The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1852-07-22
Forgetting the North.


Forgetting the North.
We find the following passage in labored atemp, of
the Republic back awkwadly out Of the conspiracy to
deiame General Pierce, in which it recently took prom
nent part with two abolition journals:
"Butthe 'Unon,' which is fighting the present battle
clusivey southern and sectional ground, forgetting
there is North, denies the soundness OF General Scott
Vgnian, the question OF slavery, and this issue
Alone TO presses General Pierce upon the
country The sUnon alleges that General Pierce repre-
and mbodes his person the sentiment the slave
institutions
This shows TO what I" base uses" journal comes
when il descends to the work Of wholesale msrepresen-
alton. When the Republic, on the authority of the two
abolition journals OF New Hampshire represented Gen.
Pierce as having used language satisfactory to the
aboliionists," il published TO the world with the endorse
ment OF its belief testimony which it knew, and must
have known TO be hagrany and shamelessy false.
Now il turns straight round, and tells what is not
much the truth-that representing General
Pierce "mbodying in his person the sentiment of the
slave institutions This charge against and against
General Pierce which the Republic has borrowed from the
National Era its aboonist colabore the endeavor 10
defeat General Pierce We represent General Pierce as
" imbodying in his person" the sectional issues the
Just and wise sentiment OF the constitution of the United
States We hold and represent him to be under
whose administration of the government the consitu-
tona rights of all sections OF the country safe Gen
eral Pierce is northern man. and opposed, be
redly is TO all manner OF anti slavery agitation, and TO
every sort OF interference with slave property, and deter
mined he has ever showhimse maintain the rights
Of the savehodng States secured BY the constitution.
and 10 the full length that they secured, have
yet seen nothing to indicate that he partakes in larger
al. horn
man should parake, in any sentiment 10 relation 10
slavery which may be supposed TO be peculiar 10 the
States in which slavery exists One thing is very
tam, however, that he makes no terms and holds no
communion OF sentiment" with abolitonists or aga-
tors.
But the Republic charges that the Union is lighting the
present battle exclusively on southern and sectional
ground" This only shows how fast journal falls when
it begins fall The Republic turned ITS back on lis oFn-
ions OF the last years when determined to give lis
aid to the Seward and Scott movement which overthrow
MIR. Fillmore and his policy. And now we Ind II
openly charging that the maintenance OF the CON-
promise exclusively southern and sectional ground"
We tell the Republic that charge against us is taken
from its coaduior New York. The Tribune, just as lis
first charge taken from the abolition organ here. The
Tribune has from the first asserted that the maintenance
OF the Compromise southern sectonalsm. But pray
how long has the Republic held the faithful maintenance
OF the compromise 10 be Exclusively southern
and sectional ground - Did il hold any such view prior
10 Gen SCOTS nomination. Did il hold any such view
when itself announced that nomination 10 be sectional
triumph--"a triumph OF the northern wings over the
wings OF the South !" The republic cannot muster up the
eronery to pretend that far the sectional issues
are concerned lighting this battle" upon any
other ground than that the policy OF General Pierce will
be fully and faithfully maintain and execute the Com.
promise This the sectionslism with which the special
organ charges us We "forget tie North" il seems,
Just so soon as we recognise settlement" which the
democracy both OF the North and the South have made
in good faith and agreed stand by II this be to "for
get the North" then how long has the Republic
bered the North Did the Republics memory stride up
nouhwad the day il took down from the head Of its col
umns the "6nality" extracts from Mr. Fllmore's mes.
sage and Mr.. Websers Weslcbesler letter. We would
moi desire 10 touch upon delicate matters; but when the
REPUBLIC charges us with southern seconalism and for
getting the North cannot but think that itself wofuy
orgets those setting suns" which OF late worshipped
50 ferveutly.
Blu, the Uaon denies, il seems, the soundness Of Gen
Scott on the slavery question. SO we demonstrating
what he has written. what he has refused 10 write, who
nominated him, how he nominated, and who will
control his administration il he be elected And. view
Of these hings we think is high time disus bis po
suon on the sectional questions when his central organ
thus charges that to fight the battle he mainisnanes
the Compromise is to fight the battle on Exclusively
southern and sectional gtound!,
The Republic urges that we support General Pierce
ION The sectional issue alone" We trust we do APP
preca'e The advantage of General Pierces comparative
position 10 that respect But we surnise that read.
ers md that IN supporting General Pierce have had
something 70 say Of General seors recorded and pub
ished political opinions other questions than the sa
very question. We think we have occasionally men
toned his record naturalization, on the veto, the
bank, the bankrupt BILL and so on to the end Of the
chapter But The truth is. the Republic Keeps esr Of
theo0vd as II would bite II il dares to bring any OF
s canddaes recorded opinions for the las, ten or twelve
years into the field of discussions we shall be glad to dis.
euss them But we defy the Republic to pick out from
Gen. SCOTS letters, prior to is4s, single opinion on any
important question which il dares undertake 10 defend.