The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1852-07-29
THE WASHINGTON UNION AND THE INDIE
PENDENT DEMOCRACY.

mocracy, in its issue Of Thursday morning true
to its sectional instincts assails the Democrats
who dare to declare themselves independent
Of the Slave Power. 1t says;
"A new movement has been made ON the
battlefield Hitherto the Anti-Slavery senti-
ment has manifested itself in various ways,
and has given rise to different, and, in some
instances unfriendly organizations. The North
ern Wings have been sustained by that senti-
ment; and now the effort is being made to
unite all the grades of abolitionists whom the
Wing party has not already absorbed. into one
body, and to use that body in the most effect
i've manner against the Compromise Democ-
racy Whether this new organization, after
it is embodied, will be amalgamated with the
Wing party under lead of Scott and Seward,
or whether it will keep up a separate exist
| ence, under the belief that it can in that man
ner inhict greater injury on the Democratic
party by seducing a portion of its forces, will
be determine2 by events No matter which
course is to/be pursued, new name was re-
| CURED and the one which has been adopted
| at once reveals the design of the movement
and the manner in which it is to be executed"
"These organizations are based
on the Abolition sentiment, and they labor to
build up the Wing party, and to crush the De-
moeracy which they fear and hate. They use
the Democratic name, with the knowledge that
they cannot thereby weaken the Wing strength,
and for the purpose of seducing and entrap-
ping a portion of the Democratic forces, and
in time to carry them over into the Wing
ranks by some cunning arrangement or corrupt
understanding. The malignant libel which
was contrived in New Hampshire against Cen
eral Pierce, and which has been SO promptly
exposed, emanated from such source-from
Abolition fanatics who assumed the name of
Democrats, in order to wreak their vengeance
on the Democracy, and to build up and sustain
the Wing party. This unprincipled mode of
warfare is being extended throughout the
Northern and Northwestern States The Abo-
lition allies of the Wings have assumed new
name. Their headquarters have been removed
to this city, and with the National Era for
their organ, their leaders are cooperating with
the Wing committee in this city against Gen.
eral Pierce, and aiding its efforts to turn the
entire Anti-Slavery sentiment against the DEM
ocratic nominee, even while they arc circula-
ting slanderous statements against him in the
South This Abolition Wing party, styling
itself The independent Democracy to con-
ceal its character and purposes, has formed an
late documents during the canvass The Ma
tional Era the Abolition organ, is its medium
of communication with the public, through
which it denies the right of the Democracy to
its party name, and claims it for the Abolition
allies of the Wing party, who on the approach
of the election, style themselves Independent
Democrats in order to concentrate the Anti
Slavery sentiment, so as to assail Democratic
principles more effectually, and render more
important service to Mr.. Stewards Abolition
ticket"
The Union is entirely too liberal in its cpl
thets, and too sparng of its facts Its zeal is
commendable. We regret that we cannot also
commend its fair dealing Unchartable peo-
pie may say that they who impute bad motives
to others" some cunning arrangement or
corrupt understanding may justly be sus-
pected as being governed by impure motives
themselves. The Union is evidently alarmed
and justly, too. 1t knows quite well, that the
Convention which lately met at Baltimore,
adopted new tests, upon which the Independ-
ent Democracy of the country cannot stand.
It's Democracy is of the Compromise stamp
and consists in supreme devotion to the be-
hests of the Slave Power.
The Independent Democratic Association
has no disposition " to conceal its character
and purposes )" and although the Association
has published an address to the People, in
which it repudiates the Compromised Demo-
cratic platform, and denOunces the [Compro-
misel Democratic nominees, because their SEN
timents accord with the PLATFORM" we appre-
bend the subscribers of the Union would think
quite as we'll of it, if it would publish the
" Address" of which it speaks, instead of de-
nouncing it, as the offspring of some cunning
management or corrupt understanding"
The principles upon which the Association
bases its action are such as commend them
selves to the support of every Independent
Democrat, hence the assaults of the Onion
upon the organization which seeks to establish
the ascendency of true Democratic principles,
in their application to the Class Interest repre-
sented by the holders of slave property as well
as to other special and partial interests, against
which Democracy has warred and trumphed
The Union, while claiming to be the organ
of the National Democracy, is in reality only
a sectional organ and the sooner its true char
acter becomes known the better 1t was to
be expected that any movement having for its
object the divorce Of the Democracy from the
lead and control of the Slave Power, should
meet with its opposition.
We go where Democratic principles lead he |
trGy when they cease 10 lead, we cease 10 fol- |
iopo
This seems to be the position of the indie
pendent Democratic Association, as indicated |
by their Address, which we published last |
week. Ii does not suit the views of the Com
promise Democrats Its organization is assail- !
ed by the Washington Union, the organ of the
Compromise Democracy, as the result of "some |
cunning arrangement or corrupt understand
ing" an assertion wholly gratuitous. Its OPP
position was expected, but not its misrepre
sensations. 1t says
This Abolition Wing party, styling itself |
The Independent Democracy to conceal its |
character and purposes, has formed an cleo
tioneerlng association in this city to circulate
documents during the canvass n
They style themselves Independent Demo
Gratis, in order to concentrate the Anti-Sla- |
very sentiment, SO as TO assai Democratic prin-
cples more efectually;" &c
The object of the Independent Democratic
Association is not to "assail Democratic
principles, but TO establish them Democra-
cy, as understood by them, discountenances
Class Legislation, opposes privileged orders
condemns dasnntic autboritv and raonuoiaas