The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1852-02-08

had made speech ia the House OF Representatives for
the declared purpose OF slcng debate the Presden
al question During the progress OF that speech the
member from Florida made the following remarks
Ia his tGsn. Scou'sl present position cannot and
will not give him my vote for the presidency and In
speaking OF him thus think express the sentiments Of
the southern whg party Unless he will do what the eo.~
try has right 20 demand OF himsprsad his oyi"io"s upon
The record in characters plain that lao who may
read-hs ea""Ot 81 supported bythem
"We insist that our candidate shall srp,sss has opinioms 10
the country that the nominating Convention shall take the
rssponsibiity Of doing We do stand
in the position that in the North The aboioaists say he
occupies their ground. and IA the S0 that he ADVOCATES the
southern principles"
In order that the people may adhere TO the doc
trines and conne the government TO IFS legitimate and
proper sphere, il is necessary TO often first prn
cipes So, in order that the people may fully understand
the aims and purposes OF pares is necessary review
frequently the history of the past To this end pre-
sent the above quotations from Mr. Cabel, who is
wing, so that we may contrast the rules which have
hitherto governed the action Of the wing party with the
principles which Mr.. Cabell announces will govern the
southern wings in the approaching presidential canvass
We assert without fear of contradiction that the wing
party IN convention assembled has never TO this day.
nounced to the country the principles which would
govern its action II ntrusied with power by the people
The convention which assembled at Harrisburg in 1889
nominated General Harrison for the presidency, whose
principles were unknown TO the country; yet that con-
vention failed to do what Mr. Cabell now says wing
convention ought 10 do-take the responsibility OF
laying down platform for its nominee that his ac-
ceptance of the nomination will bind him as point
OF honor TO the maintenance Of the principles OF
that platform. The truth is, that the wing party of
that day was made up OF the most heterogeneous mate
rails There the cohorts of federalism, which had
been beaten by General Jackson in 1923 and 1884, arayed
side by side with all the elements OF opposition which
the exciting questions OF General Jacksons and Mr. Van
Buren's administrations had produced. These elements
differed from each other as much as they differed
from the democratic party and they united
only by common desire TO seize the reins of govern
ment-each faction which composed the party hoping
gather the fruits of victory when victory should be
achieved Therefore il was that the Harrisburg convention
presented unknown candidate, and failed to set forth
the principles upon which he was recommended to the
support OF the peope-thus leaving that portion OF the
party in each State free construct creed which would
suit particular Localities.
The death OF General Harrison placed Mr. Tyler in the
presidency, and his vetoes. coupled with the which
Mr.. Clay made on him because Of them. exposed the
real character and purposes Of the piebad wing party Of
lsao, and drove of from the only sound element which
il contained. The resduum was thereby made more ho
mogeneous. and with great unanimy it nominated MIR.
Clay for the presidency in ls44. Yet the wing
ton of 1914 refused to set forth creedleayng the por
tons Of the wing party in each State to place whatever
construction on Mr. Clay's various speeches should
be locally the popular The game failed. Mr.. Clay
had been too prominent actor in public affairs allow
wing deception and Misrepresentation fair opportunity
for successful action.
In ls4s the wing party prohed by the experience OF
ls44. Mr.. Clay cast aside and second Gen. Har-
rson nominated at Philadelphia, who denied by his
conduct what Mr. Cabell now says the country has
right to demand OF candidate, by refusing TO "spread
his opinions the record" The nominating convention
refused 10 take the responsibility Of doing !; and the
result that the whg party supported and elected Gen
Taylor President of the United States, although he
pied such position that in the North the abolitioniss
said he occupied their ground with regard TO hostility
slavery and TO slavery extension in the territories
CURED from Mexico, while in the South his two hundred
negroes pointed to proof strong the strongest
asseveraon that he welded 10 southern interests
ard southern institutions In order to make the nomina
lion vague, indefinite, and deceptive. name was
placed on the Taylor ticket which found uniformly
recorded with those OF the fanalca aboonsls on
every slavery question which in Congress while
its owner was a member OF that body
The OF this ndefensible -indefensibe
on Mr.. Cabes principles-brought the country to
the verge OF civil war Fanatcsm became rampant and
gained such control the counsels which guided
General Taylors administration that the Union was
shaken to its very centre The ERNEST quaied, and
the most hopeful began to despair, in view OF the pers
which menaced the confederacy on all sides The peo
pe even in the confines OF the country became
OF the position into which they had been betrayed
Indignation took the place OF confidence; and from Maine
Texas, and from the Atlantic TO the Pacific the whie
party overwhelmed
Under these circumstances, is not TO be wondered at
that the wing party should attempt retrieve its fallen
fortunes by putting on new garb, and by looking with
avered eyes those malpractces which aroused the
Indignation Of the people and caused its overthrow But
we trust tina, the people will forget the past but that
when they hear pure, proper, and patriotic professions
from wing lips they will look to the presen, condition Of
the wing party. and reflect the history Of the las, few
years before they again conhde in party which has well
nigh torn the Union into fragments.
Map Of Minnesota Territory.
We are indebted TO Charles Sexton, esq, for very