The Woodville Republican., 1852-10-19

A
that aWi iul momen, ., was noble spectsc c
to witness Clay aud Webster. Cass and
Dickinson. when danger threatened the
Union. discarding al political pary differ
ences--all sectioua' weubgs--uDilmg a.
one man &C. the rescue Ui thee eOahin A
similar state Of ,hings was eyinced In the
house Of Representatives
The two National Conventions has since
met. and each laid down it, platiorm.--
Now. Il ever there was device ca,cuai.
cd to deceive the people Il is these platiorms
both OF which have been vio.a,ed by the
representatives, in Congress silic, ih,y Wen
erected, Witness the proceeding, Of both
houses ia speeches aud appropriation bills,
and even those who voted tor the platiormS
do not consider thenlse We. d und by them.
Certalr II H.; hat whethr, we onk TO
el,nef b,anch 0. Congress, or ine Nalionai
Conventions. or to The p.nclpa actors M
the nonsiaveholding States, the Democrats
are sosiadey upon southern rights and the
Union, than the wings OF the slayeh1lding
States. II this be the tact, which mus; be
apparent TO ali who choose 10 seek the
truth, and the great question Is to be the
faithful execution ol the Compr mise and
ITS attendant measures, II becomes the
south, the whole south, aud Maryland in
particular. to discard their party predilec-
tions. and unite with those OF the north,
by whatever name they NAV be called. IN
the preservation OF thelt rights aud the
Union, All parties IN the south are lor
faithful execution oi the compromise mea>
sures, except the antipodes OF the abolition.
lists, whose policy tends 10 the same results.
Why was IT that MiIIard Fillmore aud
Daniel Webster, who were justly iavortes
with the south and all Union wings, aud
whose administration was pronounced TO
be model administration hot satisfactory
to the northern whigs? Solely because
they were advocates Of measures dear TO
the south.
Many honest wings have been deuded,
and led away by the fac, that the nomina.
tion of the whig National onveu,ion was
pronounced to be unanimous. II is The
custom OF all political conventions, wnen
they meet for a common object, to agree
that the cadidate who receives majority
of the vot~s Il only one TO be declared uha.
nimously elected The democratic con.
ventou requires two.thrds. This is q con.
cesslon on the part OF the minority which
is considered ondons not to assent TO. But
II, after due consideration ol the proceed.
ings and facts, the minorly, or any portion |
OF them, should find that they had been de. !
ccived, aud that false pretence had been
held OF, BY which they were induced 70
assent to the nomination, via any man say |
that they are not virtually absolved from
giving their support TO such nomination.
For instance, Governor Johnston OF Penn
syivania, al active. influential member of
the whig National Convention exercising
a control over many OF his own colleagues.
and Others of The northern States, voted for
the platform, well knowing that II plat
form was not adopted the southern deieg-
ates would have abondoned the convention
whilst sixty-slx OF his friends recorded their
votes against it. Is any man SO creduIous
rs To believe that GovernorJ ohuslon consi.
dered himself bound to carry out that pat
form One of its provisions, and the glst ,
of the whole was the reclamation of fugi. /
tive slaves. Since the passage of that Iaw /
Governor Johnstonwas the chief magistrate !
Of Pennsylvania when the most alrociJus !
outrage which was ever committed by tiie
citizens Of one State upon those Di another
was enacted during his magstracy. What
steps did he take TO protect the innocent
victims. or 10 bring to punishment III, Of
Tenders? Let the proceedings Of tina, IA
yestigation bear testimony. HI- deinocfa-
tic successor did, ia some measure, alone
for the foul stain which his Wing prcdeces.
sor left upon the State Of Pennsylvania.
Now. supposing that Gov Johnston who
voted for the platform out and out, had
been nom mated by the whig National Con-
ventIon as tue Presidential candidate. is
there a whig III Maryahd or IN the south
who would have .uppo isd the domination!
Why not? Governor Johnston is Wing
las much whig a. General Scott or auy
other whIg.
II. then, it I've true that the .ou,h ha e |
nothing TO expect ~ upp0n ii l,s 1ghts I
rom the wh,gs u the north as a parry.
with many honorable. noble exceptions,
aud II It be rue chat the democrats ol the
states are sounder upon
hese questions, IS IL not the duty OF the
outh--tiie wilote sou i'---.o seigl @eil the
Of afiilLatlng with men who
rave no f cling ia common for their country
A Maylander BY birth where my ances-
ors were from ages past having parllci.
'ated somewhat IN political questionswhich
rave agitated the state and general govern
nent. donot feel that am iD.rudIng up
,n my friends in expressing my honest con-
sictions (; for dong which IT seems tina,
nm assailed. although have endeavored
% refrain from giving just cause Of offence
70 any.
Abstracted. as | have ocen for some ten
gears past. from active political life. it has
,ffofded tne an opportunity Of calmly reflec.
ling upon the probable Consequences Of the