Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1852-05-08

much depends. We shall best attain a proper ap
probation Of our own claims, by candid and So
Der consideration of all that may be reasonably
urged against them.
% The extraordinary efforts of the Washington
Union to keep together the heterogeneous ele-
ments OF the great locofoco party, to reconcile its
inconsistencies, heal its feuds and avoid giving
offence to its rival leaders, are occasionally anu
sing, but frequently painful to contemplate. The
editor of the national Democratic organ is for
ever on thorns, and we imagine that the honor at
tending the elevated position which he occupies
in the ranks OF his party hardly compensates him
for the annoyances to which he is subjected at the
hands of his turbulent followers. sDamein's bed
OF steeF' was couch of roses compared with
that upon which our luckless contemporary is con-
demned to toss his tortured Frame The Union
commands the centre of the great Democratic ar
my, and whilst battling with the Wings in front.
his TANKS and rear necessarily harrassed bv
the Free Soil and Dsunion wings of his own par
ty. The former, led by Rantoul, Cleveland e.
Co., and the latter by the Southern Press. Ven
able, Brown, of Mississippi, &c., have, for sew
eral weeks past, been waging savage warfare on
the National organ, repudiating its authority to
speak for the Democratic party, and moving hen
ven and earth to defeat its efforts to make that par
" unite III on the platform OF the Compromise
The labors Of the Union to bring about this re-
suit have been eminently praiseworthy, and in its
own eyes, completely successful, whilst to the ap
prehenslon OF everybody else they have proved la
mentable failures Itappears to have convinced
itself In the start that the Democracy were uni
ted IN favor OF the Compromise, and it now clings
In blind desperation to that conviction in defiance
OF the cearest and most indisputable proof to the
contrary. The conjoint assaults of the disnnion
and abolition Democrats upon itself and their re-
peated logged refusals to declare even their nc
qulescence lnthe adjustments not appear to shake
Its belief tor moment. Every revelation of De-
mocratic sentiment this subject. no matter
what may be its character serves only to strength
en- the Unions confidence in the soundness of the
Democracy. In the ominous..silence of the De-
mocracy of Virginia, Louisiana Florida and other
States, in regard to the maintenance of the Com
promise, the Union could see nothing but the
strongest evidences of attachment to that meas
ure.
But the task of defending itself against the as
saults OF Democratic Free soilers and Disunion-
ists' and of reconciling its oft repeated declara-
tlon' that the Democratic party is the true Com
promise party of the country, with the facts of
the case, is not the only difficulty that besets the
path OF the Union. Being national organ, it is
under the necessity of steering clear of the nume
rous rival factions that now distract the bosom of
the great Democratic family; a difficulty which
to be appreciated, needs only to be stated An
amusing illustration of this occurred few DAYS
since' which was seized upon by the Southern
Press, and made the groundwork of ferocious
attack on the Union.
We quote the article from the Press:
The Unions Justification of the Record for Cen c.
The coalition Of General Glass; which STYLES itself
the Democratic organ, Yesterday perpetrated most
gross and garing fraud in his behalf We desire to asten
of doubt, since it excited some comment vesterdaIy
which may call forth effort at apology or evasion on
It's part In nine cases out of ten the trick would have
passed unnohced, and the mistake would never have
been discovered or rectifed
We refer to article copied the Union of Yesterday
from the Richmond Enquirer headed:
Delegates to Baltimo,e-First Guns from Va,e;uia
The Union attempts to strike of these guns by
snpsssang tgones, and co lines only which tell against
Gen Cas- The paragraph copied by the Unon reads
thus: ~
Virginia is now engaged in appointing her able and
trustworthy representatives this important convention
Sreen delegates aud sixteen aernates were appointed
by the district convention assembled at Farnyile on
Thursday Col E w Hubbard in the chair and d vii
son. IT. secretary Disreg arding the recommendation CT
the State convention the Farmvle convention ruani-
mousy appointed to delegates and two alternatives for
each county in the district"
The Lyme hburg Republican says:
mo preference directly expressed for a candidate
tor the Presidency but every delegation present was
largely in favor of James Buchanan their first choice
and all the delegates appointed Baltimore except two
were understood to be fast friends of that distinguished
statesman and in favor of using all honorable means to
secure his nomination"
In the original these words added:
M. Douglas had few friends IN the Conrention-
Cassnot one.'
The Union, it appears omitted these last
words. We can see nothing in its conduct to
justify the vindietive and savage attack of
the Press. We sim ply refer TO the matter to
show the desperate expedients to which the Ma
tional organ is compelled to resort to keep the
peace in its family and to hide its feuds, its heart
burnings, and its bitter personal rivalries, from
the public gaze. A hard and troublesome task,
this, we opne.