The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1852-05-01

Allowing for two or three northern democrats who
voted for Mr. Hyer's resolutions and failed to vote for
Mr. Jacksons and apportioning the vote OF the demo
cratic absenees according the list given in article
of yesterday appears tina, OF hundred aad forty
two democrats in the House just about hundred
in favor OF declaration OF the Compromise -6nahty
policy al this time This is an overwhelming majority
and the late vote in the Senate the petition to repeal
the fugitive law shows that among the democrats OF
that body the Compromise hnalty policy still stronger
This however, is but partial view OF the Of the
democracy OF the Union this mporant question II
turn TO the evidences outside OF Congress- and subsequent
to the elections which returned the present MEMBERS il
will be seen that the sentiment which acquesces in the
Compromise as faotty has grown stronger and
stronger with the democrats whilst il has grown weaker
amongst the wings OF the North. In The South, for ex-
ample this sentiment is admitted by all parlies but
i, was not free from doubt the close of the congress
sonal elections in that quarter In New York. at the
time Of those elections, it conended that the nomi
mating democratic conventions had embraced the ug
tive law in their resolutions That defect has since been
cured by the rearmance OF those resolutions in terms
modified TO embrace that law. The adoption OF those
resolutions in 1880 nearly caused bolt OF forty dele.
gates. In 1851, the resolutions, made stronger by
the m0dlDcau0n, were adOPten ANONYMOUSLY. IN loJO
the Empire State was divided with the wbigs--the
presen, congressional delegation half wings and half
democrats, being then chosen In 1851, under the
more stringent form OF the compromise resolutions,
the democratic party made nearly clean sweep Of the
State In Pennsylvania the is similar. The present
delegation from that State chosen before the Penn
sylvania democracy had planted itself boldly, fully,
and glorousy on the maintenance OF the whole OF the
Compromise the canvass for Governor Bgler against
Mr. Johnston, who stood on the repeal OF the fugitive
law under the banner OF General Scott In Ohio the
is the same When the present delegation from that State
was elected, Governor Wood had not seen fl 10
declare, as speaking for msiority OF nearly thirty
thousand democrats, he has lately done in his in
angura that the Compromise. including the fugi.
tive law, ought TO remain undisturbed There has
indeed been similar progress OF opinion in the dem
ocra,c ranks favor OF the 6nay policy in almost all
The northern States since the present House elected
In Maine, Connecticut. Vermont, New Hampshire, Mas
sachusss Rhode Island. and Michigan, this suspicious
advancement OF the democratic sentiment on this great
question has been made known in the resolves of State
conventions and in the official declarations OF those
whom the democracy has placed in the highest Offices of
these several States.
The inference from these facts s irresistible that, IL
new Congress were now be elected, II would contain.
far the democratic party sconcerned larger proper
ton Of Compromise naiay than is found even among
the democrats Of the present Congress