The daily union., 1854-02-24
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The whg papers OF The North are very generally zeal
ous and violent in their denuncaton OF the Kansas
and Nebraska bill The same is true OF tho leading whg
politicians OF the same section. These wings, silver
grays." as well Sewardes, now surprising the
abolitioniss themselves in invecves against The South
and southern institutions Have they counted the cost
Have they reflected that their is entirely denii-
lying them with aboonism Of the Garrison stamp, that
the attempt TO keep up separate organization will soon
be supremely ridcuousi
Read these newspapers assuming 10 be of two parties,
side by side, and who can tell whig from abolilonist
or aboionis, from whig Equally tenacious just now
of compromises. equally full Of pathetic dissertations
upon the evils Of slavery equally denuneatoy and want,
ing in candor. who would suspect them TO be otherwise
than the harmonious organs OF one party'
Is it the fate. after all its great contests. OF the
formidable whg party of the North to become a mere
eeveDth-hour reinforcement OF the army Of agators OF
which Garrison was, and Seward now is, commander-in-
chiei So, from The facts apparent to every one, il
would appear Will southern wings and democrats and
men OF patriotic impulses everywhere in country
tice and Consider we'll the fact tina. the whole late whg
army OF the North is now in line with the aboltionsts,
marching under the banners and TO the same
music |!
Why this 1t is proposed hat an old geographical
line between the slayehoding and mons slaveholding
States. which now answers practical purpose 10
keep alive ancient preudices and dscords, shall be for
gotten. II is proposed that the right Of sef.govenent
shall be left 10 the people, and that the equal rights OF all
the States in The Territories shall be recognised 1t il
proposed that just and generous policy bewixt North
and South shall take the place OF restrictions and
tenton And for this the wings OF the North surrender
all preensions nationality OF feeling and become
echoes OF the exravagances Of faction whose great.
claim TO attention for the last twenty years has
sisted in the unresirained yehemence with which j, has
denounced the South, the Union, and the constitution
Have gentlemen counted lhe cost II SO, small is the
value which they have placed upon themselves. We
set no great value upon whggery in any form. lis poll
cy is worm eaen, its principles obsolete. But il has
held up its head in many fair sand.up encounter with
us in times past 1t was respectable, though is
a conquered, enemy We grieve to il giving way to
the seduc,onsol low company and the evil effects of bad
associations But since il So how will suit south.
ern wings 10 regard il hereafter! How much longer
will they fellowship and in convention with il as
exemrlihed by their brethren OF the North
The dspo.iion Of the wings OF the North to take ad.
vantage of and promote every little excitement which has
Afforded an opportunity for tine formation OF sectional
parties in country csnno, be too severely condemned
The couIse taken by the democracy would ruin The
country Because the whx party is weak, and because
little is expected from its patriotism. it INDUCES in iis
fscious movements with comparative lmpunily How
nobly now. a whole, does the liberal and national
spin, OF the democratic press at the North compare with
the sec,ionaliiy OF the northern press OF the
wings, Patriotism is the guiding star OF the first. aga.
lion the hope and reliance OF The last Peace and broth
erly feeling between the extremes OF our counlry-a
Union cemented by mutual regard between our thirty
one glorious Staes-is what the democracy most desires
quarrel among these Slaes-s fierce conflict OF these
extremes, OF which little temporary political cap
ila can be made in their neghborhoods-are poii.
cal results 10 the attainment OF which all the efforts OF
northern wings seem directed.