GREAT EFFERvEscENcE IN THE


WHIG PARTY.

Contest between the Original Elements Of


"NatiyeiSm" and Abolition

Philosopher Greeley and Colonel Webb In


Conflict!

From the Courier and Enquirerl
IRE asOn 70 the Union and to the Whig Party
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doctrine Of Abolition in other words Treason to the
Union, have long known and proclaimed eur
columns feeling which banded together the
editor OF the Tribune and many not ally OF his associates
In 1889 and enabled them to defeat the nomination OF
Henry Clay at Harrburgh and II was this feeling and
this design which defeated Mr.. Clay in this State in
vemoer last and thus second time cheated him OF
the Presidency and is this feeling which prompts
the Tribune and certain lated presses this State
cupylng prominent positions in the Whg party openly
the banner of Aboitionsm. We not been unmind.
ful OF their proceedings and charge them with
double treason-tresson to the Union and


Treason to the Union" is a serious charge to bring
against any man or set OF men but whenever a man
aims to perpetrate act which, successful nscesssri
ly dissolves the union ot these States-we care not
rerte or ne 1 sa an Fou
cia system-the two latter being synOnimous-he ia IN
questionably traitor to the Union.


Our union is one of compromise and concession in
whicn those who constituted it. saw much evil but calm
y and deliberately submitted to the evil, secure to
themselves to their posterty and to the whole human
race, the much greater good which it promised and
thus far unquesonably secured The majority those
who formed Constitution and thereby this
Union of independent States abhorred slavery quite
much as do any OF their descendants But they knew
that without recognition slavery in the Stat here
existed, there could be no union; and consequently
none OF the blessings conters-while at the
slavery would continue to exist in the Southern
we'll without as with union and thus its evils would be
perpetuatsd under any circumstances while the mani
od blessings OF union would be lost to each and every
OF the separate and Independent sovereigntIes They
knew, too. that this moral pest Of those
for which human ingenuity could devise remedy, for





piactcablethe two being unable live in the
same States a footing of equa where their numbers
transport the blacks out of the country was moral i'm
possibility Thus thinking and having .. heart the wei
men and patriots as they most a.suredy
to the with the slave States
Sa,ing that The slave trade should in
that is, in 1905


With regard to the institution Of slavery no one can
hold in more abhorrence than d. without mo.
ment giving credit to all the false Of
excessive cruelty Of the slave owner devised by wicked
and lidisposed fanatics. But in Its mdest form it is
curse upon the land and the people where it exstsa
curse however, which they feel most who compelled
to submit to a entailed upon by the grasping
cupidy of England. and for which neither the phan
thropy the ingenuity Of man. yet been able to
devise a remedy. such we know too is the opinion OF
each and every OF associates bat all feel and
tempt any interference with Its regulation belongs
solely to the Legislatures of the respective States
from any other quarter is, we have before


Thei cent admisssnof Texas into the Union by joint
resolution OF Congress- was in our opinion deliberate
violation OF the Constitution but jory .of the
bers Of both Houses of Congress- representing alike the
People and the States thought dferentl, and think
ing or pretending so otthink violated believe
plain and obvious provision OF the Constitution Against
such violation we waged unceasi'g war so long it
could possibly be of any avail bu he deed being done
| Texas once admitted was the remedy? The an
swsr 10 plain-Disunon. For this not then we
are no. now and we never will be prepsred such
and true patriot throughout the land considers far
than the evil seeks to amend and therefore, like goo0
citizens and good men-scting as patriots who
sider the welfare OF the country paramount self
they have with accord scquiesct fathers did
| in lesser evil to secure greater good.


Not however the abolitionsts lurking In our ranks
Not the fanatics the Fourierites and Socialists who
having wormed themselves into the confidence of the
whig party seek to distract and destroy it, and with it,
that nesmabie Union to which the father Of country
empha,cay ssought us to cling as our oniy sail.
guard against dissensons within and the enemies of
human liberty without The identical and presses
who defeaei the nomination and election Of Henry Clay
nj fh~P Nnv~
ber by the loss Of this State impudenty
oring to sell the wing party to abolitionism under
ridiculous plea that it 10 the only mode OF obtaining
dress tor the recent unconstitutional action of Congress
on the Texas annexation resolutions At their head
stands the editor OF the Tribune in this city This
should be- The editor of that press ultra an aboli
ZIONIST as he is the avowed organ of Fourersm and
nS sScs which Fanny Wright sought to
having raversed the entire State defeat nomination
Henry Clay in 1889 he who claims to be the espe
cial organ OF those who nominated present candidate
for Mayor and he il was who proclaimed scquaint
ance who tnat candidate would he before the Committee
was packed ior his nomination We cheeruliy admi,
that he in all respects the most proper person lead
this movement hut as,enishment is great that he
and his associates should have dared to invoke the
Of Henry Clay to their the whg party
and to the Union.


We too, ask what is to be done but il is only to give
prompt and decisive The whig party here and
elsewhere the friends of the OF unon OF
law and order; its principles well defined as were
the principles OF that band of patriots who signed the
ciaraon If Independence; and its determination





hazard Is as unaerabe its integrity is
Tney will therefore 90 to the meeting Tues
day night and as they did October, s4s quietly but
Indignantly rebuke and forever crush this pcn trea
son to their party and to the Union They yet
forgotten that the clique Who have devised this foul
treason smugsed resolutions through different wards
IN October 43 deDouncing Daniel Webster and all his
friends We, therefore, promptly called upon the commit
tee who had IN charge the preparation Of resolutions
the general meeting to correct the They refused
and gave notice that should be present and appeal
from them to the people. This answered with
threat that II we did, should be thrown out Of the win
dows' But needed not their threats the
dissenting voice, each and every resolution which
had been rejected by the committee, triumphantly
similar course will be adopted on Tuesday evening
That similar success will attend the Effort do no,
doubt but under circumstance will we act with or
counenance any party which seeks destroy the union
oil the States As wings shall forever protest
the manner IN which Texas has been ADMITTEDLY but be-
ing admitted shall submit the wrong than
resort to disunon what consider the thing


raise the standard Of abolition Independent trea
whosshoud consent to rally under the banner aboi
tionism, as an act of political expeency it is absolute
any man Of common must at once perceive that
even by enlisng under the banner OF treason to the
every Southern ana Western State. This movement,
therefore, hss not the knaves plea patty expejency
recommend Il would not even elect Dudley selien
Mayor, much less give whig Common Council
while IT would forever cover with infamy the OF
whig and inevitably lead to the destruction of Unsn
Let sl wings who think with u.s. stand by their princi
Piles and the integrity Of the whig party in this hour e
darkness. Better far better, to 60 at loco
ocoism, with sli its vilanous associaons-s Dorrism
its Empire Clubs, its habus disregard Of law and order
and its fagran violation Of the Constitution in its
alton OF Texas-than rally for day hour party
and under banner pedgipg us 10 labor for dissolution
OF this long cherished Union No, no, that be
the resort Of honest and patriotic OF such
stituted the whig party The interested few who have
devised this treason the of charter election
will be Indignantly driven back into the dark
from which they from time to time emerge for reacherous
purposes and the hearted wings this they
more or stand by their colors and do battle
their principles until in due time victory shall again
their efforts good cause. and glorious Union
be cemented and perpeuated by the fiery trials which
It is destined to be subjected Our principles mpe
rshabe and until these principles firmly established
and recognised in every department OF the government
the whig psr,y is isindissolube.


A NOVEL YANKEE TRicK.-v l, is quite common to
Tee the waters al Hotels TO gel waited on *
peditonsly. AZ Washington laely-so saws the Mirror