American telegraph. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1851-1851, 1851-08-04


inrton National Era, both abolition prints en-
dorse the genuineness OF tne principles anu pa
t,;otism az the former; the Southern Press, OF
this city, disunion sheet all over, and the
South Carolina papers, endorse the constitu-
tionality of the latter gentleman's course and
creed But who, save those belonging to the
fanatical factions Of these two leaders, believe
that they are Union menu Does sAristidess'
Well, now, the Congressional canyass-which
followed the passage of the Compromise mea-
sures-in Michigan as'based upon the adler
eace or non-adhereace 10 those Compromise mea-
sures. The only war made by the Wings ana
Free-soilers, then, upon the two Demoerauc
candidates for Congress was, that Mr.; Duei naa
0oted for the Fugitive Slave Bill, ana 'na' .ho
other endorsed that measure as )ustlce " INC
South, and its perfect accordance Win tne oon-
stitution of the Union. say this was the only
question al issue Men-the compliance or the
Noncompliance with the provisions OF the re-
cent law for the rendition Of fugitive slaves.
All the candidates were in the field; Mr..
Burt, in consequence of the late sitting of Con-
gress, being unable to devote as much time as
he otherwise might have done. The two Wings
were early in the field, and as early denounced
the fugitive slave act. Just upon the eve Of
the Congressional balloting, q fugitive slave was
arrested in Detroit causing great excitement
among the people, and as much sympathy
among the Wings and Free soilers Mr.. Burt
was denounced for voting for so odious law,
and General Cass was condemned for giving it
his support by the two factions. This excite
ment was made the pretext for the issuing of q
letter by Penniman, the Wing candidate for
Congress, in which he denounced, in the strong
est terms, the Fugitive Slave Law-denominat-
ing it tbill of denominations, and o disgrace
to the American peoples" at the same time
pledging himself if elected, 'to Uote for ats un-
quaiifed repealm This letter, together with his
former well known predictions in favor Of
Abolitonism, secured to him the entire Wing
and Free-soil vote--the latter of which was
something over three thousand two years before,
when Mr. Burt was elected by large majority.
Pretty much the same statement is true of
the districts from which the other Wing was
elected. The Free-soilers and Wings united
their votes in that district for Congers election,
as they had done two years previous, but too
successfully, in the election of Mr.. Sprague
from the Kalamazoo district.
Now, will sAristides F" still contend for the
political immaculacy of Messrs. Penniman and
Conger as g Union Wings" with this array of
facts against them He cannot, for the delin-
quency is too prominent Their acts and their
words are before the world-they cannot be OBJ
literated-they
"Cannot be as ifthey meier had BEEN"
What those gentry will do when they take
their seats in Congress remains to be seen.
have but little doubt however, that from the
peculiar fexibility of their Wing characters,
they will be found cooperating zealously with
both sides of their party-woolly heads and sill
yer grays-alternately but if they abide by
the professions made before they were elected,
they cannot fail to out-Seward Seward himself,
whose followers thew are
And now, in conclusion, will simply remark
that what have just written has not been done
through any desire to court controversy
though | am fully prepared for it if found ne
cessary-but merely to correct my friend "Aris-
tides" whom / respect very much, from schat 1
haotO Of him noar, in few points material to the
issue between US. / have not the eslightest
objection las good friend Of mine would
say--to s'Aristides" laying his lash upon the
Headers of the Wing party" soundly. That
they deserve it, have not particle Of doubt
Besides, / have 10 thank him, in common with
my fellow Democrats for his efficiency in the
Office of castigator; but in pursuing his chosen
avocation, he viii permit me to advise, that
while he does justice to the leaders of his party,
he should make caution his guide, and not do
injustice to the party opposed to him
MICHIGAN.
WASHINGTON August a. 1851 >A