Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-05-23
washington Union.

JoStSioAy} oh uiaSio uPOh hS VaouihBsoh
Union. headed, Recipe for managing The
Washington Union," in which the Examiner
seems to claim the sole credit, for changing the
course Of the Union on the Kansas and Reed
or question. We do not deny, but frankly ad-
NIT, that the Richmond Examiner, as well as
the Washington Sentinel, have, from the first,
condemned the course of the administration, in
appointing and sustaining Reeder, and have
also severely censured the duplicity Of the
Washington Union, as manifested in its pre-
tended support of the rights of the South,
whilst aiding and abetting Reeder in his au-
thorized and preconcerted attempts to aboli-
tionize Kansas. These presses have been open
and Independent in their denunciations Of the
perfdy Of the administration, and Of its mouth
piece, towards the South.
But we cannot admit that either one Of these
two presses, was in advance Of the "Ameri-
can Oygan," in exposing the scheme Of the
administration, or the measures adopted by
Forney and Reeder, to betray the South into
the hands Of the Massachusetts, aboltionists.
We are much mistaken If this exposure was
not fret made in our columns II may be
. true, Luht Vuo INiCiAuuuu LAuIuHiCAy 40
Democratic paper, and the representative Of
Democratic sentiments in Virginia, alarmed
the Washington Union, and produced that
sudden and unexpected change Of position, in
that press, which has been the subject of uni
versal comment and of as universal contempt,
throughout the country. It may be true, that
tho Richmond Examiner, as the present lead
ing Democratic press in Virginia, has opened
the eyes Of its party in Virginia, to the rotten
n,ss and NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. of this Forneyized
administration.
The Examiner reaches thousands in Vir-
uinia, who do not read the american Or
gam" and so, on the other hand, the Organ
reaches thousands in Virginia. who do not
read the Examiner. The effect produced, how
ever, by these two presses must be totally diff
ferent, for, whilst the Examiner condemns
the conduct Of the administration on the
Kansas question, It sustains the candidates
of the administration everywhere, whereas,
we not only condemn the administration for
its treachery to the South, on this allah
sorbing and notwithstanding question, but
we oppose any and all candidates, presses, and
politicians, who sustain an administration,
which has thus proved recreant to its duty to
the whole country. If it be true, as alleged,
by the whole South, that the questions involv-
cd in the Kansas and Reeder controversy, are
of pitol importance to the South, we cannot
see how Southern men can sustain the candi-
dates Of an administration, which has deceived
AID betrayed the South on the Kansas ques-
ton.
Of what advantage then to the South, Is the
condemnation of this administration by the
Richmond Examiner on this point, when that
press nevertheless sustains the candidates of
tais same administration, and opposes the pro-
e.ass nf that PARTY which is destined to ami
hilate this administration The Examiner may
indeed silence the Washington Union-but if
the candidates Of Forney and Pierce are sus-
tsined by the South, then Forney and Pierce
are endorsed by the South, and If the South
shall thus endorse them, with what propriety
or success could it seek to thrust Pierce aside,
a. the candidate Of their party in 1862 We
regard II as inconsistent in the Examiner, to
denounce the administration, for its conduct
on n question Of pital importance to the South,
and yet sustain the candidates Of the admins
trationl
On the other hand, our course Is consistent
we denounce the trcachery Of the administra-
ton, and we oppose all who uphold the ad
ministrstion, or It's candidates. The two Demo
cratic presses above referred to, (the Examiner
and the Sentinel have both virtually declared
tho administration TO be treacherous to the
South
The fact Of the treachery Of the administra-
ton Is thus proved by Southern Democratic
authority II is fired fact. What then
should tho South dor They should at once
ABANDON the administration and all its candi-
dates, its presses, and its advocates This is
the only sensible policy.
We do not claim to represent only the South.
We claim to represent the opinions Of the con-
seryative portion Of the American party" Of
the whole country--in every portion Of the
country. We desire 10 speak, and mean to
speak, as far as we understand them, the senti.
ments Of the Ststes-rights and Union mon Of
the country. We do not assume TO speak "by
authority" for no man or press, can be author
lied to speak, "by authority" the views Of all
the members OF any party. we DO not de-
nouncc tho course Of the administration In
Kansas, on the ground that we are slavery
propsgandists, but solely on the ground that
tho administration attempted 10 hoodwink and
gull the South, whilst 1t played into the hands
Of the Massachusetts abolitionists.
We have never at any time, nor in any
phrsseology, advocated slavery in the Organ,
nor its opposite, anti-slavcry. We have pro-
tostcd against the agitation Of slavery, -snd
we have maintained the constitutional rights
Of the South, a. well as Of the North. We
hold, and have ever held, that the Federal
Government has no authority TO NEEDLE with
slavery, anywhere, except to carry out that
clause of the constitution, which requires, that
persons held to service and escaping therofrom,
should be delivered up. This is an injunction
Of the constitution, and we desire to see the
constitution maintained, and its provisions en-