The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-05-15
All In the Dark.

| The political quidnuncs are much mystified
with the meaning of the late secession from the
Union office. The impression produced in
New York city seems to be that it foreshadows
change in policy, but this construction is not
borne out by its editorials, which sound just
the same. In fact, had not the formal announce
ment of its change of proprietorship been made
no one would have suspected it. We append
two notices from New York papers, one an
anti Compromise barnburning Democratic, the
other Compromise Wing organ: and also an
extract from the x" organ of the CAss Com
promise men, the notorious correspondent of the
Baltimore Sun, positively asserting the oppo-
site
The New York Posi-, in an editorial, makes
the following reference to the natter
We thought that the Washington Union
was unit upon the compromise measures,
and that it reflected the sentiments Of its distn
guished mortgage, when it said that the Demo
cratic party must incorporate them into their
national faith or be ruined. Not SO. The
Union does not think any such thing. Major
| Donels0re who is infected with that heresy, has
been compelled to retire from its editorship, be-
cause he would not recunt. The Union says in
the same column in which it publishes Mr.. Don.
elson's card:
Gas the period for the assembage Of the del
epates to Baltimore approaches, zoe see more
clearly the ,oisdom Of those counsels which have
recommended the oblivion of past differences,
and the restoration of the harmony and concord
which have always prevailed when the true
principles of the party were in issue, and were
not obscured by sectional and personal infu-
ences."
Well, we thought the Union would see more
clearly some time or other if it lived, and we
congratulate it upon getting its eyes open full
three weeks before the convention.
|, The New York Mirror says:
8 THE DEMOCRACY. the tone of The
}, Washington Union, it is evident the Democratic
: party is preparing to put compromise and othe
tests aside, and 90 into the campaign on OLE
:, Democratic ground If the Wings sho uld fol
>, low suit, there will be an opening for new
Union party, which will command the patriotism
and strength Of the country. Donelson. who i
, for the compromise, has announced that lie shall
in order to promote harmony, and bring tn
Union-newspaper- to its old politca
: stand, retire from that paper, leaving it in the
Q sole hands of Gen. Armstrong This Is a'mov
3 preparatory to a cave in, in confirmation
which, the same sheet that contains Mr.. DoneI
: sons card, has editorial in which we find tn
8 following:
GAS the period for the assemblage Of tn
& delegates to Baltimore approaches, we see NOR
Q clearly the wisdom of those counsels whic
! have recommended tho oblivion of past differ
| ences, and the restoration of the harmony an
Il concord, which have always prevailed when tn
- true principles Of the party we're in issue, an
- were not obscured by sectional and persons
: influences"
= Per contra thus positively and oracularl
20 speaks "X" of the Baltimore Sun:
If the South remain true to Messrs. Fillmor
and Webster it is in vain to think of nominatin
Scott; if the South, however, initiate Mr.. Bot
Of Virginia, and prefers availability to principle
then Scott will undoubtedly be the nominee.
= is idle to say that Gen Scott is for the comprt
mise. That is not sufficient, even if he were
make a declaration Of the kind over bis ow
signature. 1t is the Wing convention whic
must endorse the compromise, If the party shs
act harmoneous'y-if the administration of &c
! Scott shall not, with or without his consent, b
! come Frecsoil administration. The COUNT
wants not only compromise President, but
compromise Senate, aud compromise Iiou
= of Representatives elected with him.
As 10 the Democratic convention, the cor
promise is sure to be endorsed by it as 6nl
20 ity. There il not particle of doubt on TIN
-, subject, can assure you. True, some of Il
81 fire. eating papers South, and the leading Abo
ton and Freesoil pupers North, are against Il
ear endorsement; but their opposition is Of no a
Of count whatever and if the Fire eaters and Ere
,se- soilers threaten to leave tie convention in
be such resolutions are passed, they will receiv
~. permission to do so and be bowed ont han,
somely; and the Democratic party will be il
re 6nitely stronger with the country without thel
Dth than with them. The agitators are as wea
de-; with the people dish water, and will becom
The ~ harmless as babies, ns soon as both partie
les shall have moral courage and patriotism enoup
\. to disavow them. This is not the country tn,
~. is to be governed by minoriies for little Will
\. yet
ent The Young Nj en- g committee at Tammany Hal