The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-09-20
From the Paalding (Miss-l Clarion.
THE POLITICAL ASPECTS OF THE DAY

From tbs Pauding tMiss) Clarion.
THE POLITICAL ASPECTS OF THE DAY.
This is an epoch of transitions Political mutations
quick surprising of literal daily occurrence and
partisan ephemer of to-day is absorbed by its kindred
ephemera of and yet this perpetual change
lately introduced amongst the sad the intelligent and
the reflective American people should not at all astonish
II is not causeless the statesman the of political age
and observation, understand the motives which have
induced TO these continuous and brieyed transitions
Parties which the Repositories of recognised tried and
immutable principles alone rarely changeful The
,ra nson is appropriate only the chrysas the
abortion When has the democratic party changed
Never Ii has only enlarged the sphere for the operation
Of its doctrines it has widened and extended the Of
action it has in short progressed but has rad
iealy altered The to-day in the Jefferson the
Madison, and the jackson Of the republic sunt
pages of poco-historical annals-it has only mod
fled without intrinsicay affecting its principles, in
cordsnce with the exigencies Of the times the gio-
nous primitive republican faith II is the same grandly
consistent party of the people exactng for them the largest
constitutional liberty and successful in its attainment
Experience has demonstrated that it the only party
adapted vigorous and prosperous administration of
this goyernmento the genius and amendments OF the
constitution. The wing partya gallant patriotic, but
mistaken party-has guided the helm Of State for
consecutive Its nonprogessye and ultra
scrva,ive kept the country stand if indeed it
ground obtained by is antagonists The fat of free peo
pie forth, commanding Advance and the de-
mocracy obeyed with alacrity and enthusiasm. Under
democratic administration the country has advanced terri
torisy from the Atlantic to the Pacifcpoltcaly, to
the highest rank the nations. Where is Englands
lion now? Roaring upon and paving up the earth on
which the monarch of beasts stands while the eagle scars
submey the blue heavens grandly symbolcal Of the
land which has chosen him as its emblem Such is our
counrysuch has democracy achieved for her and such
viii it continue accomplish long the federal const
tuition is operative and long the allegiance OF the
people preserves the priceless heritage intacand that
viii be, we fondy and proudly believe FoREvEH
But we have written of transons-daily changes in the
political sky. They not from the democratic party.
The April Of potcs--in the morning cloud, at
shower in the evening bright sunbeamsbelongs not to
democracy. BY the wing party alone is it illustrated And
why2 That party has the granite foundation Of
aerabe principles which constitutes the base Of the demo-
cratic superstrucure For instance what has become of
whiggery in its olden GibraltarMassachusetts 1t is
fused its frequent expressonmerged into the
sionss At its recent convention its speakers its
utons condemned heterodox the slavery opinions
dead Webster and the living Everett 1t proclaimed a
union coalition with abolitionism and virtually identi-
fed itself with the antsoutern antsavery party of New
England The wings Of New York took the initiative in
this matter they have been upon the abolition platform
since the close of the last presidential But there
are whigs-eminen sagacous whigs-who are if not alb
solaely hopeless at least exceedingly distrusul of any
future triumph Of the wing party SUCH Hence they
have gone other and novel, and unprecedented political
organizations for triumph scruples to the
means They affect regard the distinctions Of wing and
democrat obsolete knowing that in such insidous way
the democracy otherwise invncbie be best assaled
And yet those men,hose fathers and oserers of the
organzaton--arc still wings Can the leopard change
his spots If EtlI wings why not join the democratic
party" fuse with the tolerant and least proscrptve
of what have hitherto been the only two political ogan
aons of the country? They seduce the democrat
deavor eduee him. with the siren plea that parties
extinct far difference Of principle is concerned and
that their continued existence is merely nominal and
therefore, unnecessary. And yeconssent gentlemen +
they form one and that generates others
fantastic ITSELF What be the purpose but effect
the ruin of the democratic party? What matter If the
int~'nsicay He
cb,me,eon still have apprehensions for the
result There is immortal vitality in the republican
party II may encounter defeats but they will be pertran-
sient April cloudhe harbngers Of more signal vic
tories than any ancriorly The democracy may be
vanquished-their anniaon isimpossibel defeat but
dresses ranks Ito military phrsse and pre-
pares for successful onset Then, although the
political horizon may occasionally darken let democrats be
Of good cheer Final and permanent triumph is nsepara
BILE from democracy.