The daily union., 1852-10-14

they were not sufficient 10 elect capacity 10 get. in ad
dtion democratic votes enough 10 elect And why had
not MIR Fillmore MIR. Webster this ayailabllliyf Be
they stood BY The county, and the constitution,
and the South. They resisted The popular deluslon al
the North and, with Clay aad Cass aud others. preserved
the Union against the mechnatlons and assaults OF
Seward. Greeley, Stevens, and their confedeales aud
when these their opponents, and the opponents OF the
peace OF the country, determined that for his their hde
ny 10 The country, Mr. Fillmore and Mr.. Webster should
be sacrificed, the very men Tor whom Fillmore and
Webster had made themselves Unpopular, in the Effort
protect whom they had encountered and buheiied 10
great popular wave at the North-these very men turn
and deliver up their preserves 10 their mutual oPpo,
nents-betfay them 10 the pirates from whom ihey haq
been by their prowess and sagacty protected, now
say, let others do they may, can never cohnae IN
thai party again, il This the extent oil their offence
They not only did this, but they propose 10 bring into
power not merely The nominee OF Their opponents-one
who has been chosen By their opponents because he does
concur with Them and dher with the friends OF the con-
siiluon and the South and whose opinions. II carried
into Practice are TO involve this country commoon
probably civil and dis union for sensible
DOUBT ana no hearted sensible will doubt, that
the repeal OF the fugitive slave law must and ought to
lead TO dissolution OF the Union. Will you, will the
people OF the South place themselves. BY their own acl
and votes. IN so fearful condition Wil you run
these hazards for the sake of adding another premium
10 those already awarded successful soldier, put
into power, Tor the mere sake oil the punder, party
which has afforded this evidence OF lis want OF devotion
principle, and its readiness TO sacrifice every thing TO
power and lis perquisiies
But II is said that having gone into convention, every
whg bound TO support the nominee matter who he
is This doctrine is absurd and savish. There must
be limit everything and the limitation n this
is mutual good faiha fair compliance with the general
understanding beforehand, and proper respect, mol
merely right in the abstract, but 10 right, founded
upon the known general wish OF the county; and when
The great principles OF right and propety violated,
and the general sentiment of the coueiry disegaded,
is nonsensica TO talk OF binding the country 10 ap
prove it. And SO OF individuals. In this case both
were done.
Any other view OF the obligations of a convention
must be productive OF the most disastrous results TO
sk. aE
well as political morality. 1t makes nomination, for
the part by Office seekers and Office holders equiv
aen to election, and would place the government not
merely in the hands OF an ogachy but the worst kind
OF ogarchy. ! can consent to enter into any
such bond 10 sell my country 10 a band OF office seek
ers. But the supporters OF Gen. Scott, or some OF
them, take even more extraordinary view than this
of the obligations OF convention; which is that while
does not bind one party IN II 10 the maintenance OF the
principles proiessed by H. and OF which the nominee Is
the pretended exponent It does bind all TO the support
OF that nominee without the principles. This is, as
every must admit not only a novel, but most un-
lair and unjust exposition of social party obligation,
which, to be binding, should be just and equal; yet
the position OF the Greeleyiles Sewardes, Scolttes
correctly; Tor you will recoect that in the convention
Gen. Scott received vote from the Souihno electoral
votebut was opposed by the entire South and forced
upon the South by the North. You will recollec also,
that his original strength l3l, and that OF Mr. Fill
more 1885, in which case upon every principle OF fairness
the smaller body should have yielded 10 the larger body
but instead Of that the larger body yielded 10 the smaller
and surrendered Fillmore and the South 10 Scott and his
party, with the knowledge that GO out of 3 Scott men
lGreeey says 7o being majority voted against the plat
form. Thus they knew when they nominated Scott hai
majority OF his party were opposed 10 and repudaied
the principles upon which alone the South would or
could go into council with them. Is that not etiecua
mode 10 strengthen the enemies OF the South
Tor one OF them, nom MS would have been Does II
not afford them the strongest inducement to hang to-
geher, authorizing them 10 say, as II does, " We Sc
ected the man who is 10 WELD and does weld the pow
OF the government IN defiance OF the entire South
Once the breach and The CITADEL with all its
br.a ha Our uafty has
demonstrated its strength, and al the election
will put into the presidency OF US emphaca y-no
merely who refuses TO disavow our creed, Scott
did, but who boldly il, Seward does" Blu,
"who is not with me is agains, me-" Is not the man
who refuses 10 disavow them with them and OF them
But If The obligations OF convention thus s,rn.
matter who he is. Suppose that The party oil "freedom
and toleraon' had nominated Fred Douglass or Sew.
ard would you support him and under the constitution
either is eligible. But this is not all Not content
with voting against the platform, the Scott party went
home 10 deDounce and spit upon H. Hear Greeley the
Tribune, the acknowledged organ oil the parry:
"But when creed iormua is FORTH to affirm
and declare the opinions entertained by hoso whose be-
haf presented bat TO constran and correct those opn
ons-no: TO proclaim what the party does breve. ba TO
dictate what shall beeve-hen the case entirely al
eed aud silence with regard TO the usurpsIon becomes
NOT necessary comp lance, but a h,gfant wrong.
Hence our phiue objection and protest agalnsr
portion Of the socalled platform OF principles set
intended be statement Of tbs grounds whereon
the ~hig party Is united, and the ends whiph 1t unnni-
mously
portion OF the delegates, in full view OF the fact that they
did express their convctons-were driven through by
the argument of and teTror-were rammed dow
by the potent intmstion, Swallow in silence, or we
bolr Yes la the face OF every enreaty and threat sky
six OF the delegates (seyeny. coun) voted
the and called on their passage Here
souuh OF the convention, whom not Ibe impcnl
ling OF the nomn OF their beloved candidate aud
prospect oi breaking up Ihe party, could dete, from
protesting against the gross wrong The PLATFORM there
" that OF the enirs whg parry, the )rds Of
he convention attest but that o na jiy onlya major
~ which had sud could have pAlm 10 bind any who
here ARE many such. Let Us oudeagor hastily TO
why, by hasy review OF the platform, scanning
i various planks Ia dealt rs follows"
Hear him again
"But by the qsesion tus seuled the plank evidently
all questions relative slavery aud TO de.
.uunce all discussion, criticism. respecting
he existence OF slavery ia ihis country petous and
wrong An Tits u alike ulle and eposterous-ws defy it,
1ecraie ". spit There nothing federal
~ uion, nothing mr. Union, which fJtud tue indignant
exposure Of any wrong tie rcprchenson inquity
uch a. slavery generally and perpetua lends
The enslavenen Of inen and women, their pe,e sub
gttlon as chates 70 the viii others offence
Tod aud humanity suc fail to draw down Ier
luton the heads OF al, who wilng psutoipats there
The existence OF slavery IN this land ofibery and light
the darkest stain on out national character aud the great
appalling obstacle 10 the fusion freedom world
~ the blaze OF our Inspiring example. IL
~ eud and, while Of the free have power
inder ttc constitution 10 interfere legatvey vita lis
We al possess not citizens OF the Union, but
which constitution a'ed. aud fiytluy
away I've are bound do all other power,
ne dlmtnu1on OF evil aud hs utmost diffusion OF good
We cay, then, In all kindoess and delefence the
opinions OF the elder and that agitation respecting
slavery only with the existence OF slavery which
s ts impeiing causeihnt conventions and congresse
and platforms, do nothing .fcctual Tor il. spIs,son
d.a Mt oI.,.