The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-10-19

10 the same subject and calculated to throw additional
gh uuon it. which are published in columns to-day.
Hon. Henry Clay and tho Whlg Party.
We invite careful attention the following distinct
and pointed language of Mr.. Clay, fully eondemning,
and in fact specifying for condemnation the existing
eanisat;on of the hig party in New York, Pennsyuand,
and Ohio II will be remembered that the wings of New
York in their late platform, which we have recently
printed carefully reserve and declare both the right and
the duty of every voter to diseuss" any and all laws,
uhe fugitive law ncuded) with view to their modfca-
ton or repeal-that the wings of Ohio. in their
last State convention, declare that the maintenance
OF disturbance OF the Compromise, in all any Of its
parts an open question. which they profess. as
party perfect oleraton Of opinion, and that the wings
Of their last legislature recorded their vote Of Mryr
to ka for the immediaie repeal of the fugitive law on
abolition reasons rendered in the resolution self-hat
The whig party OF Pennsylvania by special vote Of their
convention and by the express language of their
nee Governor Johnston, in his speech to the
ton accepting their nomination. which speech the
v.non received with reclamation, took the aboitionst
ground that the fugitive law is as open TO repeal the
tariff"
Now read what Mr. Clay says in direct reference to
all this We copy from long letter addressed by
HIM to csr,ain gentlemen OF New York, under date of
Ashland, Sd October, 1851 whieh letter has been sup
pressed til The 1hig -oboiont game has been lost in
Pennsylvania and Ohio by the signal defeat Of the sOhigs
in the late elections:
You refer, gentlemen TO Resolutions and addresses
adopted conventions lately assembled around US,
which have with regret well alarm tina, the
question Of adherence the Compromise is avoided or
ms the III.
resolutions. have been inaenive ind iferent
of them, and with you deeply regret their adop
ton pish thai these respectable bodies could hare BEEN
las ambgSoss and trpiicif declaring their deter
~ao~ to oequitsee a~d abide by graf nseassrs of
pace s~d comp or,i rhieh fori~g an epoch in the pro-
ss Of eos~try, i~te~dsd yseoAels AVID rest ws
e0~eord a~d frair~ai eass arso~s divided eounrv
THERE WAS NO NECESSITY TO RE
SERVE RIGHT TO DISCUSS, TO MODIFY
AND TO REPEAL THE OBNOXIOUS Law. SUCH
right existed without any express reservation only
that law, but to all laws, and the constitution it,
self which has Incorporated in the right OF ndmen
and consequently that Of discussion But there
sions when spirit of moderation should prompt for
beaance exercise that right II Intended
than meets the eye than TO proclaim the theoretic
night Of dscussionii IL designed u the
night OF unremid agitation, to continue the distractions
Of the country, and, finally, IL possible, repeal the g
uvesave awpatrsfi.r awd harmony rssf eo~dsnsN fhs
s~ss eswH, a. Jra~ght With the most msehispous and
puiio1s eo~a qa<~oss."
That is plain enough. But mark that il must all be
lead in connexion with the fact that Mr. Clay, who
thus pontedy condemns the OF the wings OF these
great States in words of which seem even quoted
iron the New York wing platform, is himself quite a.
nohrn in bis sentiments the slavery questions as
any other public OF the South Mr. Clay is himself
committed in favor Of the doctrine of the Wamot pro-
sN, The New York Tribune some two or three
months since, pubshed--lrom an Alabama journal, we
ihnk-a letter addressed, we remember, to a gen
usman Of that Stale, and dated, we believe, some
three four years ago, expressing his approval OF the
Wimo' povso. The Tribune at the time remarked tina,
Il had known heard that to be Mr. Cays view BEFORE
but had not till then sssn the record proof OF the fact
Undoubtedly Mr. Clay took that ground in view Of the
ae that the unbroken array OF the wing party of the
North had 80 often resolved the Wlmot provso to be
cardinal and unehanzedMe mig doctrine" Yet even
Mr. Clay, after all this. cannot stand the northern wing
party az ii is now organized, and specially denounees
II IN the words quoted abovei
But this is not all Read now the following scoreh,ng
paragraph. aimed directly al that mighty and prsdomi.
Asns bulk o. the wing party Of the northern and thu
middle States which bows the knee to Senator Seward
and hrs "hsher law" Remember az YOU read that lhs
nme Senstor Sewardbesides hs subseryent wh;s Iep.
ia'ure. and bis "nneyhv subserven "whiv
IN New York, and his vast and compact following ali
through the Northeast. and through Ohio and Pennsyl.
Nnia and the extreme Northwesis spoken of Lv sncb
Thy journals the leading State wing organ Of Ind,na
"he man who did more than any one else TO carry New
York in ls4s. and must DO more than any one else can
u wing President is to be chosen in 1859 See no,v
bow this Senator Seward and his doctrine are tran.6reJ
through and through by the tough and well seasoned
pear cut from the groves of Ashland
But we mus make some oHopanc.s for human fo,liy
@ 'sords~sfs pride Of opinion Many persons at tn. North
lad avowsd an invincble hostility 10 the fug,,ve .w
md even declared their intention forcbly to ob,t,,c ~
sreontoD, and had appealed higher law which =.
mey con endsd, was paramount all human le.i.,son
hH osfs~stb pofto~s whouy ,ryseoaeob 81, ,c,th
fof'sm, with the existence Of regular oov.,n
eU obeyny tho dictates i is 70 he hoped of wise, al
Poe AID moro socxl connsels, the parties who M a. a.
mposss OF passion and fanaiclsp, had assumed b.a
70" abandoned Them, and acknowl dyed their unou.
uoosee duty to submit TO the law until IL modified a,
,epeaed by compssens authority 10 descending from ,b
ush and pefons ground which they could safely oc
uy to that OF concedne the obligation of submission 10
mw we di.csrn hope, just homage to the dictates
@eivlizscn, and The dulles OF established govern.
en' u they have coupled with this proper concession
oe's" reservation OF right OF discussion ard Of in