The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-09-23
Trsm the LynchburS (va.) Rspubfican, Sept. 10.
Gen. John A. Dix.

No man in the country has been more generally and
bitterly assaed in consequence OF his presumed abolition
proclivlies than he whose heads this article His
appointment, TO important Office in New York city by
the President has been the fruitful theme of thousand
and philippics against the administration by wing
presses and itneran whg in all the southern
States in which elections have recently taken place. He
has been held up the chief OF aboonists and many
oodmeaning persons have, doubt been induced By
these frequent representations, rather maepreech,a
tons, to regard him perfect devil incarnate upon the
vexed question of aboliionihe very generalization OF
the ends and purposes Of tina, miserable fanatca sect
We well imagine, then, the surprise OF many when
they learn, from General Dixs signmanual, that
he never has been abolitionlst in any sense OF
that erm but has been The open and uniform opponent
OF abolition movements in New York from the time OF
their inception, eighteen ycars 10 the present
ment He has, il Is true, occupied, in common with the
most conservative wing statesmen OF the Norh--such
Tor example, the late Daniel Websterlhe ground
that slavery should be extended territory free
Such hs position in the Senate of the United States
and however much as democrat we may condemn II,
II is certainly no just ground OF complaint the part Of
southern wings against his appointment TO office by Pres
dent Pierce since their own boosted model President.
Willard Fillmore, boldly proessed the most ultra aboli-
ton creed in his celebrated Erie lelter-,hus going in
hnl,ey further than General Dix dreamed OF going
yet he was cheeruy supported by them not only Tor the
second Office of the republic but The rsn preference,
too, TO distinguished native Virgnian, whoac every
pulsaon. il credit their professions in the
late presidential canvass beat in perfect harmony with
southern Institutions southern interests, and southern
hresides
But told that General Dix a distinguished
barnburner in 1885, and had active agency in steal
ing whig thunder and incorporating il into the Buffalo
platform This IL all tue-true to the etteand GER
aIny constitutes recommendation in the eyes OF any
good and true democrafor il through that unfor-
unae barnbuner detection in New York that the cleo
oral vote of the Empire State Lost the democra-
cy and their candidate the veteran from Mich
gan defeated. But General Dix has since labored 10
unite the democracy Of New York upon the basis OF the
Baltimore platform OF 1852. having repeatedly given his
public assent TO the proceedings OF the Baltimore Con
venon. and acquiesced in its deliberations an adjust
ment OF disturbing questions by which he willing
to abide II was upon the platform adopted Baltimore
that the national democracy uumphed in November last
If the barnburners were good enough 10 unite with
and fight the battle upon the broad national
principles then enunciated. surely they should not be
osraczed that The battle has been fought and the
victory won-unlees can be shown that they have not
acted good faith protesting 10 eschew further a9a-
ton Of the disturbing questions then settled Against
General Dix no such unworthy accusation has N ye,
been made and Until il made and proven to he true
W are bound believe that he has acted 10 good faith
and therefore worthy Of the confidence Of the President
and Of The national democracy.