The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-10-22

manufactures And yet we have survived all this ruin
and still continue on the high road to unexampled
onal wealth and greatness. Indeed, at The present
ment, under the guidance of democratic principles
country has attained such character throughout the
world that il has become the envy and the admiration OF
all nations Every steamer which arrives from Europe
bears this intelligence to shores Rest assured the
democrats of Pennsy vania will never abandon princi-
pies which have yielded such fruits in prosperity,
greatness, and glory The wings are prophets, ever
ioreboding Ills which realized Their political
fortunes depend solely upon the pancs which they can
excite amongst the people Immediately before an import
ant election.
The wing party at the present moment calculate upon
carrying Pennsylvania by division IN the democratic
party in regard to the question OF slavery IN our new Ter
rlones In this expectation, am convinced they VIII
be disappointed Democrats will never abandon their
principles and the candidates of their party upon ques
ton merely transient in It's nature, and which, no matter
how may be decided by Congress- can never produce
duce slavery either into California New Mexico
For my own part than year ago, IN published
letter Berks county, strongly recommended the set
Element of this question the ancient basis OF the Mis-
souri compromise believed then that this would best
promote the peace and harmony OF the Union; and have
since seen to change my opinion. Although
still prefer this compromise, YET should not object to
the compromise which reported by Mr. Clayton and
passed the Senate, its last session, leaving the whole
subject OF slavery in the territories so long as they
may remain territories, be decided question of
stnonal law by the Supreme Court of the United States
have said that this question IS IN It's nature transient
In California, must be finally decided within brief pc
rod by the authority from which, under constitution
there can be no appeal All admit that the people of that
Territory when assembled in convention to frame State
constitution possess the SOLE the exclusive power to de-
teImne whether slavery shall shall not exist within
its limits and the tide OF population flowing into i
fully justfes the belief that California will be admitted
State into the Union during the next Congress-
But what will be the condition of California during the
brief intervening period' When we acquired II from
Mexico it free territory, both in law and in fact and
free it must remain, unless its present condition shall be
changed by the positive enactment OF competent legis
lative authority
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Of the fact Time and more correct information from
California have fully demonstrated that this longer
practical question Slavery never will exist in Cali
fornia Both the will of its people and the laws OF
re have decreed the exclusion of slavery from that ter
tory The people already there are nearly unanimous
upon the subjects and the emgrants who are now crowd
ing this fine and fertile territory chiefly from the
middle and northern States Besides the SOIL the climate
and the productions of California all opposed to slave
not carry there The power of Congress legis-
late it into that territory They may adopt the Wlmot
Provso. the Missouri compromise the Senate's compro
resolve to do nothing, and the practical result
will be precisely the same.
Besides, does any doubt from the character and
known opinions of the people, that when they come to
ny in the State This question is, therefore, tran
silent in its nature and not OF the least practical import
ance: 1t will settle itself within brief period. both in
California and New Mexico; and this is most proptous
for the peace and pepeuy of our Unonof our blessed
Union-whch should without heartfelt
gratitude to Almighty God, and which can never be
This WILL fortunately. be final settlements because
possess territory to which the question can be at
all applicable As practical question: all the excitement
which has been raised upon the subject has been
than useless.
For my part, respect profoundly the feelings Of
those democrats my native State who have partaken
in this excitement know them to be intelligent and
devoted the great and glorious principles of the party
any democrats throughout the land tits for this reason
think may venture to assure you, that they will never
peril these principles for the vain purpose of excluding
slavery from territory where from the nature OF things
never can exist They will not suffer the ancient and
time honored banner of democracy which has waived
over them in triumph throughout many well.fought
fields, to be traed in the dust and ramped under foot
by their old political enemies, for the sake OF alb
sracon IT they should act in this manner, bitter
would be their regret upon finding wing admin istra-
ton installed power by their desertlon OF the good old
reflections in behodng their ancient adversary engaged
in the work OF destroying all those wise measures of
democratic policy which they themselves had conrbu-
led to establish and in substituting for them the oftex-
poded measures of the wing party which they all their
lives had loudly condemned and resisted You may rest
assured, my fellow citizens that we shall never witness
such spectacle in good old democratic Pennsylvania.
But there another aspect OF the presidential question
which has always struck me with the greatest force.
precedent, in after tmes From Cesar to Cromwell and
from Cromwell to Napoleon, all powerful republics have
been destroyed by investing successful generals fresh
from the fields of their glory with the highest civil pow
err The history OF the world has, therefore, taught
publics to be jealous OF standing armies For this rea-
son, we have adopted it as MAXIM that the military
1t would be unjust to say that distinguished military
services should have no weight in the selection of
Presidents but Presidents ought to come, they
have done all times past directly from the ranks OF the
people, and from the ranks of the army Washington
was farmer, Jackson farmer, Harrison was
farmer all three had been nothing but farmers for years
before the American people elevated them the highest
civil trust Each one of them had long before retired
from the army and engaged in civil pursuits.
The election of General Taylor would, therefore,
tabsh entirely precedent major general
who had been all his life in the regular army, would
thus be Immediately transferred, without inter-
mediate breathing SPELL with all the habits OF camp life
fresh upon him, from the actual command of of
military districts the head of the civil government
Although we all know that Gen. Taylor would form
designs against the liberties of his country yet in after
times under the sanction of this precedent other generals
animated with the spirit of Cesar Cromwell may
reach the presidential chair
In the mean time, General Taylors election will en-
courage spirit throughout the land hostile to the pursuits
of peaceful industry and commerce Our aspiring youth,
finding that the path of military glory is the road to high
civil Distinction will be ever ready and anxious
vove the country in foreign wars.
Under this precedent, too officers OF every grade IN the
regular army whilst actually holding and exercising their
military commissions may become candidates for civil
Office before the people of the different States and
gage actively partisans their election
event which but three short years ago would have
been deemed impossible in this country
Upon the whole, my fellow citizens, the time is but
short between this day and the It'll of November, trust
you will redeem it by using all honorable to Sc
the election of Cass and Butler. Should victory
follow have every to believe it will this of
itself will be ample reward for all your patriotic eff
forts.
The meeting then proceeded to the residence of Gen
Thos S. Jesup who unfortunately was not at home