The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1852-04-29

Messs. DoszLsoN 81 ARMSTRONG, Washington City.
Protest OF south.rn wing Members Congress-
we place this paper record in columns. and ask
the attention OF readers its powerful and conclu
sve demonstration of the existing sectional organization
and purpose Of the wing party In view OF the facts
and arguments thus calmly and deliberately presented
upon the highest whg authority, and in the OF the
record ITSELF there hereafter for dispute upon
the question that sectional anti SLAVERY anaeism has
become the dominant spirit and the animaing soul OF the
wing organization We will not weaken the reasoning
of the address by any attempt to condense it, bu,
urge upon all our readers to study for themselves
the irresistible proofs by which the most leading and in
huenial wing representatives in Congress from niue OF
the principal States OF the South have demonstrated
and over their signatures formally declared OF the policy
OF the wing party shaped and announced for tho
election OF General Scott that ' tendency reduce
he ,chg party mere heterogeneous compound Of dis.
cordani sectional fdeoas the baiiotbor 10 receptacle
for vote, obtained by fraud upon other of the
tions of the United States and the presidential election
to trial of ehicansry and discrimination among political
usounkbanks." Planted firmly upon this undeniabe
cuson the distinguished authors OF the address carry
with them the conviction OF every intelligent and pairi.
otto reader when they proceed further declare Of the
wing party that it's inevitable result must be neither
more nor less than he ingorious and deserved defeat Of
The ,ohig eInd,dafe for the presidency. because The plat
form Of s party wW D: too ndrrow for The patriotism Of
the people"
This conclusion, in the whole force OF its terms, is
placed beyond dispute, when we remember that the wbig
for General Scott 10 proceed not only upon the
population OF any guarantee whatever for the main
tenance of the fugitive law as part OF the Compro
mise bu, also upon the well settled presumption against
the perman6nce OF that statute which grows out OF a
transfer OF the executive power OF the country to the
hands of men who have s,aked their political existence
upon their open and mpacable hostility to that feature
of the Compromise. These the men who have
broken down Mr. Fillmore al the North in order to
thrust General Scott upon the South. When these men,
and in advance, gave General Scott their
nomination they put their brand upon him Ia the same
hour In formal resolutions they wrote upon the
banner OF their candidate their hostility to the fugitive
law and to the obligation Of the Compounds. In their
nomination they rendered the South and to the whole
country the reign in the White House of the councils Of
wing abolonism and General Scott Justly and forever
forfeited the confidence OF the southern portion OF this
Union when he stood with folded and permitted that
deed TO be done under the sanction of his name and
nown; for upon the question Of the maintenance of
the fugitive law on the siatue-book as apart OF the
Compromise and It's faithful execution, the people OF the
South OF all parties, stand as unit There ~ no d.
vision Of opinion at the South on this question The
address before mentions that some seven southern
wings in the caucus voted with the northern majoy and
MIR Stephens his late speech referred to some similar
division Of the southern democratic vote on the compromise
resou,ions But surely any such exceptional votes Of
southern men are Of no account whaiever IA arguments
sxsins, the entire and irresistible unanmiy Of The South
On the question of maintaining in force the statute
ory OF The compact Of the constitution for the restoration
,f liz fugitive property Hence il tbs, the author. Of
he address announce only manifest and ndispu,abIe
ruth when they declare that the platform which the
,oihern wings bring General Scou into the field e too
narrow for that patriotism Of The people which relies
,poh the government TO execute the covenants OF the
constitutional compact. ~ p ~ ~ ''f'
AZ the conclusion Of the address End the following