The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-04-07


Ever since the agitation commenced ia reference to the
Iecompton constitution the anti Iccompton democrats
have protested against prossption for opinion sake
They took the ground that, although they compel
led TO differ with the administration important
question: they still democrats and protested against
every attempt 70 expcl them from the party. In the
at Washington and on the floors of Congress
in the newspapers and in stump speeches they have as
serted their right 10 vote according to their Judgment
the Kansas question and have coniended that they ought
not To suffer loss OF influence with the party ON that
account. We confess that have sympathized with
those gentlemen to extent, and have expressed an
unwillingness to them driven away from rnkf.
But the gentlemen referred to have recently assumed
position which, think, they will hardly be
able ~ maintain when taken In connexion with the
tests they have uttered against being prescribed for opn
ions sake.
At the anti Lccomptor meeting held In Newton, sus-
county, few days ago the following resolution was
adopted
= 6 That we do most unqualldcdly CONDEMN the
ton of the Hon J. II. Thomson and the Hol William
Wright senators in Congress, in voting for the Ie-
compton constitution and rejoice that opportunity
will be afforded 10 the democracy of Sussex to
press their dsapprobation by using their influence to pre-
vent the election Of the Hon. William Wright whose
term of Office will soon expire
We have here a ground assumed by the antiIe-
compton men, and the resolution quoted gives full
insight into their future plans They are hot oily unwilling
10 be expelled from the party they not only seek to jus
ty themselves in their opposition to the administration
Dut tley turn round aud 'uuVunneuly condemn tnusc
who have thought proper To sustain the administration
They say to the democratic party with one BREATH let
alone gentlemen cannot conscientously support
the President but democrats nevertheless, md
ought TO be condemned for honest difference Of
opinion In tho next breath they cry out g suns
qIalodly condemn everybody who differs from md
rejoice that opportunity will soon be afforded us to
punish senator who has dared to have opinion
trary to ours r. This is consistency with vengeance
'IIea,ls up You lose tails up win
As before intim,tsd, disposed to heal and not
widen the breach between the democrats We resolved
long ago 10 labor necessarily to promote the union Of the
democratic purity and to this end purposely avoided
any dcnunciaon of those who. differed with the a,lnnis-
traton. We did hope and believe that the party would
again act together against common enemy But the
spirit manifested In the Newton resolution Is fair indi-
cation Of tho feelings Of the anti Leconpton democrats,
fear that wat to the knife will be The order Of the day
Iftheant Iecompton democratsare determined toconden
Hon Jno r. Thomson for his vote apd 10 defeat Hon.
VIM Wright next winter, merely because he has voted
with the administration tell them plainly they have
adopted game at which two sides play, and they
will probably learn before they get through which party
has gained which party has lost by the operation
SO far concerned have expressed no choice
in reference to the senator TO be elected next winter but
we speak the sentiments of thousands of democrats when
assert that if s TO be made on MIR. Wright on
the ground of his vote the Lecompton question, the
democratic party of State will be compelled TO throw
aside all personal preferences and rally to his support
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