The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-06-15

should think that entertaining views the dem
but nusc 70 lie We Of the South may take s
stand but IL win be- my humble Judgment when the
powerful section Of the northern constitutional democratic
party has repudated the patriotism and Of justice
which 80 characterized them and then il will take
fewer words define position, and shall Sen
tine ashington TO shoot other than paper bullets
In conclusion repeat that upon the most obvious rea
sonablein fact the only Of the Ian
guage Of the Union" Staterights, Virginia demo-
oat believing that slavery moral and political blessing
and the question Of southern rights Is the great one
upon which alone national party stand and upon which
much has already been yielded cannot word de-
serving condemnation. And the other hand If there be
such antagonsm between the position Of the Sentinel
Of the Union, must infer from the words
the former, and it does not involve singular and
unenabe attitude it must be that by Of
mind have not caught its true meaning and intent" II
this be the fact, would be glad to be corrected.
Yours, truly, G. f. IL.
To enable the reader to judge Of the correctness Of the
construction placed upon article by the writer of the
foregoing communication, we reproduce it entire
Washington Onion of June 3.
The DEMOCRATIC POSITION ON TIE sIAvEky QUESTION:
The abstract question of slavery has been the subject of
and elaborate discussion in the different sections Of the
coneeracy for many years but unable discover
any evidence Of advance towards agreement betwxt
the dsputants Those who opposed to slavery because
they regard it immoral institution have been
ates moral obligation Christian duty. On the other
hand the advocates of slavery legal and moral insu-
ton have found nothing in the arguments of its opponents
weaken their original opinions As whether the nsttu
ton is moral immoral whether II Is social political
blessing evil the question is far from settlement as
when the discussion commenced Perhaps it would
strictly accurate cay that the only effect of the dis
cusson has been strengthen the original convictions of
contrasting parties The northern who educated
regard slavery great moral and social wrong adhees
the opinion with which he has grown up and which
instinct of his nature The southern who has been
familiar with the institution from his childhood and has been
taught from his earliest recollection to regard il entirely
with morality and the teachings OF the Bible still
cherhes the sentiments. We think 1t may be safely
assumed that agreement of opinion the subject between
northern and southern is mpossbity and in look
ing the dangers involved in the question: and in seeking
for the OF avoiding those dangers, it juable
upon the assumption that all hope of eectng such
| agreement is impossible. t
II we right in assuming that North the South
harmonic the abstract subject of slavery it
follows that there be such things national parties
except upon the basis of entire exclusion of the subject
political creeds No mathematical proposition
than that the only basis Of party organization
agreement amongst those who enter into it upon the subjects
which they recognise belonging TO its creed They may
differ widely possible to all subjects embraced
by their party creed but to be harmonious inside Of their
organization, they must have sentiments and
together platform. These truths will command
assent and they demonstrate the proposition
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be national harmonious in its organization which does
exclude the question of slavery from creed II
ern insist upon migrating upon their party creed the
doctrine that slavery is moral political evil they raise
inuperabe barrier against harmonious with
southern In like if southern insst
making part of their party creed that slavery morally
and politically right they thereby of northern from
political association with them The necessary result is
that without liberation Of differences Of opinion the
abstract question of slavery parties necessarily section
| al, and cannot possibly be national.
The same disagreement the sections as to sa
very which has existed from the beginning
and that time constituted of the chief
obstacles the formation of constitutional union 1t
suited in compromise which intended to be perma-
nen avoiding future discussions between the differ
the confederacy The democratic party bases
claim nationality upon the fact that whilst it recog
validity and obligatory character Of the corpro
miyef q f fYdfe" with tH es}6n 81 Slavery Beyond
specified in the constitutional compromises
The action of the democrats in the adoption of the
1850 based the principle that Congress could
rghtfuy intervene to slavery except in the
pressly enumerated in the constitution The for the
ganzton of Kansas and Nebraska based upon
principle of congressional nonntervenon and it upon
this principle alone that party be national that
the federal Union be perpetuaed As it may not be
amiss at this time to to the authentic position the
democratic party the subject slavery reproduce
much of the democratic platform embraces that position
We quote from the last Baltimore resolutions
80. That Congress has power under the
interfere with control the domestic institutions of the
era States and that such States are the sole proper
judges of everything appertaning to their affairs
prohibited by the constitution that all efforts abo
onists others made to induce Congress to interfere with
questions of slavery to take incpent steps relation
thereto calculated lead the ming dan
gerous consequences and that all such efforts
table tendency diminish the happiness of the people and
endanger the stability and permanency of the Union and
ought not to be countenanced by any friend of political
institutions.
That the foregoing proposition covers and
in Congress and therefore the democratic party the
Union standing this national PLATFORM will
adhere to faithful execution Of the known
promise settled by the last Congress- the for
reclaimng ugtves from service labor included which
act being designed to out provision of the
constitution, with fidelity thereto be repealed or so
changed as to destroy or impair its efficiency.
Resolred That the democratic party will resist all
tempt at renewing in Congress out OF it, the agitation of
the slavery question: under whatever shape color the
tempt may be made"
MISSISSIPPI
The Carroon Democrat says it is the understanding
among the democratic press that the congressional
ton for the third district be held Louisville Win
ston county, the frat Monday in July This is the dis