The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-05-17

The special organ Complains OF our aluson 10 the
part which Mr. Fillmore acted the abolition question:
alleging that in the last election ~ toas the staple Of
stump speeches and party resolutions, and the ameican
people elected Mr. Fillmore to the rice presidency spite
Of H." According the logic of the special organ, the
statute of limitations excupaes entirely the agency OF
the whig party in giving birth and dignity to political
anti. slavery in order TO the election oil General
TAYLOR and Mr. Fillmore, but must be interpreted in the
very opposite when it suits its convenience 10
assert that the democratic party responsible for the
Buffalo platform, and for the combination which
elected Mr.. Sumner to the Senate Of the United
States This kind of logic will not do, and is so
contrary the rules OF sense. that we are in
cned TO think il onya way the special organ has of
manesting its ill-w that two such distinguished mem
hers Of the cabinet as Messrs. Webster and Corwn
should have left records on the subject which
make the true logic OF the qualities that must ever be
excluded from the Republic. Did not Mr. Corwin i'm
pore the abolitioniss vote for MIR. Fillmore, saying
they ave my ehiidren--my ,rhig ehadrena Did no,
Dr. Webster sny the same thing. IN substance, paen
he approached the Buffalo platform tseft-an alica
taking of chg property But the special organ admit
ting all this says, in substance Did not The people elect
Mr. Fillmore in spite ofn7 And can ii be supposed that
anything uchieh Mr. Fillmore did before the las election is
hare any ceglt determining his claims as he pres
cat candidate Of he whig party for The presidency
This is the point which wished to see distinctly
put by the special organ, order that readers may
not mistake the lame and impoent defence which il sets
up for the inuinebiify of the present administration
Instead of making the manly declaration which the truth
emands that the combination by which General Tay
vas elected implicated the whg party, both the author
political anti slavery and the beneficiary OF all the re-
aIs Of the power it bestowed-insead. say Of ad-
hitting what is clear daylight on this subject and
oundng the desire Of Mr. Fillmore to be elected to the
presidency the magn anmiiy OF his countrymen who
night forgive such fault in the presence of the cred,
which due TO him Tor his conduct the present head
Of the Administration special organ prefers perse
charging unustly the democratic party, which has
bOby defed the ncendiary spirit OF abolition in all the
ssges OF its encroachmen the peace and harmony of
he land.
But in this re.pec, the special organ is unfortunate
M Fillmore the presidency preclndes nqairy into
III objections which were made 10 him during that
r,~ This is indeed strange logic. whether applied
MORALS laws, politics. The wrong done by individuals
parties is often not really understood until the authors
lave been long in possession of the advantage which
snpted them 10 commit the wrong II such logic
recognised BY the people- the objections made to the
election OF individual to the presidency TO be
ered invaldaied BY his OF the highest
neguards against The dangers Of party spr, would be
Withdrawn. Such logic would have kept John Quincy
Adams in power for all the faults OF his administration
we're anticipated. the natural result OF his unsound
POLITICAL principles BY ,hoee who opposed his election Yet
did not avail him 10 say 10 the American people that
the objections made to his reelection had been disposed
b his hrst election and plea that. il they true
The constituted authorities ought TO have trusted
bin with the highest Office in the gift Of the republic
We the special organ tina, have no desire 10
profit by the very bad defence il makes for Mr. Fillmore,
When II tells that ough, not TO go back 10 the
circumstances which connect him with The abolition so.
as's'; but we insist upon it that common justice claims
H the democratic party the merit OF not being RESPONSE
We for the sins Of those societies, by whose influence. we
eel authorized in saying, the wing ticket succeeded at
ne last election II will not do TO answer this demand
us,ice by saying that the Erie letter "was printed and
ined Ten thousand npes" during the last election, nor
bat Gen Campbell that he "knew Mr. Fillmore 10
kG free from abolition sentiments any in The
North" Gen. Campbell csnno, be presumed 10 know Mr.
fillmore we'll as Me.ers Webster and Corwin whose
sImony is before the whole country, proving, beyond
doubt dispute that abolition and ee-soil the
FopeTy Of whggery, relied upon for political purpose,
pod never abandoned until it that political
Osor thus organized cond exist without destroying
WI Constitution and Union.
Bot it is no, alone this question OF the re-
feasibility OF the administration for the evils OF po-
Teal anti slavery that we think the defence OF the
t~al organ will be, and ought to be, unsatisfac
W TO the country. When we stated facts proving
inadequate protection Of our interests on our Mex
aa frontier. III. reply set up was that we seemed
Tosed to take the side OF the Mexican government
that at best all that could be made of tina, fact
'as, that democratic Congress bad left The War Do
atnent without means for the next fiscal year, pL,eh
'a not commnsx until The first Of July ner'. All the
an' were granted that asked for during the pas,
'oyears and yet the frontier was not defended during
d lime, and the singular excuse is given that the ap
pauons for the estimates Of the next year were not
nat the heads OF bureaus had desired What relation
ud here he between such appropriations and the dep
Oaons Of Indians that had occurred year before, and
Psvent which there had been the most ample means
t0V'ded by Congressi
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