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

adhere 10 il the basis OF isa, union OF the demo
cratic party which he elected IN this pledge
his cabinet fully coneurs and II has been the constant
aim Of the Washington Unon 10 enforce and sustain As
sentiment The results so far, have proved hishv
satisfactory and shall endeayor for the failure 4,
Dc equally s1ceesiul. With these remarks. we hay,
pleasure in inviting the attention OF readers 10 TIA
following article from the Richmond Enquirer:
"Tsg ComPaoAIsg AND BALTIMORE PLATFORM m.
following paragraph from the Washiaaion Union has pro-
voked severity oil criticism which does sGrprl,e u
simry because there il expedsn Of oppostioa to which
m,lconton dem ocra,s and heir whg sympathzsrs viii no,
resort in their the administrations
elf the Baltimore platform had expressly approved a.
dsapproved OF the onpomtse tho nomiaee would have
net certain de The friends OF the OF sd
had sufficient strength TO eect President and
ibis fact ought 10 impress Itself w force upon the mind,
claim from the admlnslra lion more con
sideraton low ard the original advocates OF tue Conpn
mise lhan they supposed 10 have received.
.sNo man the truth OF this aleg aon A,
member OF the Blltimore Convention OF ioJ2 and eve.
witness Of It's proceedings. attest. from personal
knowledge, the OF the staemcnt that plat
fern designed neither approve nor to dsapprove Tho
Compromises Indeed, the language oil The platform is per.
ecy conclusive OF the point Toe ouy resolution touch
ing tbs Com promise denes the position OF the party in
thai relation in the following woods. The democratic
party Of the Union, standing this nasola platform D
abide ad 10 faithful execution Of tho known
the Compromise settled by tue last Congresshe act for
retaining iugtives from service labor included which
act being designed carry express provision the
constitution, ,nno w fidelity thselo BIS repealed or SO
changed to destroy or impair It's eiisacy.' Now, ns
perfectly manifest to every mind capable Of approaching
oil auage. that tho phaseougy If this resoIu-
ton selected th the distinct rpos avoiding an
preston OF opinion in regard to tle ntnsc merit Of the
measures co,npro The iesouo edges tho dem
ocatic party, in the most precise and emphatic terms
abide by and adhere t. tho Compro ie but carefully
abs aims from any aiimation oil pnion in Ct 70
the Justice and expectancy OF The ssnl-, en- ie thus
declares he na aed nvoaeie And hew could It have
besa otherwise An attempt to cosIcs ression.
o,tter OF aprro,al er drspprovsl o. TIA Compromise
weud incgi ably lavs produce oleLt o srson Of
the convention TIE mi ry of mon bers fom he South
were known regard lhe Com 10 Rise ~ or fos Of
southern rights, aud hey would ntvor vo sssented to
resoui ion 80 ant lgonstic their sentim .,s rnci.
plies. There wer. me nlcrs, aho. n IN the North who
were averse the Conpr mise, tie rescxt at it ar.
rendered much to the south Nel he -he compro.
mise the South, nor thu altc onliss the
NORTH would have CT on an eepresson Of ap.
prevail O. the Com prom tn, arr o. tn ton
On The other hand, ihe'e M members both from
the North and the South. W wer among he original
supporters oil tue Compton ~ who regarded IN
eaoita bic adjustment # drp!o abb, seatiora dis ute
These would not have assened TO ESQ ut pressing
disappioyai of the Conppn The csnyeapon, there
oe. respecting The opinions nd ol'n tn Il oomp
mise and anti-conpromise democrats, abstaned from
enforcing any OF continent IN regard to the Intrinsic
Of the Compomie at he same time. led sng the
party in the solemn TO abide by and adhere
to the udjustmcn
In regard 10 one stipulation in the Com promise IN az.
preston oil pnol mad. tho convention, ard
acted Of all who stood upon the atorm CT tho fugitive
slave law the convention arms, first, that it enacted
ia discharge Of obligation OF he constitution and
ondly that fidelity 10 the constitution fobids any modf-
cation Of the law which shall mpsris efficiency Thisi
sufficiently emphatic approx al the only feature OF tho
Com promise favorable TO he South.
Thus it appears that tho Bamoe ps torn was ri.
amph ct tue south for whls avoids any expression Of
nogtl tp.a hA ~s.,kso
were thought detrimental to sojihera Interests, exp.
cily end emphalicaly approves the measure In which
tho only concession was made to the demands Of tho
South
Now is there anything oiguors fraudulent In such
resolution May not man. with leffec consistency.
oppose The enactnea OF a particular measure unjust
and npolitic aud ye', when becomes consent
adhere aud abids Does this thing in every
instance ia which law docs not express the unanimous
opinion the people Add did Baltimore Convention
peuate fraud the country ia withholding opn.
IL the merit Of the Compromise, while resolved 10
adhrs 10 dnd abide by II as the law Of the land AID
soit compact between the NORTH and the South In
Deed the original supporters Of the Compromise did
commend every distinct and separate measure their
approval bestowed the salutary operation of the
whole.
The democratic party IN tic Baltimore Convention
in spirit OF eoncistion and harmony The absurd
tempt 10 enforce uniformity of OPP on in aspect
subject concerning which IL ere much deere ancy OF
sentiment never suggested in that assembly Ct ne
gent gentlemen. Iuls, however, WINS done IL was
solved odhos 10 and abide ty the Conpromisoo pre-
serve the uglve-slaye law ibvolats and dhcounn-
naGce and suppress anti slavery agitation hat
could the country demsnd
" II we had not much of whig effroniery.
night Affect surprise nj tho criticism OF the wha
press above pa sgrnph from the I'm newspaper.
In view Of the notorious TACT that tie wing party In the
South by no means unanimous in their su port OF
toe Compromise, and that the whg parry in the North
only entirely Unanimous in their opposition 10
the Compromise meh with propriety surprise
the ind gnson with which toe whig pres ale TO re-
gard the declaration Of the Union Bat the Inconsistency
Of the WING press Is glaring Ia their csnsure OF
the phroseoosY OF the dsH octetic platform The public
will hear with aslooshment, since Ibis recent demons'ra
ton Of the whg press that The WING platform carefully and
cautiously avoids any approval the Compomsc. and is
thus obnoxlsos the very which the wing pro"
urges sgans the democratic platform We make no ref
crencc the suspicious chromosomes under which tho
whs platform adopted snd by which the good faith OF
the convention dscrededwe FAY nothing Of the re-
pudation of the platform by large and powerful section
Of The WING parry. The iatiom in its own language sI
poses the inconsistency and pocrss OF the wing pres in
lis censuse Of resolution the Democratic Convention
This Is language OF the wing platform in regard to the
Compromise
.Thnt the series OF acts Of Thrift second Congress-
the act known pgtive slave law Included are re-
ceived in BY the wing party In tho United
States settlement. IN principle ana nuisance Of me
dangerous and exciting questions when thcy emoiscs
and so far as they concerned. will maintain hem,
and insist upon endorsement until time and
peenc. sls demonstrate the necessity OF further legisla
uon guard against the evasion OF the laws on the
hand aud tie abuse Oi their o~ofs on ihc oherno Inn
pairing their pessut efficiency; and deprecato all fur
an n