The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1852-05-04
" Political Juggiery" ass,nstzthc Michigan Deanos
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The special organ laers itself that the wing party is
proceeding tremendously in lis process Of making plat
form which will gull the South in the presidential
canvass as il did in that of is4s will not allow US TO
apply the natural and obvious name 10 its statement
OF facts without display Of bad humor
lie, us advert a little 10 wha, is passing under our
eyes few days since the special organ declared thai
the high officers OF the government using their pa
onage TO break down and destroy that portion Of the
wing party which sustained the position OF the President
and MIR. Webster. This fact was admission that the
wing policy, as manifested by the OF is4s, was
at war with the settlement, of the slavery question, and
that the administration, though faithful to the spirit OF pro.
scrp,oa where democrat, held office, was unwilling
to fortfy itself by bringing TO its support men who were
sound on the issues involved in the compromise meas.
ures Now, we submit to our readers that an admins.
a,ion protesting stake its claims 10 the public conf
deuee by the resoute defence Of great measure which
il regards as paramount, and al the time permits
those enjoying its patronage 10 make open war on
that measure. and TO build up a candidate for the
presidency for the purpose OF giving 10 such
war, is guilty OF political juxglery,' or, OF what
is worse culpabe betrayal OF the highest interests
Of the country. Having this fact in our mind we
saw the Republic insert in its columns reso!u-
ton OF the wing convention in Missouri declaring
that the wing candidate must be believed to BE- sound
on the compromise measures condition easily
evaded could suggest TO mind but idea; and that
is that the whig party in Missouri was resolved to
make it's platform tolerant and pabe that ii would
embrace all SORTS OF and all shaies OF opinion so
far as the execution OF the fugveslave law party
test The men who received their appointments Wash
ingion from the abolition portion Of the whg party still
10 Office and using their influence to build up the
candidate OF the wing party opposed TO the COMPROMISED
bu, they believed TO be good wings And may
ask why may not suppose, without doing violence
wing orthodoxy in Missouri, that the resolution on The
subject OF the Compromise not intended to be more
stringent f hE
But IT that the special organ looks upon the 81
lence Of the recent Michigan convention in respect TO the
Compromise democtac iaeiss, worthy Of rebuke
than the usgery irckery which have exposed as
chaaceriging the movement by which the higher.law
men OF the North are making Gen. Scot, compromise
candidate This is really riaing with the common
sense Of the country Michigan has, in repeated solemn
acts. manifested her dissemination TO stand by The Com.
promise as final settlement OF the questions embraced by
it, Her distinguished favorte and representative per.
ed his position as public man in the passage of those
measures and Difference to the patriotic influence
he exercised that the objections OF the State to those
measures were Withdrawn and have been followed by
declarations that place her in the front rank Of those
who are battling in defence OF the Constitution and the
Union I, is moi from the senlmen, Of that State that
any doubt arises the OF the policy which is
TO put down the slavery agitation, and 10 maintain and
execute the fugiigeslave law I, is the wings who. in
all their stronghols Of power, being known to be ad
verse TO the constitutional rights Of The South, give fear
ful importance this doubt II is against such men n.
Seward of New York, Johnston, OF Pennsylvania. aud
their allies in all the North and West who have brought
forward General Scott TO break down the patriots who
are trying TO heal the wounds inflicted the country by
sectional discussion, that this doubt operates. -