The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-05-13

stamped by that selection rs no sectional President We
do not recognise the particular cain which any portion
OF the Union has night to prefer for It's especial favoe
What want is man of the whole Union, and not OF
the north, south, west. There rotations which
reasonable and just to be observed all things being
equal but unless there is OF the nation 10 be
scented TO the convention, the sectional location weighs
not feather Nay, ue man from any section, any clique,
or preconcered organzaon who is TO make those little
men great who have best managed to make him and
who IS TO recognise claims to favor by priority in the
first suggestion OF his name, the first speech, the first set
OF resolutions, and the first display the columns OF
ne wspaper-such man is not man Tor the nation.
No such stands prominent the list the people
have handed in for the convention to consider The day
has gone by for these small things party diplomacy,
and we look for manly and Just appreciation of
merit and honorable service.
If New England. Tor the first time in the history of the
country, should present. with entire unanimity, dstn
guished name for democratic President it will not be
because he is OF New Eng land but because he is of the
Union his locality an accident, his nationality penna
nent, his ability unquestioned, his fidelity nhexibe.
And of the west, with name identified with the
cherished principles OF the democracy and the national
fame, When the contest is between such men, instead
OF the modification OF defeat IT is the assurance OF vcto
ry which ever succeeds If we have preference which
may be called SECTIONAL il is only preference because
we believe ii be made most entirely national II it
cannot we go for the national platform and the national
candidate.
Is not this the right spirit and what is there to hinder
all going into the convention with it, and then coming
out like true men and united brethren, with true man
for leader and hearts responding to us all over
the Union, and bearing him onward rumphantly to the
head of the nation
With such spirit in the convention, what spirit will
il stir up throughout the Unon 1t is not the old Off
Gals the expectants that serve up in this
contest 1t is not party drill merely with the old corps
that we going nto but must put the democracy
in harmony with the great movements of Europe, and
more thoroughly democratze and expound our nstitu
tons in the development of the of equality and
Improvement in the field of labor That great body of
democratic material in the Of intelligence and sound
raternal principle, who do not always mnge in the con.
test, because the more clamorous and less deserving
usually carry off the honorshese men are to be appealed
to by that merit is 70 be appreciated, energy
ability, and devotion to the regarded and cliques
annhilated not by prescribing men, by an inlscrm
mate selection OF opposes, but by moving in harmony
with the best energies and uest impulses of the people
Give but this impetus to the movement at the Baltimore
convention; come out of it with the national and only
the national issues of tme-honored republicansm and
vigorous but sound progressive democracy inscribed on
our banner and with that shall 'give assurance
of man." and the of the ocean come not more
surely the Shore than will the impulse of the young
men and the old the partisan and the sober
thinker the of mind and the of labor the friends
of progress and the lovers of the Union bear that
ddate onward from State to State from section to sec
ton the foremost place in the world OF delegated pow
er-the chief magisiracy of thirty States forming one
great republic.