The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1857-08-28

tbe hurry and confusion OF making up the paper Tor
,ho FIRST time in our new quarters the article was
overlooked We give it below. Ed. Union.
From the New Orleans Delta.
TIVE WASHINGTON UNION AND THE SOUTHERN
DEMOCRACY.
The organ Of the administration can never redeem it.
elf in the eyes of the South. In all this Kansas Diff
uty has acted the part of the creeping snake, kissing
hl Of venom, rather than the loftier one of soaring
angel
ffthe Union Is not the organ Of Mr. Buchanan for
me deuded people yainS insist that the President has
no official nioutIpiece then it was an independent enc
nv Of the South if the legitimate organ but few
men will doubt. IL has played the part of servile and
ena panderer TO superors intensely eesol and hos
e 10 the rights of the South in Kansas are Seward
and Wilson The Union take either position. The
facts will demonstrate that it Is much an enemy to the
South as the National Era.
II is all very well for the Union to pat the democracy
the nsulted South the head and declare ave per-
nit no to go ahead of in admiration of the southern
democracy But ii dare not put its hand upon its heart
and say .'We permit to go ahead of in admit
ra!ion of the rights of the Sa Its chief manager at
the White House. though elected to seat which he now
50 unworthy fills by southern votes, would not permit
bis organ play any such tune If the accommoda
ting grinder were disposed to do so.
The truth Is the Union should not he recognised in the
South Its recent denunciation of the Georgia and Mis-
ppi democracy should cause to be regarded those
States with disrst and suspicion while every jealous
friend of the South, from the Patapsco to the Rio
Grandc should cast it from them as something which
defles.
Since the detection has become widespread in the dem
ocratc ranks since rushing fire torrent of indignation
k burst out from every part of the since jour
nails once true steel to Mr. Buchanan have repudiated
mis- Kansas policy with disgust Of the leading
Spirits of the party in this section have pronounced
against that pocythe Union, which at first assumed
hectoring tone, is ''meek and lowly, and almost
uppliant Were it not for its native supcrciliousness we
might expect it to get down its knees and beg
& disaeccd to return to the embraces OF James Bucha
Nn We give as example this precious paragraph. 1t
endeavoring to conciliate its Georgia friends z
Our disposition this Kansas question has been
nd still is to and not quarrel with friends The
xmknd and ungenerous criticisms of OF southern
Incorporates would have justified different course We
have not permitted feelings to bctray into angry
controversy certain class of extremists will be salts
lied with nothing short of disruption Of the democratic
party They dream both day and night, of sectional
Organization 1t is phantom worthy only of those who
fare pursuing it with such ceaseless pertinacity.
1t was certainly very kind in the Union to have acted
with such magnanimty but, unhappily its statement
lis untrue 1t did get into passion it denounced the
lGeorgia convention, and got soundy denounced in
turn 1t made fool Of ITSELF and compelled to beat
retreat from its topofty position The Gcorgians and
AMssissppians too, would not stand the dctaon of
eesoil advocate Of ee-soil governor of Kansas As
No extremists meaning, suppose, the southern
nights journalists, the Union knows very well that they
N in this Kansas business, supported CALAMITY by
ars of the regular rank and file of the southern democ
Tracy We shall see If this phantom does not pursue
1.-The friends of the Buchanan and Walker policy like the
phantom which sung to madness the soul of the Thane
Id Cawdor.
Did Mr. Buchanan not possess the figidty and mpas-
|dbity of Talleymnd, of whom it is said If you kicked
him behind his face would never indicate the insult he
have staggered under the righteous blows dealt by
those whom he had deceived, insulted, and aggrieved
Instead of shame find rebuke-rebuke in his organ Of
these very extremists whose determination to resist
the authority of Fremont in the event of his election
actually frightened few northern States into Buchanan
support Is this gratitude? No; by our faith, no.
Speaking of the threat of Gov. Walker that if the
constitution not submitted to the people Of
the Territory, more properly the rbbe it should and
would be rejected by Congress- the Union gives birth to
the following sophism
"0 the proprety OF this threat at the time and place
aid under the circumstances have heretofore declined
speak We refer to it now only to compare it vio
of the doctrine of nonintervention with the action
the last Congress in the passage of the bill authorizing
constitutional convention in Minnesota BY the pro-
Visions Of that bill the constitution for Minnesota when
omed by their convention, required to be submitted
the people for approval This bill passed through both
Of Congress- without the slightest opposition from
ANY quarter whatever to this provision If Gov Walker
argument and threat he official violation of
venon then the provision of the Minnesota bill is not
only official but executive and legislative violation of
that doctrine. Gov Walker has only advised what the
last Congress commanded should be done He has threat
to do in one what Congress has pledged itself
do in similar case
j Plainly Walkers course was non-interyention But
Buchanan had decided differently in consultation with
~ agent and determined to usurp the authority of in
erng directly in the matter Of the formation of
ntuon IL was deliberate usurpaton of the rights of
he constitutional conventionan unparalleled piece of
executive dictation. Neither he nor Walker had right
say single word how by whom the constitution was
to be framed and perfected.
But the Union jusies the threat of Walker because
had declared that the constitution of Mime
should be submitted to the qualified voters of that
Territory There provision of the kind in rela-
ion to the Kansas constitution and according to the
Unions exposition, Mr.. Buchanan for Walker is
but the stands forth In the unenviabe attitude of
hief Magistrate who has usurped power which Con-
pes asserted existed in selfwbo has actually blended
his person the Legislative and executive depart
nents of this government
We will not stop to inquire by what authority Con-
applied the rule alluded to above to Minnesota
only know it failed to Kansas with such provis-
m But there is wide difference between Minnesota
and Kansas the first is without controversy free State