The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-08-27
THE UNION.



party will be again united in support of its ancient pn
eiples The democracy of the North was divided and
weakened by the ueachery and detection Of MIR. Van
Buren, and his followers and il has experienced for some
years heavy pressure from the anti slavery agiators
acting in alliance with the wings OF the North, counie-
nanced and encouraged by the sympathy and support OF
the wings OF the South In s4S the alliance between
the WING party and the anslavery party was open aud
notorious, and southern STAKEHOLDER placed on the
ticket with the author OF the celebrated letter TO the
Erie abotonists while the free soil party was laborng
in aid OF the coalition, 10 defeat which the national de-
mocracy sustained General Cass for the presidency and
General Butler for the vice presidency. Under these
circumstances, large portion of the southern people sup
ported the coalition ticket OF the Philade pha convention.
and succeeded, with the aid of Mr. Van Buren, and his
an-southen followers, in striking down General Cas-,
whose great offence that he had adhered to the con-
suton and respected the guaranteed rights OF the South
That circumstance, and the notorious fact that the wings
of the South had cheered their party friends OF the
free States, and reoced whenever they succeeded in using
the anti slavery sentiment for the purpose OF striking
down democrat who had resoluely remained true
to The equality of the Sales could not fail to influence
the democracy of the North Causes will produce their
natural effects and the events which terminated in the
success of the wing ticket in 1913 naturally added fuel
to the flame of sectional agitation, stimulated the anti
slavery crusade against the South and broke the spirit Of
the true democracy Of the North that had always stood
between aggression and The constitutional rights of the
States The presidential election occurred during the
cess between the first and second sessions of the last
Congress- Let any unpreudced mind turn TO the record,
and see the Of feeling during the first session. and
then turn to the history Of the second session OF that
Congress Then The tremendous effect of the wing til
umph will be apparent in the wonderful growth OF ag'
erosion caused by the presidential election.
The construction OF General Tayor's cabinet, gave
10 the anti slavery agators the great bulk OF ccal IN
huence patronage and power In his cabinet nearly all
the patronage OF the government which can be rendered
available in elections was lodged in the hands OF free-so
sympahzers Every knows here that patronage has
been used in the onslavehodng States During the last
administration it used TO build up the favores and
followers OF Messrs Seward and Ewing, who wished to
keep alive agitation and continue the crusade against the
South But Notwithstanding all these things, there are
signs the northern heavens that the democracy have
determined TO rown down sectional appeals, and turn
their backs sectional organizations The hrst symp
tom of reaction manifested by the democracy OF
Philadelphia Since then il has spread in despite OF the
i'll considered movements OF portion OF the democracy
OF the South in conjunction with that portion OF the south
ern whg party which that its doom writlen-tha
was crushed between the upper and the neither mill
sone-unless il could dsorganze the democratic party
The democratic party of Vermont have recently assem-
bed in convention and taken up their position What that
position is may be gathered from the following resou
tiop which was passed on the occasion:
Resolved, That stand upon the platform Of the ma
ton democratic party drawn mp 10y The hand OF Sila
WTght adopted by Baltimore Convention IN $780, and
approved by every national democratic convention since
at lime believe that platform broad enough aud
enough, and good enough for all True patriot repao
cans stand UPON and that TO compromise any one OF us
prime enanglng alliances with other Pafues Is 70
hazard the safety oil our atona organz iuon ahu Tue
OF the repu blican institutions OF The county
Speaking Of The action OF this convention the Hartford
Connectcu Times one OF the rmest democratic papers
in New England, says:
Thi. i the rpbt platform IL acknowledges common
country- pubc OF hiry Saleand attaches valne 10
this alton is Its broad principles embrace the Ight
OF the free North the known rights OF the Soath
and the pledged The republic II does not iesen the
dem oc policy section OF county IL does not EN-
brace measures calculated ALLEVIATE ie good feelings Of
lie south from the North does TO raise up
brother against bfotbetlo array the North an hostility 10
the SONIA but acknowledges rights Of the people Of
lie different sections OF his country, leaving individuals TO
notions on abstract slavery IDEAS ~
does not introduce oil democracy, aud That test sec
ona one Ii does not prohibit the democracy Of the fifteen
slave acting with the democracy OF tue hheen
free states as they have done sustaining American b.
critics IN the ca bne add the hed, and American rights
against common enemy In iofeign land out ITEM
braces the and liberal platform OF the democracy a,
denned by oss Wright, aud repeatedly approved by ihe
electors oil tue nation IL adopts tue wise h-
eples national democracy, which have os'eed tbe
re public its earliest history making u great ana
prosperous nation. Now the democracy oil vermont are
On right ground. combination OF federal whlgefy
aud aboitonisn may defeat their ucketj bat they wh
stfeng their cause, not only 10 vermont but otef
States firm adherence their party and It's ricipes
and oil having done their duty well wl be
a happy reward TO them. Perseverance, and hrmness wl
do more, and eventually gain them proud triumph
When the victory won viii be worth thing while
success Dy coalition which abandons the national denoc
rscy would than defeat Success To the true ana
nrm democracy OF Vermont!