The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-11-02
CITY OF WASHINGTON.
SUNDAY MORNING, NOV. ., 1861.


The fntgeneeps article OF yesterday, in reply TO us,
on this subject has three points which require notice.
Last week we quoted the following decisive language
published by the leading and central organ OF the wing
party of Ohiothe State Joaraaloa the 3oth OF August
last in the very heat of the canvass as showing tha'
in far the COMPROMISE is sustained in OHIO, II was
sustained by the democracy and was even regarded by
the wings as party issue between them and the demo.
Gratis
'THE COMPROMISE Ono The maintenance Of the
Compromises STANDS hereafter The atehoord Of The
democratic party Ohio Tie Of that purify IN This
STATE hts tall gives their endors to this measure Even
should they succeed only by plurality VOTE it gives to
every item of their creed the prsHgs Of success They
kno, and wiR deny, hat The maintenance Of the Com
pro,nise stands is Of their faporits while
they will after the election. they assert before.
that tina, Is not wing measure"
In reply 10 this the IatsIiigencer says:
:" The paragraph cited appeared in the safe Journal
when its editor a6sea at Quebec, as is evil
dencsd by the letters, published in his paper, which he
thence for the entertainment Of his readers We
early appzed by private aiuics that the contents Of this
very paper Of the 3)h of August in opposition the
sentiments of cighhs of the wings OF Ohio, who
represented and charged by some OF the
opposition presses to bo devoted Union who, like the
democrats OF the State, doubt dsked slavery, but
had disposition to sgate that question to the offence Of
their southern brethren. and ,oaing to abide by the
| compromises OF the constitution"
To this answer
ls The absence OF the editor has nothing to do either
with the authority the responsibility Of the Journal,
unless he discaims its statement. He has made no
such disclaimer Moreover, the language cited by US is
strictly in harmony with the whole Of that paper.
which labored for weeks to establish, and did establish
from the record OF his votes the compromise
ures, that Vinton equally saunch anti -slavery
man with Gddngs. and far adroit and efectual.
q IA IN thc Tnfe adj 81, hat
the Ohio wings "were willing 10 abide by the compro
misses Gfhe constitution" we answer, il that the
Compromise Of Congress- these private advces are quite
at war with The following formal public aduices sent
forth with entire unanimity by the Ohio wings, in their
State convention assembled
"R,slued Thar, as tue CO npromise measures not
recommended by whig administration, and were not
party by Congress- perfect liberation of
opinion respecting those shoWd be accorded 10
,chigs eprychtre"
The above is Of distinct auraiion Of the Com
promise by the wings Of Ohio as a party.
The Intelligeneer makes its next point against as
| follows:
"The Uaon says that the democrats renominated Gov.
Wood, who, in his message the Legislature, recon-.
meDded the support of the compromise measures. This
| allegation is wholly erroneous"
We understand Governor Wood to support the execu-
ton OF the compromise laws while they remain on the
statute. book. In far language is regarded as
abutng to him the recommendation TO the Legislature
that the laws should be supported in any other sense
than this it is Inexperienced by the Integeneer. We
do not TO say that he has yet recommended that
the fugitive law should stand unchanged upon the statute
book but we trust that remembering the just and con-
sutonal sprt OF the Intervention platform of 1915
which the democracy have again triumphanty placed
him in power. Governor Wood will 60 the full length OF
such wise recommendation in his next message. We
believe that the bulk of his party will sustain him in SO
doing
The I~tdlgeneer's third and Last point is OF so much
importance, and is, when rightly understood so absolute.
decisive Of the issue between that journal and our
selves the comparative soundness Of the two par
ties in Ohio the Compromise, that quote the nie-
gsneer's statement, a, length
Nor the Of the democrats in The legislature
Of Ohio any favorable tho promise measures
than that OF Governor Wood The com pc ,ed
Of seventeen wings sixteen democrats and three free
sellers and the house OF hirytwo wings, thirty dom
ocrats, and eight free soiIers.
The record OF the proceedings Of these respective bode.
will show that in the the ED OF March last
commits, federal relations reported resolution on the
subject OF slavery as follows
Rso'psd by The Ge~uaf Antmby of The STATE of Oiio
That while this general assembly would urge faith
sister States OF The Union. the moot efectna mode OF
securing their best interests well high duty which
they owe alike to themselves and their common county,
would most earnestly recommend TO Congress the necessity
OF 90 amending and modifying the OF
slave law that willis IL faithful pliance w,
a. Its obligations imposed by the constitution OF the United
States. will as becomes Tree government, guard with
| jealous care the rights OF its ireemen.
ITO this resolution amendment was moved and car
red in the following words
And IL said law in the opinion Of Congress- cannot be
amended give claimed fuRtvcs from
labor the benefit Of every legal defence of their liberty
then recommend the repeal Of said law.
i "The question was then taken the proposition as
amended, and IL was sgreed to--yeas 10, nays 10
IAN additional resolve then moved, couchcd in
Language Of Governor Woods inaugural address is
noted by the quotation marks. II is in these Words
Rssop,d That the law commonly called the fugitive
law being, in the udgm OF this general assembly
law that makes evidence conclusive of the
tcrs right and his slave that denies
Of OF petty officers IL that nj YES
double compensation find every claim in favor
OF the master, and pays the expenses in from
the public treasury never receive the voluntary
Grafton of our people, and ought therefore be immed
ately repealed.
yeas 81, nays g.
"On the 9th OF Macb the solutions were tax en-
in the house The first passed by yea
81 nays 10 motion then made amend the second
resolve by inserting before the word repealed in the
line, the words modified amended ; but this
iected. IL then moved and agreed to modify the
guage quoted from the governors address,
to make it read ought ncver instead OF can never ;
and ia this form the second resolution adoptcdyea,
Al, nays 81"
To this answer, first, as TO Governor Wood Assn
ming that the objections the fugitive law. enumerated
in the second resolution are the language OF his na