The daily union., 1854-12-28

enemy of labor against which the democracy have
fought SO many glorious battles. Labor seeks nothing
that IL not last and right in itself and, therefore,
il has no occasion to rely upon secret oahs and COM
b;natons 10 secure its interests Whenever greedy
rice has enrenched itself behind soulless corporations
and sought to wiring from labor its very iebood the
democracy have rallied the old mehonored
standard first raised by Jefferson and upheld by his demo
cratic successors until the great victory of Andrew Jack
SON in which the democratic party proved most conclu-
syey its devotion 10 the OF working men, Is II
possible that the know-nohng leaders be SO infatuated
as to suppose that such party will stuy itself and
disgrace all its glorious antecedens by listening to their
hypocritica appeals Do they suppose that southern
are so ignorant as not know the brief but
voting history of modern know-nohingsm VIII not
be so soon forgotten that know-nohingsm has won most
of its late victories by coaescing with aboihonsts IL
has not vet been recorded that aboonsm has shown any
special friendship for labor or laborng men, yet KNOW
nothngism fresh from its alliance with aboliton'sm now
turns to the South and claims the sympathy OF south
ern democrats upon the pretence that is the friend of
labor
We cannot better conclude these remarks than to re-
produce from General Jacksons bank veto few short ex
tracts in which he mbodes the great principles on which
he went before his eountrymen in his perilous issue
with that institution
alt to be regretted that the rich and powerful too often
bend the acts to their selfish purposes Dis
society viii always exist under every Just gov
ernment Equality of talents of education or OF wealth can
not be produced by human institutions In the full enjoy
ment of the gifts Heaven and the fruits of superior indus
try economy and virtue, man equally entitled 10
by law when the laws undertake to add to
these natural and just advantages artificial distinctions
to grant titles gratue and exclusive privileges to make
the rich richer and the potent powerful the humble
members socieythe farmers mechanics and laborers
who have neither the time the means OF securing ike
favors themselveshaye right to complain OF the inus
tice of their There necessary evils IN
government Its evils exist only in its abuses II 1t would
conne itself equal protection, and as Heaven does s
rains shower alike the high and the low the
rich and the poor would unqualified blessing In the
act before me- be wide and unnecessary de-
| parture from these just principles
Experience should teach wisdom Most OF the di-
culties government encounters, and most Oh inc
dangers which mpend Union have sprung from an
the legitimate objects OF government by our
legislation and the adoption of principles as are
imbodied in this act Many of rich have not been
content with equal protection and equal benefits but have
besoupht make them richer by acts of Congress- by
attempting to crafty their DESIRES have in the results OF
our legislation, arrayed section against section interest
against interest, and against man. in fearful commo
On which threatens shake the foundations of our Union
1t is time pause in to review our principles
and if possible revive that devoted patriotism and spirit
of compromise which distinguished the sages of the revou
ton and the fathers of Union. five cannot at once,
Justice vested under mproviden legislation make
what ought to be- at least take
stand against all grants of monopoes and exclusive
privileges against any prostitution of to h'
of the few at the of the many and
favor of compromise and gradual reform in code OF law
| and system OF political economy"