The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-07-16
Tho New WING Platform.

The Republic of yesterday quotes from the Union a
single sentence Invested Of all reference TO its context,
Of the following tenor:
'The States should be permitted attend and regu
late their Affairs, and the federal government should
not interfere with them"
This quotation the court journal affects to consider
an implied endorsement OF its respect the
ton Of the wing conventions OF Pennsylvania and Ohio
in which unmstakeable indications appear of design
the part Of the wing party Of the North to disturb the
compromise with regard to the feature which
especially commends them TO the favor of the South
that Of the fugitive law The obstinate silence Of the
court Journal when repeatedly called upon to denounce
that action. the organ of administration protesting
only attachment the whole series of compromise
measures but arrogany assuming TO monopolize all the
credit for those measures has several times received the
rebukes OF the Union and it drawing rather largely
upon the credulity of its readers to SEEK by gar
bled extract, to induce the belief that its reprehen-
sibe acquicscence in the schemes OF its abolition allie,
with other than the severe condemnation OF this
paper, The Republic knows full well that referred
in the above extract the respective powers of the
eral and State governments and that language
not be tortured into apology for the political patty
action OF Mr. Fillmore the special organ OF his admin
straton.
this pretext to out from its hiding place 1t boldly
announces the programme OF the future operations OF the
wing party and repudiaes the compromise platform here
tofore occupied by Mr. Fillmore in the following terms
We shall continue leave the free and unbiased
action Of the States the adoption of such nominations and
platforms as they may deem proper"
Here is plain avowal that the wings party have
surrendered all pretensions to a common platform Of
princ,pes that their tactics consist fraerniZne
with the factions Of the day that support of the com
promise measures not to be held ties. of Utig
thodory; and that every shade of political opinion on
whatever measure principle Of public policy, is to be
tolerated, if found under the cloak OF whiggery.
We have on other occasions predicted that such would
be the ultimate course of the wings Despite their pro-
fessions OF loyalty TO the constitution and to the compro
misses Of the constitution has been evident from the
accession of General Taylor to the presidency in ls4s,
that the abolition element at the North, with which
whggery is so strongly infused must Of necessity
be predominant in a wing administration of public
affairs. We have now the avowal of the official
organ that their political action is not TO be restrained
by syllable Of remonstrance from the presses under
the control OF Mr. Fillmore his cabinet and we
may therefore reasonably hope that shall hereafter be
saved the appeals Of that print to the sympahies of the
friends OF the Union the South behalf OF this admins
taon the supporters and defenders OF the compac,s Of
the constitution The country sle longer conjecture
TO the character Of the presidential contest in 1852
The democracy with platform of principles OF unver-
sal application, encounter did in 1910, 1884, and
ls4s, party of no principles in common, but which will
avail itself OF the heterogeneous opinions and preudices
Of every faction in every section of the country.