The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-12-23
rbe Administration and Free-soilism


We have not deemed it necessary to advert formally
10 the systematic effort which has been kept up by the
enemies OF the administration TO impress the public mind
with The conviction thai its policy has given counenance
10 sosm In the attempt TO carry out TINS plan OF
warfare the Union has been placed in the front rank and
has been made The object of the most unceasng and vlr-
u.n, assaults. We have never doubted that we owed
iii. marx Of dis,nc,ion TO the fact that have been
REGARDED in some sense as the organ OF the sdnnistra
,ion and on that account that any impression made
against the character of The Union was SO much effect
I'd AGAINST the administration itself. Without assuming
10 occupy the relation OF organ OF the admins
,aon we have so far sustained ls policy TO establish
the claim of being lis jealous friends and in that rea-
,on We have never hesaed to bear willingly The brunt
of Inc warfare which has been persisieny and malg
n.n,lv vaeed upon e President and his cabinet 1t
b,, ryen US no personal be charged by whGs
or Unaffected democrats with having soil sympahies
Our whole course standing, consistent, and conclu
sive refulaton Of any such charge No reader OF the
Union could retain any preensions 10 selfrespec,
who would hesitate 10 bear testimony 10 the earn.
eslneas and consistency with which we have wared
against the heresy OF free solsm in every shape in
which it has been presented We have again and
again denounced those journals which adhere TO
abolition sentiments and yet claim fellowship with
our party as wholly unworthy Of democratic conf
dence or association The result has been that every
abolition paper in The Union has been engaged eonns
ally in assaiiug with the bii,eres denuneiaions.
would be strange if there the slightest foundation for
the mpuiaon, II this combired and systematic warfare
of abolonis,a kept up against They know their
friends TOO well ever TO be found installing the Uaion
for one OF them We their known enemy, and they
ours We shall continue 10 denounce them snemies
Of The peace and perpe,uy Of the Uniop and shall
expec, to be the object of their continued maxniiy We
shall persist in sustaining the administration in i,s unds-
rused warfare upon aboi,ionsm and lree-scsm. and
we shall expec, these elements OF dscord and dsunion
10 sbae none OF their mad assaults upon the President
and HE cabinet
Whilst the aboionists and free sosrs loud in de-
nounenx the administration for its alleged sympathy with
the institutions Of the South and depouncing it's policy
as mere servil',y to the slave power. the wings and
d,ssected democrats little ess vioen, 10 denoune
ing it for the very opposite sympa,hies and ,end,n
cies They agree in their opposition TO the adm IN
israiion and are ready 10 coalesce. although they
profess TO entertain for each other mortal hatred Tn,
disaGec,.d democrats have based their opposition TO III.
administration upon the preence that it's policy recognises
"A good democrats men who either free -soles ia
ls4s or have aft with frsesoers since that time
We need hardly repeat that the administration has not
and win not. recognise any good democrat
who does not honestly and faithfully stand upon the
national creed OF the party adopted a, Baltimore Ia
every instance in which this rule has been violated from
inadverercs or want Of correct information it has been
promptly corrected upon the discovery Of the error The
letter Of Attorney General Cushing the recos milton
OF coaionsts in Massachusetts as orthodox democrats
mus, be too fresh in the recollection OF our readers 10
require repeat the strong and emphatic condemna-
ton which pronounced upon such coalition General
Gushing spoke The sentiment of the President and his en-
knowledge tina, the Un.n with Tn. foil approval OF the
administration has declared its hostility again and again
% aboionsnl and free sosm in every shape The vhies
and dsaeced democrats keep up the hreabare charge
and seek 10 agiiaie the slavery question anew Al the
very momen, when they INDUCING in bitter denuo.
cal,ons OF the administration for alleged sympathy with
free soIers, they are found combining with The verv
leaders OF these dsorganzers, and carrying out coa
ton with them for The purpose Of embarrassing the gov
eminent and giving strength TO the opposition 10 i,s
policy The very hing which they falsely charge The
President with doing. and which they hinge then
abuse Of him, they hesitate 10 do and then glory IN
The Of their coalition The President makes him