Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-07-06
WASHINGTON, ID. C,
THURSDAY, JULY 8, 1854.

1t publishes extracts from Southern correspond
ents and Southern papers, protesting unabated
devotion TO the great Party Of which "Clay
and Webster were once "the champions"
full of regrets for the discords engendered by
the Nebraska Bill, and eviucing disposition
to act once more with their brethren in the
North, in athe good old ways" when opposi-
ton to Executive Power was the rallying cry.
Respectable as was the authority, which
undertook to pronounce sentence Of death on
the glorious Wing Party, we were not prepar-
ed, says the IafeiHgencer, to acquiescc in it.
eve had yet to learn that the Wing party
owed its origin to entire agreement Of opinion
as to the question Of the limitation or oxpan-
sion of Slavery, or that its existence was to de-
pend on q perfect accord, North and South, on
an isolated point We had thought that there
were great principles OF foreign and domestic
policy, of which Clay and Webster had been
the champions which the Wing party had as
serted and commended for, and which had no
relation TO the disturbing question Of Slave
ryn
Whatever weight may have belonged to those
principles" in former times, mono attaches
to them now. 1t would puzzle the IntelHgeneer
to point out single practical Question Of for
eign or domestic policy, on which tho two old
Parties disagree, or, if they really disagree, on
which their measures are not substantially
alike.
Take the two Adninistrations-the prece-
ding and present-and in what important re-
spect do they differ? Mr.. Fillmore was eau
tious not to commit the Government to active
support Of the cause Of Republicanism in
Europe; Mr.. Pierce is no less cautious. Mr..
Fillmore exhibited little craftsmanship in re-
gard to the affairs Of Central America; Mr..
Pierce has exhibited none at all. Mr.. Fillmore
secured the services off d. Andrews, to inves-
tigate and submit in systematic form the facts
concerning the Fishery and Reciprocity Cues
tons onpour Northern border but boggled
about Treaty; Mr.. Piercc, under heavy
pressure, with all the light furnished by his
predecessors, at last assented to Treaty, but
IL is doubtful whether he will have the nerve
TO push it through the Senate in the face Of
the unreasonable Southern opposition arrayed
against it, MIR. Fillmore did not signalize his
torn by the Inauguration of a Railroad to the
Pacific; the same record will be made Of Mr..
Pierce. Nothing was dcnc for River and Har-
Dor improvements under Mr.. Fillmore; moth
ing will be done under Mr.. Pierce Mr.. Fill
more sanctioned the policy Of giving away
portions of the public domain to Railroad Cor
porations; Mr.. Pierce has done the same.
Mr.. Fillmore recommended revision Of tho
Tariff, but his recommendation was not car
ried out; Mr.. Pierce recommended revision
and reduction, and his recommendation is not
carried out. While questions Of foreign and
domestic policy, unconnocted with Slavery,
have been practically managed by Mr.. Pierce as
they were by Mr.. Fillmore, the latter attached
as much Importance to the Slavery Question as
Mr.. Pierce docs, and his policy was identical
in principle with that of the latter. MIR. Fill
moro devoted all his energies to the support Of
Southern demands, just as Mr.. Pierce does.
Mr.. Fillmore did all he could to effect tho
legislation Of 1850; Mr.. Pierce has done all no
could to carry ont, as he says the principle Of
that legislation. Mr. Fillmore signalzed him
self by extreme zeal for the enforcement Of the
Fugitive Slave Act, calling out the naval and
military power Of tho Government to enforce
t, saddling the Treasury with extravagant
OUTLAWS required for its execution, and attempt
ing 10 establish by judicial decision the law
Of Constructive Treason, 10 as to hang those
who resisted; Mr.. Pierce has followed in his
footsteps, only shrinking from the extrava-
gance Of constructive treason" Ono opened
the territories acquired from Mexico TO Sla
very, as the othor has opened TO Slavery the
Territory acquired from France. Finally, one
cherished designs upon Cuba, which the other
openly avows.
All We have to say, then, is, il the two old
parties onco differed MS the Intelligence rep
resents the difference has long since disappear
cd, under the common pressure TO which they
have both been subjected by the Slave Interest,",
in the common vassalage in which il has held
both.
II is groat convenience 10 have two eyes,
two hands, and, 70 use homely figure, two
strings to ono bow. For this reason, tho Slave
Power regards with complacency the effort to
restore the old National Wing Party.
But, to the process by which this is to DO
accomplished. First, the Wings Of tho North
arc TO DO assured that the repeal Of the Mis-
souri, Compromise, although supported by every
Wing in the Senate, but Mr.. Bell who simply
opposed il because it's tendency was to produce
dangerous agitation Of tho Slavery question,
was in fact adverse to tho views Of Southern
Wings generally. Says the Inteiiigen0r--
aOno Of tho most sterling Wing papers Of
Virginia, tho Manchester Republican, stated
emphaticaIly but few days ago, that Il had
greater reason to believe every day that on tho
Nebraska question the National Infciigsnesr
reflected the genuine sentiment Of the Wing
party Of the South"
The few other Southern Wing papers that
opposed tho Bill adopt similar policy, and
peraet in tho assertion that Il was measure