The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-05-22
-------------' as Tom Thumb SAID before,
| did my duty, and | did no more"
GOV. GARDENERS RECORD.

The Post furnishes the subjoned brief but
elusive the preensons to nationality set up for
Gov Gardner by his knownohing eulogiss at the South
Gov. GAnpSER AND THE uNios.lt is not strange that
the secret order the South making the most it out
of the refusal Of Gov Gardner to comply with the portion of
the abolition fanatics who demanded the removal Of Judge
Loring Let it be remembered, however that the
inent the abolition leadcrseaders whose words law
with -solerswho ready 60 all lengths in
ona crusadesuch II. H. Dana and Bankssuch presses
as the New York Evening Post and Boston Atas-were
strongly opposed the Of Judge oring. This act
praiseworhy in ITSELF therefore, is hardly test
whatever of Gov Gardeners nationaism.
Let other public acts be looked at When Gov. Gardner
put in nomination by the secret order Judge Allen OF
orcester speech designed dctach from him abolition
votes and thus defeat his election, charged as follows
.'He indicated by speech and the fugitive slave
law, and gone far as any in the Commonwealth in
support OF the compromises"
Mr. Gardner in letter dated Boston, October 3O 1854
addressed to Hon. Charles Allen vindicates himself
from the charges made in Mr. Aliens speech. He denies
them in general and denies them in particular Here is
| sentence;
It is that lam hare 1een in laror q the
fugitive slave bill voted for who favored it,
knowing such to be his views and must very much change
before ever do Inepcr, BY mord act pote favored it,
IL lien thereof rTs uacoSpiTIosAL Returning
from Canada last june read in the that there
petition for its repeal at the Exchange News-room, and
my arrival before even going to my place Of business
hastened to the Exchange and signed the petition.
Mr. Gardner goes on mnutely defend himself from the
charge Of being Nebraska man., and states how at
meeting the whig committee he made offered
resolution to the effect "a the mhig organization should
call convention Of the opponents Of The Nsbroskd bH, ,c
out oistincion of party nominate candidates for
Safe officers as cas done in Ohio Vermont, and other
States"
SUCH October 1854 the political status of tho
now held up before tho people Embodiment of know
nothing nationality Such the declarations which it
was absolutely necessary make in order to take the abo
ition vote Nobody denies that they accomplished their
purpose The aboonists voted with rush for Mr. Gard
ner and he led into being the most thoroughly abolition
legislature ever convened in this Commonwealth
From the candidate pass to the ohcerom the man to
the governor His inaugural address completely abo
tion raise pGans in the reeso camp lie again and
again denounced the repeal Of the Missouri Compromise and
he declared by every sacred and holy duty the country
should ssnanfdy demand the restoration Of The broken
pact" He told the legislature that he otrepeated Of
dsunon herads real danger TO their and he sub
mted wheer additional Legislation is required to secure
the habecs corpus and the trial by jury
In our comments the governors messagc-on the day
after devercdwe remarked that in this suggestion
as to corpus and the jury trial. the in the
legislature and of it, will Recommendation to take
action against the fugtveslave awsuch action will
ray Massachusetts, against the general government Such
purpose cannot be strongly deprecated Let the most
complete reasonable outrageouy absurd and shameful
ever passed by State legislature testify to the truth
of our prediction