The Washington union., 1858-02-19
WASHINGTON CITY.
FRIDAY MORNING. FEB. 10. 1853.
THE OLD WHIG PARTY Y.-ANT-sLAvERY AND

Nothing is more evident than that must look
beyond the movements Of the opposition at WaAs
ington il would be accurately informed OF the
purposes and designs of ths republicans II ought
to be remembered that Mr. Seward some years ago,
when his political friends were few in Rumber
nounced in the Senate his independence of the old
wing party, and his determination to occupy posi-
ton of armed neutrality between the two great po-
ltical organizations of that day. Mr.. Stewards OBJ
ject was not wholly accomplished when he had de-
moralzed and disgraced the wing party. Nor
it his design to create one, understand
his tactics. He foresaw that the democracy, who
tuition, who addressed their claims to popular favor
through the maintenance of principles and measures
adapted alike to all the States of the Union, must be,
unless met with something more than party opposi-
ton, always triumphant. great practical fact
stared him and his associates in the facetha since
the government began, though contested at every
point by the wings, and supported by powerful com
binations and unquestioned ability and patriotism,
the principles and measures of the democracy had
prevailed in the general administration
Driven from office or in Office triumphant on cleo
the principles and policy of our federal politics
concerned. Our domestic and foreign relations, our
economical system of administration, revenue
and navigation laws, and all the great interests Of
the Union had been directed, framed, and conducted
by the democratic party. Nor proof wanting
that opposition by any mere organizaton1nust for
ever be fruitless and unavailing
Mr. Savyord and b;c paculiar friends xyera
few in number and little known foreseeng that the
measures and principles of the democracy would in
evitaby give laws to the Union, conceived the idea
of destroying the old whig organization, and Of
building upon its ruins anti slavery sentiment,
based wholly upon sectional prejndices. 1t was not
party that required-it not distinctive
political association with definite platform of prn
ciples. 1t opinion, caprice, prejudice,
fanaticism. Public sentiment in this way could bc
made to imagine that standard Of morals, higher
law perfectonism, demanded union and concert even
against the constitution ITSELF Hence we have an
explanation Of the policy which has governed the
present leaders of the republican school for the
last ten years. We have idea that they have ever
designed the creation, in any technical sense, of
party organization Their history has been histo-
ry of devices and expedients, adapted to present
uses, and all tending to widen the breach be-
tween the northern and southern States Of the Union
They did not want party. They had no princi
pies to avow in connexon with the administra-
ton of the government; no measures to carry no
policy to enforce. Their work was not in legislation
in laws, in measures, in principles. Their business
to generate prejndices to excite animosties to
embitter contentious. They would build up bigot-
ed public sentiment, whose hatreds should over
whelm the judgment, infnse into the minds of the
people of the two great sections of the Union a
fanatcal irreconcilabe antagonism, strong enough
to weigh down and destroy the democratic party.
These views which we believe to be accurate
policy of the republicans upon the question of
the admission of Kansas. Their object is to create
excitement alarm, and agitation. They have seized
upon the occasion to proclaim everywhere, in and
out of Congress- that the admission Of the new State
will disiranchise and defraud the people They
adopted the non-voting policy with distinct view
of being enabled to the proposed admission of
the State medium of excitement. Mr.. Bancroft,
with the zeal of recent conversion in his letter,
appeals to the Irish and to all foregn-born citi-
to protest against admission, because, he
gravely tells them, they abandoned scenes of OPP
preston to find country where popular rights
to be respected-where popular liberty is
the foundation of the government. Mr.. Bancroft
knew very well that if England should propose the
independence of Ireland as the United States
propose to make Kansas independent, there would
not be an Irislman or American in all the world
who would not applaud the act and rejoice in it's
summation We dislike trickery, fraud, and vio-
lence in our politics, and it is quite unworthy
when practsed away from when at the polls
There is no excuse for either in free government
The Kansas question is political question; it is not
personal in any sense. Admission is political act It
signifies Independence It is an enabling act,
lief act. If the people have grievousy suffered, it
says to them put you in the way Of complete
remedies Yon shall be the Judge your wrongs you
shall execute, if you will, and according to your
awards. Now we know Of no trickery, no fraud, no
perversion and acute meanness equal to that which
is attempted to be played off on the country in the
assertion that admission will dsfranchise the peo-
pie who thereby to be made sole masters of their
own affairs.
The game is agitation. The black-republicans
little for Kansas for Patagonia Their work
;o vharo md t;cal,