The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1852-04-16

tional character in the bosom of the party-however
much may deprecate this action OF extreme aniago-
nsms calculated 10 destroy the great centre and nucleus
OF the democracy-howevDr much might be graifed to
the union of the entire democratic party upon its
fundamental principles, calculated preserve the Union
OF the States the necessary basis of the rights OF the
States know there is something due to individuals,
and feel no longer justified in withholding Mr. Haletts
letter from publication
With respect,
GEO. w. THOMPSON.
BosroN March Is. 1852.
DEAR sir We are fast getting rid OF free soisa as
presidential element in the North Can we not hope for
better feeling South The controversies between
southern democrats their former divisions upon alb
sract principles will give our enemies their strongest
hopes OF triumph. We must not divide again lo4o,
and le, them conquer. The South may hold the next
election in its hands. Acduiescence in the compro-
misses will secure it. conflict that point may defeat
us.
ask leave 10 call your friendly attention personal
matter perceive that in speech OF Mr. Ranoul. the
free soil member from Massachusetts, he is reported as
having attempted to justify his treason to nation.
ality by alleging that all democrats 10 Massachusetts
were nearly much free soers himself, and to prove
il quoted an isolated part of resolution which, chair
man of committee, | had been directed to report in
Massachusetts, convention. Mr. Cabel, OF Florida,
asked if the Mr. Halleu quoted from was the chairman
OF the National Democratic Committee To which Mr.
Rantoul answered in The afirmaive-"Whati is called
bunker democrat" Now, | cannot give Ranoul the
reply direct should do If face 10 face, because he
has the floor and have not would give the best fee
of nv professional life for half hour to answer him
on that floor, and expose the false construction he has
attempted to fasien and the national democrats OF
Massachusetts,. But what want TO know of you and
my friends at Washington is, whether il made any
false impression such to require any notice from
me. He has dishonesty seized upon part Of
ou,ion which expressed abstract sentiment COM
mon TO the North, and suppressed the conclusion
which repudiated ii as political test. Probably no
man in New England has written and spoken more
distinctly and uniformly in defence OF the rights OF
the South, under the constitution than have and yet
the independent who stand up at the North against
fanatcism in all its forms too generally, by the
South, Unfortunately cassed with those who pander
for home popularity TO the abolition party, and thus gain
more than their party vote. My whole political
course stamps Rantours insnuaon with fasehood and
yet SO readily political lie PASSED the wires that
truth never overtakes it, While was sitting mags.
lrate. trying the rioters who rescued fugitive slave
Boston, Mr. Rantoui was attempting to rescue another by
volunteering as "higher-law advocate and denying in
court the consttuonality Of the fugitive law By this
means he got TO Congress, and there he attempts TO
brand others as being bad himself The South too
readily seize upon this, especially wings like Mr. Cabe
and thus, by listening to and encouraging the npuaton,
injure the national influence Of those who stand by the
constitution and The compromise al home, while the
traitors are encouraged abroad This injustice OF portion
OF the SOUTH mean the whigs-s fruitful source OF
abolitionism at the North.
Among volumes Of like speeches and writings OF mine,
ever since abotionsm became POLITICAL send you the
address Of the State committee prepared by chair
in lsIs These my deliberate opinions OF free
soism and OF the union OF northern and southern demo-
Gratis.
The idea OF defending myself on this point seems to me
absurd il called upon to prove my identity
have had but opinion on this subject since II be-
came political 10 1s40 traced political abohonism
to the Hartford convention in 1914. In 1874, on the 4th
OF July, made the first speech that uttered 10 Mas
sachuses in favor of the annexation OF Texas and there
in strongly condemned anli-slavery disunon. In 1916
reported and carried the following resolution in the
Massachusetts, State democratic convention, September
10, 1916:
Rs.orsd That we hold TO the integrity OF the Union a.
shed by the constitutions and thusfore dtpseIs
dpnion in rfs oor fern. the attempts OF any parry
Union FOR It's domestic Institutions, with which the consul,
tuition does interiors; and OF the proprey OF which each
State is It's own independent Judge"
This has always been my political action whenever
could bring to bear upon this sectional, disunon issue
abohtionism.
AT our last State convention after Mr. Rantoul had
gone over To the soil parry and opposed the fugitive
law, and when the attempt made BY him and others
TO aboonze the democratic party proposed as chair
man oil the committee on that SUBJECT and the conven-
ton carried through these resolutions, August 30, 1851
Resoiped, That the democratic party Is prc-eminenty
national, suti-scotiona and Tor the Union az whole
Unon-thst II has always sustained aud can only regain
supremacy the Union by adhcrng s It's own men and
measures. reposing It's fundamental principles OF
Guiding all marked by sectional lines south or North,
East West and by leaving to the sound sense Of the
people each State and Territory their domestic policy and
10 situtions."
Rssoiped That the democratic party Of this Common
wealth fully and pnysupsdfy adopts the resolutions OF the
National Democratic Convention at Baltimore in 1913,
ne IN frau e,t r1ff sfrsd
Rssoiped, That the Baltimore platform covers. and
intended embrace the whole question of slave agitation
in Congress- and therefore go for faithful execution Of
and acquescencs in all the compromise measures .fsd
by the last Congress"
This was the position which the bunker democrats,
az MIR. Rantou calls them occupied when as he repre-.
SCENTS, they within step as near free soism
he was when he joined the frec-soi party and in his
Lynn speech April 3D. 1885, twhen free soers nominal
ted him for Congress declared his creed, that the
fugitive slave law Is unjust unconstitutional in deroga-
ton Of the fundamental maxms Of free government and
ought to be speedily and forever repealed" And yet
Mr.. Cabell. southern wing. pretends he can diff
ference between Mr.. Rantoul and Mr.. Hallett.
AT the convention in s49, which the most diff
cuIt trial we ever had 10 keep out aboon (because