The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1852-05-29
CITY OF WASHINGTON.
SATURDAY MORNING. MAY 80. 1869.


Senate adjourned until Monday
HOUSE, OF REpREsEsrArryEs.--Th House spent some
hours in taking questions by yeas and nays on motions
made in connexion with the Missouri land bill which
was finally passed by a vote Of yeas lo3 nays 50.
The rules were then suspended, and the House went
into Committee OF the Whole on the state OF the Union.
(Mr Seymour OF Connecticut in the chair when the
committee having proceeded to the further consideration
Of the Indian department appropriation bill, MIR. Camp
BELL OF Illinois, who entitled the floor. addressed
the committee the internal-improvement question.
Mr. Clark then replied the remarks of the last speaker
After which the committee rose and the House adjourned
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The Difference In the Position OF the Parties.
But three days intervene between the present time
and that fixed for the meeting OF the convention; and as
the tide OF representation rolling in, it elevaes
upon every successive the spirits, the ASPIRATIONS
and the hopes OF the democratic party So encouraging
the evidences OF the sound and healthy state Of popu
lar sentment-so cheering are the indications from every
quarter Of determination the part OF the people to foego
local preudces, sacrifice sectional differences and aban
don all minor points Of dispute. for the sake OF harmony
and successhat impossible 10 avoid the conclusion
that we shall upon the coming campaign under the
most favorable auspices, and terminate il with victory
perched upon our banners.
There is something remarkable in the character of the
present political contest especially regards the CON-
position, Objects and ends OF the different parties Our
opponents-the whigs-lhough they embrace in their
ranks parsans Of every Imaginable stripe and color Of
political faith, guided in the main and controlled in
their movements. for the most part by the dictates Of
leading pocythe policy which looks to sectional aga-
ton the road to power The leading wing representa-
lives OF this policy have rallied around them not only all
of the voaries of anti slavery anacisln who, for policy
profits sake, willing to forego for the moment the
enunciaon of their most atrocous doctrines and the
pursuit OF their most flgous designs but with these
they have combined the great body of the northern wings
who less tainted with anti slavery sentiment
and out OF both have formed force without whose
aid the whig party proper could not Withstand the first
assault, and whose alliance they constrained 10 pur
chase by the sacrifice Of the only principle which would
give the slightest chance Of eventual success Well
knowing thatthe time for the development of their ute
rior plans has not arrvedconscicus OF the irresistible
performance OF the Union sentiment among the people
at the present moment-these leaders OF the agitation
movement too shrewd 10 exact at conditions
of startling severity enforce upon the spot the
penal feature OF their bond They contened TO i'm
pose upon the party whose desnies they hold 10 their
hands, open profession OF their faith or recognition
Of their policy, but simply silence, aud refusal re-
spond to the appeals which up from far and near
in behalf OF the affirmation OF purer principles and
the elevation OF better men. Perchance they may not
even insist upon so much this; the pressure Of
circumstances may force them to that the cand
dale they allow the wing party support shall formally
assent TO doctrines the recognition Of which, however
repugnan 10 their feelings is indispensable TO the promo
ton Of their interests They may allow General Scott
pen cool approval Of the Compromise, bat not whit
will they relax their grasp upon the party, should
chance be successful. would they any the less insist
upon the guidance and direction OF lis policy.
The whg party is thus placed in position an,ago-
nislic 10 the popular sentiment OF the country II may
from interested motives, seemingly and temporarily aban
don its threatening attitude but the truth cannot be
ceaed love OF the spols and the tenacious fondness
with which it cngs to place and power, may render il,
discreet and polite the ncongruous elements Of which
is composed may combine and coaesce, and enable il
to show fight for pay and plumber but the aim Of section
asm and disunon cannot long be hid 10 a word, its
sole effective strength lies in the spirit OF antsavey ag
iaton and fanaiicism.
The great exponent Of the abolition princpethe lead
er OF the countless hordes who are animated by this
spirits their dictator; his elevation is the object for
which they forced to toll, and strive, and struggle
and the end win be- II they attain it, the subverson
OF the government the disruption OF the Union. and the
termination OF existence as one of the family OF ma
tons. We are that there are many wings who
would feign ncreduous ear 10 our representa-
tions-many patriotic wings both South and North whose
moral sense will revolt at the conclusion to which we
would bring them but OF these we would crave an an.
to few brief questions Can you make stand a.
the coming election without the aid OF Seward and his
anti slavery host Is there any room doubt the pfin
cipes and policy advocated and advanced by him and
them Can the integrity Of this Union bc preserved
when such principles avowed and such line OF poll
cy carried out, BY any administration al the head Of the
government Of the United Siatesi
The democratic party, the other hand is in arms in
defence OF prevailing-aye, OF almost unversal-popu
lar sentiment. The of danger-he remembrance OF
the pens through which the country has so recently
passedhas aroused the entire democracy behalf of the
Unon and in maintenance OF the great measures Of CON.
promise and paeifcaon by which has been preserved
The only contention TO be, who shall be the most
for ward and ready and cordial, and sincere ia their
manifestations OF fidelity and devotion 10 those great
principles OF natural equity and mutual concession upon
which our national confederacy framed by which
Is held together, and for the perpe,uation OF which
the compromise adopted and being car.
red out The affirmation Of these great principles is