The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-08-06

Third Chestnut suoct.
The Oo.naioa bstsvse" seward and FILLMORE.
:. Black spirits and white,
Bias spirits and gray
Mnge, mi0gle, mlnge--
You that mingle may
The long -perdng negotiations have been finished.
The articles of capulaton have been signed and the
surrender has been made The forces OF the higher law
are victorious, aud the followers OF the President have
been vanqushed and have taken service IN The ranks Of
the victors The President and the Auburn demagogne
have shaken hands, and may now lie down together in
love and harmony.
Some simple minded and trusting wings in the South
who have been misled by the worthless procamations
wordy Professions and repeated oratons Of the Presi
dent and his travelling cabinet6ed with no-partysm
and welI-,urned periods prasing the Union. and with
equivocal promises Of support to the Conpromse-may
start with establishment on learning that on Satur-
day last coalition between the President and Will
liam H. Seward was formally agreed and
summated at Albany, the capital OF New York But
let them pause and reflect and review the past, and
they will be astounded that they did not anticipate
such consummaton. During MIR. Fmore's whole
in Congress he went far the farhest in his
hostility to southern nstu,ions-n disregardng south
rights insulting southern feelings, and tanning the
flames Of sectional hostility. Before the people of West
ern New York he appealed 10 the ant, slavery feeling
and cour,ed with eager industry the abolitionists the
anti Masons and all those factions which have been
nurtared and nourshed by the wings in that Of
the Union
There was another person playing the SANG game in
Western New York and when Mr. Fillmores aspirations
looked beyond the Buffalo congressional district he
sariy came into competition with Mr.. Seward. There
cannot be kings the throne; and the efforts
Of M crJ H., u.
sentiment in Western New York brought them into col
lson That is the origin Of The jealousy which exist
Ell between them. Was Mr. Fillmore honest in his uni
form anil slavery while candidate before the
people of New York; II so. has he ever renowned his
error II he affiliated with abolitonsm only for party pur-
poses and for personal would he do
again for the interests Of his party Of hmsef These
questions and the argument they contain never
have occurred to large portion of the southern wing,
while listening to the sweet voice OF oparyism,
the brave promises the laws and the camor
professions Of devotion TO the Union. But the
southern people must understand the game which has
been played them They ought have understood il
long ago. The shadows of coming events have been
plainly visible for many months. We have pointed them
out time and again; but there eyes which would
not and ears which would not hear.
The first step in Mr.. Fllmores administration was a
blunder. 1t placed him in position where h1Adminis-
traton must be shattered to pieces unless the Texas
boundary speedily and definitely settled There
no hope Of settling the Texas boundary without passing
the other questions in dispute The President had there
fore, alternative but attach his signature the meas
OF adjustment He thus forced by stringent ne
cessity to sign the fugitive slave law for otherwise he
knew there would have been in all the southern States
man to sustain bis administration. He was obliged
to sign it-crcumstances compelled him sign il !; but
before he attached his signature. he sheltered himself be-
hind the opinion OF the Attorney General. From that
time this his organs though often requested have
failed and refused TO say whether Mr.. Fillmore approves
the fugitvcslave law-whether he would sanction its
provisions imbodied in isolated act, or whether he
would veto any anti slavery attempt to alter or repeal it,
The circumstances which detailed yesterday, and
which we have mentioned often that will not
peat them now, TO show that from the time OF the
adjournment Of the session which passed the peace
ures everything has been conducted to avoid, il
possible, giving offence to the anti slavery party OF the
North or preventing future alliances with it. Some few
Of the Presidents personal friends necessarily
warded Public opinion required change Of cabinet.
Mr. Corwin took the place OF Mr.. Meredith, but the
treasury patronage remained where Mr. Meredith had
placed IT, Mr. Hall took the place OF Mr.. Collamer, but
tbs patronage Of the General Post Once remains in the
hands to which Mr. Collamer had con6ded il Mr. Stuart
took the place OF Mr. Ewing, and, despite his declaration
IN Virginia, the great bulk of the tmmenae patronage of
me Interior Department still enjoyed by the APP
point.s Of Thomas Eving, of Ohio, the bosom friend
Of I'm. H. Seoard, Of Nsv York.
The oath Of the Presden, required him 10 execute the
laos He promised to his official influence to fulfil
tina, OATH In vague terms he rebuked agitation leaving
in doubt whom he considered responsible for agitation
On every occasion he spoke of his love for the Union
and set forth the dangers which menaced IT, cautiously
RETAINING from saying who caused those dangers This
policy thought be quite strong enough to answer
wing purposes in the South for the manner in which
southern wings had allowed themselves to be duped in
times past was counted with some degree OF conf
dencs We know not how far this policy nigh, have
succeeded in the southern States had il no, been for IN.
necessary movements in the northern Sa,e.--n Pam
sylvania and Ohio, for instance movements which
induced . portion OF the southern whig pres. to
unsea s TO the long unheeded warnings Of the
democratic party. Before the developments in Penn
lvsnia and Ohio. and the sanction given the action Of
the whg conventions in those States, could induce
but lew beyond the ranks OF the democratic party to
any covert purpose in the tour OF the President and
large portion OF ths cabinet TO Western New York. But
additional light is furnished by the proceedings 1t
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