The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-07-22
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Southern WhigEcry--I Its COnplaint d Ara hast
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ssa''s. me administration Of General Pierce because
mas appointed nlmber OF men 10 Office IN The free States
VINO wsIs ~ iavo Of the Wimol proyiso in Is4s. and
Dental canvass OF that year All of these ndiydusIs
4 50 appointed who then sayed iron the democratic foId
hs ua s had iI tssn .s' NE question ssss
uresof 1850. and supported with zeal aid enihusissu
The Balnnote democratic nominations Of 1854 anL con-
buted very materially by their votes and n1nence Ia
that great triumph over sectional abolition whgvery that
was achieved in The defeat of General Scott who was
the avore and particular candidate Of all those who
believe !ha, there "hishe, law than !hs coasu,ion
of lie Union by which Legislators should be guided ia
enactng statutes npon the snbIect OF slavery No
worked in The raaks OF The national delnpssacy with
more zeal and determination than that branch of The
party which became temporarily esrangrI IRON i IN
1913. in putting down The fell spirit OF sectional abo
i tionism which had obtained The entire control OF the
wbg organization, prescribing Fillmore Webster, and
other conpr ose men Of the whg party who had ator
70 nfuse spif, 81 nationality nlo Il and, for the great
service which they rendered the Union this crisis, they
n9bly s'oned for !her former error and were asy en-
titled 70 a tayoabc Icco9nlon from The administration
they assisted 10 bring ino power. e Fesy ssi@f'r ~
But were they the mos. ultra aboli,oniss 10 The land.
determined upon wasig war OF determination against
slavery we know ofnofacon or parl iaciion which
would have 70 lille reason 10 complain Of such appoint
meats ot from whom conpa,ns would come viii sassh
| igIAce, as The southern whss who have proved by
their pas, action hat hey care less about slavery Than
they DO Of suneerps Of Their old party lies and assoca
tons Much we detest northern whiggey Tor s odi-
os principles and the bad and dangerous character Of
lea,ng pubic men, IS impossible hal one should not
feel respect ior that he entertained tha
southern branch oi The same organization which has
carried oal for yeas The abolition brhests Of its northern
brethren wth spane!lke submssiyeness perfectly AS
,onishiog for living in the slave States and the cnn
sequence has thai has long had the contempt OF
every man not ncuI,a with anil slavery north of Mason
and D4s q s, Inc e., hs s'sal cad ssd s,ewh q fpSS
attempted make upon the constitutional rights Of the
South, the southern wings are directly Responsible. mas
lrate the men al the North, who, Notwithstanding the
risk that they run OF losing all local popularity, noby
endeayored TO stay The black tide OF ianacsm which
Threatened 10 sweep away the compromises that held the
Union together, and who had right 10 expect that in
such they would receive The support Of every
souherner, without Distraction of party. Il, N
While the gca OF The southern democracy have
always gaIlany sustained The northern champions Of the
constitution, the southern wings have pursued pfeci.ey
The opposite course, and have chosen to ally themselves
with those who are seeking 10 destroy the guarantees
that contained thai instrument respecting the nsl
has always exercised controlling Influence over the
southern whigs and has been permitted 10 override all
all other considerations thai might naturally be supposed
have paramount influence in lheir minds, and II has
made hen but little better lhan traitors 10 tha, section OF
The Union in which they reside. and whose interests
to he sensby affected By the proposed northern abolition
legislation Had they pursued the same course the
southern emocra,s n thrown their votes into the right
scale. aboiitonism wooi have len npred in The bud.
and would have attained little OF its present I'M
por'ance. Instead OF resisting IL howeve they contin-
ucd their allaace with thai orgsnza,on At The North
comfort, and every election they found contend
ing the ranks with the who attained their
ONLY The cmbeTs OF anil
agitation, doing all that they could TO overflow those
TO whom applied the opprobrous epithet of dough
faces" account OF their allegiance TO the bonds and
compromises Of the constitution that were in favor OF the
Soulh and which sontherner interested up
holding. When Mr. Van Buren, in his better days,
alihc head Of the national eovernmea', and 10 his in
suxua address took hsgh constitutional Geonnds tho
subject Of slavery thereby oenting the asolonsts to
such exent that he, was called the "norihern man
with southern principles" was he supported BY the
southern wings a. he should have been FaI from it,
his administration encountered formidable opposition
from that quaIier though one OF the principal Arguments
employed against him ,hs charge that We have
stated above and it was in measure by southern mia
that he oveT Thrown. TO the grea, Joy OF the
abohion.u. who ponted to his late warning to those
northern men who entertained similar views and opan-
| Before this time the northern whiss had hccoms
thoroughly abollonized, as was esdent by the rvoisA
that their Congress upon the right
Of petition and other kindred subiccs-the great mss Of
4 lbern under the lead o John Qniucy Adams Mllsrd
F.Ilmore and JoAhua X Gddnys. voting 10 solid body
fot all that would assist the savery asiix
tion, and the whole phalanx OF northern democrats uni
formly against them All OF the northern whig leaders,
evan including hose who having become alarmed
the violence OF the storm they had raised, are now
,iona men. were then asi,aors, and Fillmore and Web
ser were quite as good abol,onisls as Sew
ard, Weed. and Greeley and owed their elections 70 Con-
gtess to abolition influences With such men the south
etn wings chose 10 sssoc,xe aher than with Mr., Van
Buren, Nr. Wright. Mr.. Buchanan, Mr.. Allen, then
isom OHIO, and their democratic friends sho
eained sentiments precisely The endsavor-
ed to allay the abolition exc',emsnt Time ps..sd on
The northern whigs became and anti slavery
in sentiment; almost the only edecual weapon
al they az the democrats in the e~ States.
and by Il ihey achieved all their vicosscs Wbeo the
ssaton of Texas proposed the northern wbigs
they ,ad would be extension OF the OF slavery
Mr. Polk the democratic candidate fos Preside Of, tho
was in favor OF it, denounced slavery msn 10
tie berest terms by every whix newraper and eveyy
whig orator north of Mason II Dixons hac. and in this
opposition although it was based apon such ground,
ke souhern wings concursed and every State la which
they had majority went against the measure, which
was only carried by the .uHaeI democracy, who noby
epsa,ncss both OF the great SECTIONS of The Unvn
4 No mar declamed zealou .Iy against the exten-
1 sou Of slavery in this campaign than Fillmore; bis
enunciations ful as hearty those Of bis fellow
colsbote In the cause, WIN H. Seward The eoulse
Of The soathefn whgs. this qaeson joining IN with
the abolition oppos'ioD. created asea asooshmsnt at
the North and induced a widespread belief tbs, they
cared very little for their local State ins'uIioas anu At
any that they did not desire TO see Them
cher territories This impression had wondessa m-
ienoe in strengthening ihe asolhons's lor SssHy 'et
ha the South did feel interest enough IN The mat
Ter 10 stand up her constitutional nights with united
tfont in was for norhefn men to- aitem 70 STEM
hke Abolition tide The war with Mexico followed
ncw territories acqaired from that country and the
unesicn Of slavery in n.w FORM arose The prtsi-
drnta election OF SIS came on; the dsmocatic cani
date FOR President Gseeral Cas-. took ha gsosod that
any cong fesonal enactment excluding sayefy from the
Territories bad recently obtained unconshft'on
| al the whg nominee, General Taylor, was expressly
pedgsd not 10 veto Inc Whmot rroviso passed
Congress, where the North would have majority an
both houses with The aid Of the casting vote Of 'hs
vre President and again the southern wings rous-
ly accepted OF Tho latter IN prsfseBcs TO the formsf,
ha.ely dasesn& thels northern friends wh9 were as