The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-06-05


We congratulate the special organ upon the fresh zeal
which has been impaired to il since the return Of the
President and cabinet from the visit to Dunkrk During
the absence OF these distinguished personages was said
that it would be as reasonable for the people to employ
their time in makng mouths at each other to 80 back
as far as the Virginia resolutions of 1898 and 1900 find
out what safe OF proper as guides for the conduct
of public men now on the political stage sober second
thought. however, suggests different belief; and we
accordingly find that it is not only necessary to dis
cover Morns g side of democracy but TO prick the
bubbles which il blows up, not for the people to- make
mouths at but TO remind them of the evanescent claims
Of the wing party their favor Whilst we recognise
the necessity for this second thought we must express
our surprise that the pcks intended to make il profitable
have been given to the special organ, in whose hands
thew remind us Of those which felt by the PROSTATE
Paul. when Divine voice rebuked his guilt. and told
him "ttat 0as hard to kick agains the pricks." We
assure the special organ that if it be the hope Of wing
gerry to pierce with pres Of its manufacture the demo-
cratic party il will find itself in the condition that
Paul was before he became saint, and that there will
be no other remedy for these sefiniced wounds but
that which Paul confessed-a sincere acknowledgment Of
his SINS and an honest adoption of the faith be had hth
erto opposed and prosecuted.
What if Mr. Buchanan, in the early part of his life,
was member Of the federal party and followed the false
lights Of the who yet the oraces for large
portion of the whg pay Are they 10 be rewarded for
perseverng to the bitter end and seeking this Moment
to rensate the primitive doctrines Of the federal party
And Mr. Buchanan be scandazed because he had the
courage quarter OF century ago to acknowledge his
conviction that those doctrines unwise and danger
ous and could not be maintained without destroying the
republican principe By what code Of justce-regious.
moral or poca-does The special organ find that it is
more mertorous persevere in wrong than to acknow
edge The conviction Of error and TO do what proper
and commendable afterwards as the votary of truth
Does the special organ desire to republsh the
merous evidences afforded by the recent speeches of
the Presidents cabinet almost deifying Alexander Ham,
on. the great prototype Of whggery, in order that
the people may see that the real issue Of the parties strip
ped of all the Disguise which is thrown around by the
momenary passions and Of individuals, is exactly
what it was at the close of Gen. Washngton's admins
ra,ion, when the Hamiltonian school, in love with Brit
s precedens brought forth the alien and sedton laws
and the republican school, appealing to the common
of the country, reinstated the constitution compact
between equal States, and put down the dangerous doc
trns that under The guise OF the terms the people and
general eare as used in the preamble Of the cons,u
tlon the federal government acquired . power to do
whatever the discretion Of Congress nigh, decide to be
best for The common goodi II this is the expectation Of
the special organ ready TO crafty III but trust
that in doing 90 will blame for the pain resulting
to one who undertakes to "kiek against the priok'."
The special organ cannot see the propriety OF
claiming for the democratic party uniform observance
Of the parting advice of General Washington to his
trymen in which he urges upon them to frown down any
attempt 10 form sectional and geographical parties ando
sustain such administration OF the federal government
az will remove the complaints and strengthen the frater-
nal bonds OF all the parts and sections of our common
country The special organ declares that General Wash
ingon was not democrat-insinuating thereby that he
was a whig Really this is trifing with the dignity Of
parties and the sacredness of truth II this be the
in which the special organ expects to repay the confidence
OF the Presden, and the cabinet, in whose behalf il
speaks better 20 back to its old position, and de-
clare tina, II safer for the wing leaders to sit down and
make mouths each oher than to huntup the old stand
ards Of political orthodoxy justification Of the evils
brought on the country by their unwise counsels
We have not asserted tina, General Washington was
democrat But we have asserted that his great merit,
the Father of his Coun,ry-as the original mind that.
more IMAM otnefs, hCueVSu ouI Huepehoehce anu
founded our SYSTEMS reverenced and honored by every
real democrat We also assert that General Washing
tons advice particularly to the action Of the federal
where there danger CT it's being brought
into collision with the separate interests OF the States and
the people. has been relgousy followed by the demo
cratic party This is fully proved by the position Of the
democratic party the slavery questonthat, above all
Others which General Washington must have had in view
when he incorporated into his farewell message his pa
,rio,c hope that the people would Indignantly rebuke all
attempts to array one section Of the Union against the
other OF the sincerity Of the democratic party in
spending to this sacred hope have always spoken,
and we have pointed the action Of all the admnis,a-
tons Of the general government and the States when
Quoted by deriving their confidence from democratic
votes; have pointed to the platform Of the party,
prominently and earnestly set forth in 1884, 1896, ls4o,
is44, Is4s and we have, all suitable occasions,
warned the wing party that their failure to act with
This ground Of patriotism and duty would bring
on the country the very evils which exist, and
which furnish the only apology that the repenng Presi
dent and cabinet OF this party give to the country for
the apeechm tour they recently made to Dunkrk.
But the special organ, instead OF manfuy acknow-
Lodging the which has been committed by it's party
in the countenance has given to political slavery
error denied nor even concealed by
the President any Of his cabinet minister's in the
various speeches which they have addressed TO the abo-
on districts of New York--imagines that il is its Of
hce neutraxs the force of such fact by revvng the