The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-09-18

~ sas e"u suV oA veoo"'o Hiu'ue' spF~'s"
each agitation t. indebted the other for exist
ready Us hand BY lie hostile The Of
opposing systems seem 10 have drawn hibss 10 kIndle
forts delrm WHIT shall the smoke OF their
incense ascend The highest Both assailng the
edifce from different angles and Tor alos ed opposing
sonsbo,h declare that their support Of tbs bill depends
upon the contingency Ct the amendment aud lhe ehor.
o both a result and that Is procr sna
ton and the hazard Of defeat The common enemy is
overlooked and s.'nos osouen .hss We may glare upon
each other ebar Issue, and revive the slumber
Ing elements Of controversy, In popo.ng prescribe do
estic regulation for the Of territory which
have expectation We may al sume time, in the
manner, upon some part Of the continent. IRON
exciting and troublesome question has no necessary con-
nsxon With this bill and II, Indeed ever have
Bat suppose do hot. after all as we wsi may not, OBJ
sublime spectacle Of Legislation win clause like This pre-
The world II will stand npep the pages the
uiuts the government Of Mexican territory, ba. whose opo
aiion Suspended by the nierposiu the Mexican
sms. as evidence Of apaeiy Of weakness. aud sepIavsd
norss target for the irers and .cos OF the knay
the earth. iorthe derison OF Mexico herself and
the general contempt OF mank iapsed legacy the
memory Of misplaced bercvoence end sborivo legisla
ton
Sand what is more huma,inS is, that tho enemies of
popular freedom throughout the world sewing with
malignant qualification 10 see this great nao unable 10
prosecute war against crippled and ompanyely Fee
bic enemy without uiscingi The foreground Of It's neas
this pregnant element Of domestic controversy which
the world and knows Is the cabkcr winch gna
root OF our domestic peace and when 1t Is kncwn that
from this cause especially. we have practically proved
inability 10 unite IN the prosecution OF war. or 10 provide
10 establish peace we shall BIO regarded ht
object for cohtumcly aud be laughed to W The desp
cable with which we are AZ stir and whoh
has ~ iesitsed to strike because Of her mbscy and
weakness
That part Of he speech which, with mach lnge-
NIFTY than cando has been clipped suit
cetes, and convict of tree soil" sentiments
explanation of The genera OF The northern PEG.
ple rerly suggestion that all must DO abolonist
because the Legislature instructed upon all questions rela-
ting TO slavery with such great ananiai'y The following
Is the extract: aH
sst ndyiscd or belieys the great mas. 81 the
people ct the North entertain but opinUn upon the
subject and tia! $ the same Vhoh u enIisn,d by
at the South They tho nurern people, regard toe ins
tuon as greet moral and political ev and would that IL
which bese H. and DO intend revse ssconaI j-s-
ou-y aud hatred by ilitined and misplaced Ill
thsy w MOI ,s @ The cry Of the sns' Or fave, be
VIII they disturb or trench upon Tho COMPROMISE
and dotne.,ic. 20 be established abolished by the States
themselves, and aior snhi-ct ier control; and ar
Blt bring he Insulation OF local sovereignty, end
fachss peculiar itself they deny that sah iveei2ny
or us can Justly claim the Ighi 10 ,egsd = as tan
without the authority OF Cong'es. nd they believe ina
Congress pohbiits Introduction into The retu.ies
while they Iemaiu such,' &c
Being believer ia and adv io the doctrine of
instruction. up that time had been only employ
ed uphold tho principles OF he constitutional indies ted
tie legislature had instructed without any repetition OF its
direction but subsequent events aud developments. aud
lafther ection. sdmonishrd that shonid best dis
charge my dny the constitution and the Union by dis
regarding such nirectDns altogether and although they
often Afterwards repeated, disr-garded them
co.dingly
And now my dear sir. leave dis natter where, but Tor
your kind letter, should have permitted il reposs, upon
viii they forget who sustained and who assailed
their coantps constitution in tho moment Of lie
al-thc pervsrons Of necosstous poll I'd tho
uary withdrawing. Bat IL wdb perhaps, due l.
fdng friends that the snser misrepresentation should be
corrected, and thank you for the attentions which ena-
bled do il. Sincerely, yours,
S. DICKINSON.
To HxSRI E. Oar, Ecsa. E
There is and be no issue bet seen Gov Dickinson
and The Washington Union as to his reliability on the sec
onal questions connected with slavery. We will not say,
however tina, he may persist in refusing to isernzs
with other democrats who profess 10 be as sound as
himself, and whose professions made reliable By The
same private worth and scrupuous integrity which mark
his character, until he may subject his motives to
just suspicion and criticism. We will not readily be-
lieve him capable Of allowing hs fair be thus
appropriated 10 advance the designs OF fac,ionss but
it. unfortunately. such shall be the result our duty TO the
democratic party will be plain one
Governor Dickrson bias chosen 10 regard The article in
the Union changing him, in substance, with having
favored and advocated the Wmo, proviso in the Senate
OF the United States, ls47 and preceding partial ar
ha Of his rpeech 10 PROVE IT, He repes The supposed
charge in this emphatic language "li, in my whole po-
cal course, speech, vote or resolution can be iourd
tavoIibg free-.oil sentiments, will consent to occupy
position in the public judgment degraded the most
maevoen OF that faction its convenient accom-
plice." Gov. Dickinson lays down entirely TOO severe
test, and submits hinelf TO too penalty. What
H. at come former period, when his views were crude
and immaiure-when nsuhsr ihs frame Of his nd nor
the exgepces OF the occasion Afforded adequate OPP
poriMnNy 10 oonsider or discuss the question: hat
say, il under these circumstances he uttered opn-
ions favonng iree-so sentiments-sureIy no one
would be so unjust TO require such a penalty as
he suggests, Other erea, have erred. and have
atoned for their errors, and been restored TO full
favor. Governor Dickinson is entitled TO the same
measure OF forbearanoe as well as OF Justice and
he has received il. Without any wish to fix former
free soil sentiments him, TO subject him to any
penalty If he uttered SUCH proceed 10 relieve our
self from the charge Of presenting psr,s extracts" from
his speech He has imposed upon us the necessity OF
doing So nssmuch he undertakes d,rrove the sup
posed charge against him by undertaking to give the OK
tracts from his speech from which tho free. soil charge
was deduced II the reader will his eye to the elose
OF the extracts made by Gov Dickinson In his letter.
will see that they end with exc" II has been said tba
there il much in an n cItcrn What there in the onc