The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1852-02-22

and duties What better practice than 70 carefully alb,
stain from interfering with the States ~ ther Internal
goyenaent and TO maintain IN their full exercise Their
reserved rights What is better 10 meet the present
emergency OF the country than The BALTIMORE platform,
with lie pledge against slavery agitation and drawing al
her il an acquleseence ia the COMPROMISE measures
What Tor The future can be sounder than that national
course that has added such glorious area
10 American Institutions and Ihentor instance. IN the
prs emption- rights policy OF Jaeksons admnistra-
toa-fostered lis occupation aud thus nurtured up
The Great West noble balance power 10 uphold The
Union party having such landmarks might well al
ford 10 throw doubt TO the winds platform that has
done so much for the past hardly fail suggest itself
10 patriotic convention as guide Tor the future surely
policy that has thus kept the Union hardly fail TO
carry on, and with renewed strength, 10 lar distant
With such platform, what need will there be for the
most Jealous OF State rights men, the most pairouc OF
Union among democrats. 10 90 IN quest OF ano'aef
combination another platform Such one as Is ue'
scrbed above ought to meet and satisfy bolh An organ
izaton like the democratic party, that claims an uis aS
It's established policyihat can appear 10 no wv aeso
for half century To sustain its calm-cah 30 before
the country IN confidence and power "hich no new
combinations with whatever OF Union professions y may
make, can command Tor such a parry, oo,h py no
ingram of principle and lis corresponding acuon mas as
good a claim as party can nave 70 DC considered
true constitutional Unon party: we VIII not do mus
tice to the ability or he pa'.os VI enenl ssaes
men of other parties, who, though once foremost IN
The slavery movement, at a cnucal time rcpudlaed
il as political element, and in truly national spirit
did good service to the country Nevertheless, 1t is
undeniable that had the policy Of the old Jetlesonian
State rights been adhered to--had the great and
sound principle OF se-government out and Out Tor
the States and Territories, which the democratic party
frankly stood by in the canvass of lsas, been then ri
umphant-ihe difficulty, the alarm. the real danger that
made the 1850 crisis would never have existed; the in
teerty of the Union would never have been power
iuly assailed; the great church organizations would
never have been in twain; the cry for commercial
non-ntercourse OF State with sister State would never
have gone forth the remedy of secession would never
have been resor,ed in defence Of real or ancied in.
vasion OF constitutional rights the force of historical
traditions would have been weakened, and the
noble old sentiment OF common country would have
NAMED entire while The evil business Of suaderng this
Union would have been left to the mpoten attempts OF
agtators, whose declarations that the constitution which
Washington signed is a covenant with DEATH and the
fraternity that entered into by those OF kindred spirit
with him is an agreement with hell fall with such dis
gust on every patriotic heart to be met at once with
feeling of whitening and contempt No, ii not
until other forces for other objects joined these abolition
lists that the slavery movement became formidable and
the secession remedy became alarming
In view OF all this, what can be sounder political
ton than for democrats everywhere to send delegates
and agree abide by the decision OF, the Baltimore Con-
vention-and this in the full faith that its platform will
be frank and national-and IN connexon with such a
determination, also. TO exercise spirit OF generous JUS
tice towards the distinguished democrats whose names
have been suggested for the presidency Not is there
who has not by long, important, and honorable service
supplied pledge for wise and able administration Of
affairs. No receive the democratic nomination
for the presidency whose oponons and have not
been firmly national while the fair fame of each ought
10 be respected by democrats everywhere. However
strongly preferences for either may be urged cannot
understand The policy OF endeavong to weaken the posi-
lion OF either with the people Democrats who do this
ought 10 remember that unjust blow from friend falls
with treble the fore of from enemy, and their
course only calculated 10 distract and DIVIDE when the
policy should be to heal and unite.
All patriotic democrats, therefore, will hail with pleas
every additional delegate appointed to attend the Bal
timore Convention another sign that real reunion
among them is going on. If the OF the party be
SUCH now and in future not 10 commit the fatal
in OF lis late great tIumphs 10 despise its powerful
antagonist party there will be the faes prospects OF
cess, and then lis great statesmen will devolve the
duty OF administering the affairs Of the government