The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-10-26

This staunch. patriotic State well merits the proud
designation OF the Keysone OF the Federal Arch The
slad. quiet but firm and infexble race Of people who
nhab its territory have stamped their moral features
upon all its political relations and institutions Never in
hurry but always steadily moving. they sometimes ap
pear to be tagging behind their brethren yet the close
of The race whatever may be It's character they al
ways head and head with the foremost champions OF the
turf. ...g, .a if@ . N. III IS I. tt@l. Nh M, \. is s1
The system Of common schools in that State
is one OF its nobest monuments OF glory Its railroads.
canals BRIDGES public institutions for all the great pu-
poses Of science and benevolence, unrvaled, and
attest the enterprises intelligence and iberaty of its cit
liens No man pass through it on any OF the com
mon ,horoughares, without being struck with the finely
cultivated farms, the neat houses the massive and sub
santia barns and the evidences of wealth. comfort and
plenty that scattered broadcast on every side.
But more than all these things. recr to her political
and social condition. and see how much there is 10 adj
mire how little to condemn. There few domestic
local factions. The uniform ascendency OF the demo,
cratic party has suffered few Interruptions and then only
to arouse TO trumphs and TO more wachful vgi.
lance. While New York is split into score Of parties
and factions OF every shade and for almost every alb
surd purpose. and even the 6rm integrity Of the great
democratic party has been torn temporarily asundeT the
people Of Pennsylvania are but great parties-,he
democracy and its opponents, The latter party. TO be
sure has tried many futile expedents to attain Its end
but il has generally failed, obtained merely tempo
rary possession OF power Wearing at times the badges
Of anti masonry, native Americansm, and, in few To-
calites Of soil has finally dotted them all, and
reoices in the name OF wing The democracy has KEEP
on its way unchanged and Interchangeable, now and al
ways the same. " 4sa.. H @ H. .4 +, .,
1t was the election of Mr. Mexican governor Of the
State which led the way the triumph Of the republican
party in $780, and the election Of Jefferson. Even il
those distant days. among the earliest OF our politica
reminisc ences the democrats OF Virginia felt themselves
10 be right when the Old Dominion and the Keystons
stood side by side with each other,
We have made these remarks as sort of preface tc
the expression Of high qualification at the firm stand
taken by the people OF this Stale the subject Of tn.
Union and the measures constituting the Compromise
Scarcely dissenting voice is heard all the substantial
and enlightened body Of the people in favor Of up
holding alike the constitution and the Compromise which
is founded on it. There no considerable hostility te
the abused ugitve-save law: it regarded as the Law
of the land. and such is respected, and will be en-
forced few fanatics found among them, but they
are STEW and far between. Here, everywhere else
they busy themselves 10 stealing or in sheerng unawa,
negroes, or in striving to propagate their reasonable
creed. They have weight politically or otherwise
and the respected for their social anites
for the blacks Even those who opposed to slavery
in the abstract, and depore its existence anywhere,
despse these miscellaneous intermediates with other peo
Plies concerns and bold them al arms length Such il
the state Of things in Pennsylvania and nothing could
be more honorable TO the people, gratifying io
the friends of the Union in every quarter Of it. Let who
will aposatize, let who will agitae, let who may raise
the standard Of dsunion il will receive aid coun.
tenance in Pennsylvania She is in truth the Keystone
OF the Union and never will that Keystone be moved
from its place ill the whole arch itself is crushed into
ruins When the storm RACES, and the arch is threatened
10 be hurled from its base, ton eyes TO the Key
stone, and while that remains mistaken we have NO
feartha noble arch shall stand forever it may bid de-
6ance 10 the combined assaults OF the world.