The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-12-08

essential should De
imposed on ascertained gull, This cannot be done with
out your agency and finding any than be le
gally inflicted without the verdict OF petit jury.
comes The expediency moi 10 say the necessity OF a.
early decisions by you proper discharge OF duty will
permit Despatch OF business you WILL therefore, gentle
respectfully TO you. Il will shorten the term, make the
drafts upon the treasury smaller; 10 due those who
prosecute nd to those who are accused; and rapid dis
p0sal OF Tie cases preferred will bring service 10
close as soon a. practicable
/ From Boston Post, Dec. S.
The Compromise Measures.-Thc Union Plat
| form.
After the compromise measures had passed Congress-
all the machinery that party in its utmost violence could
put into operation was employed against them. AT the
South, with the frankness and bodness that mark the
southern character they had been opposed and they had
become the laws OF the land spite Of such opposition
at the North freesoI fanaicism went far coun-
sci and plan open isance the laws Of the land 1t
was at such time that the patriotism Of the North
successfully appealed in the Union meetings--the same
meetings that the Boston Atlas then ridcued and which
it denounces to day These meetings al the North were
against seism in all its guises and their object
to produce obedience the laws OF the land 1t was in
Daniel Webser's language to check the progress OF
mad fanaticism' "to call men who were honest, but
who strangely misled back their duty; and for
this purpose view of resistance 10 these laws 10 pro-
duce, not commentator OF them in all their partsnot
Justification OF each and all Of thembut acquiescence in
them the laws passed by the majority and. as SUCH
constitutional and binding on all good citizens
To sustain this, might present columns Of quotations
from the documents of the time The action most often
referred TO is the Union Castle Garden meeting. In the
letter addressed that meeting by Daniel Webster he
thus gives in his adhesion TO the fugitive-ssve law:
| at is such measure had prepared before
Senate, and which. of course, should have sup
ported II had remained in the Senate But 1t received
proper sanction of houses of Congress and OF
President of The United States. II is the law the land
and, as such, to be obcyed by all good citizens"
Is there any approval OF the fugveslaye law here
Is there not disapprova far this particular act is
concerned Bat it the law OF the land and there
fore il was 10 be obeyed MI. Webster audes 10 the
opposers of these ia Congress as follows:
You quite right in saying that the motives of these
gentlemen ought be iupeached. But the measures
have been adopted they have become laws cons,tu-
,onaly and legally binding upon US all and no man is at
liberty TO oppose them.
| Again.
"If we would continue people, must acquiesce
in the deci Of the majority, consutionay expressed
and he who does not TO do that means disturb the
public peace, and do what he ovsr,nrn the
ment" ara6t taas5 $685. III a
] AcquiesceA,ce in the compromise measures-submis-
sion 10 them the laws of the landpledges stand
by them and abide by themsuch constituted the Union
PLATFORM tho national standard of 1880 II such &C.
ton tina, sisted the soil Of faction folly
and crime" This involved neither approval nor disap-
prevail Of ,hee The ground taken by the de
mocracy Baltimore. by General Pierce the Union
meeting at MaHcheser, and in his letters and in his In
augura is pledge maintain these measures and ia
execute them In doing this, be carries the great and
leading purposes of the friends Of the Compromise
The Washington Union, in article Nov. 80. has
stated that the democratic Baltimore Convention, while
neither approving disappearing the compromise
ures acquiesced in them final settlement OF the
slavery aga,ion-that on this ground the union OF .he
democracy cordial the triumph in il com.
plele and The Union advocates adherence the Ball.
more policy trih fdeiy aud s~eeriy" What is there
new here. What is there but what has been thou
sand times asserted Here is renewed pledge 10 stand
by these Here is precisely the ground taken
BY friends Of the Compromise in 1850. But at this
the Boston Atlas affects roll up its eyes much az
tonshmen, il did TO "ntimaiions that General
Pieces policy to acquire territory II abou,
" reachcrous dishonesty and bypocrcal nsnceri,y" in
its characteristic style. We charge The Atlas with hyp-
ocrical sincery" The Union to-day goes for abiding BY
the compromise and the democratic Baltimore
plaor went in 1851 for abiding by them. And 10 1850
when IL free soil Boston Atlas calling the fugitive.
slave Law a monsier-when it minisierng to mob
law-wher it was thus pernciously intoxicating shame
less reason-what then demanded OF was that il
should desst from its rebelious course and submit 10
the laws OF the land good citizens ought TO do
The democratic party. by their Baltimore action. and
by the action OF hundreds of local stand
pledged beyond aques,onwitbout equvocaiion or res
ervaonto faithfully sustain and permanently abide BY
the compromise measures Here is their Baltimore re.
| solve: sD
"Rsoirtd, That the democrats parry OF the Union stand
ing this national porm will abide by and adhere
faithful OF the known the com prom
measures, settled by the last Congrcs.hc for reclaim
ing fugves from service labor included which act
bsing designed carry express provision OF IN,
consdu,ion, cannot with Sdefy thereto be repealed o.
90 changed as to destroy or impair its efficiency"
| We understand this resolve 10 pledge the party nne
quivocay to sustain these To this the Pres
den, gave his cordial endorsement this bis cabinet
constructed and recent action shows how resolved
the administration is carry out good faith the pledges
Of the democratic party In doing this the democracy
will stand by the administration.
Supreme Court or the United states
! WEDNESDAY,, December 7, 1883.
John Perkins, IT,, ESQ.,, of Louisiana, and r. s. Viii.
i all adu