The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-01-21
r. 4 MON.

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p~W ~ TyleG however he aeeedsd y ssthonus|
did not panae The federal policy. initiate the federal
examples. Their bitter hostility to his administration
proves their dissppfobalion Let any candid recur
10 condition in 1889. when We were oor distracted.
unsettled. with everything to create or TO mould into
shape-an empty tressuY-neither army navy.
nor national character 10 give US standing 1.-The NJ
tons Of Europe just pungng into bloody war
that swept the land and the ocean for twenty five
years-our flag for time insulted, and our rights
trampled on with IMMUNITY BY all the belgerents--
and compare il now in the fullness Of its glory and
lis might, with its litteness then, and say what
sort of a government must that have been which
has wrought this miracle There now living
who have seen grow up and mature, from the infant
Hercules in his CRADLE in 1850, to the giant Hercules who
soe the Hydra, and cleansed the Augsan stables with
in sixty years after Lat them declare how The democratic
have conducted the 10 attain these noble ends
But we need not refer TO the increase OF the in our
constellation from thirteen to thirtyon need not
count our population augmented nearly eighi-hun-
drsd fold need not point to the extension OF
rtory to the Pacific ocean, whence stretching forth
our hand TO grasp the commerce of the Eastthat com
merce which built up and sustained Tyre, and Sdon and
Babylon, and that in modern times has poured its fertil.
izing streams into Venice and London need not emu
merate our white sails cleaning every sea, and
~ flag floating proudly every breeze that waits them to
the furthest exremites of the world these are indeed
considerations to awaken pride and 10 brighten orr
national enown Bat we have higher and worthier pur-
poses view than merely TO sketch national great
ness. We desire to look into domestic govern
.h..h. -sI..-
mighty advancement has been purchased the price of
our liberty, our welfare, and happiness al home
Not at all We find the people prosperous and comfort
abe--the government just, mild and forbearing in its
operaon-taxes light. industry protected enterprise
rewarded, and the government simple, and respon-
sble to the popular will, it under the benign
auspices Of Washington
There have no doubt been occasional departures from
the fundamental principles of government but they
have been speedily detected and repaired and little in
convenience or injury has been felt to arise from them
The prodigy Of history is, that there have been
few and these inconsiderable What other govern
men lasted for sixty years without greater mistakes
and errors or more wilfu injustice What private nd-
vdua lived sixty years without something to regret
or to amend in his lfe' We popular government,
affected by the interests passions, and ambition of rival
parties and dissmiar sectional productions and ns,i,u
tons for domestic purposes; and yet nicely all
these balanced and adjusted that great political party.
composed OF majority Of the people Of every section,
has been able harmonic and unite in all the leading
measures OF policy pursued by the government. We
see nothing in the existing state Of things which
should now denalionalize the democratic party, in
the slightest degree tend to break up its organization
f,.n If n
in the great question OF the day. grow
ing of slavery and there is then, element OF dis
cord 10 prevent its cohesion and corporation hereto
fore. Experience has already demonstrated that all
other subjects the democracy Of the North and the South.
the East and the West is and indivisibe The prin
cpes tina, divide the democratic party and its antagonist
party, call il by what you will, were coeval with
the constitution. and must be coexistsnt with it. We
stand, them as have always stood. aud there is little
TO arouse greater fears than have often been excited
Northern fanatcsm is the only source OF danger and we
trust that will be subdued by the agency Of all the honest
and patriotic people of that section without regard TO pol
,cs he national wings who strongly standing up
by the constitution and the laws. well the democrats
From this these two opposite dangers arise. The
northern fanatics complain that liberty is withheld from
the slave and the southern sras that they snu iheap
proach OF tyranny every tainted breeze from the North
that they have been prevented from planting cotton on the
SUBMITS OF the capped mountains of California. and
that they are hourly anticipating some acts OF wrong and
aggression that have yet occurred, and that will
be likely to happen These the only sad draw backsto
peaceful enjoyment but we cannot avoid hoping that
they will be found operate on few OF people, and
will be shown by the events OF every day TO be essen
TALLY sroundess il ridiculous Such have been the
fruits Of our democratic administration Of the government
and yet we are asked distust and cast of the party
that has produced them We asked to do this upon fan
ced OF jealousy, upon morbid apprehensons and
for the purpose OF conhdng the great interests and well
fare OF the Union and untred hands, which have
yet given evidence OF superior wisdom fidelity
and from which the utmost expect will be- that
they may be honest and patriotic those who have
hitherto successfully conducted our public affairs.
The length Of this article admonshes us 10 postpone 10
another day concluding remarks on this subject
Abolition characterization
We find the following in the New York Herald 1t
shows that the aboonists busy about Boston but
At the time, il proves that their violence is only
eq,.aed by their nsgnihcance. As for the conduct OF
the miserable fanatic Chaplin, not surprised at
anything he Does with the pentenary before his eyes
Ru, 40 far an regards Thompson, the member of the