The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-09-10
THE EBB-TIDE OF. ABoLrnoNIsM-A SIGN.


The reader has not overlooked the pretty little
Irritation which has been going ON between the mys
terious political policeman of the dark lantern and
the burly wench Of abotionism in the State of New
York The meetings, at first candestine and digni-
fed have become not only frequent of late but ex-
tremely interesting in the amount and manner of the
affection displayed on either side. 1t is clear at all
events, that union of the delectabe parties ought
to take place; and we iatter ourselves that their
nuptal arrangements appointed for the 9Th instant
have been fully consummated. We are tired of con-
tending with two enemies at time 1t is far better
that they should unite. correspondent of the New
York Times, attending the Syracuse convention,
makes this significant observation upon the charac-
ter Of the representatives in attendance:
One fact is very markedthat is the entire absence
of men of high position of democratic anededents. OF
course there are few exceptions, like jenkins, of Oneida
and Van Dyck of Albany But beyond these two, there
here radicals whose would be generally
ognsed In fact, take ont these and the convention has
more the semblance of old whg conclave than of
republican nominating body
That is certainly livery marked feature" of
convention which has all the appearance as another
correspondent says, of old-iashioned wing dele
CATION" We are told that the temper of the SYRIA
cuse factionists is very, very moderate. They are
willing to come down to the terms of Mr.. Corr
win, of Ohio, and strike out of the platform the
plank against the admission of any more slave
States The argument applied by the know-noth-
ings atSyracuse is this: eve know you hate slavery
and are committed against the admission of any more
slave States. Every body regards you as utterly
antislavery. Then, what is the use of saying any
thing the subject in your resolutions? Why not,
now that your character IS fired, pass resolution
that you will advocate the admission of any State
which shall apply for admission into the Union in
due form2 On that basis we can pass ourselves off
at the South and be able in the contest of 1860 with
out getting electoral votes there to establish the
character of national party" The republicans re-
ply to this I" You the very proposition to unite
with you know-nothings has already driven off
from ranks nearly all the prominent democrats
who have for a few years acted with us. They say
we are hucksterng, and the democratic branch of
our party hate the lnow-nothings, and as the DEM
ocratc portion of the knownothings hate us repub-
leans, by passing pro-slavcry resolutions such as
You ask TO sanction, there will be no issue from
the marriage now proposed.
Our private dispatches from Syracuse give
th,,o ;ns;aa s,,,,,,ast;ons o Tho MORT &c tbo white
od mo ,y,., woman ,,o aro nroosinc farms or
,,ar,ot,,I mics rbaro I; sre,t fo,c. IN ,vbat t,,ev
nd i j inaeod moot s;an;fc,,t fact that al
.l,a n,o,, ,,o for,,arly acad y;t, The de
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g. ;so ,,a e,r r,oder,ta n,oosrres That
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Tho ,vb,lo contr,, renrhl;can r,rt,, &c Tho Nortb
,ra t,a ononoias &c th ITn;oo ond &c tho, GRO ~
stronp enougb TO-DAY 70 effect ;ts overthrow thew
r,;Il wbaedle and coax into their ranlrs spob si,,
toms az the know. notbpas that t,ev NAV sodnce
them to tho adoption Of their views and 70 enter
into their Grand schemes Of political rpin. But LOT
them unite with the Amerieans-let the whole power
Of the opposition be brought TO bear upon the do
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