Washington sentinel., 1853-12-18
A NEW PARTY-THE UNION.

iDTial III the tHtOH oi yesterday:
..The Principles ofthe Compromise Measures.
"The proposition to break up the present or.
ganization of the democratic party, and TO re-
organize new national party upon the one
idea test of approval of the compromise meas
ures, makes il necessary and proper that all
true democrats should consult freely, and have
distinct understanding of the principles Of
that union in their ranks which enabled them
| to elevate General Pierce to the presidency"
Controversy is far from being pleasant. But
il is sometimes necessary and he must be a
calm, phlegmatc, impassive politician who, at
the present time, can pursue the even tenor Of
his way without being drawn into disputes and
controversies. For our part, we, and those
with whom We act, are so often misiepresented,
that it is impossible, however much averse to
controversy, to avoid it.
1t seems, from the extract which we take from
the Union, that there is proposition to break
up the present organization Of the democratic
party Where is the man who desires to break
up that organization? We know of none such,
who calls himself, and is known as, dem
ocrat.
For ourselves we can answer. We are loyal,
and devoted to the great, high, and pure
principles Of democracy. To see them ac-
sincere desire of our heart. If in the demo
cratic ranks there be man who would betray
his party-who, by disbanding and demoralizing
it, would render it impotent and powerless-it
we could find that man, we would esteem it
both duty and pleasure to scalp him and
hang up his scalp as scarecrow to all who
harbor reasonable designs. There is a class
of journals, which for reasons of their own,
and they are selfish reasons, are continually
crying wolf-wof there is no wolf.
They disturb the peace of the country-they
disturb the tranquility Of their party by these
incessant and insensate cries. AT the head of
these journals stands the Washington Union.
1t sounds the cry-the party is in danger
and Immediately drilled company of lesser
journals take it up, and It goes ftom mouth to
mouth-from State to State-from county to
county. Where is the wolf? How, and by
what recreant democrats is the party threaten
| eu! w ASK lOr an answer. .st
Because the honest, independent democracy
Of the country will not consent to be dictated
| to by the Washington Tnion-because it can
not make them sound what stop it peases'-
it takes whip in its hands and tries to lash
them into obedience Are these people free or
are they slaves? Is the Washington Union
their master, or is is it not?
Happy we are, to believe that the days of or
gans are over-happy that the pure, undefled,
independent democratic press Of the country
can speak out without fear, and speak out
without punishment-tha senator's and repre-
sentatives dare show the manliness to express
appreciation Of their appeals.
But the demoratic party is to be disbanded,
and a new party formed on the principle of ap-
proval of the compromise measures. We have
never said so. The democratic press never
said so. No democratic member Of either
House Of Congress has ever said so-that we
know Of
We all-if the Union and its railing com
panions will let us--will leave the compromise
to stand where Congress placed it. We have
not sought to reopen it. We have not sought
to disturb it. On the Union rests that respon-
siblity. And now it charges others with seek
ing to do it. Does not every one, who reads
the Union and reads the journals Of the coun-
try, know that the Union is responsible for that
issue, if it exists2 Happily for the democracy
it does not exist The Union tried to force it
on the democracy. 1t tried to divide and dis
tract the democracy-under the guidance Of
persons unnamed, bnt not unknown. For our
selves, for those who agree with us, we say, we
viii accept no such issue. The Union seeks
to force this issue on the country, with no other
view than to distract the democracy-to sus-
tain itself-to protect those men known as
softs, and TO bolster mp freesoilers.
! We will accept no such issue. The seal of
the democracy has been affixed to the compro-
mise. We respect the sanctity of that seal.
But one thing we have done, and one thing we
will continue to do. We have sought, and we
will seek, to keep the democratic party pure
| and undefled. We have sought, and we will
seek, to keep it from giving its recognition and
its sanction to the freesoil element We should
be false to our country, false to the democracy,
false to the Constitution, as we expound it, if we
did not do So As individuals, let them vote
as they please-let them vote for democrats,
wings, or their own candidates. But even il
they come as indiriduals, should they outnum.
Der us and assume and undertake. to control
and dictate, we would quit them in an instant.
We would come out from among them. We
would not only quit them, but we would de-
nounce them and their candidates. When
they come as individuals, they must come re-
nouncing their heresies. On no other terms
would we recognize them.
1 But when they come as an organized band,
with drums beating and colors fying"-when
they come claiming control and precedence
when they come claiming all the honors and
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