The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-08-11


Wealways hail this admirable periodical with great
pleasure. Ills species Of argosy which comes freight
ed with some rich treasus-eihe mastery political
essay, beautiful iale some brilliant biography.
or some valuable siaiistics The number before US
abounds in all these qualities
The first thing which meets our view is the familiar
face" Of young and valued FRIEND Robert M McIane,
esq the able representative Congress Of the Monumen
tai City 1t capital likeness Of that beamng counte-
nance-not in its usually gay and smiling phasis, but
grave. medative, and dgnifed-rather belonging to the
cast Of grave and reverend segniors than 10 the merry
companion Of IS. 1t is accompanied by vivid and CO.
pous sketch (of thirteen pages) Of this young and rising
statesman. After performing the part OF the biographer
the author the character OF the prophet and,
having told us OF the busy past looks forward to the
anxious future. He says:
But this sketch already long The writer has suf
cent material by him to make volumes Of interest rather
than pages His purpose, however, but TO make the
democracy oil the country intimately acquainted with
another whose Of public usefulness has been well
nigh the annals OF the of Amer
ica OF unrng activity Of mind and energy Of char,
acte oil quckness OF perception most remarkable, Of
sound and practical judgment OF men and things OF UNI
swervng devotion TO the principles OF the democracy and
great personal popularity Mr. Nc Lane bids fair some
day. contend successfully for the highest honors Of
the republic
Inc Hfht dItlCe III TIE heVlcW ID ueuCdtu 10 Inc
Question OF United States SENATOR of New York; and Of
to the services Of her present senator Mr. Dick
inson, in whose destiny every patriot in the couny-et
him come from the granite hills OF Maine, or from the
shores Of the Rio Grande-must take deep interest He
much the object Of admiration TO the liberal statesman
as Of dislike to the bigoed free soier No man
his laurels with better gace and "they will last long.
for they have been dearly earned" This article begins
with setting forth the present condition of our country,
with view OF urging the election of Mr. Dickinson.
We have not for the WHOLE but must confne
selves to the following interesting sketch
The condition of the country demands all this solicilude
and devotion The slavery agitation at intervals for more
than quarter of century, has threatened It's domestic
peace and invaded it's tranquility II 10 the only real evil
confederation which may be said believed to
its dissolution 1t is the only deep-seated malady in
which are the seeds OF premature national mortality.
Wise and good men, and patriots seek TO arrest the
one and extrpae the other II the province Of enlarged
and dsnteresed craftsmanship to molliy and heal the
dstempers in the body poco check the tendencies to
irritation, whether springing from oversensveness to
imaginary wrong, from ideal and abstract views of In
evitable condition Of things, from imbitered feeling, from
selfish personal aims and calculating ambition, or from
wlful saser, and mischievous design. Such has been
labor and result of the better statesmanshp Of the
try At intervals In the history of the republic, when these
sectional irations and disempers have risen high
| and fierce excitement they have been Gained by the
fidelity the constitution and the national Interests have
placed them above the temptations OF temporary section.
popularity and ambition, and beyond the power
of interested demagoguism AT former period have
such counsels and efforts been mperousy demanded
by the interests othe people of all the States of
the American Union. marked sectional line, dividing
the country into geographical opposites attempted be
dawn-nay, has been drawn. On either side of this i'm.
agnary the fanatics the zsaots OF each These,
excited by supposed seintees by the of dema-
gogues the appeals of crafty and vena aspants dis
tnctons which only atIanabe by them through
bid disturbed, and mbiitered state OF the popular mind
are arayed with high acerby feeling much Sec
tonal prejudice against each other The old party lines
exhibiting the well settled diversIies Of opinion pn-
cples and measures OF government which, since the adoP
ton OF the constitution have divided the American people,
have become, il efaced. far less DISTINCT and far
less recognscd and in their stead we have the fierce
spirit OF seconalismrestess reproachfu taunng-rush-
ing TO It's personal objects through every
form of rtaton-carecss of the Union and Its contnu-
ance and ready and in inances than willing
discover its es That great bond of union hitherto cher
ished with fond and devotion, and any hostile
allusion which has been regarded reasonable
thought or INTENT is in quarters freely spoken OF
thing to be disegarded, If not rudey thrown away State
arayed against Sate-a spirit OF sectional repsal and
hostility Is inculcaledstie and luminosity have usurped
the place offraernal feelings and national PRIDE national
honor, and national elevation, merged In the asp-
tons ola local geographical point of honor
a still narrower point Of personal advancement. While
thus in the States fell spirit is abroad, pernicous in IL.
chief and Of still greater prospective eviCongress, oons
utonay required to act forhe States and for all the peo
pie in the aggregate spectacle before wit
messed at the national capital At this moment eight months
of the session have been spent literally in empty unava.
ing, and angry disputaon upon this single topic, the sa
very agitation, without approach the practical
and necessary public duties Of the representative body
leaving all action affecting the everyday rights Interests
Of the great constituent body untouchedrep
resenng indeed, only the outside agitation, contributing
to H. supplying 1t with alimen provoking It's renewal
tbs masses become wearied with It's continuance and w.
wing the fame OF faction whenever the popular voice for
moment checks It's intensity aud dimnishes Its force.
Such the general and aspect OF county nj
t1is moment The peril, II heretofore alarming 10 now
imminent.
The writer then proceeds with bold pencil TO portray
the other features OF the political prospect and comes TO
the following conclusion,
Such circumstances which question Of
will before the people this Stale II is, repeat,
question Of the hghes, import them, the great
the country. and reascendency OF the nation
al democratic party. II will affect only the prescn,
time. or regard The present extending through the
current senatorial term) but distant and important u-
tnre The seecdon will through the expiring period
OF the present administration the great political
test aud the entire period Gas hspe and beeve) OF
succeeding democran ationsl admnisra,ion IL cannot
be overaod In the magnitude OF It's Influences and
qncnccs IL claims from all sincere democrats active
socIude They have right to insist that TO
the full Of their agency in the ISSUE their represent
alive Senate Of the United States should not be less
firm than ruentfe pid In tho maintenance OF the faith