The daily union., 1852-08-01
Military at Niagara.

The military display at the whig meeting at Niagara
OF its chief features large portion OF each day
devoted to military reviews Citizens were clad in
military gab armed and equipped, and marshaed with
all the poRp and circumstance of war The proceeding
utterly unworthy OF great party and illustrates the
conemp, in which the whig leaders hold the intelligence
OF the people They believe that our citizens who'll
ly incapable Of understanding the principles of their
governments hence they do not make their appeals TO the
virtue and good OF the people, but address their cupid
ity appeal to their by songs music and military
display When the country is really engaged in war; and
becomes the part of patriotism to take up in its
defence, TO maintain its rights and uphold It's honor.
then the whig party find words sufficiently elo-
quent portray the beauties of peace, and too
we're to use in denouncing the warke and aggressive
spirit OF the democratic party. But when hosties
ended the peace party in becomes the party in
peace, and holds that but military leader is fit for
the presidency that military achievements constitute the
greatest recommendation for civil station and that military
movements banners and music the great OF
enlightenment which the people should consult when about
to make choice of Chief Magistrate. Blu, the contempt
for the popular intelligence indicated by the substitution
OF warlike displays for sound argument not the
feature OF the Lundys Lane celebration Niagara We
have no respect for opartysm We are firmly attached
to party but know that party spirit may be made
to assume the most dangerous forms While parties are
divided principle and rely upon argumen, and appeal
to the of the people for their triumph at the
ballobox, then the decision of the people will be
quiesced in. and the conflict Of parties will tend
strengthen the State by wise laws and pure administa
ton. But when parties do not rely the nature and
operation of their principles, but seek 10 gain popular
applause by military displays and by ba,taons of armed
men, they march TO the overthrow OF the republic.
When parties shall wear distinctive uniform, and
sembe together under their separate banners and march
to lhsir political meetings with in their hands.
will "the beginning of the end" Such
scenes are incompatible with friendly differences OF
political belief with peaceable settlement OF po-
lca principles, Under such system, political antag.
onism must assume the form Of bitter enmity, and the
temper Of the must become heated that the
imprudence OF an individual, chance collision, will
hurry them into bloody conflicts The bayonet i. of
place al political meeting, and the managers OF The Lun
dy's Lane celebration should receive emphatic rebuke
for introducing in the present In ls4s the
wings deprecated party sp and pretended to cast aside
party feelings but they appealed 10 the military sen
men alone, and now they have introduced feature
into the present canvass, which will make party lines
distinct, and add fold to the acrimony OF party
differences If the movement should be followed up IN
other portions of the country and the democracy should
initiate the example of their opponents, political gath
erngs will change their character, and Praeoran
bands will elect the President. But trust that the
democratic party will not be provoked initiate such
pernicous example, but will seek TO triumph by
calm appeals the virtue and intelligence OF the peo
pie, avoiding everything which is incompatible with the
importance OF the elective franchise and the dignity OF
the republic.