The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1852-02-29


true Union party OF the country.
The wing party has been the sectional party always
Every time great territorial question has before
the countyn the successive Of the acquisitions oil
Louisiana. Florida. Texas. and Caliiornia-lhe wings
have taken sectional ground sganst such acquisitions
In every such case they have afterwards agreed they
now agree in the Of California that these acquis
tons have proved to be great national advantages The
wing policy OF high tariff for protection, with specific
duties, is at this day plainly sectional policy So was
the policy OF the distribution OF the proceeds OF the pub
lie lands. So the policy OF a national bank So was
the policy OF the virtual abrogation OF the veto power
SO the policy of General Tayors administration in
regard to the newly acquired territories Every one OF
these measures tended directly 10 secure, by the action
the Union over another
The reason OF this prevalence Of sectionalism in the
wing party is obvious. 1t has generally been, in
national view, The mnorypary and has resorted TO
onal expedents to gain that supremacy in particular To-
calilies which has been usually OF lis reach in the
country large. This principle, shaping the general char
acte OF the wing organization ~ The STATES, has usually
SO far reacted upon the national organization Of the
party either 10 make it sectional ALSO has been the
for the part else to break down whenever,
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exactly the with the present administration After
the Compromise passed, Mr.. Fillmore and his cabinet
undertook maintain national position that measure
The consequence is that the sectional element in the
State organizations OF the wing party has broken Mr.
Fillmore and his administration down in all the northern
wing slronghods where the main bulk of the whig force
lies.
One point more should be remembered in this con.
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party, being, in particular States temporarily or perma-
nently in the minority has also resoed upon single and
occasions. to sectional issues and alliances to regain
local power. In looking the list of the members Of
the Senate, we may find one instance in Ohio, and an.
other in Massachusetts, OF such by the demo-
cratic party to sectional expedcns. Much more fire.
queniy it has happened as in New Hampshire and New
York, upon well known occasions and in Massachusetts
for long series OF years, the democracy has preferred
defect such sectional alliance The reason Of This is
PLAZA The democratic party in every State, and upon
every such occasion OF sectional temptation has had
potent national organization look to and 10 rely upon
This has been constant and powerful influence 10 re-
strain the democratic organization IN he States from
seciionalsm Those organizations could not often forget
that they formed part of great national party which, az
general rule, in virtue Of its national majority had the
ter the democratic organization in particular State
might gain power at homes but in just far as il
thus gave way to seclonasm, it separated itself, OF
necessity, from the national democratic organizations and
removed itself IRON the national democratic platform
This state Of things has always constituted check upon
sectionalisn in the democratic ranks Nothing like it
has acted upon the wing party. for the reasons we have
stated. Being minority party most Of the time, ii has
relied upon sectional exrsdiens gain local power until
these have generally. as we have seen, predomnaied
its national organ ization and made il take, as
party, sectional view of almost every great question
which has up. Oal Of this condition of things has
grown the UNREASONABLE fact that with the wing party all
the 'snsss naiivsm, anti-nasonry and aboli,onism-
have had their primary and principal political utilization.
Out OF the same condition OF things has grown the fact
that the North, the dominant section, and not the
South. has always controlled with almost absolute power
the policy OF the wing party All its avorite positions
and measures have been in anagonism to the general
public sentiment OF the South We might call them
northern positions and but it would be more
strictly accurate TO call them northern errors-tha is
positions and measureswhich while clearly injurious 10
the South, enormously supposed 10 be beneficial 10
the North To say nothing OF anti. annexation bank or
tariff in this connection. it is enough 10 remark that by
all possible forms of unreracied party avowal and sane
ton, the Wilmot provso in almost all the northern
States, is cardinal and Interchangeable wing doctrine"
to-day IL never has been. and Dan be, the doc
,rne Of the democratic party, though past times demo-
Gratis have differed about il, and perhaps do so in some
cases nov
We have been led into these illustrations OF what may
amos, be termed the necessary seconalism OF the wing
party by observing the extravagances into which the
Republic is compelled in its efforts 10 represent the whg
organization at this time Union party Here is
sample OF the Republics ertions:
"On the other hand. such the present organization
Of wing party that present presdentiai oardi-
date pho DOES stand tche tho pig and
the rohig aaai. There whg secessons at
the South; there mig aboiionisfs at hs Morrill,
Tits difficult TO understand the driff of the special
organ in such declarations these Take the three
IT eat States OF the NorthNew York, Pennsylvania and
io-laying out of view the cities Of New York and
Philadelphia the Republic point out electoral dis
tr in any of these States which can be carried for
wing presidential candidate standing Just where thc
wing administration and the wing caucus now stand"
against the democratic candidate standing where he must
and will stand, just sureyas he is nominated
No whig aboonisis at the North How is il on the
Ohio Reserve How is il in the wing sironghods OF
central and western New York; How is il in such wing
hauns Lancaster and Allegheny counties in Pennsyl-
vania The Republic knows perfectly well that the wing
vote in such communities these have placed in Office