Daily American telegraph., 1852-05-17
Par Mobile Fratrum

that time their laborS were prolesseuiy uiiSS'S
to the suppression Of everything that could pos
sibly weaken the bonds that unite the states OF
this republic together. They inveighed against
all excitements except such as were produced by
themselves and their coaborers; they magnifec
the dangers that were believed to be pending
and where no incendiary fires could be discerned
they famed the smouldering embers into fam,
for the exquisite qualification of overwhelming i
with deluge from the pure fountain of theil
own patriotic devotion 1t is said by some tina
in the accomplishment of this task the labors
of others were also very potent; but inasmucb
as none other than these great engines and Gen.
Foote could possibly have been needed, it is OF
course unjust to diffuse among many the glory OF
the achievement. Let it be ascrbed to the Re
public and the Union; and may its halo linger
around them so long as the sincerity Of their de-
votion to the union Of the States shall be
ticle in the creed of the republicans of the land
We now, however, impeach that belief. We
deny that either of the papers named is friend
of our national Union or the peace Of the repub-
ic And the proofs of their want of good faith
are daily developed by themselves.
The issues involved in the late strife are Mt
rest, and we impugn the motives of any citizen
of this republic who seeks to disturb them, and
especially on the eve Of an exciting Presidential
election. We care not what object is designed to
be complished-whether it be the elevation of
favorite Of the editors of either both Of these
the patronage of the executive and legislative
branches Of the government. Whatever motives
may impel them, they cannot be pure and un-
selfish, while the object to be achieved is as
suredly vicious in its nature and pernicous in its
tendencies.
We read in the Republic on Friday last ar
ticle in perfect keeping with many that had pre-
coded it. 1t purported to deprecate the anti
slavery agitation, while it manifestly sought no
other end than the production of such an excite
ment
The burden of this article was a speech by one
Wendell Phillips, abolitionist, whom the editors
have detected in the very act of making furious
abolition speech; and from the fact of his doing
SO they argue renewed danger to the republic and
the necessity of q terrible Union party, Union
President, and of course Union organ.
The Republic makes ample quotations from
this speech of Mr.. Phillips, and these extracts
are assuredly ample in their mad-cap explosive
ness. But what of it? Who and what is Mr..
Phillips? Can he dissolve the Union? Can he
produce servile war within it? Can he control
Presidential party? What can he do?
The Republic very adrotly introduces the
names of Messrs Sumner and Rantoul as recog-
missed members of the Democratic party; and
then, being perfectly established in its position
that some Presidential party is responsible for
Mr. Phillipss extravaganza, it proceeds to set its
battery to work, and to deal destruction and
death around
But is the Republic not unfair and cruel in
this thing? We will answer in its own words:
"Mr. Phllipss speech has been some time before
the public soithout falling under observation. II
is probable that TO most Of our readers ii WN be a
novelty"
We confess that we have never read it, nor seen
any paper containing it. And why SO? Simply
because the number Of persons and the number
Of journals asserting to Mr. Phillipss views are so
very small as not to be readily discerned. This
we are all prepared to regard as very probable ;
but the Republic has in the above extract helped
us to the proof of it. Yet to give notoriety to Mr..
Phillipss extravaganza, and to arouse the angry
feelings of sectionalists throughout the country,
the Republic, in its editorial Of Friday, quoted
copious extracts of the most offensive character
from this speech!
Can it be that the Republic did this under the
conviction that the prominent men of the Demo-
cratic party were sympathizers with Mr.. Phillips
in his moonstruck views? We will be candid
enough to say that we have no such fears of the
Democratic party. We are not Of it, but opposed
to it; yet we cannot believe this. The NORTHERN
PEopLE-we speak not Of Wings or Democrats
the Northern PEOPLE have made concessions in
the spirit of compromise, and they will not prove
faithless to their compact. Peace and harmony
were the objects they sought, and having at
tanned to them they will preserve them.
We are reluctant to doubt for moment the
sincerity of the Republic in its assumptions, but
we are forced, in the present instance, to doubt
either its fairness or its sagacity 1t is either
practising deception or believing absurdity
But the Union interprets the meaning of tn,
Republic. The only ground of objection tina
has been raised against General ScoTT by eithe
Democrats or Wings is that he is likely to re
ceive the votes of thousands Of American citizen
who we're originally opposed to the enactment 0
the Compromise law The Democratic party
looking with holy horror upon the nomination o
General Scott, are of course the first to raise thi
cry against him; but it is unwisely and unscru
pulousy taken up by certain of the special friend:
of Mr. Fillmore, who, parrot like, repeat them
Is the Republic engaged in this unworthy task 7
Let us see. The following from the Union OF
Saturday morning has some interest in this con-