The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-04-12

RESOLUTION Of JPMg Congressional Caucus, Deem
Der ], 1851.
In the Union Of Saturday morning last there
is an editorial comment the recent letter
Of Mr.. SrANLY, which is very skilfully and
adroitIy drawn. Not one line Of Mr.. STANLY's
letter is published oy our contemporary, who
labors strenuously to forget troubles occa-
stoned by the recent developments among
the Democracy, with whom RANrouL, HAL-
LET, and CLEVELAND, at the North and
,he South Carolina Secessionists, with VENA-
BILE and BococK, are all found warning against
the Compromise acts.
The Union thus discourses on Mr. SrANLY's
letter:
"GENERAL ScorT's PosrTIoN -LETTKR OF Hon.
Ma. SrANLY, OF NORTH CARoLINA.-The recently
published letter of Mr. Stany, intended to recon.
Gle the Southern Wings to General SCOTS nomi-
nation, though written with Mr.. Stanlys accus
toned ability and adroitness, will do but little to-
wards mysdfying the popular perception of the
fact that General Scott is brought forward as a
tional candidate, and relies mainly for his nomi
ma tlon and election upon the sectional antpatIy
of the Wings of the North against the maintenance
of the existing adjustment of the slavery Issues
"Fnst That General Scott, individually, is
known to have been in favor of the adoption Of the
"Compromse measures both pending their en-
actnent and afterwards. This ia simply restate-
ment Of General SCOTS previously reported con
versation as to his position upon the Compromise
measures embraced in AIR. Clay's Omnibus bill,
which did not include the Fugitive law.
"Second. Mr.. Stanly maintains that the fact that
the Wing Abolitionists of all shades declare their
purpose to support General Scott, constitutes
objection to his receiving the support of Southern
Wings.
"Ths view avoids wholly the real point at
in General Scott's case. The real objection to him
a. the South is that the Wing Aboitionists of the
North pot him forward their preferred sectional
candidate, the condition. that he shall not take
tional ground to the maintenance Of the existing
Adjustment. If Southern Wings help 10 elect
candidate SO presented. they say cmphatcally that
they prefer Wing President TO the maintenance
Of thar Adjustments. "nA tho consequent cessation
of sectional aggression from the NORTH
"But, in place of extending own comments
upon Mr.. Slanly's letter. prefer to place before
readers Wing reply to it, which will well
repay peruspl We copy il from the same number
of the New York Express in which Mr.. stanly'a
letter appears"
We quote fully, that we may do the Union
justice.
IL is not true that Mr.. SrASLY made ''sim.
ply resiatement" of any conversation. Mr..
STASLY's letter, published this morning, will
show he made no such "frst" point as charged
by the Union.
Point second is equally departure from the
truth. Mr.. STASLy never maintained the fact
that Vino Abolitionists Of all shades declare
their purpose TO support General Scorr, &C.,
as alleged by the Union.
Mr.. STANLY did charge that RANrouL,
| CLEVELAND, HALLErr, Preston King, Mo-
LoNy, CAMPBELL Of Illinois, and other such
Freesoilers and Abolitionisis, would vote for
some man who lodged the vote on the Fugi
tive bill, and that such candidate, by receiv-
ing the support Of Democratic Abolitlonists of all
shades, would not thereby lose the support Of
Southern Democrats.
Let the Union answer this. Let it say
whether one Of its prominent candidates was
not in the Senate the day the Fugitive bill
passed, and was suddenly missing let IL say
phetler The said candidate, or any friend Of his,
t. This day has stated rIether he rould hare roed
for The Fhgitire bin, if he had been present.
We pause for reply. Let not our cotempo-
rary try to escape by quoting what il styles
ewing reply" 1t is something new to us to
charge, "a the Union indirectly does, that every
occasional correspondent speaks the sentiments
of the editors Of the paper for which he writes.
If our contemporary will see that the Bati-
more Convention adopts distinct resolution in
favor Of the Compromise which will exclude
Democratic Abolitlonisis Of all shades from
their ranks, we will promise them that one
bu, an avowed, open. undisguised friend of the
Compromise measures, will receive the nomi-
nation Of the Vine National Convention. In
the Democratic caucus, when RAsroUL, CLEvE-
LAND, and PREsros KINe LAID the Compromise
resolution on the table, Mr.. SrANroN, of Ten
nessee, said the Baltimore Convention won ID
) fix the platform. We shall wait to see how
that is done We will not believe, until We
see it, that all the Southern Democrats will go
into convention in Baltimore and adopt resou-
tious to shelter and couciliate Democratic Abo-
} litonists of all shades, instead of straightfor-
ward, Ineligible resolutions in favor Of the
Compromise measures.
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