The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-05-09

GEN. PIERCES AVAILABILITY AT THE sohIH.
We publish to-day very able article from the Boston
Post in to the assumption that General Pierce is
available in the northern States because of his being
closely identified with the Kansas struggle. 1t due
alike the northern democracy and to all the distinguish
ed democrats in Congress who identified with the
Kansas question: that the charge ably and 80 triumph
anuy and reuted by the Post should be properly a
prcciaed 10 the southern States II will be that the
Post places the availability of democratic nominee upon
the high ground of his known devotion to principle and
are sure that he does the northern democracy no
than justice in placing them this elevated plat
FORM In the present crisis victory any other
view of availability would prove in the end fatal to
the democratic party. The Post makes its answer to
the allegation that Cen Pierce is less available than
because of his bold and fearless the cons
utional rights of the South. The applies
with equal force to the allegation whether made against
him any other democrat who stands fully and square
committed the Kansas issue, and copy il to show
that the northern democrats less determined than
the southern to stand faithfully by that issue. Whether
the candidate in the fight not the democratic
tment North well as South is that he is thoroughly
committed that his election will be unequiyocal tr
umph Of the great principle Of the Kansas law.
THE ABoLITIoNISTS AND THEIR NEW PLATFORM
THE ASSASSINATION OF SHERIFF JONES.
The anniversary meeting Of the American Antislsvery
Society held in New York on Wednesday morning
last This society, is well known, Is under the imme
diae control Of William Lloyd Garrison Rev. Theodore
Parker, Wendell Phillips, and detachment of strong
minded women, and the prolific parent of abotonisT,
know-notbngism black repubicanism, higher-lawism,
elovesm and the other oshoots Of unbrdled preudees
and passions. The isolated rawlings of small large
body Of fanatics seldom worthy CT serious notice II
noticed at ALL II should be through the intervention Of
medical practitioner but the Of the American Anti
Slavery Society different in kind and degree The pulse
Of all who arrayed in opposition TO the principles Of
the democratic party, ana who are waging mad and
unrelentiug against the constitutional rights Of
the South, is 10 be surely felt through this society
II is true that the society generally keeps four
Eve years ahead Of the large body OF its followers
in Its reasonable basphemous doctrines aud purposes
but the Stewards Sumners Chase and Hales have
yet failed TO enter upon the fields of agitation which
had been previously prepared for them. At time in
the political history Of Mr. Seward that gentleman If
not greatly mistaken Of the opinion that southern
should be protected in their constitutional right Of
passing through The free States with their slave property
but under the goadings discipline and progressive spirit
Of the ansAvery society he has been taught regard the
fugtvesave law Of the denominations Of the land
and the kidnapping Of Colonel Wheelers slaves as emf
neutly worthy Of extra "shrekr from the friends Of
freedom We aude to these facts for the purpose Of sub
hitting 10 the inspection Of readers the platform
which has just been erected by the antslayery society
and which the fusonists throughout the country must
or later adopt and stand upon The psnks com
posing this platform taken from the resolutions adopt
ed at the meeting already alluded and from the speeches
made at that meeting
That the work Of agitation must be continued until
the entire abolition of slavery in all the States ia effected
3D. That the hand OF fellowship must not be extended to
those who would be content with the restoration Of the
Missouri Compromise
3D. No compromise concession, truce but total and
complete abolition OF slavery.
4th. Courses on the constitution
These, presume tho four great panks princi
Piles Of abolitonism AZ for It's proposed practices
left for moment In the dark One Of the speakers ia
the Of his remarks made Of the following threat
ening languages we quote from the report published in
the New York Express:
che would lief slavery in Kansas and Nebraska
IN South Carona nay, he would rather there whore
might not be directly responsible than in the District Of
Coumba, where responsible. The real slsysbod