The daily union., 1854-07-21
PROGRESS OF THE pIsUNIoN PARTY.

If we are not mistaken in the tone of late article in the
New York Times the editors of that journal must feel
that they have been led into in surrenderng their
columns Of late to abolition influences aud designs
Whether they ready to make this acknowledgment
not they constrained to admit that there is deepad
scheme of the abotionists divide break up and absorb
the whig party of the North With all of its hostility
slavery and TO the Nebraska bill the Times is not satisfied
as yet to make unconditional surrender to abotonsm
It may halt and parley awhile but finally will settle
down abect aoquiescence in the demands OF the power
which il has contributed TO build up only to enslave 1t
We venture notify the Times that in all the South there
is no slavery so unmgaied no despotism SO unnixed
as that which the abolition leaders are seeking to nfe
upon the members of the party which they are now
ganizing The made by the Times is whether the in
sttutons of the South be most successfully assailed@ by
the whigs aided by all Others who synpahize with them
in their hostility to slavery or by new party, to be
formed and organized by breaking up the whg party and
combining together under name all the opponents OF
southern institutions We confess that we see SO little d
ference between the plans, that it was hardly worth
contest by the Times. That journal admits that the
wings the free States sympathize with the aboonss
the slavery question: but prefers to make the hight under
the banner of whggery, rather than under new name
If there any wings at the North with moral courage
enough resist the despoc demands of the abolition lead
ers ought to look for them among those who like
the editors of the Times have abored to build up the abo
lition power in the free States The Times may as well
submit quietly and agree to be swallowed by this dis
union party 1t will have to to that sooner later
That its present position may be noted quote the fol
lowing from late number Of that paper:
We confess apprehension that it Is part of the general
project that have been formed Of breaking down the
wbg party by divisions under the pretext of organzngs
party, founded solely hostility to the Nebraska bill
seeking absorb into itself all those of other parties in
the northern States who share its opinions We have already
expressed belief that such general movement would
simply breaking down the only party by which
opposition the aggressons of slavery can DO made
and in giving sway and complete ascendency to that
cal party which the prosavery propaganda has always
found its effective ally. We have seen nothing to
change opinion any respect but much the contrary
confirm it, In Vermont the movement do no harm be-
the whg party strong enough to override It, But
shall be initiated in other States it cannot fail to end
the it processes If there were
longer doubt the position of the whg party In every
State where this proposed there would be some
show of for But under existing circumstances the
policy in question very much like that Of disbanding
strong disciplined, and weorganzed army, the of
engagement in the hope of raising better by calling
for volunteers