The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-12-16
The Union at Baltimore.

party united in the Baltimore Convention, made by US
some days since, has been grossly misnterpeted and
that teeIn proper to briefly to
the subject We not to repe tho charge that we
have abandoned OF repua,ed the Compromise the ha
sis OF that democratic unionha charge too palpably
untrue to require denial or Ieuaiion. We have abaed
none OF high appreciation of the patriotic feelings Of
those who advocated the compromise measures. We
gard them now, as we did whilst they pending, as
resting upon principle which must command the respect
and assent OF every coed Siale-rghis democrat, how
ever much they nigh, differ as TO the details. We re.
ga,ded The details approximaiing sufficiently near
Justice 10 the different sections Of the Union constitute
the SERIES taken as whole an honorable and
compromise. Such views at present, and every
insinualon or allegation that attributes different
position is unfounied unjust
That cur account of the process by which the delegates
to The convention harmoaixel upon the question OF
slavery is historically true cannot be successfully
tro1ened. We published recently an article from the
Boston Post fully sustaining position. We publish
to-day similar article from ths Richmond Enquirer, in
which our position is ably vni'ca,ed and distinctly
dorsed The editors Of these two leading democratic
journals were members Of the Baltimore Convention,
and speak on the subjec, OF their own knowledge The
latter had opposed some OF the measures embraced in /,
with great zeal They concur however, in sustaining
the statement made by US, that the union effected
no, upon the est of sqpropoi OF each OF the bills,
but upon that OF ae9uiesesnes in the Compromise as
whole. We invite special attention 10 The ar,i-
Gle below this subject remarking only that
the same difference is stsll apparent, between
the intrinsic merits OF the compromise measures which
existed originally, whilst cordially and unite
heartily ia reg arding the Baltimore platform covenant
OF perpetual obligation on all democrats As an original
advocate of The COMPROMISE, we sustain the PLATFORM
aot only because adheres and abdes by the Compo
mise bu, because have pledged honor in the con-
venon TO stand by and MAINTAIN the then made
as a perpetual bond OF union. The editor OF the En-
ouirer who was opposed to certain features 10 The Com.
PROMISE now sdheres 10 and abides by the PLATFORM be-
cause he pledged his honor 10 maintain the covenant
faithfully and because that covenant puts final temi-
nation 10 the slavery agitation. Whilst differ in opn.
ion as to details agree cordially upon the principle on
which oe9uiescsnes is made the basis OF union We
agree cordially also, in repeDg with honest
the imputalion 10 the convention of any motive not con
sslen with tue sictest regard for honor and principle
We scorn the very idea that The democratic party has
BEEN or ever will be, united fraudulent agreement,
which involves abandonment OF any OF ITS iundamen-
tai principles.
Ii may be well TO remind our democratic friends OF our
object in adverng the basis OF the democratic union
at Baltimore We had seen proposition deliberately
made 10 effect organization the principle OF
an approval of the Compromise the test of democratic
orthodoxy. We need not say thai, with our views Of
the Compromise, such organization would have found
no warmer advocate when it originally proposed.
il we had no, been thoroughly satisfied that the sug
geson was imprao,icabe--tba it would necessarily
suit in dissovipg and disorganzpg the democratic party
and if we had not been unaltefaby satished that the
democratic party was the best Union party tina, could be
oraanxed For these reasons. rejected the sugses-
,ion when made in 1850 and when revived in 1859
we REGARDED II az an insdious attack upon the admins
traton and as virtual Reputation Of the action OF the
BALTIMORE Convention. We determined TO meet il etiecu
ally and TO do This resored TO the historical state
men, as 10 the basis OF the union Baltimore, for the
purpose of showing concusvey that the policy Of the
administration was basel on the action OF the Conyen
lion at Baltimore and that the only practicable basis of
democratic union eqessacs in and approval Of
The compromise measures. The severity OF the stric
lures on our article by wings and sympaihxing demo-
cra,. satisfied that had not been mistaken 10
course; and we are now fully convinced that enligh
ened public sentiment will sustain in the opinion that
we cannot with any safety adopt any other basis Of union
than that which wac agreed at Baltimore, and which
ba. proved 80 eecua Those who charge the Presiden,
or his cabinet, or the Washington Union with aban.
donment Of the 6nslity Of the compromise measures,
with abundant 10 rejoice i the Baltimore