Washington sentinel., 1856-03-20

some future time
THE UNION AN EXECUTIVE BUT NOT
DEMOCRATIC ORGAN.
The great damage which the course of the
Union has inflicted upon the Democratic party,
renders it proper that we should keep fresh in
the public mind its true position.
We state, emphatically, that it is not Demo.
cratic organ, and that the party repudates any
disavowal will not be called in question by any
parties authorized to speak.
We have shown by the evidence of the Al
bany Atlas, Ia paper endorsed both before
giving its testimony and now again by the
Union, that in order TO elect itself printer to the
House, in "a, il made bargain with the friends
of the 4Ias, by which, and in consideration Of
electing its editor printer to the House, the
Union should officially announce that these
friends of the alias might battle with all their
might and strength against the test measures
of Democracy, fighting in the front ranks of the
enemy of the Democratic party; and yet should
be adjudged, and held to be eas good Democrats
as Judge Douglas himself, and be entitled to all
the advantages of those in full communion
The Union did do this, it did grant officially
indulgencies," by which these parties should
outrage Democracy in the most dangerous
manner, and yet be held free from sin.
We could enumerate very many instances in
the course Of the Union, which have had, and
now have, the stamp of Reproduction by all in
acknowledged good communion with the Demo
cratic party.
The election Of the Union hath This extent
no more That in consideration Of the annual
message, and the special Kansas message, the
Senate agreed to elect the senior editor of the
Union, with the avowal on his part that it would
be strictly neutral in regard to nomination
for the Presidency-with distinct disapproval
Of its previous course by almost every member
who voted for it and with the limitation that it
was to be regarded simply as an Executive
organ or expositor. AS such it is entitled to
authority, but no hairs breadth beyond that.
We apprehend there is no one man OF standing
in the party, who would venture to endorse the
Union, and hold the Democratic party re.
sponsble for its course.
Why the Executive should have chosen for its
organ so ricketty concern, it is not for us to
| determine. Doubtless it was for reasons suf
| fcient in the Executive mind, that so earnest
| and vehement a battle was fought fer The cleo
| ton.
Well, the Union has been elected, and now
what do we see !; it again endorses the Albany
Atlas to enable it and its friends again to play
treason in the Democratic ranks. The Union
endorses the Buffalo Republic, it being sus-
tained by Executive patronage. We quote
from the New York Ne,cs the following, taken
from the Buffalo Republic:
| The North would not agitate. Douglas saw
that, and, anxious himself to taste the sweets
of power, bid for the Southern favor. No man
of mark among the chivalry would stoop so low
as to commence the game, when supple tools
| from the North could be found to do the despi-
cable deed and at the bidding of the infamous
David Atchison, this union of the Slaveocracy,
more despicable than the despised selfoutlaw
the Infamous assassin of Benton language
decent language-is too poor to properly
characterize him aimed another fatal stab
at freedom. If
'"Freedom shrieked when Koscusko fell,"'
so humanity mourned when another blow
reached the vitals of already bleeding and pros
| trate liberty. But only by this awful sacrifice
could ambitions goal be reached by this de-
generate son of a free Statel
"But what say those who raised this Presi-
dent to power? Voices came up from ereru
free State, thirteen of which voted for him, con-
demning his course. On all sides, every politi-
cal party denounce it, sare handful Of disap-
pointed office seekers in New York called
'Hards,' land hard enough they ,cere.) All
newspapers Of standing, unless subsidized, We'd
with each other in reprobating the measure.
But the South, although they 'despised the
traitor, yet loved the treason were unit, and
the patronage of government with them con-
summated the foul deed. What now say these
loud-mouthed objectors? What says the Syra-
cuse Convention? Last year it was wrong
unwise, but hoped it would result for good
This year it is right, and who says nay, is a
traitorw
What consideration has pissed by which the
Buffalo Republic is allowed thus to speak, and
be retained by the Union as an orthodox Demo
cratic organ.
We give notice, that the Democratic party
disavows all responsibility for the course of the
Union. The Executive alone, is represented
BY it, let it therefore wear only the Executive
collar