The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-09-28


An Anomalous Position Explained.
AN ANOMALOUS rosrIoN.-The position of the Washing
Union in regard the for tho presidency
very anomalous that think il will require than
ordinary the part OF its editor keep him in
don of even toerabe comfort and On day his
bnge sounds out ringing notes to rally the national de-
mocacy" TO the support of the compromise measures and
the mex, sword in hand, he attacks the very who
vitality to those measures, and who stands pledged
soemnly all the powers vested in him by the
constitution prevent any disturbance of this settlement
OF vexed and most dangerous question II the editor OF
the Union regards tho maintenance Of this Unon es'ab
hed by the constitution. object far lar above any
party Triumph, cannot but think that hs adopts
strange mode manifest his views and wishes lie
full well that, with Mr. Fillmore in the presidential
chair, bill repeating the ugitive-slave law-now the
only part of the Compromse which be reached by
legislaon-or modifying impair its value the
South could, il passed by Congress, become law
for he is well that Mr.. Fillmore would with tho
pomptness, place his upon any such bill
lPsfrabng IateHigenesr.
The Petersburg Integencer pronounces. in the above
extract from its columns, our position anomalous, be-
do not consent 10 advocate the reelection OF
Mr.. Fillmore, nasmuch he in Office and promises
to execute the fugitive, slave law. Now, think that
il that journal will only consider that Mr. Fillmore,
granting that he will perform his constitutional duty in
respect TO the Compromise, do in this respect nothing
that thousands of good democrats not better able to
dothat in point of fact the wing party, if successful
will not allow Mr. Fillmore to execute his pronse-and
that the democratic party for public
who does derive his power from faith in their creed,
maxims, and polcyit tina, there is no anomaly
whatever in position.
But let analyze little more closely this posula,e
of the lnelligencer, that Mr.. Fillmore ought be
elected because he is in Office and will not violate his
oath 10 execute the laws This is the pos,ulate OF the
monarchsis OF Europe-the assumption on which the
elective principle in system is assaed II President
Fillmore promises TO the laws what do the
people want and why put them to the trouble of looking
into the pretensons of the various asprants to this
office! And if. at the end OF another four years. Mr.
Fillmore should still be well, and promise to execute
the laws, why even then interfere with him. Or
why. finally, if he should die. not allow him beforehand
to appoint successor or hx hereditary line that will
put end forever TO all this noise and confusion about
finding man to execute the lawsl This is the
sary result OF the postulatea of anomaly that we
protest against.
Again by what OF logic is il that great public
measure, in accordance with the settled principles of
party and demonstrated TO be necessary to the public
welfare, shall be cause for not assigning that party
the chief honors growing OF that measure Even in
constitutional monarches il would be deemed gross in
suit 10 the public understanding no, to observe this
necessary law in determining the selections OF be
made in order to carry out the public policy.
We say 10 the Petersburg In,ellgencer that our posi-
ton would be truly anomalous il did claim for our
party not merely the duty Of putting Mr. Fillmore out of
Office because his party has abandoned him, bu, because
il is impossible obtain in any other way the guarantee
that is needed destroy the combinations which
the peace OF the country and the integrity OF the
Union. I, is admitted by Mr. Webster, and all candid
and truthful minds, that the elevation of Mr. Fillmore
power the result of such combinations. and that their
unavoidable tendency to produce civil and break
up federal system II the nellgence has any doub,
on this subject will make the quotations from Mr.
Webser's late speeches, which will remove all doubt
Does the Inelgencer deny that the parties in Pennsy
vana and New York, headed by Johnston and Seward,
those parties which pu, Mr. Fillmore in Office Ifso,
We think may well re,or upon the ln,egencer that
its position is the greatest OF anomaly that has
recently been presented TO the public scrutiny for il has
been bu, few weeks since that journal characterized the
New York wing address showing Sewardism in all
s features The emphatic language OF the Intelligence
In reference TO the sentiments IN that address,
"Tbe trail of the serpent is them all"
II ms pe ]ust language IN reference 10 view YORK
whiggery, presume that the Gorsuch murders have
done nothing make il inappicable the whiggery of
Pennsylvania, whose organ, Gov Johnston, has staked
his political character vpon his ability to explain to Mr.
Fillmore that the execution OF the fugitive slave law is
not the thing required by the whg party, but that this
law mus, be repealed modified to suit the tender con.
sciences OF the abolitionists
The Petersburg lnelligencer WILL therefore, excuse us
for being able to In the suggestion that either
heWashngton Union any other democratic paper can
support Mr. Fillmore candidate for the presidency
Against all such suggestions our reply is-TIMEO DA
NAOS EFT DONA FERENTESl
The Democracy OF P~nnsylvapis.
Our readers will agree with in commencing the tone