The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-06-16

readers IL speaks the ruin boldly and earessly IN the
spritof freeman at the head Of free press The ed
OF the Enquirer has taken his course left bis
discretion under the advice Of considerable friends in
just passed from this busting arena,
where be had the opportunity Of seeing everything and
Judging everything for himself We aware, il he is
not that ultra gentlemen OF high honor Of patriot
purposes too but whose zeal surpasses their dscre
ton, designing TO throw the old Enquirer overheard.
which has braved the battle and the breeze for near fifty
years. and supersede il by other organ more ul
ira than tself but If its editor knows the people Of Viz
GINA as well as we do and has the same confidence
in them that we have, he will go on to do his duty
with the fullest confidence that they will be true to
the man who proves himself true to them
Do not our ultra friends the lion that is in path
Can they not appreciate the danger which threatens the
democratic party. Or they much absorbed by the
one great question Of the day, that they willing to
obiterae the lines Of the two old national parties into
which the republic has been divided for nearly fifty
Eve years, aud organize a mere sectional division
the most dangerous Of all parties in a confederacy
of Statesl Already this idea has been held out BY
a few madcaps, and il has been formally proposed
in the Nashville Convention by wing editor. II there
was, at this time, exciting question before the
country-f all was calm, peace and contentment with
in bordersihe mere establishment of sectional
CARNATIONS would be fact pregnant with disaster
making distraction, division. and ultimate disunion inev
table But such idea is so hostile 10 the great demo-
cratic party Of the country and poentous to the sta
bity OF the Union ITSELF that believe there
are men enough out OF Bedlam 10 constitute even
corpora's guard. Then who does not the danger
which threatens the OF our parly' New York
has been lost by the schsm between the old hunkers
barnburners. There the wings held the balance, and
finally became the masters Of the field. Missouri will be
lost to by the feuds between the Bentonans and the
antBenonians unless the old republican party should
rush to the rescue Virginia, too, the good Old Do
minion--that "unterr6ed Commonwealth" which has,
since 9s, been the flag ship OF the republican squadron
in danger than she is present because
il the democrats should suffer themselves TO be distracted
BY violent excitement and angry ecriminations. the
wings will hold the balance OF power. and the proud
ory of fourteen to one, in the congressional election Of
the spring OF 1919, will be overhrown, and Heaven
knows how many districts may lose at the next cleo
lion by our own divisions Separated now are from
The Old Dominion. yet how can we help sympathzing
with her political desny How can strip ourselves
of that devotion to her republican Jefersonan school,
whose principles constitute the basis OF the national de-
nocracy Of the whole country How can we help ad-
vising her republican phalanx TO stand together, TO put
down divisions far possible. and, If they must d.
vide in opinion upon the great controversy which
distracs-he whole country, to cultivate still the best
possible feelings to avoid denunciaon OF each other
that they may rally again. when this tempest has passed
over The land, under the common banner
We acknowledge, with many thanks the liberal treat
ment which we have received in most OF the southern
States upon the great question Of the day Unknd ex
pressions we have in several Of their papers
structures less bitter, from presses which have
hitherto stood by us-decaraiions from Of them,
that, though they have followed lead for many
years. they are prepared to abandon US, because
they suspect we have abandoned the South We have
seen members OF Congress joining in the chorus We
but the other day. with regre, than SURPRISE
very clever and ingenious letter from the Hon.
Joseph A. Woodward, of South Carolina, assaiing
.he press Of Washington, and misrepesenng its
But The day is coming when full justice viii be done to
US, and when the people, whom they mislead, will APP
preciae our motives as well as our ia events,
we protest against Mr.. Woodward's jurisdiction. We
never take our leader from among those who deal in
distractions that are found mpracicabe to be real
lied, or Who without even intending il, might plunge
VS. lnto eAucmiucs tndt may teIniihuH III uisuhion.
We think the time has not arrived for dissolving
the ties that bind US together Yet, devoted we
are 10 this glorious Union, deem il our duty
TO state that there are limits in obedience to
intolerabe encroachments. II they should come upon
us after the present controversy has been adjusted
on the principles Of compromise and Cancellation.
these miserable fanatics should attempt to strike down
all the obligations that enoined upon them by the
solemn compac, into which we hope the North and ahe
South are about TO with each other We
nestly, anxiousy 20 for this compact, system
Of honorable adjustment. which may save the Union
and speak peace to troubled land. We entertain no
doubt that such adjustment be obtained and that
il will prove the bow Of peace to glorious confederacy
for years TO come.
We agree with the Enquirer in the views which il
exhibits We have great difficulties to surmount in
conederacy which presents such diversity Of views and
such variety Of interests Every State does not feel
alike; every man does not think alike One politician
thinks that slavery ought be prevented from going into
the common territory another thinks that the South
has right to carry her property everywhere The true
secret therefore, to reconcile ALL is the principle Of non
intervention which prostrates at once the infamous Will
mot Provso and the sacred rights Of the South
well the true principles Of the constitution One man
thinks that the boundary OF Texas extends the source
OF the Rio Gfande-this is our own opinion; another
that she has adequate claim the whole Of this ter
riioy. but that portion Of il belongs to New Mexico