The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-07-01
SIGNS OF LIFE In THE wHiG PARTY AT THE
NORTH


The indications furnished within few days past by
few leading journals OF the North IRE calculated TO inspire
hope that there is yet left sparx of nationality amongst
northern wings, which may save them from humiliation
If these indications do prove iusory they point
reaction which is destined eeat the dsunon schemes
Of abolitonism and dspe the darkness and gloom which
seemed to obscure political In the late exciting
struggle the Nebraska question it sad spectacle
to see tho enre wing party of the North rayng at the
call of abolition Understanding with seeming aacry
their violent cous counsels and completely identity
ing themselves with abaonists create the impress
sion that the coalition perfect and permanent Through
out all the free States the gloomy monotony not
heved by solitary wing representative in Congress, or
wing editor who dared to assert and maintain position
antagonsc to THAT of the abolition agators To all APP
pearance the u sion between whiggery and aboitonsm
was complete the absorption of the former by the latter
perecthe al olitionzation of the whole final and
indisputahe-
That We do not msrepresent the impression made upon
the southern wings the of their northern brethren
is anundanty shown by the formal and earnest announce
made by their representatives in Congress and their
organs in the southern States renouncing and denouncng
all further political association sympathy with them 1t
is further SHOWN by the proposition which is now being
discussed throughout the South to hold wing conventions to
determine the best policy be adopted in view of the pal
pabe coalition formed between their northern brethren
and the abo7onists II is shown with no less conclusive
by the bold nsolent and dctaoria tone which has
marked the decarati and discussions of the abolition
leaders and organs during the last few months As if in
fuatcd by the great their ranks by the uni
surrender of the wings they proceeded to dispose Of
their allies if they merely prisoners of war; and
deserving mo other consideration than many sub
servient advance their schemes of personal
and political ACKNOWLEDGEMENT The cravenhearted tame
with which whggery submitted to the nsolent and
degrading imposed upon them matter of
ment wi tn southern wings whilst it was fairly esteemed
the conclusive evidence that northern whggery
entirely swallowed by abolition.
AS Legitimate these impressions and conclusions
induced to hope that they not entirely
correct The first indication of continuing vitality in
rhern wing editor which attracted notice. fur
nshed by the indignant repulse which the Detroit Adyer
tser gave the nsolent attempt of the New York Tribune
to interfere in the elections in Michigan and to dictate the
terms of coalition between the wings and abotonsts of
that State. The in which the Advertiser turned
upon the traorous Dictator and mathematical his dcta
ton and his treason the manifestation of spirit
worthy Of whggery in its best days The next indication
which met eye in the Boston Courier; but it
of that bold and defiant character which marked the
rebellion of the Advertiser The Courier pointed with
sufficient disncness the prevalence in Massachusetts, of
widespread spirit of sunion but its condemnation
in language measured mncng, so much diluted
with apology and gently pointed with censue that its
editor seemed to be hating to whether to denounce the
traitors to join them AS unsatisfactory this indca-
ton seemed to be- yet gratifed to that
in Boston there wing editor not wholly nsensble
the horrors of disunon The Courier had gone hand
in hand with abolition the brink of the abyss of dis
union but when it approached The gulf it drew back in
terror and begged the matter Perhaps this
high exhibition of moral courage ought to have
been expected of Boston wing editor under all the cir
cumsances which surrounded him. and under this suppo-
siton regarded the indication worthy of observation
The next indication which fell in way furnished
by the New York Advertiser whose comments and crit
cisms upon the Massachusetts, wing address pointed
and decided With unanswerabe force the Advertiser
posed the bad logic well the bad patriotism of the
wing address, which claimed for the wings of Massachusetts
exemption from the obligations of all other compromises
because the Missouri restriction was repealed We take
granted that the editor of the Advertiser convinced
by the dsunon of the Massachusetts address that the
raseu Oh
was device of aboitonis to seduce the wings Of
the North into their settled schemes Of agitation looking
anxiousy to dissolution of the Union the legitimate
end Of their abors 1t is this conviction which is working
the defeat of the abolition crusade against the Union. En-
boldened and infatuated by the sudden strength acquired
by the accession of the wings their leaders have oversho
the markthey have over-charged their bunderbusses
they have been too rash in disclosing their obects-hey
have thrown off their disguise too soonthey have pro-
claimed their reasonable purposes too boldly Faction
and fnatcism have been too impatient for the attainment
Of their ultimate aims. The wings willing to enter
into temporary truce with them to embarrass and cripple
the administration of President Pierce and to divide and
weaken the democratic party the Nebraska question but
they never intended the alliance to be permanent and per-
petua limited according to the wing Interpretation
of the compact the Nebraska bill whilst the aboi-
field of slavery agitation not excluding the final OBJ
ect of that agation-the dissolution of the Union The
indications to which we have been advertng show that
the wings beginning TO understand the objects and pur
ginning OF reaction which will prove disastrous to the
hopes and calculations Of the abolition leaders We
look for feature in the political aspect of the
times The entente corae which seemed to be forming to
enable the abo,ioniss regulate the affairs of the East
as we'll as the West--pretty much upon the principle
that England united with France to regulate mat
tiers in the Old and New Worldss about to be broken