The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-09-14
sECTIoNALIsM OF THE INTELLIGENCER

SECTIoNALISM OF THE INTELLIGENCER.
The National Lelgenesr affects to be of the national
part Of the wing party and affects to be opposed to sec
tionasm In former years the democratic papers had
great occasion complain of the insidous character of
the h.teligencer At this time do not fra il whit
more OPEN direct or straightforward
Let us specify The Inelgencer affects to be with the
ST. Louis Republican Louisville Journal and other slave
border wing newspapers, in their desire to prevent the
wing party from being scctionalzed yet when the Hon
Mr. Yates Illinois, taken in hand by the St Louis Re-
publican for running for Congress the fusion principle
the hegence instead Of sustaining it, published the fol-
lowing paragraph:
ssTha sterling whg, too, the Hon. Richard Yates, of ll
nos who though only in the second term of his service has
himself worthy of the favor of his constituents we
are graied to has been nominated for reelection.
Let us look at this The endorsement of Mr. Yates was
the 9th of September On the 29th of August the Re
publican published elaborate article with this cap
tion-~T,e Fusion Repudiated--The Wing Party not
Deadn
The Republicans article sets out with the following par
agraph:
eve been watching for time the course of the
whg party in reference to the proposition openly made for
fusion of the wings with the abolition party of the North,
and who might be led by interest despera
on to the formation of party of which OPP
position slavery should be the basis and repeal of the
Nebraska Kansas law and repeal of the fugitive law,
should be essential parts"
This article bitterly attacked by Colonel Benton's
St Louis organ, 1.-THE Democracy The notices of the Re
publican for trying to the nationality OF the wing
party were also assaed by wing frcesoi paper at St
Louis called the "Intelligencerrhe two operating to-
geher to neutralze the efforts of Republican pre-
the wings Of Illinois and Iowa from becoming abo-
itionzedr Scarcely number Of either of those two
oHa
attack upon the st Louis Republican, and therefore the
Washington Igencr cannot assert that was ignorant
OF the ee-so prcclivites of those journals The Demo-
crat wishes to all the antNebraska forces without
regard to party Colonel Benton for President and
hence abors to neutraze Republicans abors against
afusion" Hear it:
Indeed defy the Republican produce single estraet
from any phy paper the NORTH which does for the
Of the Msonrt Compromise, and fusion If neccs
order to obtain it, We assert that there is dvi
among them that propositions and hence according
to the ethics the Republican every whg north of Mason
and Dxon's line is aboltons The great bulk Of the
wing party most anxious to unite with of all parties
for the purpose of eectng the restoration of the Missouri
Compromise. They have done so in every election which
place since the passage of the Kansas BILL The
wings of the North have not held meeting without laying
part of their platform they have not nomina
ted solitary candidate for office who does not stand
pledged hostility to the Kansas Nebraska bill and in favor
publican to show the contrary.
In the St Louis Democrat this is natural enough for in
the overthrow of the democratic principles and organza
lions and fusion Of parties Bentons only chances
of be found He hope to succeed in no other
way The st Louis Intelligencer, "Benton-whig sheet
opposes the Republican and supports the fsionists of
Illinois and Iowa for the purpose 1t regarded in
Missouri thoroughly Bentonian las we will show before
closing this article, the ST Louis Democrat and it
is SO regarded by both the whg and democratic press of
that State
Why under these circumstances, did the Washington
Iutelgencer interfere with the Republican? Why did it so
strongly endorse Mr. Yates and keep silent regards his
fuson and thus the Republican, Why did it on
Monday seek out pAragraph--and 1T must have found
it difficult matter to find even dubiously national
and ostenatiously and unnecessarily endorse the daily
lbeler Of the Republican? We invite the attention Of
every reader the following paragraph from yesterdays
Washington Iteligence To its readers in this quarter
the paragraph is meaningless compliment to distant
editor. In Missouri Illinois, and Iowa 1t is endorse
ment of the ntelgencer and the Democrat of ST Louis
and attack upon the ST. Louis Republican and Louis
Vile Journal which have taken strong ground against join
ing the aboonsts ree-soilers, and Bentonites That's
what is 1t open endorsement Of the widest and
abusive opponents of those wing papers who ably
resisting the attempt of the abolitonis 10 sra1ow the
sehiy party Of the North:
SENSIBLE vIEws-We gratied to find that there are
thinking journalists in portion of country who
feel that there is higher and nober duty to perform than
that Of parsanhip who find something OF more
interest to the public than perpetual party or sectional
strife who acknowledge merit in an adversary
and tolerate difference of opinion natural to different
tions and differently educated The st. Louis lnel
genccr journal thai description and the following brief
views worthy of confederation"
We make one inferenceand that is that the National
hcgcncer viii ultimately become the supporter for the
presidency of the whose it abors advance
by strengthening the of his fusion friends and by
weakening the of those opposed to the analgamaton
of parties who, it knows would nominate sup
port hirnTe mean Of course the ant-Nebraska fusion
leader Thomas H. Benton for unless intends to sup
port him, ~hy does seek TO deepen and exend the uso
increment Hit does not intend support him against
the nominees of the wing and democratic parties why
il sought to cripple the influence of those who favor ad
herence the old party organization of Clay Webster
Fillmore and their muludinous compatriots2 Does it
quote praise anything from the pen Of Garrison and
Cassius NJ Clay If does not intend support Col
Benton in company with the "fusionists,n why does it
praise the ST. Louis lnclgenccr of the most devoted
Of his slaves 2
To show the character this St Louis paper which the
Washington Ieiiqencer has taken much pains to aid
right in the midst of its warfare against the leading whig
newspaper in the western country and against the sturd
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