Southern standard., 1852-10-02

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and this was yosed foTtby every why, and voted
down by the democrats And ano.her declared
IN favor Of prohibiting the-saSe trade between tht
States. whicb was voted for by nearly every whig,
and was voted down by the democrats Tht
whi.s and abolition intmbers having thus failed 10
make the resolutions ultra enough for their TASTES
voted against ll,em, on that ground alone Il is
proper 10 remark that at this time Gen. Pierce
was in Mexicn. and that it was we'll known that he
was opposed stosrll phases Of abolitohism
One o'hers thing occurred during This session
which is worthy of notice at this time A resou-
tionsl was passed rendering he thanks ofthe State
to Scott. and Taylor, and those who fought Under
them. for their services in Mexico. Egeyy Wig
member vcted against 1t. A resolution was passed
rendering sympathy to The friends and relations of
our soldiers who had fallen in Mexico. Against
this 81 whigs and abolition mcmbersvoted, inclu-
ding some leading wings. one Of whDmsSt after
wards nominated as their candidate for Governor
At the general election in I847, there was no
choice OF members of Congress i'm tire eiStrict now
represented by Amos Tuck. (The-Stste had pre-
viously be, districed for the election of members
Of Congress J. A special eection was ordered in
July and then The wings and aboitionists nnned
upon Tuck. (who had before been The abolition
can dalr) aud he cec.ed. He was cordially
supported by the wings, and OPPOSED by every
democrat III his district, who Heartily supper ed
their own candidate Toinduce The wings to sup
port Tuck tile abolitiunists voted Tor the whiy can
diIate in the 81 district Wilson) and e c:ed him
This brings to the election of l843, when
the wings and abolitionSts resolved TO make dts-
Perate SIR lg9le tor power And now the mask
was entirely thrown ot by the whigs,.and in their
Safe ConN ion they formally noDRGtedf for Coz
erhor tie efegai0r uL0tuioR randidate-anlan whollfd
never r ei d, d to BE- ii wi , an been tie ab
oil ion candidate for years. They also unite wi il
The abolitionStS in the nomination. OF some of the
most ultra abolIdoniStSu the State as candidates ur
the State Senate and Council. There WAS a per
feet and cordial union. Be4wetn these two factions
wheneverit was thou ght their united votes could
carry candidate. But they Were. again signally
defeated the democracy carried the election Il :
umphantly, eitc Ing their Governor and amajon
ty in bo,h branches of the Legislature.
In the election oi 1849, mhisgeiy and abolitio1-
ism worked together ig in, III were i, f<ated la
the Sta { election bur IN two ofthc CsngrrsSion-
al districts they triumphed. They united in these
districts upqnst the abolition eandlaates-THck and
Perkins, The present members Both we're fors
malIy-nomlnated by convtn, ions OF sboh iacons,
and recciNcdtlie entiFr vo>e OF be,h fetions~ The
democrats bad candidates OF tlrT own, and hrar-
1lLs supported licm: but ey could not oyereonfe
the combined strength u federalism and sbciilions
ism working haImoniYuslg To- osether.
/ In the ektlion. of1950, the same game Of bar
gain and ar1algafn;tlion was resorted to by the
wings atsdaholi lonists, butwe again doored them.
/ And now We come ~ very anterestng period
INCUR history=-dnother Jack hste affair." In The
election of 1861 ,-the Democrats nominated Rcy.
John Atwood as their candidate Tor 5ovtfnurs and
At the samestine 4dopted resolu ions dvneuncing
the agitation of Lhe slavery. question. sappfoving
/ oi the eortpronse measures and Of The woes ui
our Democfaic members in. favor Of them, The fli
si.lye SLAVE tw4ncuded. All Demo4as suppos-
ed Mr. Aywood Iulfy euncufred wl.h -tLem IN tie
! approval uf these. measures. But a few weeks
bciort the election, it became known that he had
been III CORE spondeLce with the aholitonIss. and
soon a lctttf ilum him appeared denouncng the
fugitive sIsn law and pItdgng his influence for
liss Iepc; on mo lif f:atoii. Seeing the false Step lie
/ had taken e trIed to back out of his position;
but the ab0lTtiUllSts had got linn in their totlS,
and he 5000 irlf back into their hands. And leie
auain, Gen Ficrce appeared to marshall the Dem
ocratc army thus thrown into Confusion by The
1sreacltfy ef thtlr header. Gen. Z. ,had- takeu
little active partR eec ions since his return from
NJ, xico.. dcvoting his whole attention to the du-
Flies ofAs profession. But he. took a. very dctl
and absorbing in'ervst.in the. great controversy
which The Compromise measures were designed 1,
.settit and WAS TX renlcly S0Iicilous that those
meastlrts. should be faithfully sustained. An,
4 when Atwood's trearheTy was di>cot cred, he a
once put himself inlo The police Harness again
anl took Lie held In earnest, and threu4 Ids
ertons nlstly the State Convention which nomi
mated Atwood was rscaied three weeks before tn,
? dav Of election feseinLed. A wood s. non1iEatol
t(enly two votessou ofovtr200 being cast aga MS
< the motion selected tlfo,htr CANDIDATE ard II.
affirmed the resolu, ions above referred tu. Til
: whole whg press of tie State took sides with Al
Il wood and denounced tlt courst.0 of the Democrats
and Gen Pierce in particular, in lilethiost v.he
ment s.vle. A gain the whigs bargained and coal
escec with aboiJonism and faction, s-and agai
' were they sdefeated. There was no election .
Il Governor by the people, but The Democrat scarlh1
the Legislature, 6y which their candidate Mas che
{ sen.
The course Of Atwood made the fugitive slav
y law the great issue in this tlection--the Demc
d Gratis everywhere taking sides in favor of sustain
: ing it, and The opposition of all Shades-tedera
i abolition and fac on-violently denouncing an
y isrepresenIing it. In this movement and in IT,
y whole contest, Gen. Pierce the il a!er and d
: rector The very lille aud soul of our cauSe, all
/ was 50 represented by the opposition press.
IN During the session OF the Legislature thus ele'
J. ted, the resolution 10 which You refer, PAS
T. ed-which reads as follows:
N Whereos in tire message of his Excellency II
IN Goyernor our attenli IN has been ilisited to I'll
le late acts OF Congress- intended Tor the adjustnc
$ Of an angry and dangerous controversy which hs
ii long disturbed the aiiicable relations between a
al States of this Union and tchere0s regard ihe
ac;, as indispensable to dsarm sectional agitatio
cs - calm the national excitement and festore III
4 urri.y OF sentiment SO essential TO the harmony
he. lth. II, nublic Therefore -