The daily union., 1854-10-21
From lhs BalumoI. Republican and Arm.
TIRE COMING STRUGGLE.

Every day makes more manifest the character Of IN
coming struggle for power in this country The old p
litical landmarks fast disappearing, and organ
tions are already in the field whose objects the over
throw Of the constitution and the establishment OF yrp
ny without law based simply upon the will OF MAJORITY
All minor considerations and all old political euds viii
swallowed up in the overshadowing influence of this p
contest The question viii not be whether the demoers
or whg party shall be in power but whether the cons
tuition shall be preserved and the Union perpetuated
no longer be denied that powerful party exists wh
is hostile TO the institutions OF the South which are guar
anted by the constitution II is equally that the mas
of the wings have united with these fanatics and yon
with them throughout the Union Whether they be called
anti-Nebraska reesoers abolitioniss or know wnohng
matters not they overthrow the democratic party
thus secure the control of the government The coming
presidential struggle will be struggle between the friend
of the constitution and of the equal rights Of adses and
divdluls aud those who claim the right of majority
trampe upon the law and 10 deny TO whom they pleas
the right of thinking and acting for themselves under ID
forfeiture of such rights and privileges they may de
proper to withhold.
The South cannot be blind the character Of this con
test Under whatever cloak it may be attempted di
guise it, it is TO be upon the rights OF the South
rights which nothing but violation of the consdtutO
can affect To this coalition have said the of ,
wings adhere their desire the democratic party de
feated being much stronger than their love of the
stitution for they must and do admit that the democa
party is the only barrier for the protection Of the
stitution against its assailants We know Tia
in this city thousands of wings voted with the knowno
ings who do not belong their assocatonswho had nd
respect for them the principles they professcdand who
the language which often heard during the
test didn't Eho tie candidates cers whd they ws
so they could beat the democrats" We know this TO s
the fact and while proud say that there we
high-minded honorable wings who refused thus to sell
their for the qualification of revenge upon the DEM
ocratic party, yet ha, number here too limited cl
prevent the triumph OF the coalition it is to be feared
will be elsewhere Pennsylvania Ohio Indiana, and oihe
States show that the of the wings readily unite with
abolitionsts ree-solers Mane-law men know-nohing
or anything else which viii enable them to triumph owe
their old opponents--the democratic party.
The only national party in exstence-the only con-
ssrvatpe party which stands by the constimtions
have said the democratic party though broken and shat
tered at some points still il maintains its front and battle
firmly for the constitutional rights of States and ndvi
uas Shall it succeed shall it be overwhelmed in The
natcsm of the day, and the bond of our brotherhood
broken and the peace Of country be destroyed forever
These questions of solemn import We cling to lid
Union the ags of safety, the palladium of our lib
critics We believe the triumph of the ianatcism which
cow running riot the country will be the knel Of ID
destruction; for when majority shall deliberately deny 10
any portion of country that perfect equality of rgh
and privileges which is theirs by the existing constuo
then the bonds which have bound together pe
pie sundered and the Union of the States dissolved Let
every man look at the facts which have thus briefly
noticed and see whether warranted in con-
clusions and then let him determine to act patriotism
and duty shall dictate.