The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-08-07

TAs seward aud FiIlnaore Coalition
The coalition agreed to last Saturday between the
friends Of Mr. Fillmore and the hgher-law followers OF
WIN. H. Seward demands more extended comments than
We have yet made If the Albany movement related only
to matters Of State policy. and implicated none but New
York politicians il would deserve serious consideration,
and open extensive field of discussion But that
msnt had relation chiefly TO federal politics, and duplicates
not only New York politicians but the President and the
prominent whg presses-indeed it duplicates the whole
whig party Of the Union. The Albany committees spoke
not only for themselves and their constituents, but for
the whgs of other States and the organs OF the admins
tion have endorsed their action in terms Of extravagan,
laudation Under these circumstances the Albany plat
form becomes the platform OF the administration and.
SUCH it, character and structure be strictly
scrutinixed or TOO carefully exposed
In our article Of yesterday laid bare the cautious
sdsaling and shutting evasion which had been
sorted to for the purpose of binding the eyes of the
southern wings. while the plans being maiured to
betay the wing party into the hands Of the b,erest foes
OF southern rights and the enemies OF the Union
and the constitution We had discharged this task some
time ago We warned the southern wings of the dan
gers which were before them-dangers which could only
spurn all further connexion with the an,i-slavery
dsmagogues and factonists who lived by agitation,
and must have persisted mseraby whenever peace and
kindly feelings should be restored between the two
tons Of the Union We also warned the southern wings
Of the shallowness Of those noparty professions, and
the worhlessness of those vows of devotion 10 the
Union which have been pentfuly used to blind and
begue them, by whose lives had been spent in Civ
ing strength the element which has entered
nto American politics since the days OF the Hartford
vention Suspicion made us watchful. We bad scptural
authority for believing that the leopard could not change
his spos and thai,he Ethiopian could no, change his skin
And when we saw men who had devoted the best days
Of their lives in building up the ant-savery sentiment
suddenly give vociferous voice TO patriotic sentiments,
We suspected that there something still rotten
in Denmark" We were thus naturally induced TO
examins the political position of those men, their
future hopes and future aspirations the ends they wished
10 accomplish. and the means necessary to accomplish
those ends Then the conviction fastened itself upon
mind that the national administration laboring solely
for the ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Of party. and that it
ready enter into any combination with the higher law
fanatics of the North whenever such a combination
might party purposes Every phase OF subsequent
events has but served to give confirmation to de-
duc,ons until now have full demonstration of them
in the Albany platform
Yesterday gave hasty sketch OF the leading fea-
lures of the coalition, by which the friends OF the admin
sion surrendered to the followers of Mr. Seward and
engaged TO take service in the Seward ranks In that
sketch we showed that the New York coalition had
omitted, and by emitting refused, 10 sustain the Compro
mise; tina, had specified in the commentator which it
H. Al. AZ.
which that commentator reached that the specification
had sudiousy ereluded everything for which the admin
stfaion damned credit in the South and that had stu
diexay condemned all those of the Compromise
wAieA Mr. Stoa,d had denounced
The Republic keeps standing head to its editorial
columns extract from the annual message from MIR
Fillmore, which, auding to he peace measures. says
Ths series OF which have alluded
Earded BY settlement in princip pie and substance
final setemsntof tho dangerous and exciting subjects
which they embraced"
This extract has been used for months to put ring in
the moss Of southern whgsey. Bu, no~, the elections
in the South being well nigh over, the Albany platform
says, abiding to the fugtive-s slave law;
THAT the laws Congress and OF the State legislature,
prououuced constitutional by the judicial tribunals. n,pst
be enforced and implicitly obeyed, and that while this t.
chessfuy recognised the duly Of ell subjects OF the
niabs 70 discuss, with full and mutual regard FOR
rGhM and Interests of all parts OF the condsacy, (Which
- necessary now to maintain il Indispensable 10
echisvs the blessed Union of he9 Stacs the
Of saoh laws and the proprey Of any provisions
80 - ssfk ~ rpeal mol Gea
tisa."
Tie Republic shouts "amen-so be it, and cries aloud
thar h 'Ae rs~rpd and noi,enae right of re,m<n ID
sev ~ snaemeni, operation, mobilization or repeal o,
all isss" We may adm, the abstrac, proposition az IL
ordinary iass; but when series Of iams has beer
passsd In the nature Of - final settlement between
netng interests and prendices that series of laws par
takes Of the nature Of treaty Of peace and amity; ant
he who contends that any OF the provisions whct
make up the whole Compyomise is subject TO repeal
and intends 10 give practical effect to his opinions an
sasmy to ne wAots treuiy Of peace and amny But now
the organ OF the administration has said most distinctly
that the might've slave law is fit subject OF modification
repeal; and we asscrt that il has thereby repuliaed
and rsractsd q the bidding Of the higher-aw followers
Of VIM H. Seward, the presidential assertion that the
Compromise measures are. sin principle and substance
afaai ~tismsM Of the dangerous aad exciting subjects
which they embraced
IL there any slower deep into which the aminstra
ton snk now Can there BE- any stronger proof o.
nm'dy '--any stronger proof Of m utter absorptpr
Of personsl pride and personal respect h the selfish xxi
ssas'ss Of party