The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-10-02

and entirely distinct from the principles Of the knOwnot
ing party As applied to the administration Of govern
men they must upon every obligation Of consistency be
irreconclabe
The wings profess unalterable allegiance TO their original
organization and scout the idea that they are can be-
know nothngs.
We should like TO know from logcans and casuists by
what rule the late Wing Convention they denomnAts
themselves which assembled at Baltimore TO nominate
candidate for President made SO vital distinction be-
Mr. Fillmore and the know-nohing party when they
made him their candidate repudated his platform, and
claimed their adherence to their original party and ito
principles 1t appears to that this position involves so
glazing inconsistency, and is SO dsrepuable to the
sedate deliberations of convention that viii battle the
powers Of logic and metaphysics to reconcile it. Some
convenient casaisty may say that 1t b admissible TO hate
the treason and hug the traitor (fguravey speakng
AS these nondescript wings have consented to follow
their candidate they win find themselves ultimately in the
convencle taking the oaths and all the formulary
sary to membership renouncng all past allegiance to the
wing party.
The only solution Of this extraordinary procedure is to
examine the elemental principles of these parties which
seem to have such polar antagonism
We know that apostates from the whg party have be-
know-nothngs, but political alchemy cap evel
make know-nothing whig The livery of cannot
conceal the fraud.
In the segregated condition of this old party the pures
and the brightest remain steadas to their original prn
ciples-elaiming to be Whigs and nothing but Whigs.
The view which the editors Of the National intelligence
took of this subject the 4h of September when they
announced their purpose to remain neutral in the pres
Dental contest seems to mind to be conclusive and
unanswerabe. We quote from them as follows:
ave cannot forget that Mr. Fillmore wing wher
he before conducted the government with such sigma
ability that he surrounded by WING advisers, ant
guided in his administration by wing principles Now
when he has become the candidate as he himself an
nounces, of another party and has dsclamed the name
and associations he but recently maintained dspacns
them by so-caed American order cannot 30 clearly
that with unchanged opinions in favor of wing prin
cpes and wing men, we are warranted in expecting at hi
hands the under the maxms he espouse
under those which formerly regulated his adminstra
ton, and crowned it with such brilliant success"
We understand the meaning of the foregoing to be- tina
it is impossible for know nothing President to be wbil
Presidents and such is unquestionably the truth Of thu
matter. Mr. Fillmore is, upon his admission, both
know-nothing, he distinctly decl0ed in one of hi
speeches New York. and he is the candidate of the know
nothing party he has frankly declared in recent letter
As knownohing he has taken oaths which require hin
carry out obligations destructive of the principles of thu
constitution. As President, he would take oath thai
would impose him the obligation to support the cons
tuition. His obligations President would be strictly in
accordance with whig principles but any farminded
say that his oath President would be consistent
with his obligations know-nohng? Most truly did
the editors of the gnc say that they could not clear
ly that they warranted in expecting at his hands
the under the maxims he espouses
der those which formerly regulated his administration
Wings may vote for Mr. Fillmore but he has notified them
that they must vote for him w-nothug and the
candidate of the knownothing party His administration
would therefore, be necessarily regulated upon the prnc
Piles Of know-nothingism, and not of whigism.