The daily union., 1854-12-14
NEW HAMPSHIRE AND HER DEMOCRACY.

We ask the attention of readers the following
strong and uncompromsng article from the Coos (New
Hampshire Democrat 1t breahes the true spirit of the
Granite democracy 1t exposes in terms yet dign
fed, the character and purposes Of the knownothng
ganzation-a faction whose mschevous nature alone
saves it from being contemplate 1t democrats to
beware of such pesen isms The time is not distant
when men eager 10 mount this hobby of dem
agogism and folly will seek to clear themselves from the
charge of such association they would from the poi
soned shirt of Nessus:
"THE cRrsrs-It is be denied that we live in the
midst of period important that which produced the
American revolution.
we attained independence and all the valuable in
stuons which followed in it's tran by long and doubtful
contest engaged in a trial, equally interesting,
equally VITAL perhaps equally doubtful ALSO of the great
whether to the blessings which have de-
scended to us Or whether prosperity Is be wrecked
by the tides of faction now surging in the land
1t is fate to have lost the venerable landmarks by
which we were once guided The patriots who engaged in
the battles of the revolution, and xed by the exercise Of
mutual forbearance and spirit Of and patriotism
present form of government when the revolution
over, all in their graves Their white hairs
lesson to usrnys of light descending from the pure
morning of our freedom They knew the cost of govern
mcnt They knew its inestmabe value, and well under
stood that that which by great efforts must be
cured with great forbearance.
The excitements which have followed the departure Of
these men from among remind OF the dismal storms
which so often follow the sunset.
AT this moment the giant powers of Europe
cingwe fear but commencing of greater
than has occurred in time As neutra regarded
with jealousy and brave and spirited people, determined
to maintain rights, liable to be involved in
AT this time two great species of fanacsm distract
ing the countryhe seeking fierce holitie
between North and South the other seeking
Of and Of creeds The South, the Catholics the
Irish foreigners of all lands assaed by at
the North, claiming in the of philanthropy endagm
the Union, to prescribe poor emgrants who have found
shelter here to trampe upon religious teration and intro
duce scenes of discord into every of the land
''When we most need union and streDgth-when every
true should be sentinel the watch towers of his
counryeven then the work of alternating that country,
section from section, sect from and from
most zeaousy prosecuted Mobs disgrace the land churches
burned zealos controlled by oat corrupng
theories control uries and all the harsh dscord OF
these scenes is heard the cantng of champions of higher
law, counseng resistance to the legal authorities of the
land.
"At such time the democrat should do his whole duty
At such time, every other party the land forge of lis
duty and contributing its full share the general confusion
the democracy needs TO every effort forth all its
strength in the great work of promoting the safety harmo
NY and general welfare OF the country 1t is sometimes
gesed that seeming with of the factions
of the daywith the know nothing movement for instance
be good policy and tend to democratic Never
When the democratic party steps down from the liberal and
tolerant platform which belongs to it, il begins descent
which leads to death. Shame the democrat, who in
time of trial afraid to the principles his party has so
long battled for in sunshine and In Shame on
the democrat who witbdraws his banner in the hour
of danger, and hoists some pratica flag of faction