The daily union., 1854-10-20
THE DANGER-AGAIN.


trouble look into the operative which produced
and have perpeuated this policy will find that it has
been the offspring of the spirit national conservatism
which has animated the prominent statesmen of both of
the great political parties The tendency of the popular
sentiment has long towards extremes on the subject
of slavery in both sections of the Union Southern sen
ment has been dsncned make due allowances for the
preudces naturally mbibed and nurtued in the northern
mind against slavery On the other hand northern ent
has been inclined to follow these preudiees of edu
cation TO the extreme of abouonsm.
The peculiar construction and organization of the two
great political parties have operated checks upon these
tendencies and resulted in mutual acqueseenee
in the conservative policy which have advered To
illustrate our position The northern wing Of the whig
marty has long inclined to embrace reesoism and abol
tousm but their organization national and therefore 1t
was necessary 10 modify and arrange their position to suit
the sentiments of southern wings The pro-savery feeling
amongst southern wings really strong and as much
inclined to extremes that amongst southern democrats
But the southern wings the minority OF the Whig par
ty and hence constrained yield much for the satisfac
ton of their northern whg brethren This fact has long
subjected southern whgs to the charge of sympathzng
with abotons and the charge was so strongly fortified
by the facts it has contributed much TO place them in
ninorites of the southern States But the north
ern yhgs required the southern wings to yield much
they still conceded enough themselves to keep outside oil
the abolition organization The result was that the ma
tonal patior OF the wh!g party was distinctly conser'a
tive Like dereuees between northern and southern dem
ocrats produced like results in the democratic nar Inc
conservative spirit thus generated in the two parties ,ug
pesea the compromise policy of admitting free and slave
States in PAIRS.
These remarks will readily suggest the Importance of
maintaining party organizations on national grounds
So maintained parties will always prove the most efficient
conservaors of the peace and stability of the Union When
either of the great parties ceases TO be national II Is
real calamity to the country Whilst we believe that the
DANGERS and evils OF the tendencies to extremes in the
North and the South have been averted mainly by the
conservatism of the democratic party we yet concede that
the hhig party whilst its organization was NATIONAL con-
tribued to this result Hence special reason
why aaopal men should rejoice in the present dis,nem
bered and disorganized condition of the whig party
III fact now too man; admit offurther doubt that
b bits Of the South can no o.ger fraernze with the
wings on the North their secoaal and disunon
platform Whether the southern wings have ~handoned
the northern wings is mooted matter OF fa"i
ily dispute which have interest in discussing The
separation however complete and it the influence OF
this fact upon the question of danger to the Union that we
wish 10 investigate II correct in dedncRg po
siton of conservatism in the whg party from the mutual
restraint which the northern and southern wings eIered
oa each other il follows that when that restraint is re-
moved by its disnleaberment each wing will give loose
rens its tendency to extremes Northern wings will
conclude that the souhern wings have chosen to secede
from the organization rather aeaesce their anti
slavery platform they may assume the extreme north
rn ground to which they have been all the time inclined
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from further association with the northern wings
count of their extreme aut-savery position will be in
ned to push their pro-slavery sentiments not
only because that the tendency of the southern
telling but viii be their interest to tone for
tbe errors of their past association by manesng extreme
zeal in behalf of southern rights BY this process of reason
;ng we oouclud that the wings of the whg party,
e, having been for years intimately and fraernally
a /, one national organization, will become anti
n,aas on the slavery guesonfrom having stood together
an conservative Ilaform will become the most mbered
,,ao,s,s If the fate Of the Union depended upon them
Aims ravd against each other opposite extremes of the
slavery opestion il Is clear that its dssoluda1 would be
inevitable
II becomes then most material inquiry to ascertain
what IS 10 be the effect of this of things upon the
democratic party This inquiry is particularly reSpons
BILE from the papabe ha the only hope OF aavug the
rT,;ou is in the democratic party This responsibility las
hsnp met in other days of gloom by party and met
successfully and sorousy We hope, we believe that 1t
will meet the impending danger with equal success and
glory; but il should be remembered that we triumph II
win be done through perilous conflict In this
eonuexion il viii bc profitable of the embsr
rassmens and obstacles which viii increase the aoors and
the responsibilities of the struggle,
We lay it down axiom that the union OF me DEM
crtc party is essential the preservation of the federal
rnion separation between Its northern and southern
wings like that which exists IN the whig party, would ne
cessay produce reconstruction OF parties on strictly
sectional and geographical grounds Such an issue is tam
amount 10 division Of the confederacy We approIena
that one of the effects of the dmemberment of the whig
party win increase the difficulty omantaining that c
is ear1s between the northern and southern democrats
which can peTpeuae the integrity and strength of
our party The wings of the whg party, flying widely
suuder and tending so extreme positions the slavery
question wiz exert injurious Influence in their respective
sections on the minds OF democrats Sou,usrn democrats will
be restve under the idea southern wings have become
better southern by becoming ultra prosasery
men than themselves This will incline southern demo-
crats 20 abae somewhat of their conservatism On the
other hand the northern democrats instead OF being dis
posed conoede for the security Of southern rights
viii be apt yield something the antslavery