The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1852-07-25
For the Union.
Which is the Conservative Party-the wings or
Dem0cratsl

is favorte expression of federal whiggery to style
itself the great conservative party OF the country"
That may do 10 tell TO the Marines, bat 10 the
ieligeni people of the United States No honest and
impartial mind review the OF this old federal
party through all lis ortuous windngs and change OF
Names but will come 10 the conclusion that It's principles
measures. and tendencies are anything but conservative
but directly the reverse destructive alike OF the rights
and bes, interests OF the people What sectional preudces
have the wings not encouraged what local organiza-
tons have they not countenanced and what faction have
they not coured and finally coaesced WITH 10 obtain
power and baen upon the emoluments OF Office In the
days OF red hot notification, when the laws openly
set al defiance, they co-opeated with the nufers in
violently opposing the administration Of President, son.
until the energy, decision, and wisdom Of his measures
sranged the monster and preserved glorious Union
When anti Masonry prevailed in the North, they couned
and caressed this faction until II crushed by the
people When native Americanism became rife through
the country, seeking 10 deprive adopted citizens of their
dearest political rights, they hailed with delight their
exerons and co.opersed in their political contests and
when victorious, shared the spols OF victory When
Abolitonism reared its dreful head in the land the
wings affiliated with this the corrupt and danger
Gus Of all facons encouraged them in their assaults
upon the rights OF the slaveholdng States. and con-
buled TO fan the fame OF discord throughout the cou
try. until il was near consuming glorious Union and
the Liberties and happiness OF the people With the
abolioniss they united in denouncing and prescribing
northern democrats who had the manness and honesty
to stem the current of wild fanaicism as it swept over
the land; and as democrat after democrat fell bat
Ting in defence OF the constitutional rights guaran
tied 10 the South. wings and aboonsts, with bloody
hands, welcomed them 10 their pc litical graves Who
can forget the mingled reioicings OF wings and abo.
litioniss when that arch-sgitator, John p. Hale
Of New Hampshire, deserted the democratic party
and through the joint OF wings and abolitionis,s
elected United States senaiori Who forget the
course of OF the wing leaders in Congress John
O. Adams) when under The pretended right OF petition
be continued TO throw ebrands into the House OF Rep
resenatives by presenting petitions for the abolition Of
slavery, and for dissolution OF the Union itself
until sarge portion OF the southern representatives were
about to withdraw from the halls of Congress and de-
clare the Union virtually dissolved Where in the land
was the voice OF condemnation raised by the wings
against his incendiay and parrcidal coursel Who
forget the speeches OF their great champion Daniel Web
sie in ls4s, when be declared that the freesoers bad
stolen wing thunder, as the wings the early and
true free-soil party OF the country, and that
slave territory would be annexed TO the Union with bis
consent
But Notwithstanding all these notorious facts glazing
the wings IN the face such is their contempt for the in
elgenee OF the people, that they have the eroniery to
boast that the wing party is he great conservative par
y OF the country Heaven save the country from such
conservation whiggery-conservativ of no good bu,
evil and that continually The great conservative party Of
this country is the democratic paryits history one IN
broken history OF truly conservative courseoi devo-
ton TO the constitution the Union OF the States, and the
welfare Of the people National, constitutional, patriotic,
and conservative in all its principles and poll
cy il has neither countenanced nor fraterozed with any
of the corrupt factions Of the day. but boldly denounced
and sernly resisted the start all fsconsts, agators
and disunonists
When federalism attempted to abridge the liberty OF
speech and the freedom Of the press by the enactment
Of the alien and sedton laws when, under the lead OF
Alexander Hamilton, j, essayed by forced and unnatural
constructions OF the constitution, TO splendid con-
solida,ed government by absorbing all the rights Of the
States in the federal head when il factousy opposed the
war OF 1912, which INDICATED the rights of America
against the aggresslons OF England when desperately