The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1852-01-20


The western mails have brought the inaugural ad
dress OF Gov Wood, of this State and we observe that
our respected neghbor of the InieHgencer copies its
views as to the maintenance of the Compromise as
''sound and conservative" Our neghbor will remem-
Der that the time when found the details of the Ohio
election "unin,eresing" it maintained that Gov Wood
was elected by coalition of democrats and free sellers
We pointed out the error at the moment and showed
that the sound Union feeling Of Ohio under the safe
guard Of the democratic party there. We take the In
ieiiigeneers present commentator OF Gov Woods view
As confession that it then wrong as we were right
on the subject
We regard the views OF the governor 10 the CON-
promise being the best sign have yet had from Ohio.
They coniras, broadly with the position formally taken
by the Ohio wings in convention, that the Compromise
is entirely open question, involving political obi.
gallon II true that the governor has, as we think
unnecessarily, gone out OF his way speak Of the area
OF slavery !" yet in the following passage OF his nau-
gura there is manifest and gratifying progress OF polt
cal sentiment in the right direction II expresses sub
stsntay the only ground upon which the democracy of
the country unte-the faithful maintenance OF the
Compromise to prevent further anti-savcry agitation
ION occasions like this il has, especially OF Late be-
customary speak OF the value OF the Union OF these
States and oil tbe necessity OF sustaining II in the spirit
OF the constitution 1t has occupied the attention oil the
executives OF several Of sisters of the conederacy
within the last few weeks, and their communications
both north and south OF Mason and Dxons line. breathe
true spirit OF patriotism by the expression OF the
loyal attachment to the Union This evinces a much
better state OF feeling than has hitherto existed.
"lt is true the terms northern fanatics are occasion.
ally employed, ifhey known only in the North
but apwehend even this fault will hereafter disappear,
when the true history Of Of our southern friends
shall be fully read and better understood.
Ruf in th.I I,,, = L..
Others TO lead She neper kmew disioyoliy She neither
has nor will she assemble convention 10 weaken that
Union oy means in papsble violation OF constitutional
duty II she feels hersef aggeved by the measures of
Congress, or The acts OF other States IN he Union she
will seek redress, and not ofu To nulfy the con-
siituonal obligations is not favorite remedy with her
people. ia esa@sIs d. - - -
"The law known az the Compromise, which has
caused so much i'll feeling is the act OF The national
legislature, held TO be constitutional by the judicial ,rbn
nails authorized to decide that questions and II The
measure itself "a one OF policy necessity and iustice
were not worth the parchment which was enarossed
the people OF Ohio is believed will never sully their
integrity by its criminal violation.
"Under all the circumstances which surround u.s. IL
should remain undistubed. and this fruitful source OF
agitation and excitement be forever closed
The time for the agitation OF its repeal has not, at all
events arrived for the results which will flow from it,
for good or for evil cannot have been fully tested in 80
short period OF time. By letting il remain, neither lis
policy nor its justice is admitted but merely that the re-
agitation Of would produce greater evil than the
itself can effect"