The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1852-06-25
The Two shapes Of the whig Platform.


After a delay Of only a week, the two central wing
organs here have given what purports TO be their
PLANTATION of the fact that the Wing Convention suffered
its important resolution to be circulated for four
days all the country in shape essentially different
from that in which is alleged have been adopted and
officially recorded.
The substance OF the explanation is that the report
copied the resolution taken down by one of their
number, who did not verify his own copy
Let this statement pass and LEI those who do 50 fail
in IT either most extraordinary indifference or
dishonest design somewhere, to the shape in which
the all important resolution in question should be sent
forth make its first and deepest impression on the pub
lie mind
But be il always remembered that the main point in
the is not touched by the above explanation
That point is that Governor Johnston member OF the
Committee Resolutions, in the convention on Saturday
morning, brought up for correction the newspaper report
OF the platform the convention entertained the subject,
Governor Johnston pointed out the omission OF single
word in the report of the ffh or revenue resolution,
and had that report corrected and that resolution forth.
with correctly published while to The report OF the
eighth compromise resolution, neither Goversor John
sion, anybody else in the committee or the conven
ton, had either eyes TO see or tongue to mention the
Final" Constitutional requirements = which words con
sule the very gs and the whole obligatory force Of the
resolution as now given officially.
We ask Gov Johnston, or Mr.. Ashmun. or the whig
organs, anybody else concerned in the business to tell
US why, in the presence Of so numerous and so
essential in the report OF the only resolution about which
either the convention the public mind had been keeny
excited and socious the work OF correction was con.
fined to single word phrase in another resolution
which elected no word OF debate in the convention when
the question OF adopting the whole series was before tina,
bodyl Tell why the attention and time of the conven-
ton applied TO the correction of single resolution
which ell were agreed upon, while in the same series an
Other resolutionas TO the proper terms Of which there
was great and violent conariey OF opinion and feel
ing, threatening the breaking up OF the conven-
ton, it had already disorganized the pariy-was
sent without correction through the country, bns,.
ling all over with the most material errors, so as
TO change its whole significance and scopel This
is fact which can by no means be saddled upon
the reporters This is fact which the convention and
but the convention those authorized 10 speak for
it, begin to explain II will be for the people
deeply interested in this matter decide whether any
body at this time give satisfactory explanation Of
fact utterly without precedent and 30 full oil suspicion
There is another point worth bearing in mind. II is
currently reported that Governor Johnston himself
position and the sectional controversy well
known-drew and presented in the Commi1ke on Reso-
luions the resolution the sectional issues, in the
equvocal and worthless shape in which il was, ac-
cordng TO the reporters, adopted by the convention,
and in which il was certainly first given TO the
country. What was done with the resolution subse-
aucntlv we do not hear mill We ore Il offc,.y NH
shed in it's new and very different shape II such be the
paternity Of the resolution in its conveniently equiv
ocal shape, then the fact that permitted to circulate
in that shape after its adoption becomes good deal more
luminous For the wings OF Lancaster, and Allegheny,
and Chester counties in Pennsylvania, and for the kin
dred wings of the Ohio Reserve, the resolution viii be
bad business any way; and il topic for The stump in
those regions has thus been carefully provided in the rs
weak shape OF the resolution, will not be the only nor
the last. though may be Of the most fragrant and