The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-10-18

"I.et together and tho subject"
In the great conflict of parties raging the land
well becomes every freeman to look calmly pos
sbe the scene, examine with candor and into
The causes that agitate the nation, and to see how
and where the belligerents in the contest respectively
stand
General Taylor, mere soldier of the regular army
has been drawn from the camp into the of party
purely and solely because Of his supposed availability,
and Of his entire willingness to minister to the hungry
appeites of those who, for full quarter of century
have been seeking to pull down the stronghods of de-
mocacy, that they might bring themselves and their little
tranband followers into power and place Fruitful in
plots and stratagems in all the expedens and appliances
which ingenuity invent cupidty foster, they
now actively engaged in struggle little short of for
life and DEATH, to the entire policy of the admin
lstraton of the government and to federal dynasty
upon its ruins the party that openly rebuked the
patriots of the revolution in the dreful of the first
war of independence the party and set of men who
thought 1t unbecoming neral and religious people to
rejoice at our victories; the party who found
ed the old Salem plalform-who justified an open
rebellion to the advocates of free consttuon-the
same party who would rob the people of the right of
general sufrage-who would make wealth the standard
OF our representative systemwho regard the poor the
mere serfs and rabble of the nationwide headed the
Hartford conventon-whose leaders and counseors, in
every phase and under every change of party name,
every presidential contest, in every political trial, have
found its OTIS and its Webster, with all the lesser
satellites OF the old monarchica concave, in open
ray against the on-hearted democracy OF the country
seeking the prostration of the ruling powers and the
humiliation and overthrow OF all their dear and long
cherished opinions and principles. And have we any
among us who have hitherto walked with under
the broad banner of Jefferson and Jacksonany whose
hdey to the has been assaed and shaken by the
afch enemy who have ambushed their path " Let us
M docn together" friends, and look nationally consid
eraley and calmly upon the actual condition OF things
around us. What inducement have we to aposatise
IRON our ancient political faith, turn backs
upon those to whom long and near association have
united us' band of brothers, have stood and
iough' SIDE by side in many trying conflicts For forty
years and more with two solitary exceptions, your
eengs and sentiments have found faithful response
the eemans altar the polls of the election Our cand
dates have all been regularly brought forward by proper
reconstructed conventions OF our own choosing They
nave ever been such as met with our united approval
we have been the advocates OF system OF regular nom
nations; and through that long cherished and highly
approved republican ordeal have now standing be-
lore us Tor the two first Offices known to constitution
men on whom the people have often showered their ia
vo-iaened, experienced and tried in all the various
branches OF the public service to which they have been
called
lhey are democrats OF the true Jefferson school,
iahiu to the constitution and laws, and firmly devoted
70 Their principles They were selected for their great
ness and abiiyor their known strength and popular
yi and only remains for us, whose voices and whose
eHeons contributed greatly to bring their be-
lore the American people. to stand unedy by them in
'hls hour OF trial, and, with one combined effort never
yield or al'er in their defence long zeal, concert
anu energy may in any way contribute their success