The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1852-02-21

lonty is composed of who are more secesslonsts
and more sboonists than they are Aythng else The
Van buens, blas, DiAes one side, represented Dy
and speaking through the old family The Evening
Post and the Venabes Meades, Bocoeks, and hhetls,
on the other side, uuering themselves through the
Southern Press, journal thai has been diseny laoor
ing for months sir up sectional strife, bitterness, and
animosy, with view TO the dissolution oil the Union
these the and these the presses hat not now
merely represent but the organised democracy OF me
country These men, and men like them, went into the
democratic caucus al the commencement OF the session.
and pohng by gfeenness and nexPerence OF the new
representatives there assembled passed the whole concern
uader the Caudine forks u abolition and secession They
took entire control OF the Org the Speaker
and Clerk, laughed down Major Polk. General Bayy,
and certain Union gentlemen OF some hal inhm purpose,
and commenced their congressional session amid the
sed groans OF all the sound and conservative presses
Of Their party, and the p~ans OF The Evening Post and
In both branches The harmonious democracy-''puTe
and smpe"canno carry through political measure at
the present day in either branch OF Congress They can
not occupy together any ground OF assault upon the ad-
minstranon They cannot pass any one resolution IN
our Judgment condemning any one act OF the admins
atlon, any feature oil IFS policy, foreign or domes
tic II they think they can do il. we should like 10 see
them begin 10 try IL the administration is 10 be at
lacked let know upon what points and let us see who
will make the most OF themlhe administration OF It's OPP
ponens.
Petty dark days we asprehsnd are in store for the self
styled " democracy" We do not believe that any man
be elected 10 the presidency who looks Tor his sup
port either 10 Buffalo Nashville; and 1t ~ now well
settled and understood that Buffalo and Nashville control
The democratic party and Will dictate terms to The BALI
more Convention. Meanwhile the wings coming up
kindly TO the Compromise platform OF wing Congress
and wing administration. They are in possession OF
The vantage-g ground The people have sympathy with
the old sectional, local, acious politicians, who have
been keeping the country ia bro by their narrow, petu
liant, prelndced examinations and denominations. The
recent elections have demonstrated, general fact,
that immense majorlties OF the people in all sections
in favor OF the policy OF President Fillmore in regard to
the Compromise, and are disposed to make emphatic
manifestation OF their intention 10 treat ii naliiy"
The wing presidential candidate will OF course be called
upon TO express himself in the most marked and distinct
terms this point, unless he is already in print in the
premises, while the triple headed abolition secession.
democratic. candidate will be compelled to play the deaf
mute, and neither hear nor speak on the subject.
| We fear that Mr.. Buchanan and Mr.. Dallas and Mr..
Stevenson and MIR. Nicholson have under taken more
than they accomplish when they seek 10 evolve from
the democratic chaos around them permanent cohesion
OF discordant atoms. Men must think alike some mat.
ter of immediate and general interest before they
sent contriye to act together in party organization.
The democrats dier among themselves vital questions
OF abolition and secesson and though their leaders have
agreed IN caucus 10 waive those Matters there is
other question which they agree sufficiently, or in
which they are sufficiently interested, to venture rally
upon II. They may try Intervention Let them. This
VIII only widen the existing breaches.