Hannibal journal and western union. (Hannibal, Mo.) 1851-1852, 1851-09-18
NEW YORK doALITInM

Last week, the Courier favored us with 4 re-
Ply Of column and half to our remarks on
thus subject. As the editor seems to have over
looked some Of the positions taken byous, we
now propose to take brief survey of our aT,i-
cle' and the Courier's reply, leaving our readers
TO judge between us. 80 .
In commenting on the joint adoption of GER
tam Union and compromise RESOLUTIONS. recent
y, by the "silyer Grey's," or "FilImore
Whigs," and "Seward Wings" of New York.
we maintained, list, That ''re-unions,5 % or Goa
htlons, Of fractional parts of the two leading,
conservative parties, are natural result. Of tbe
present disordercd condition Of those parties. og
compromises have heretofore grown out Of dis.
ordered conditions of the Republic; and that our
solIcitude is properly directed, when, Gin Aiel
Coalitions, Cor "re-uniOns, as the GSf4isf term.
the act when speaking of a contemplated Mis-
SOUR coalition, we watch that the conservative
op 'uciples of patriotism lose nothing.o ID, That
coai,iion 'difiers from compromise, in that il
necessarily eompels one of the parties entering
into such an agreement, 10 give up fundamental
principles" 3D., THE Courier having produced
wing papers fayoring its view ofahe Question,
we also produced Wing papers agreeing With
as accounting for the difference of opinion by
the fact that the question is one of chat kind in
refeFeHce 10 which it is possibleDto be too bastv
IN forming conclusion; where, also, man !.
0 Aabie, without knowing it, to be s,yaved bv 10.
cal influences, from perfectly impartial decis.
ION; but, whatever might cause the difference Of
opinion these contending authorities neutralized
each other, so far as the mere question Of am.
thority is eopcerned. 4th, The Courier nara.
ded '4ootifion authority; here, also it was met
by decided offset in the same coin. 9Th. In
order TO show that the surrender in this ooaIi.
ton had been made by the "Seward Whies.n iye
quoted the following from their resolution :
IAN who are animated by a sincere desire 70
preserve the Union impaired, and the free in.
siitutions which it sustains and guarantees must
eonden'n all attempts 10 defeat, or render ioesc,,
a. any laleS passed by constitutional maj critics
OF legislative bodies, in either the federal or
o'aie Government" The Steward Whies'' bav-
ing before desired to ''defeat or render inefrac,
al the Fugitive Slave Law, the above Is a con
iession OF repentance, and most certainly a s,,r-
render IN that point, TO the FILLMORE Wbirs. ;,
OH We quoted resolution in which the Sew Sew
ard wings unite with the Fillmore Wings in
praislng the past course of Mr.. Fillmore. and
pledge themselves to sustain and support him.
plough well knowing that his past course has
poem eminently favorable to the Fugitive Slave
L."' and lha' to re-elect him would be the most
hlscluAi way to postpone its repeal or modi6ca-
= hon -four years at least; perhaps forever. Here
was aHoliier surrender. We qnpted from anoih-
or resolution, ID which they "unquallfe4iy ao-
kAo'yledgs the right of every sovereign State. i.
regulate it own municipal institutions in such
manner as the people may deem most conducive
70 their safety, Dhsoa Indifference, directly or