The daily union., 1852-07-02
The national position OF the Democracy.

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The National Position OF the Democracy.
The Nalonal Era-the abolitionist journal OF thu
cyrecenty compiled the record Of Gen. Pierces vote
and speeches in Congress the slavery questions. W.
thought il enineny credtabe 10 him. and fitted TO com
mand the confidence and respect Of the democratic party
OF the whole country; and so Judging. copied il witt
approval.
| Upon this the Era comments as follows:
The Union has evidently forgotten that there is such
place the North In It's electioneerng for its favort
candidate. it recognises but secon interesthe
South and slavery
I'VE have under eye another specimen of this kne
of electioneerng After the nomination Of Scott, IL pro
claims that IL is the triumph of Sewardism Seward il
the counsels OF Scots he has repudiaed his fellow
ship denied his influence. Besides, his nomina,or
resisted in the convention by the South the yer,
last and 6nally carried by sectional votethe
OF the North Thus il holds forth and excains;
| 50 No truly deny that in this result Mr.
Seward and his allies in the ascendant, and that, il
the executive will be in their hands There
is not abolitonist bgo OF sectional lana In
the country who will not breathe freer and deeper when
he learns this result"
Snow, this kind of paragraphing may answer for the
South, but has the Union northern readers Suppose
il should succeed in convincing the masses In New York
State that General Pierce is the slavery candidate lie
has always been and always will be obedent the
tons Of slavery; that General Scott was nominated by
northern votes, in defiance Of all savehodng opposition
and in full view Of the fact that he does admit his init
macy William IL Seward that 'arch agatof' on the
question OF slavery, will the chances oi Mr. Pierce be in
creased Does really suppose the good people of New
York to be TO Pierce by proving him deadly
Toe their peculiar sentiments and General Scott tolerant
towards them Z"
We answer these avermens and questions in their
order
The Union has not forgotten there is such place as
the North !" but the Uaion remembers that there has
been such thing settlement of the sectional
versy which the lately divided democracy OF the North has
now united in pledge maintain and has nominated for
the presidency northern candidate. about whose opin-
ions that point there be neither mistake nor con-
cealmen We might try cheat on that point as hard as
the wings do but it would do no good. The people
know General Pierces record and if we undertook TO
belle it. we should libel him in vain There it stands,
and commits him to the maintenance of the Compro.
mise measures against anti. slavery agitation. We
suppose that the of the democrats OF the North
resolved as they in the first place, 10 have demo-
cratic President the next four years. like General Pierce
all the better because he is just that position as to the
sectional issues We suppose that those democrats who
do not like him the better because OF that position ye,
hold that In the present state OF the country that position
ought not to prevent them from voting for him as sound
democrat in bis principles Take these two classes of
men together and we suppose that they and will
enough northern votes to do their share in bis election
BE this as il may be- however see no reason why we
should Try 10 cheat readers as 10 General Perces
speeches votes.
As 10 what we have said OF Senator Stewards connex
ion with General Scott, said il because we have no
doubt IT true. We go further, and say that if the ma
loTity OF the voters in any all OF the northern States
like Senator Stewards politics, then we suppose they
know perfectly well that Gen Pierce does not like those
same politics. Hence, we do no, suppose the Seward
men will vote for Gen. Pierce. Hence, we see no
reason why should not speak the fact Just as il is,
and tell the couny that the Seward party and the Scott
party and the same We think the people know
that fact already and will act upon it, and that is the cir
cumstance which, in judgment, makes this presden-
tia canvass most momentous one
The Era will observe that we have never REPRESENTED
General Pierce "ihc slavery candidate" On the con
uary we have always shown him TO be the "ssulemenr
democratic canddate-the democratic candidate pledged
the maintenance OF sectional tranquility on the basis
Of the settlement which has been had II this makes
him slavery man. we have yet to learn that fact
Il makes him national man, doubtless Itrnakes him. as
we believe, the very for these times II makes him
and the country wants, if it wants democrat.
The Era speaks specially of New York. and asks
whether think New York wants for President
who always has been and always will be obedent 10
the exacons OF slavery" What exactonsl That is the
question. Do you just exactions-constlu,ionsl
exactions-exaciions, compliance with which is stpu-
lated for and guaraned fundamental in the con.
situiion and the Union of these United States II
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exactions these about slavery, or anything el1e,
we rather think that fact will do him any harm in
the judgment of the New York voters II General
Pierce has been obeden 10 any other than such
exsctions the subject Of slavery, have not yet
the knowledge of that fact No such fact ap.
pears in the record which copied from the National
Era II was wise, just patriotic national record We
know no who can show better. We hold il to
be good record both for the North and the South
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