of future operation with either OF the old
tona parties have been satisfied with no neutral conduct
With them the submissionst excluded neutrality,
and acquiescence treated the cowady abandon
ment OF duty We therefore declined the position Of
neutrality as nappcable 10 duty and TO the creed Of
the party which. in taking another than that Of
democracy, declared upon The ancient followers of
that time -honored rayng for the support of the
Constitution and the Union.
Bm i, asserted that Mr. Cobb and Mr. Foo'e are
whes--"s 40 nominated and known-and that Mr.
Quitman and MIR. Mcdonald the regularly nomi-
mated democratic candidates" We had supposed that
there was not a politician in our whole land that did
not know that the conventions which nominated these
gentlemen were neither wing democratic conventions.
On the one side these conventions were called constr,
tsfionoi Union oonpent,ogs'on the other southern
X0h-TghU conpS"fon. III such notorious fact IA
this has escaped The attention Of vgant protector of
democratic interests the Raleigh Standard was very
natural that il should in assigning The position
neutrality. and that in the incongruiy OF its statements
the assault upon should prove not Indifference 10
democratic isssr,s, but its misconcepion OF demo-
cratic doctrines and doubt not that the Raleigh Stand
ard putting ,sef right this important fact will that
tits IT, and not the Washington Uaion which schargeable
with derelction Of duty. Messn. Cobb and Foote are
good democrats because, in advocating the maintenance OF
the Compromise they look TO the future union OF the party
its old platform and they not the less to be trusted
because they denounced by the followers OF Mesrs
Rheu and Cheves. On the other hand, Mcssrs MELON
aid and Quitman to command the special sympathy
OF the Raleigh Standard because their position proposes
disorganzaton OF the democracy, southern congress
consider what s necessary to punish the authors OF the
Compromise. and to break up the Union unless some
$500 mpossbilites made the basis OF aionemenl
for past injuries.
II ia our WISH however, to hold The Raleigh Stand
ard desiring to do injustice inasmuch 1t declares