The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-07-02


much Of comparison to Gen Davis's love Of the Union
rs mole-hll besrs mountain. They prove their de-
v,lion to the Union by words--Gen Davis BY deeds
e-N The wings or Vermont.
Vermont is called "the star that never sets" by whg
astronomers Il is to tie defeated party OF last year
sott OF domestic Salt resting place after the
tastrophc that dscrowned Mr. Seward and his associ-
aiss-s camping ground where broken hopes may be
mended, and deficient platforms s-ormed and improved
ThtherwaId the leaders Of the struggle In 1852 may bend
their steps and to Vermont those who still there
10 wing party extan il not exultan,. may turn their
eyes, in hope that indications may point their way
TO organization and 10 victory The wings OF VerRont
seem to be abundany conscious of the resronsi-
bility imposed upon them. and resolved now,
when their cherished doctrines have been defeated
and exposed, to achieve some new idea upon which 10
base operations for the future This is task that has
troubled many of Tie wsest wings OF our day; but at
time has il beea grevous burden than ., the
present Mr. Greeley is for making the Pacific railroad
the basis of wing organization but the proposition has
me, with little or response Senator Bell, who
sunes the baton for the South, deals his usual pla-
tudes. and after long speech OF vapd complaints against
President Pierce, subsidies into the fiat geneaism OF ask
ing the wings stand fast to their incpss Louis Ma
poleon might much more complacently ask the French
people to stand fast to his democracy The diff
Guilty in the of the wings is. that they have pn
cples of wtih they themselves have not grown heartily
tired. They have exhausted themselves in years Of
ffuil!ess and TO them fatal. Their sbrewd
men sagacous not 10 stand o from the miserable
attacks upon the appointments OF General Pierce. be-
Cause they have learned from too sad experience that
the American people want more solid sustenance than
the idle foles Of sectional politicians the camors and
complaints of disappointed men. No men know this
better than the wings Of Vermont There is but one at.
ticle Of the wing faith which they cannot abandon be-
cause it is their chief staple of home commerce. and
their only local protection against democratic progress
and that is, their abolition sympahies and associates
After long rcubaton however, it appears that The
Green Mountain vanguard Of the wing party have
solved upon adopting their Sbbbocth for the future
reform in the expenditures Of the Stale and federal gopan
w~ts We give the resolutions Of their last State conven
ton copied and sppsuded by the Washington ReYu5-
liz:
we applaud the sentiment contained in the follow
ing resolutions OF the Vermont WING State convention
"a greater restriction of the executive power and pa
ronage oil the United States which from lis and
yet Increasing extent bids fair oversbsdow every
branch the government, great detrim4n, the
general welfare, and with manifest danger the liberties
An administration of the finances OF the government,
(bo,h Of The Sse and oil the Unted Saes) which shall be
strictly limited ny law and economical In ITS character
'.The says well, shat parry which mi liz
tans suoh principles in free country dies unless
il might be added, freedom .hould expire with them"
There is sentiment in favor of Stale rights in this
country which has yet been fully awakened, but
which. when completely aroused, ard fully unisrstood
will be found TO be the potential guardian OF the con.t-
tutor. II is sentiment, that concerns all OF US II is
d,ar the fisherman OF the coolest norlh as is TO the
planter Of The EXTREMIST South.
The grsa, peril which menaces this principle is that
party attacks il openly for even those who 20 fur
thes 10 UNDERMINE it, goze their purposes by the most
axdsai Professions in its favor The democratic party
Only the sincere defender OF the doctrine OF State rights
and IL il 20. it's dimensions would terminate with
= geographical line, and it's influences expire on the
very spot which gave Them birth. We agree with the
Vermont wings that the patronage Of the general gov
ernaenl should be limited, and avow il as our
belief and principle, that the States may be over
shdowed by the tendency TO consolidation AMI that this
tendency should be vgiantly watched and sternly ar
ressed.
But we do no, agree that the wing parry the party 10
protect the doctrine OF State rights The heart of that
paryor rather the heart OF its leaders-is false 10 il
There ia not pulsaton OF the wing leaders that is not
animated by deep,se hostility to ii. How could
IL Be Otherwise Would il mol be phenomenon n poll.
tics 10 the party pledged. body and SOUL to a war
upon the rights OF the South-upon the peace and The
prosperity of asen States OF this Union-and so pledged
because otherwise would be reduced to skeleton or
ghost even oil It's prsssn, attenua,ed proportions
wosld i, not be phenomenon see such party al IN.
same time sincere in its advocacy Of the doctrine OF
Stale rishtsP The wings OF Vermont do not understand
the ground they take. Either they are ignorant OF II or
they think the people so. Their proposition is farce
and q fraud. We have shown how absurd and how
Transparent Ills. Its not plausible preext for
deception.
Bot there is thing 10 which The whs. OF Vermont
can serve their country There il ono thing by means
Of which they rise TO position in the popular con-
hdence. which in their widest dreams they never o,
cop'ea They can help, upon their own platform, 10
root out The Gaphins and the GARDENERS OF the last few
yeass They know the Of the prson house They
Know. we doubt not, much that ia unknown 10 others
snd "aieeorded s1ps IN hs Jufui memories of As rhig
ahrs Give your aid Franklin Pierce in hi. efforts
TO probe corruption 10 The bottom This will be noble
tribute 70 State rights. and good token that, YOU mean
whsa ycs cay when You talk about them
The constitution Of New Granada IL fou,aed a., Al;
rect suffrage in all elections; governors 10 be chosen 10
the provinces, and all municipal and judicial mar.,r,,es
by The people
There had been Disturbances II Bogo,a in which two