The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-02-10

Samuel Il. Eliot A. G. Watkins,
| David Outlaw, H. A. Bullard.
| &. IL. Williams, r. IS. Raymond,
| J. PhilIips Ph9niI4 A. H. Sheppard,
! II. NJ. Schomsrh0rU, Daniel Brock,
| John r. Thurman, James l.. Johnson
| II. 4. Bokse, J. b. Thompson
George X. dndYstcs, J. NJ. Anderson,
| w. p. Mangum, John b. Kerr,
jeremiah Morton, J. p. Caldwell,
X. J. Bowie, Edmund Deberry,
| L. G. Cabell, Humphrey Marshall
Alexander Evans, Alien +. Owen -
This paper is, in substance, n pied ge to stand by
the principles laid down by the Constitutional
Union party, and by the measures known the
Compromise measures. The pledge was circulated
IN the last session, and has appended to II, be-
| heve, the name OF every southern Wing then In
! this House xcept the gentleman from North Car
| DINA Mr.. CLIsGMAN) and his colleague, (Mr
! SrANLY.) But there was not n single Democratic
member who WAS willing TO put his name upon
! that paper except the distinguished gentleman
now Governor of Georgia, and late Speaker of this
House and bat four Senators. II is a significant
| fact that ten n rthern Wings signed this paper,
and not one northern Democrat in either House OF
Con ress.
Wherever this Union organization has beon
formed, the Wings have acted in entire good faith.
| In Georgia and Mississippi they gave their cordial
| support TO the Hon. Howell Cobb and Governor
Fooe, and rejoice that they did so. We--and
say ire, because i am member OF the Southern
Wing party, and, as such, interested in this mat
ter-bave pledged ourselves to carry out the
\
not act with us-you will not vote for Wing,
though he should put himself upon the records ns
| a Union man but you wish to carry US along
| Wing and Democrat, into a Democratic Convrn-
! uon-composcd in part Of those who have eN-
pressed their opinions upon this subject adverse 20
| your own, and who arc closely allied to those who
| have been making war upon our institutions at the
South.
| Another reason Why it seemed to me- the Union
party, If they expressed any preference, should
not have expressed 1t in favor Of the Democratic
party is that, in the organization OF this House
the commencement OF the present session, the Wing
party met in caucus and passed resolution by
which they pledged themselves to sustain the Com
promise measures Of the last Congress, and by
which they declared that those measures were the
host which could have been adopted under the cir
| cumstanccs. That resolution lie in these worde;
"Rssolvtd, That we regard the series Of acts
| known as the Adjustment measures as forming in
| their mutual dependence and conncxion n system
OF compromise the most conciliatory, and the best
for the entire country that could be obtained from
| conflicting sectional interests and opinions; md
that, therefore, they ought 10 be adhered to, and
carried into f1ithlul execution, final settlement
| in principle and substance Of the dangerous and
| exciting subjects which they embrace "-Resol,i-
fion Of The Iphig Congranonai Caueus, December
| /, 1851.
Union party was formed. The Democratic caucus
refused TO adopt any such resolution. Now, gen
/ tlcmcn Of the Union party, IN the name OF common
sense, and in the name OF fairness and Justice why
/
/ with the Democratic party, which has refused To-
adopt your resolutions and sustain your principles
] aud refuse TO unite with those who have adopted
those resolutions, and who have pledged them
! Tho prescnt whig President, (Mr. Fillmore, }
/ in his message, has said:
"1ho series OF measures to which have alluded
/ arc regarded by me a settlement, in principle
! and substance-n final scttlcment-of the daf ger
Gus and exciting subjects which they embraced -
/ And the Secretary Of State, Mr.. Webster, hns
/ alec said, IN his letter TO the Union meeting in
Wcstchcstcr:
Tho Presidents message, at the opening Of the
present session Of Congress. expresses fully and
plainly his own md the unanimous opinion OF all
those associated with him in the Executive admin
stratiOu OF the Government, IN regard TO what nrc
! called the Adjustment or Compromisc.mcasuros OF
/ last session"
| Now, sir Why, under these circumstances, was
| 1t that the Union party determined to select the
| Democratic party with which TO act, and to ask
| Wings TO 60 along with them;
Sir, my opinion is. that n "chango 10 now goin e
/ on in the public mind" at the North among the
4 Wing party, favorable 10 the South; and ! have
| deeply regretted, southern man, to sec the
| disposition manifested by southern Democrats TO
sneer at every indication of returning sound zen.
| timent among tho Wing men Of the North For
| my part SIR rejoice, and have ever reoiced "a
| see any man, Whig Democrat, at the North.
| coming back TO sound, constitutional view of the
| tights If the South have expressed my appro-
baton at the views set forth in the last message o
Ohio, although they are entirely at variance with
those he expressed before his election. I expressed
my qualification at tho election OF the Democratic
| Governor Of Pennsylvania, though il is known
that, NJ member Of the State Legislature Of thai
State, he voted for the jail Law Of Pcnnsyva
mia. lie voted for that law depriving the people OF
the South Of the Of their ais for the purpose
| combining their fugitive slaves But he has changed
his opinion, and give him credit for it. rejoice
| az his election though David Wilmot was run on
the tic ket with him and elected Judge by the
Democratic PARTY. And why is it That we hear
| gentlemen snecring and attrbutng il 10 the most
selfish and unkiud motives, when a gentleman oil
the Wing party OF the North shows n disposition &c
| depart from former unsound positiousy
| How often have we heard the most unkind and
disparsging illusions made to tho present position
Of the Secretary Of State and the Governor Of New
! York, and Of other northern men who now net 90
much in opposition 90 opinions heretofore enter
tanned and expressed.
| After the gentleman from Ohio, (Mr. TAYLOR, }
| who do not now see in his seat, had made the pa
! trotic speech which he did few days ago upor
this floor, could not but be surprised at the feel
ing OF qualification which seemed to exhibit isel
in the faces ofmany southern gentlemen, when hi
colleague (Mr. OLDs) replied in a tone OF inyec
4 tive and snoering because he had had the manl
ness to vote for the Fugitive Slave bill.
Mr.. MEADE | openly eyprosscd my gratihce
ton at the stand taken by the gentleman from
Ohio Mr.. ThyLoR) at the umej and II is obviou
that every southern man must have felt gratife'