The daily union., 1852-03-19

truth you cannot ngrat into the laws permit great
principle OF injustice paraliiy and exioIiion, 10 con-
iinue ON the statute book of the nation and Exprcr 1T
TO sLErr BY the Interchangeable decree OF Nature LIVES
and MOVES and GROWS BY aequissenes In sv you can
not hope TO escape the laws OF conscience the
nation from the effects OF the legazed robbery the un-
equal taxaton and OF the oppression OF the many for
the few, i'm bodied in that system OF sophsry presump
on, and ignorance, which seeks al the expense OF the
natural productive industry OF the nation TO sustain the
artificial and Improbable production OF the privileged
and protected classes OF America.
Besides. party you cannot stand still Your lots
are cast In an aye and country OF social and political
progression. The vessel in which you are embarked
moves forward, nder the action OF laws OF mind as
steadily as surely, and swiftly, though upon an
open sea- with all her sails expanded TO the and
regular pressure OF the trade II you have not
courage and knowledge 10 stand at the helm abandon
your position before you dmissed in disgrace for aee
cannot STOP The laws Of truth and Nature forbid You
have ousrpped the world with your voyages of DIS
covery-there is no EXPERIENCE 10 guide you We
want none of the men--fu of egotistc sefshness
and mental scuvy--to command the noble vessel in
which are freighted the interests OF America and
the world-fying her proud mission over the un-
known waersbut one OF those true and fearless spirits
Jackson lke) whose mindu, and souls, and bodies,
are filled with unspeakable Gdence the cause of truth
and justice, as The Of God and Nature. These are
they WHO KNOW THAT TRUTH nv FILLED WITH THE INF.
MITE wIsDom THE CREAroR--that honesty is the best
policy and that conscience the only safe guide for the
future.
You have form OF government founded upon and
sustained by the seshness and ambition OF the human
mind. II is ndesructibe as the law OF Mature which
il rests. We have recognised in each jealous
love of self and personal freedom, and have taken
especial 10 trust him only with The custody of his
own. We have divided the powers of your government
and have perpeuated that division by constitutions Sc
curing the independence Of each department Thus have
we secured the seshness and ambition OF each in de-
fence Of the constitution. In such government
cessfu treason is impossbity Besides this division
of the POWERS OF government, we have also divided
the OF legislation between State and national
governments This secures the indefinite power OF ex
panson 10 the Union; for, whilst every State
nexed has its local legislature every additional interest
represented in the national government is a new element
OF conservatism Thus. every addition to the territory OF
the Union makes egslation--which alone change
existing conditions Of awmore and more difficult This
government wisely framed and firmly established
has secured each citizen the right of unrestricted public
discussion, TO search after truth, to motive and
conduct and 10 change rulers Free and public dis
cussion is the main characteristic of your people and
country How. then, you stand still until law be.
comes perfect and human happiness You are now
barely able to maintain yourselves against the rerogres-
sve and conservative doctrines of the whgs how them
shall you stand before your advesaes when you have
thrown away the of nature and are abandoned by
those who do not seek Office but who will never com.
promise truth Into what an impoent faction, greedy
devourng the ofal at Washington will great party
sink, if you strip it OF ts philosophy, It's TRUTH and it's
justicel In government so republican az ours firmly
based upon Nature, with all Institutions sbits and
opinions favorable TO the full and open discussion of all
subjects-scence politics, and regioncan any one be so
inianaaed believe that the democratic party can
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tion 10 stand still in m go Of progression The child
bad well sexs hold OF shs wheels OF the locomotive
Of we'll may dare 10 chain The great earth
orbit and hope to arrest its mysterious fight is ig
noble and base il il puerle and foolish, abandon the
great objects OF organization and 10 convert noble
contest for principle into miserable struggle for Office
You overthrow the alien and sedton laws under Thomas
Jefferson; you resisted England under James Madison
yoa routed the bank and its myrmdons under Andrew
Jackson; you abolished the tariff Of 1s42 under James
X Polk and added vast to the domain OF freedom
by your victorious in Mexico; you have averted civil
and fa,ricda under the calm and firm counses of the
noble Cass; and in the midst OF peace surrounded
by the Trophies OF your vctoresnow, when Fillmore
and Webster. Corwn and Seward, who each in his Pc
eur stsle famed the fres OF abolition I'LL il burst into
an appalling confagraon, and have entered your
camp and stolen your arms-now, when the government
by whiKs is administered under democratic sw-now,
when your enemies have Advanced up to your old posi-
tons, convinced by your philosophy or palsied by de-
feat-now, when your undauned Dickinson has
faIenyou the democratic party. instead OF pressing
on to the future, singing hosannas 10 the past,
and fall like the veterans OF Hannibal 10 the plains
OF Capus, sleeping with the troops Of Rome around
you Sleep longer, intrepid and fearless defend
ers OF the rights OF man Ignoble is fast de-
stroyng your ahcent organization Lead again to
the field, and show enemies. Offer the prizes
for which men and gods might struggle, and you will
THEN see truth as invincible in the days Of JEFF
son and Jackson You will THEN soon the demo.
cratic party forget its feuds, and rally, with joyful sac
rty the STANDARD or ITS FAITH AS II MOVES or
warp IN ITS ETERNAL PROGRESSION. G. w. J.
For The Union.
Steamboat Explosions.
Ma EDrroR will you allow me. through the col
umns OF your valuable paper, 10 call public attention to
the subject Of steamboat explosions II appears TO me