The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-10-24
From the philadelphia Evening Argus, Oct. r.
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Governor Johnston played game ne. 70 secure the fee
soil vote lie was willing 70 hazard ne loss o some wing
suppon gain the iree'soiefs "-Dails Nstss
More than once during the canvass that has Just ter
minated so glorousiy Tor the national democracy IN this
State, charged upon Gov. Johnston and his friends
that they were playing game TO catch the abolition and
free soil The State. But this always most
indignantly denied by the wing journals, who claimed
the governor 10 be last and finn friend OF the Union,
and disposed TO aid IN calming the stormy agitation OF the
country by all the means IN has power Even after his
speech Lancaster this tale repeated. and Tor what
purpose the News plainly statesio secure me free sol
Uote For this end the Chrsana outrage WAS suffered 10
pass uAheeded by Gov Johnston until his attention was
forced TO the matter by convention oil eltlzens bnt
Gov Johnston has been defeated on the platform OF his
raising. and hereafter II Will be lesson TO those
who are willing sacrifice the honor OF the State and
nation on the altar OF personal and private ambition.
But the principal point IN This statement, TO which we
wish 10 call the attention OF the naon is the bold and
INSCRIPTIONS game that is playing IN the North By the
wings to effect an organization with he free soil and abo-
on parties, and thus oveIbalance The democracy,
and be enabled TO carry out Their projects upon the
peace of the Union. This commenced year 5
ago by Daniel Webster, when he declared that the wing
party had always been the abolition party OF the country,
and therefore there need OF separate organza-
to effect the objects OF that peculiar body OF polill.
clans This idea, thus migrated on the popular mind OF
the country, became The nucleus around which rallied
all The discontinued spirits Of The North and East and
Senator Seward, oil New York. seized hold of il and
Enumerated his wild doctrine OF obedience, which,
if il had not been resisted by the national democracy,
would have ended in most fatal consequences at TINS
iuncure Mr. Webster, with his usual devotion TO sell
deserted his old platform of free soil and abolition, and
ioned in the cry against the child he had begoen and
the offspring he had warmed into life and beng; fof
this act OF ardy justice TO the and safety OF Inc ma
ton, Mr. Webster has been denounced by the wing parry
in the North and the States of Pennsylvania ONO, ana
New York. have declared in favor OF General Scott VINO
is understood belong TO the ultra free soil wing OF the
Beaten as they have been in this State upon the issue
still they depend upon this feeling to win the stake
if victory at all 10 be hoped for By this faction 1heI
policy open from which there is no retreat
and the friends of the defeated governor in this State hal
os,rr nj fhn hnUa n
Washington to be seen in the recent election here
and they not disposed to let the vctos wear the chap
let of triumph without placing thorn amid the roses
The national wings may struggle; but they are IN the to
OF the embracing serpent and are bound TO De swaowef
up in the all absorbing free soil and abolition party ina
has gotten hold OF the wing organization in the Nortf
and East, and is fast separating them from all affinity
with the other States OF the Union The South can have
no sympathy with this party OF shreds and patches, an(
the men in The commercial cities OF the eastern States
beginning to have the scales taken from their eyes,
are enabled what effect further continuance II
this will have upon the prosperity OF all parts
the Union.
Under these auspices then, the whs party and il
allies presented to the other sections of the country will
regard to the presidency Even those who are oudest
defence of The compromise measures the very mel
who conured up the storm OF fanalicism that they arr
now deprecang and led the in the attack upon th
constitutional rights of the other sections OF the nation
The game OF Gov Johnston 10 soA Uofes is Il
be duplicated in the presidential issue, and no one whit
il not identified with that faction be nominated
What result this fact will have upon the South, 0
whether they willing 10 be placed in the keeping
the men who are thus sahbng them in their deares
rights remains to be One thing is certain The re
cent election in this Stale demonstrates the total want
honesty and fairness in the wing party, and exposes q
the world the they willing resort 10 in orde
to grasp still stronger the power they SO dearly pTze
All nationality gone from them forever, and they s,an
before the nation dsgraeed and beaten, upon ne DIGa
and acknowledgment OF the wisdom and policy OF The
80 compromise measures.