The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-08-25

rmic view we have Towards the close of Martin Van
Burens administration il discovered by the federal
party that had little influence in binding
the Judgment controlling the action Of the people
They had been beaten national republicans Ihey
had been beaten wings. Even the same want oil sue
attended their efforts when they assumed the u'e Oh
democratic whgsas if white hat could conceal the color
of Ethiopian Their whole tactics must be changed
Their principles must be kept out oil public view ny pan
dering the preudices and passions OF their
Wherever there local factonwherever there was
geographical eaousywhereyer there was sordid seSh
interestthat faction that jealousy and that interest must
be sought out encouraged aided acknowledged ana pro-
tected In this way anti-Masonry was brought out as
political element and the hobby was ridden until II De
came utterly mpoten and then it was dlsowned In TINS
way the manufacturing was arrayed against the agrcu
tura industry Of the country until what should have been
common became opposing interests and the STRIFE con-
nued to the verge of instruction In this way comoi
nation of capital secured in order to sap the very
foundations of democratic institutions In this way
the abolition party fostered into mschievous exist
ence. In this way geographical lines were drawn IN
common country and the bold doctrine promulgated, UNI
der the panopy of party that the accident OF birth con-
erred greater rights the citizen than the choice of home
country And in this way the torch of religious war
has been lighted and the edic sent forth, that unless
believes in certain number OF sacraments unless he
repudates the doctrine faith with works unless he holds
the paintings of the old masters holy water and presty
genuectons in utter abomnaton he must be deprived of
the full rights citizenship with the pleasing ncdentals
| of place, power patronage, and preferment
In order to make ourselves better undersoodto show
what the wing party have accomplished what they are
now doing and what they would like to do-n short to
the perfect picture asked for and expected by
contemporary of the Boston Courier must indvidualze
And better individual for illustrative purpose than
Mayor Conrad of Philadelphia could not easily be found
in any part of the country After the strictest manner OF
his sect Mr. Conrad has lived wing. His eloquent voice
has been heard the wing stump and his no less eo-
ouent pen been in many wing His feel
ings associations and principles are essentially wing
Even his instincts radically and organcallyN wing
The traditions of his party in regard to the part which
they took in the of 1912 not lost upon him in
the war of ls45 He too with the impulsive Corwin felt
disposed to render aid and comfort the enemy by kindly
to the Mexicans to receive the perdious North
Americans with bloody hands and hospabe graves" Let
us see how this prominent consistent national wing stands
in regard to the s of the day Once the opponent and
vehement denouncer of all societies, and now the
special pet the organization known as the know
| nothngs. Once the adnirer of "the rich Irish
brogue and the German accent and the relent
less prosecutor the naturazed citizen Once the eo
uuent advocate of religious toeration and turning
men out of Office for the high crime of attending mass
Once the advocate of State rights and State Institutions
and now enveoped in the black mantle of abotonism
Once the participation the harmless convvates of the
| table and now the high priest Of teetotalism
But the length of this article reminds that we have
fallen into the very against which supposed we
were properly guarded for what intended should be
brief comment has insensiby swollen $50 far size is
ccrned into the dignity of leading article And yet
have only given hasy outline of the foreground of
picture We assure friend of the Courier in concu
son that the picture will be finished at early day. and
when it to hoped the state Of the mercury will be
more favorable to the excitement of composition"