The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-04-07
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hfionisn,-ls52 and the Un,on
The administration is in fix. II has choice
~ftwo slterna tives-either to cut Seward and his
Sarty or surrender. Mr.. Fillmore hesitates- is
nice question; but something must be given up,
any way you can fix it, MIR. President ana the
dime Is at hand for decision upon this question:
does the administration intend to knock under 10
HE Seward faction, does it intend to cut loose
FROM that unclean association of pie-bald abolition
ssfs, The question demands some attention. 1t is
Smport ant to know the drift of the policy Of the
President and his cabinet,
! 1t Is notorious that the Seward freeso Gal
phin cabinet Of General Taylor broke him dowa.
1t is manifest that the same set have contrved to
get hold upon the present administration, in spite
Of itself; and it scarcely needs repeating in New
York, that all attempts, and all expedients and all
devices, and all experiments, TO nationalize and
unonize the whig party Of New York upon plat
form broad the country, have signally and de-
piorably failed that all know, and all deplore
except your higher law a" people, whose hate 0
the slaves master stronger than their love Of the
Union.
The President, strongly instigated by Mr. Web
ster has taken his stand upon the compromises. Ii
is proclai lined as their platform The government
papers, all over the land, proclaim it. with very
distinct insinuations that the support Of the com
promises, they stand, and the loaves and fishes,
are 10 go together. few Of the Northern organs
of the whg party have been set aside publishers
OF the laws, on account Of their disregard Of this
state Of things; and direct warning has been given
TO the Seward faction, in their stronghold Of New
York. in the discharge Of four five Of his igher
Law Office holders
All this is not much, but il is something and is
Intended to signify great deal. While Mr.. Web
ster is going round the country, making his Union
speeches, consistency requires that the administra
ton should do something to correspond with these
alive protestations. Hence the setting aside
Of certain freesoil whig papers, and the discharge
of several Seward men from the benefit Of the fede
raj spells in New York.
but we apprchend the good work of nationalizing
the whig party will stop short for want OF the
qusite nerve to carry and to carry it through
The Seward organs, so far from being inundated,
defy the administration to go ahead. 8 The bas-
ket i ready-let the heads roll President Fillmore
recoils; and while cabinet council, sitting in
the White House, gravely and boldly resolves to
cut the Seward faction another ca bnet council,
after the commencement of the wedding out, timidy
decides that it is beet to pause ; erhaps we may
comp oMise it with Seward n the Hunkers did
with the Van Burens without any sacrifice of prin-
ciple AT all events, what are we to gain by lop-
ping of the right wing Of the whig party in the
North when we have no promise of any equivalent
from the south none in the world. We shall gain
nothing.
Here, then, is the position of the admistration.
They stop to count the cost of standing emphati-
cslly before the country upon the compromises,
and in emphatic active opposition to the de-
sti uctive denominations Of Seward and his higher
Law They did begin it, but they quail. Mr..
Webster continues to ainuse the country with fine
speeches; but the punishment of the Northern
traitors to tho whig party and the Union i sus-
pended But the President must take Seward and
: hi set or be willing TO throw overheard the States
vi New York, Ohio, Vermont, and Massachusetts
The sni-slayery element in these States constitutes
the ruling power Of the whig party. We have had
frequent illustrations Of the within the last year.
hoi only in New York, but just decsively in
Ohio, \ ermont, ard Massachusetts Indeed, the
iater state Is already lost the wings, from the
alleged detection Of MIR Webster TO first principles
This Is about as far the administration ought to
be expected TO 60, until il is ascertained what is to
be made in the South If the President should cut
Seward and his allies, and send them adrif. The
idea Of any President making himself absolute
sac rifce upon the altar of the Union, upon the
union platform, Is perfectly absurd No, sir If we
expected to make sacrifices in section for the
sake u the Union, must have equivalents in
other section II we sacrifice New York, must
have some promise prospect Of gaining Virginia
and Georgia. And what chance is there for this
administration, or Mr. Fillmore, or Mr.. Webster
for either Virginia Georgia, in l-52 for any thing
they may do for the south in the meantime No
cbaScc al all.
This brings TO a fair conclusion. To sacrifice
Seward and his allies, is for the administration to
give up the States Of New York. Ohio, Massachu-
setis, aud Vermont, 20 the democrats, from the
inevitable disruption Of the whig party. That's
plain. IL il pretty evident, on the other hand
that nothing would be gained by such a policy in
the south The administration, then, cannot afford
70 spare seward and company; but would rather
compFomi>e il with them for the sake of peace and
This i hard necessity, which coerces a c)mpro-
mise with traitors; but IL Is. The Rcpubfc of
tbs morning, appears to be actually fearful that
Seward, Weed, and Greeley may read the adni-
nstrnton out Of the church, or Taylorize IT, and
Tylerire it at the same time; and pleads the apollo
ges Of the President to the nuhers Wherever
they have been offended, in being superseded By
Union men, II was simply intended 20 keep UP ap-
PcasaLces. We know that the abolition Sentiment
As powerful IN the North. We know il must be re-
fTs cttd, o. that we are gone. But we must keep
np appearances. So for Gods sake, let the anti
slavery Icope have some consideration for u, and
our position to the country at large.
striped Of it, yeibiagc, such Il the appeal Of \
the R,1pt(,c in behalf Of the administrator The /
fact Iappsrrnt that the President will not make I
adhesion t. the Fugitive Slave law a test question
q whiggery. lie has proclaimed the platform /
but II the party refuse to stand upon il, what
h. d. but submitl No, sir; the fine speeches Of I
Mr.. " ebster are all well enough in their way |
Mr. webster, however. il welcome to the she'll \
white scward and the nullhers have the kernel Of \
The argument. The administration is compelled TO
make The most Of Seward and company: and thus
tn fedefnl government and the state az New York \
are bforgh into false position q hostility TO the
South. account Of the necessities Uf Mr.. Fill 4
more and hi. cabinet who too weak to dispense 4
with the nullihers and the demsgogues Of the higher
law; too timid 70 the risk Of being Tyerized
BY Northern Wig manifesto.
To make the matter worse, il i evident enough 4
that Gen scott Is up for l1J2 in opposition 10 Ill
more and Webster. Il i supposed that the whig /
who gets the Philadelphia nomination will be the 4
candidate 81 the party. The Noltbern states caa 4
certainly control The nomination, aud New lork will
most probably have the game in her own hands. /
What chance will there b. for either Fillmore or 4
Webster, IL they act out-andout in tho conduct II I
This administration a. Northern men with Southern I
principles Let the President dismiss Seward and \
Is psrty-lct him declare I and act up % IL. that
ai nallihers and "highcr law" men are hefctics. /
ard excommunicate them a. fast a. he End them. \
and Ia the whig convention Of l,J2 Gen. Scott will
get the vote 81 cyeEy Northern state in the Union
Already are the nullfers rRllying 10 his standard
40 head Of Fillmore and Webster. This Is the
state ~ the case, We make il out. BY cutting
Ioose from Seward 4 Co, the administration has
nothing Of gain TO expect in the South, and every
thing ~ loss 70 expect IN the North. In no c0ntn-
gcnsy will the democrats come 70 the support, In
Iebz, II Fillmore or Webster. The time has gone
by. A. candidates for 1-52, they do and m MS, de-
pend upon the whig party. Either will be satisfied