The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1852-06-10
The sectional Canvass Begun.

We clip from The leading northern wing journal OF New
England the following extract 10 show the fierce
tonal spithe rage OF anii-sayery agitatonin which
the wing party has already opened lis batteries upon
franklin Pierce
The Boston Atlas raves as follows;
sThe proceedings of the convention from hfst to las
have been Of sectional and an-national character
has been soathem, and nothing but southern, The gea
Nor,h with is three hs of the population and represent
0ve and electoral strength. has been treated Of
count An ultra southern spirit has peyaded the conven
lion lis nomination is anything but natioua, and,
only in name, anything bat democratic. The platform
hsy have faoly adopted and promulgated is In its po
ea latitude many degrees south OF anything the democra
y as they sely call themselves have yet ven,ured 60
All this want Of nationality, and all this snbserviency
10 stands out prominently in all they have
said and done.
ave see It in their nomination and endorsements Of
Franklin Pierce, whose highest If only recommends
,on appears have been his complete and abec devo
non 70 the demands of the South No has earned
for himself more deservedy the reputation Of most
thorough paced dough face. Because John +. Hale had
The manlness 10 refuse TO the annexation OF
Texas 10 Whitfield denounced, and ostracized at the
high behest of Franklin Pierce. The democratic journals
that had dared take similar grounds, and denounce
the whole scheme in all its b!ackness, driven, by
his management, eat their words, and TO fall
into The support OF that which they had vehenenuy
condemned More recently, his connexion with the per
secution OF Mr. Atwood, the nominee of his own parry,
his final Tor the heinous oiesce OF not
regarding The fugitive slave law the perfection OF human
wisdom, we'll known These and these only, are the
heroic achievements which strongly recommended
franklin Pierce The support OF the North Carolina. Mis-
sssppi and Georgia nulifer aud which gave hun their
early support and all this is plainly enough avowed by
them the alleged ground OF their adhesion and support
Oar readers will at once recognise in the above Ian
guage the roar OF fanacism which prefers the predom
nance OF whig abolilonism to the peace The perpe
tu,y OF the Union. They will see in it also glorious
testimony TO that firm and courageous nationality Of
spirit which is al this moment the animaiing spirit
of The united democracy, and which, than any other
single Characteristic, commends Franklin Pierce 10
the democratic party as the man for the times. He
is man who makes no terms with abolitionists.
His whole history shows it, the showing OF his worst
enemies. He goes for peace between the sectons-for
an end OF antsavery agitation. He stands the plat
form Of sectional tranquility the result Of observ
of the rights Of every section secured by The
sttution aad The laws to enforce its provisions
Ga just this ground the organ Of the wings Of New
England iercey denounces him. Its charge against him
is that if be be elected the game of anti slavery agitation
is all up. Spread this charge far and wide-make it
known the people that il is the wa-cry OF fana,cism
against Franklin Pierce and his election would be
even if the country were not is, heartily sick of the
errors Oh wing POlCy ana the lHcLCiency anu ploHl-
gacy OF wing administration!
But the chief value of this testimony OF the Atlas
and its kindred prints is the light which it throws
the central principle and animaug impulse OF the wing
organization Il is too plain to be denied that the Atlas
is writing to the abotionsts and for them Its whole
appeal is to anti. slavery fanatcism. There can no
longer be a doubt that the party for which the lead.
ing wing journal OF New England speaks has re-
solved to stake its existence the desperate haz-
ard OF policy which, if placed in power, pledge
this government TO civil war upon the South, the
less formidable dangerous because carried on in the
forms Of lesislaon-a policy which must rally round the
whig banner every element OF sectional ragea policy
which the democratic party and its Presiden; must
front and que it, in the DEGREES Of Providence, be
dained that we are long to remain united people