The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1853-02-16

| acknowIeo&eo. But there were men in our nartr
some OF whom had gained 1ortuitous md ~ ~
happy prominence through General Tavlor,s dsa,h
who had grudges to wreak. ambition to o,ra1;e,'
ana plumber 70 gain, by melting the accidental
Fresldent and nls advisers to a course certa;n :,
divide and destroy They wanted the nIsnes ~ ~
which General Taylor had appointed more off =
cient Wings and better men, and thew conld onI,
obtain those "spolisn by drawing new lines of de-
narration through the Wing party and insi.,;no
that all who were not "Compromise'' men shanj55
be prescribed and evicted from office Their s,o
cess was but limited; Mr.. Fillmore refused 10
crafty them to the extent of their desires. b., ~
made number of important chan ges which cIea.I v
drew the line commended for, and virtually ostrs3
cised the majority of Northern Wings as beretins
In this state of distraction and depression ue
were called to embark in a new Presidentisi can
vass. Three eminent names were presented - a.
wing party in connection with the presidencr
these Of Messrs Fillmore, Webster. and Cseocyr.I
800. 1or elther OF these, under other crcum-
stances, we should have cheerfuIlv abored snd
voted. But Messrs. Fillmore and Wehster 81
been driven-relucanty we believe. bpf stiil , ,
the tolls of the actionists: thew had
SUFFERED themselves to be made the responsi6Ie in
| struments of the prescription of Whigs hr VIZ -;
on no other ostenslble ground than difference of
opinion respecting the Compromise measures IT,
nomination OF either of these would have been
| virtual endorsement OF such prescription and
denunciation of all Freesoi Wings to coptinned
| prescription. For that reason mainly we resisted
| such nomination and supported that of General
scott; ne kneD ham 10 be an original and earnest
not to be In favor of the prescription and persecu
ton of those Wings who had opposed the Compro
1 mise. Under other auspices, we might not have
preferred his nominations as the case stood we had
! no alternative. "0
| Gen. Scott was finally nominated: but before this
couid De effected, the supporters in the convention
| OF Messrs Fillmore and Webster had concocted a
| platform, committing the party to the DESIGNS of
! faction and prescription. The platform dennnncsJ
| the doctrines of Kossuth with regard to interna
ional rights and dues. and thereby drove away
from US many thousands of voters, especially the
germans, without gaining the first one and corn
| mltted the party to the Compromise in its mr.
slavery acceptation. NE believe there a,as nt M
time majority Of the convention an favor of these
suac,aa aeplcesJor driDng votes acayfrom the Phig
standard; but circumstances secured them g MAJ
Jorlty OF the votes, including many who dared not
offend them lest they should be suspected of ina
dehty to Fillmore or Webster, and many more
who acquiesced in them lest their hostility sbonId
prejudice the nomination of General Scott
These green panks in the Wing platform oaus.
ed the overthrow which followed. Our Hunkers
were not Gomez hated by them, for they knew they
were unmeaning, while many were Disguised and
repelled by them. Thus was the Wing arrav dis
tracted, demoralized, and ultimately routed And
so II VIII be again whenever attempts to eliminate
the more liberal element from the Wing partv are
attended with such apparent though unreal spc-
cess we do not know that there ever will or will
not be another President elected as a Wbig: bnf
we 40 know that none will ever be elected stand
ing willingly and heartily the platform of hos.
hitty to emancipation at home and frieid indifey
eHce to the fortunes of eedom abroad, which was
put forth at the last Baltimore Convention
And now to minor matters.
The Tribune has not pretended to speak for ssthe
wing party" Why should it? 1t was not called
into existence by the accession of that marty 10
power has never lived on the luscious drippings
OF official patronage; it has never been indebted
Tor Its subsistence to the activity of Whig officials
nor calculated on the reluctant or grateful sub
scrlptions OF postmasters and tide-waiters II
speaks "authoritativey'' for nobody but tself.and
| nil ,4ot a.
transformation of the Republic were never drawn
from the Treasury.
The Republic names Mr.. Everett as one qualified
to represent "the views and feeliugs' of the Wbip
party. Very good. 1t was in 1s4l that Mr. Everett
was formidaby opposed in the United States Sen
ate, when before for confirmation as Minister to
England, on the ground that he had avowed in
letter to the Abolitonists of Massachusetts when
candidate for their suffrages, sentiments respect
ing slavery substantially like those fer which the
Tribune IS 'aoar read out Of the party Then it was
mat henry Clay took and forcibly maintained in
the Senate the right of northern men to hold and
express anti slavery sentiments, Notwithstanding
'.the compromises of the Constitution and i'm
sisted that the rejection of qualified nominee ON
the grounds alleged would be virtual dissolution
OF the Union. To that Wing party of which Mr.
Clay and Mr.. Everett leading exponepts in
Al, we certainly belonged, but of the Republics
party we neither claim covet the position of
exponent or representative
AS TO Gen. Pierce we only desire, for the sake
OF the country which has elevated him to its most
ioeponsiple btdtl)ny tnat ne. Will prove himself
man, and not a mere foot ball to be kicked htber
and thlther by faction. If he fit TO prescribe
bali his own party in organizing his Cabinet, il
10 none OF our business, and we have no desire to
lnnuence his course. Our protest CONCENTRATES
only the bullying and conspiring of outsiders To
drive him out OF bis own judgment and reduce
MN to anonentity. If he prefers an entire Union
saving Cabinet, insist on his right TO form such
one; II ne prefers a different cast, we object to
all conniving and combining to overawe his choice
Partywlse, we should desire that be would follow
IN the footsteps of bis iustrous predecessor and
undertake 10 dispense with the support and conf
dence OF half those to whom he owed his eleya-
ton. But, on the whole, we prefer the country
wisely and ably ruled to the immediate reinstate
ment of the Wings in power.
The Republic talks of the Tribune and its friends
as among, affiliated with ssthe fanatics who
proclaimed that slavery to be abolished over
the ruins OF the American Church und the Ameri-
can State" or course it knows better No such
sentiment as the Republic quotes was ever avowed
by any party with which we have or ever had any
affinity. That expression was used by the non
voting Garrlsonian tribe, who are quite as hostile
to the Freesoil as to any other party, and regard
the Ir1bun as an eminently ro-savery journal
Ii is by such mean appeals that above quoted to
popular ignorance and prejudice that such sheets
as the Republic contrive to exc out miserable ex-
lsence NE look to the American State and the
American Church for eventual aid in securing free
dom to every human being.
The Republic admits that those who deserted and
defeated the Wing party last fall were not of our
~O"SNA 49,
our mouths at the Baltimore Convention, but we
refused II; 30 they turned against and defeated
General Scott, because he would not promise 10
prescribe and ostracse Mr. Fillmore had done
ne were willing that the Republics followers
should believe and speak they saw fit respect.
ing slavery, Kossuth, mesmerisn, &C. and let us
do the same; but they insisted that we should pro-
Tess and act as they believed, though directly i'm
the teeth OF our own convictions; and because we
would not, they defeated General Scott who diff
tered from them only in refusing to prescribe aud
repel such Wings as we are. Thus was the Wing
party Frustrated; and the Republic expects to re-
store it to power by perseverance in the same in
vldlous, proscrptive, disaster breeding course.
Very well, gentlemen, go ahead! We can live
out OF power as long you can, and prefer eeve-
raj years dieting acorn flour to the acceptance
OF creed which is repugnant to our convictions
false to humanity, and at war with progress and
freedom
IMPORTANT LEGAL DECISION Value of Tar III,
Drummond, of the United States cir
cult court, gave decision at Springfield, Illinois,
on the I'd instant, in the case of William ]. Turner
aganst Sarah Starr, touching land titles, which is
OF great interest to the country.
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