The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-09-01
is 1T CRIMINAL IN THE SOUTH TO UNITE AGAINST
AROLITIONISM2

ABOLITIONlSM2
The National LateUgencer doubtless without intending
to be So at this thorough representative of the
abolition policy Placed in position of
commanding influence is enabled to observe the move
mcnt Of parties and know much probably OF the
public sentiment great questions as any other journal
But with all these great facilities it does not hesitate to
the character of narrow parsan-to refuse TO pe
guided by the lights of experence-to close Its eyes to the
opposition of northern wings to the guarantees
of the federal constitnionand TO remain silent when the
most offensive and threatening organizations against the
peace and prosperity of the American people are openly
encouraged and carried on. When the Massachusetts
wings unured the flag of hostility to the planest nunc-
tons of the constitution of the United States how gently
the Ielignccr sought to them back to duty how
tremblingly it differed from them and how coldly and
cautiously weighed its words lest these good wings
might be offended ut it's tenery In the hteigencer
of yesterday morning, however, VIC have an editorial
article on the subject of Sectional Parties which
fully bears out the idea have suggested that that
journal has neither the spirit the disposition to do JUS
ce the present position of parties in the North and
that it seeks eagerly find fault with the democracy of
that part of the Union, the vast majority Of whom are
known be ready sacrifice everything the of
State rights while the time it carefully overlooks
the alarming spectacle that the whole wing party of the
North is making with the worst enemies of
the Union This fact patent and practical The most
of the wing presses Of the South snd admit and de-
ploreand denounce it, but not word from the Intci
gencer---not word commencing the true--not word
condemning the false All that journal think of
is how keep together the southern whgs and Their daily
assaa and corenantcd foes the abolition rhigs Of the
North That such is the game of the National Iatege-
GER let the following extract from its editorial leader of
yesterday prove:
owe have some rare of the conformity of
practice with precep Many of the newspapers quoting
with great appreciation the warnings of President Washing
ton bis countrymen against sectional parties and yet
many of them intoxicating by their writings exactly
reverse. For instance, several prominent democratic
papers earnestly appealing to southern wings to abandon
their old party associations and join the democrats and there
by make the whole South sectional organization o
oppose the free -soisrs of the North.
What this but notice to all the antislavery elements
OF the North to combine in the but with the ad
vantage of ouaumbering the southern organization What
would be the inevitable consequences Of this advice If fol
lowed? If all spirit of compromise be destroyed
fear it is already greatly woakenedwhat possible result is
TO follow this antagonca banding together of sections bat
disunion and all its dire concomitants2 ~
There is so complacent sacrlege in quoting Wash
ingtons advice against sectional parties in opposition TO
suggestion that the South should protect itself against
those who would commit its property to the aucs and its
people to the horrors of servc war; that we print it as
wonder in its way The Iteiigencer the wings OF
the North going into combination with the abolitioniss