The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-01-26


turns out after all that il Is aboli,onism and not
know-nothngsm, which has triumphed in Massachusetts,
in other words that Of the allies the former has
proved e stronger and consequently has maintained its
aseendeney The meaning Of the election by TIE house
representatives OF Gen. Wilson by majority Of hum
dred win be fully eomprehended when IL seen that she
New York Tribune the result in the following
exultant strain
Henry Wilson yesterday chosen United
from Massachusetts, the part Of the house BY haaassd
majority. The does til the sis Instant
there Is little doubt Of its
q did expect rejoice the election Of
knownothing bat thai head Hobsons choice
time 10 rejoice that the elect from Massachusetts,
whoss the hatred and ineffective malice slave
catching hunkersm aswl be found unfath
full the OF human freedom result so deeply deprs
Gated by the Curtses and Hales of Boston cannot the
long run, prove other than benedcent"
The Boston Post places the result IN its true light in the
following comments:
'sTHE sESAToRsaP.The election OF Henry Wilson sena-
by the house may great
ishmeDt, but il ought surprise Ii is
which has been predicted from the predonauce Of
freesoism in the lodges OF this State Ii this prsdo
which compelled the know nothing gubernatoria
ddae to write his reesoii an;fugitiye saveaw letter
and that required OF him much freesolism Ia his inaugu
raj and it is this element that commands the election
of the foremost treesoer and anti Nebraska in the
State the great post Of senator. Freesoilsm worked
hard get the control Of the lodges aud it works adroy
in laying hold of the substantial reward.
Thousands have believe, joined the order
and worked With it in the tac understanding that the old
slavery question put away and that order
to be national institution How much does this election
look like raosays Can there be picked ont in the whole
Commonwe alth person who has spoken and written and
managed downright f. sosm than Henry Wilson
be found decided opponent of the compro
of 1850 Can there be found politician who
will further than he win in pushing the slavery
cause, strongly pledged to this course
What, however, has this welk known fact awaited TO
check the purposes Of the dominant majority in the lodges
This majority deadly hostile the compromise measures,
and their object to repeal them at whatever cost and no
who not with them at heart no man whom they
could implicitly trust could have been elected by the
house. The deceived portion of the order may cry with
atonshmen This the entertainment to which
invited but it will do good They have parted with their
votes and this il their satisfaction
s'The letters published yesterday between Mr.. Hall and
Mr. Won the adroit specimens OF political
pondence have for long whc In his letter, the
senatorial candidate takes back nothing of the past alters
his position, but leaves all his abolition
strong and binding and II he goes the Senate
he will go there ready fulfil all his former pledges In
deed he regards the know nothing suspicious
the friends Of freedom the anti slavery
1t is said that the senate will undoubtedly in this
choice of Gen. Wilson, Then Massachusetts, will be before
the nation in almost thoroughly sectional attitude
possible for her to be- unless she should in future her
self in rebellion against the government Such position
deeply be amened by every friend to the constitution and
every supporter Of the Union In the next Congress her
delegation in both branches viii be nearly unanimously
Not therefore, her counscsnot to her inu
encewl it be owing that peace will continue to prevail
throughout country Shoud this action be initiated in
other States there nothing certain than that our
land will be plunged into the deepest and dcplorab ag
ation for such the reesoilers ready for
so unconstitutional are they--could be triumphant in
Congress without open resistance being made to them by
half the States of this Union