The Washington union., 1858-03-16

vital measure which his par stakes Itself upon,
arocious, Infamous, snonstrous, abominable fraud.
We ak whether the silence of such dssentients
would not argue deeper and sineerer fidelity to de
mocracy and its organization, than outcry aud de-
nuncia ton especially when their anathemas are
made to resound throughout the hostile lines of the
black republican host and to penetrate throughout
the confines of the enemys country
Ii is not the mere dsapproyal of party measure
by party man that constitutes recusancy hut the
manner in which that disapprovas is promulgated
the uses to Which II is allowed to be applied, and the
men OF cause for whose aid and comfort it is permit
ted to enure. Where these latter circumstances
spire to convict an accused of apostacy, it is the
bounden duty of democratic journal, however un-
pleasant the task TO denounce the apostate and the
apostacy.
There is such thing respectful fair, and loyal
dissent from the measures of ones party; there is
also such thing as treacherons, factious, and
levolent dissent From this last we are glad and
proud to acquit Governor Wise, who is too honora.
bic and elevated in mind to mingle mean vindic-
tiveness in his political battngs. But far different
is his from the of that recusant democrat who
came to Washington, breathing forth threatening AID
slaughter against democratic administration on his
way; who made hot arr. unnquirng haste "a assault
1t on the oPeang OF the congressional session. with
, -.c first words that fell from his lips, and who in
corroiated into official report which will go upon
the records of the country vituperation like this of
democratic President cabinet, and measure
"Ihe people, Iof Kansas relying on these solemn
pledges of the President the cabinet and the governor
were lulled into false and fatal secu-
rity. The convention determined that
instead OF conforming tei action to the known wishes
of the people of Kansas they would form slave
constitution, and submit it to the people in such form
as to render it immpossble" &c, sc. o o "By
this dsreputable trick they hoped to save themselves
the President, and his cabinet and all who operned
with them from the disgrace Of violated pledges at the
same time that they deauded the people of Kansas
the sacred rights of self-government, &c. &c, This
scheme of trickery and fraud promulgated &c, &c
This disgrace of violated pledges denounced
against the administration, this stigmatized 'scheme
of trickery and fraud it must be remembered our
cctemporary of the Enquirer is participant and ac
cessory in; though still embracing brother and
defending as model of injured innocence, the man
who hurls these imputations. Here is another of
the same prosecuted martyrs official promulgatons
insinuatng, which is than charging, falsehood
upon the President
"It is to be regretted that the I'd day of February
the President had received official information of the
result of the election held the 4th day of January
which published In the proclamation to which
have referred and republished in the newspapers of
this city and of New York early the 3Oh of January
from which proclamation the President would have
learned If he had received it, TINT the people of Kansas
had repudated." &C., sc.
Not much less vituperative is this language of Mr.
Douglas than that Of Mr. Walker, another of our
Richmond cotemporary's injured and innocent recu-
SAINTS, to be found in his recent letter to Indiana:
His message of December last, to my surprise and
astonshment first developed the astounding fact that
the President considered that nothing but the slavery
question required to be submitted the of the
people do not mean to charge the Chief Magistrate of
our country with wful deception this question: but
this do say indicated by my e-l long opinions, o
that never would have gone to Kansas except upon the
condition of advocating the submission, SC @ o
For myself these pledges have been thus far faith
fully maintained, and they will be redeemed by me- if
necessary, with the last drop of my cs blood and to
the latest hour of my existence These pledges well
known to the President and all his cabinet They
pledges given by in good faith and any abandonment
of them my part, after the people had accepted
and acted upon them, wond be to myself with in
fanny and dishonor Whatever, then may be the action
Of the wavering timid, OF corrupt &c. &c.
When democrats high in position, and by that fact
armed with influence for mischief, employ that in
iuence against great measure of the party and
its administration in this manner, a stern denun-
citation of them as recusants is no longer. in our
judgment, measure of expediency choice, but of
imperative duty We SHALL therefore, persist at all
favorable moments in dscharging our duty in this
behalf to the party aud to the country regretting
only that we are forced, thereby, to denounce men
of whom journal so respected the Enquirer is
the apologst.