The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-11-01
FTon The Eastsfh hf1us.
Tho Administration Sustained.

The elections. since the present administration came
into Office have been sngosry ausP'clous - ns aeo
Ohio roll IN their maorlies against The whgAby forty
thousands the hg party must Dc III copouon OF seai
weakness or this there can be no doubt; and Lo one
IL more sensible of il than The wings themselves. Hence
they seek 10 confuse parry lines and party organizations.
in the hope oil coming out OF the confusion IN more
promising state. . They can be hardly worse OF than
ihey row are Their reasoning. and they may be better
off They have litile TO lose they perfectly and
therefore my safely struggle Tor new deal OF the cards
Their opponents, the contrary, very strong and in
great strength usually found not only disposition TO
inactivity and want OF vigilance, but seeds also. OF
division. Upon these elements they count as so many
encOuT them la their efforts political dsor-
ganization. They reflect, too. that the old and familiar
which have divided parties Tor years ~ this coun-
Try, are no longer prominently in the held aud mat
frequently act together And they by means
thai, under administration, many persons
must be disappointed ia their applications Tor offce and
that of them not patriotic enough 10 forget Their
private grefs for tie public good Thus they expect aid
in their designs, from the condition OF parties, and the
disafscon Of disappointed democrats; and IN some OF
the States New York Tor exampe) they think they see
the disn,egI alton Of parties actually begun,
Such is side OF the picture. But the other side
displays the democratic party awake to their DANGER ana
determined TO preserve their organization aud Their power
1t shows the administration conca,ory upon non-essen
tals, but firm rock upon principles anxious 10 unite
the party but determined 10 unite only upon iounda
which will ensIa Ii presents the creed oil the party,
too not applied 10 this measure or that one but as
series of general doctrines by which tested
when they come up fof adoption ana mus REMINDS he
people that such creed become obsolete while
the exists 1t discloses, moreover the po
cal history OF the republic and thus proves that the
great parties have always existed in this country and
always likely to exist, and that they who have, from
time TO time, looked to them dissolved or radically
changed have been badly disappointed And in this
il admonishes all good democrats to beware of whg al
lances and hesitate long before they reiDqush their
political org auizalion.
The movements thus far against the administration
have made but little progress. ], is manifest that they
lead 10 union with wings and partial breaking up OF
parties. This the people do not want. They satisfied
with the democratic party because il has worked out
valuable results for the nation and whatever their views
OF this appointment that one they 10 maintain
their old organization, aud TO support the administration
OF the means OF doing When the issue is to
support the administration and maintain The party, OPP
pose the administration and break up the party the result
cannot be doubtful.