The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1853-11-17

Union ClhiUlS buhb ~ y
by the Baltimore resolves or by the election
of Franklin Pierce pledged to carry out those
resolves. When have the nine-tenths OF the
People of the North, or the Legislatures OF
the fourteen non.slaveholding States VINO de-
clared in favor of the consttutionallty and
polcy of the Wilmot Proviso, retracted their
opinions, confessed that they erred, or admit
ted that they would not, iu like circumstances,
insist upon precisely the same opinions! No
such triumph has been gained over Political
Free-Soilism as this
And now note an important difference The
organn treats the views OF the Tree states,
on which they honestly acted in ls48, as here
sizes which received death-blow IN the Com
rromise: which have since been utterly extln-
guished by the Democratic party; OF which
the Northern People should be ashamed; Tor
which repentance in sackcloth and ashes
should be exacted But the views of the slave
holders of the South who were plotting to
extend Slavery, who were conspirlng to bring
about a dissolution of the Union, who declared
their purpose to resist the admission OF State
into the Union. because it had resolved to pre-
serve itself free, who insisted that the Lea loci
against Slavery in the Territories, ought to be
abolished-are all very proper and natural |!
They are not to be named as hereses-not to
be mentioned by way of reprcach-no repent
ance is to be exacted for them. Oh, no the
more ultra and violent Shareholders were in
pressing such views, the greater their claims
now to the respect of the "organ" and the
consideration of the Administration. Extreme
opinions in favor of Liberty, or a conspicuous
position in 1913 in political Free-Solism, is to
be held as disqualification for Office; but ex-
IRENE opinions in favor Of Slavery, or pre-
emincnce in 1913 in Slavery Propagandism,
is the surest passport to political prefermentl
Such is the odous, insulting discrimination
made by the "organ" and the Administra-
ton But tho Indignation we feel at this out
rageous discrimination is more than equalled
by the contempt we cherish for that craven
spirit among Northern politicians that submits
to skulk the responsibility of any opinions he
may have held in 1913 or 1880? Do you hear
Southern politicians explaining and dsolaim-
ing, mystifying and apologizing, in relation
to what they said, or did, or attempted to
do, in the controversy on the Territorial ques-
ton No! Whatever position they held then,
they now boldly avow and justify. Explana-
tons, disclaimers, apologies, are reserved for
your Northern politician. He is Peter in
the Judgment Hall, and would deny his faith
thrice, with cursing and swearing, rather than
God given faculty of standing erect and it has
become with him sscOnd nature to bow his
neck to the yoke, and his back to bear, what
ever his masters may choose to put upon him.
The worst of it is, that by such menials the
whole North is judged, and shareholders are
rendered more arrogant than ever. Because
they have extorted from these Macsycophants
confessions of sin and pledges of good beha-
viour, they conclude that the whole North is
on its knees, imploring pardon for its many Of
fences Political Free-Soilsm is abolished"
they cry; we have brought these non-slave-
holding heretics to their senses henceforth we
may work our will. Try it; provoke such
controversy as you got up in lS4s, and you
will find that Political Free Solism, over whose
death you are so exultant, strong enough to
consign to infamy the traitors whom you are
now rewarding, and again to shake your power
to its foundation.