The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-09-20
From the Rome ga, sou,hsr.sr
HENRY CLAY ON FUSION.

But if it the whig party is to be merged into
tempble abolition party and aboli'ionism is TO be IN
grated upon the wing creed from that moment renounee
the party and be whg 20 yet step further.
am alive, viii give my humble support TO that man for
the presidency who to whatever party he may belong,
not contaminated by anatcsm rather than to one who
crying out all the time that he is whig maintains doc
trines utterly subversive OF the constitution and the
Union
The above noble sentiments are the lamened Henry
Clay They are only out-spoken, but full of patriotic
earnestness His penetrating vision seemed to have view
ed the standpoint whence he then gazed the wing
organization merged into contemplate abolition par
~ to ioresee the period when wings, like himself with
national and honest and devoted love of country
would be compelled to renounce the party and
be whgs have had impressed upon his intellect aud
image of the present condition of that
erfu party Of which he had been the acknowledged and
fearless leader BY confession il irretrieyaby
abotionzed and If Henry Clay alive he would make
good his promise Support that man for the presidency
who whatever party he may belong is not CONTAINING
ted by anaticsm rather than northern ree-soii whg
Are all the wings Of the South ready adopt the patriot,
resolve of Henry Clay2 We shall see.
IL the southern wings intend TO support any northern
wing for the presidency, would ask If he is not zone
who, crying out all the time that he is whg, maintains
doctrines utterly subyersive of the constitution and the
Union ~ We have not observed single appeal from any
northern whg to his party stand by the constitution
against the aggressive march and ponderous blows of the
freesoil party. Not prominent northern wing have
we heard calling upon the honest of his party to
stand by the interests and rights OF their southern bet
The of fanaticism have heayed all bar
riers and there to be northern wing of who
has courage enough to inerpose the slightest Obstacle
their Entertainments upon the foundations Of the Union
In this crisis the northern of that party whom
their southern friends in times past delighted to honor
with their confidence and with prominent positions in the
councils of the confedeacy either seeking to ride into
power upon the oaming pillows of aboitionsm fleeing
yards Noto of
ing his claims upon the confidence and support Of the
southern section Of his party by of devotion to it
| to the country.
1t is otherwise with the northern portion of the demo-
cratic party. Every mail brings us intelligence of the
Bile devotion of the democracy of that section to the work
of checking the aggresons of fanacsm upon the South
The work goes bravely 1t will be hard struggle,
Many patriotic democrat will fall in it to rise
But the democratic party must at last put to the sword the
abolition army When our party is defeated in this war,
the last hope Of the confederacy will expire But be-
eve that there is virtue and patriotism, and strength
enough in party to perpeuate our liberties and form
of government to remote times We do not anticipate de-
feat We look for victory hundred fields.
The democratic candidate for the presidency will be
leader of our hosts against the abotonsts. Will the
southern wings refuse to support him? Will they divide
the strength of the Seu and that extent aid in the de-
feat of the national democratic party by the abolonsl
viii they render probable the disastrous isane
by giving their support to some factous northern demo
crat who may then be employed in the dirty work OF SOW
ing the seeds of dsaecton in the democratic ranksf We
do not believe that such would be Henry Cays counses
Under the present aspect of the party of which he was the
leader he would his creed land to be
whiga We believe that IL he alive he would be
urging his friends support the next nominee Of the de
party for the presidency But the voice Of Henry
Clay silentthe ink upon his pen dryand his mantle
has not fallen upon another.