The daily union., 1852-03-11
EDITORS CORRESPONDENTS.
From our New York Correspondent.
NEW YORK, March 5, 1852.

Danger or The Disruption or me Dsmoerdey-Il J0fnleT
undnimity y.-How loss, and h0l0 10 be rsgained.
From every quarter the cry OF danger danger to
the democratic party danger arising of dissenson
and dispute and threatening disaster and defeat From
presidential candidates, and from the politicians who sus
tain themfrom the press. democratic and whg, aboli-
ton and secession, different tones, but 10 the ef
fectfom each and all have line upon line, and pre-
cspt upon precept, until il would that. party,
we must be mentally, morally. and physically deaf, and
blind and besotted if do not see and hear, and
derstand. Mr.. Buchanan, Of The most far sighted
and experienced well patriotic of statesmen, has
raised his voice in solemn waraing. Mr. BTecknrdge,
in his defence OF Col Butler another OF those whom the
democracy delight to honor has avowed and depoed the
trouble which exists in our ranks Mr. Richardson, the
supporter of another prominent and welldeservng can
ddate for the highest Office within the gift of the people,
admits the same, and depeca,es the evils which spring
from intestine feuds The party press, headed by the
official organ, has been and is constant faithful and
weared its Efforts TO reorganize and reune TO concae
and concentrate scattered forces The whg press
oices in divisions derdes attempts 10 heal them,
and banters mockery, TO try strength upon the
slightest obstacle The organs Of dsunon whether they
prepare and disseminate poisons adapted 10 northern
tastes or southern consumption exult in the pros
traton OF the only power which is able 10 restore
to health the body polite, and the State. Upon
the fact OF disagreement all are agreed; upon our
disunlon all united: in regard TO these there is no
longer any question But there other questions ars
ing out OF this unfortunate state oil things, deserving OF
close consideration and prompt decision for the time for
reflection is nearly past and the time for action just at
hand Let us approach and discuss them them without
further delay. They neither difficult of
solution; for no Of honest purpose and ordinary
powers of investigation fail, if he undertakes the
task to satisfy himself how that unanlmty which Sc.
cured for the democratic party so great prepondeance at
the late elections aained-how II has been lost and
how it may be reSained These the questions and
the only questions which is important solve in the
present emergency.
How then, that unanimy OF purpose and Of effort,
which secured for the democracy during the last year
many and such great triumphs, aained9 By calling into
exercise the noblest sentiment next his love
of God) which animates The soul of manhis love Of
country The Union in danger; the constitution
threatened the permanency of free institutions
in peril; line OF policy had been marked out, a series
of measures adopted, by the combined wisdom of our
countrys best and devoted sons, which they believed
would save ber. They called upon their countrymen 10
sustain that pocy--!o carry out those measures And
how nobly that appeal seconded how goriously
sponded to From the senate house and the camp. from
the pulpit the bench, and the bar from the storehouse
and the workshop the voice OF the good and the
great the brave. the energetic and the active urging in.
yoklng enirealing and encouraging all true American
hearts TO rally and defend the standard of their liberties
the charter of their rights. Borne forward and every
where disseminated by the universally ypemeatng force
OF the press the penetrated every town and
village, every hamlet and every dwelling place of man,
until from mountain and from plain, from forest and
from prairie from the populous city and the TILED field
the people in their might 10 the rescue--the
eregn people II has often been said that the people of
the United States not only collectively but ndvid-
ually soveregns Never was the truth of that assertion
better illustrated than upon the aston TO which
fer In the early days OF the Roman republic when the
State exposed to such imminent and pressing danger,
whether from within without that the consular power
was considered incompetent 10 cope with the emergency
the custom for the conscrpt fathers 10 select
one in whom they could repose all confidence, and cloth
ing him with power unlimited, give him in charge TO
"Ne Rtspubiiea detrimsntum cdpH'" "that the Com
monweallh received no harm" Thus installed, the die
tator as this magistrate called for the time be-
ing absolute sovereign So, also, when the people OF
this country in time Of deadly peril forward to
tain the constitution and the laws each Of them took
upon himself that the republic received no HARM"
and exercised his right OF sovereignty in her behalf But
the people have higher title even than sovereign The
peopls are the democracy Louis the Fourteenth in the
sublimy OF his arrogance and self suticency, used 70
say OF France, 'Ls Etdt-ees MOI !" "he Stae-tha is
myself" With how much more truth and proprety may
we say "the peopie-tha is The edemocrayupon The
cason alluded TO- as they have all others, the
rescue We do not that there not those Of
other political denominations who forward in
1851 10 the support OF their countrys cause. There
were and not few and we accord them all honor
and credit for their patriotism but do assert that
the people and the democracy are convertible terms
A pure democracy is people in the direct exer.
else Of the functions of government; and, further, we
maintain that in every State in the Union where democ
racy in the popular accepaon OF the term, predom
inant, the great policy of conciliaon and comproms.
was supported and that the only States which repudated
it, or refused il their support under the rule OF
political opponents. South Carolina anomaly,
do not include in either category In word, then, the
democracy sustained the compromises II was their love
OF countrylher devotion to the Union and the Consti
tuon-thai enabled them TO do this successfully and to
attain that unanmiy OF purpose and OF effort which Sc
cured 10 them the tuumphs Of 1851
How them has that unanimiy OF purpose been lost
Through the weak ness the nefhcency the INCONSISTENCY
Ito use harsher terms) OF portion OF those whom the
democratic party selected TO represent II in the councils
OF the nation The noble purpose which united the
energies Of the democracy longer bond OF
union for their representatives They have changed
so far as they could They have substituted for il other
lesser and baser purposes OF their Instead OF
naming The advocates OF great principles they have be-
come the partisans OF great men. The question with
them is no longer who shall the country but who
shall govern it, In place OF doing what the people com
missioned them do for them, they neglect for the
purpose OF ong what the people must do for themselves
In word they have turned their attention TO President
making and in their anxiety 10 promote the OF
this that or the other candidate, upon whose elevation
their own future prospects depend they have lost sight
OF the future prospects OF the country, and neglected the
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