The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-03-23

Nearly every great advantage secured to the country
in the assertion and application of principle TO govern
ment, has been achieved by the democratic party against
powerful combinations of personal preudccs and personal
interests. 1t is singular how unvaryng this rule has
exception to it, From the present point OF view ii is
profitable TO look back upon the past, and the long
procession OF events glides through the memory,
fresh ourselves for other emergencies We find that
every few years furnish repeated evidences Of the truth
Of our declarations Take the last twenty years
instance. The retrospect, shows TO nearly the
engaged in every crusade against the democratic
party, and always the same weapons. Between 1880
and ls4o there series of struggles between these
men armed with the weapons and tina, great party
Take the OF the Bank of the United States. During
the upon that question the upon the democ
racy conducted with amos, nhuman violence 1t in
vaded the family circle made personal enemies and
ended in throwing both houses of Congress into the hands
of the opposition The democracy were literally minor
ity and the remark was almost proverbial, that new
party about rise upon the ruins of that great
ganizaon which bad so long defed the battle and the
breeze The great commercial cities were made 10 howl
with the bitter denunciaons OF disappointed and reok-
less The money power reigned supreme; and the
iimd and the dependent, 10 save themselves from the
tor,ues of the bank surrendered at discretion and aided
to swell the ranks of Infatuated party. All this is
that history which has been wisely called philoso-
ply teaching by example" What followed speedy
overthrow of passionate faction; full and eloquent
vindcaon OF the great Chief in whose the money
ed power had been stricken down and rapid realga-
ton far beyond the favorable an,cipaons, OF solid
sterling blessings to people rescued from the fangs
OF monster which first controlled the gigantic system OF
American commerce. and then asped 10 trampe the gov
eminent itself under foot The democrats, few years
before beaten and abused assaed by every epihe that
could be invented, preached against from pupits rallied
at by public meetings, and voted down at the polls,
quietly resumed their places the front rank Of parties,
and vigorously pursued The reforms in which they
had been temporarily stayed.
After this not TO mention other trials, we had the in.
dependent treasury established and that grea, panic in
The money market, which enabled the wing
opposition TO unseat the democracy and 20 int the
government with all its wild and reckless schemes De-
feat overlook $780, and the enemies of sound lees-
ation started with every prospec, OF continued
great question, however, rising like unexpected
lion in the howery paths of rural peace, fright
ened the wings from their proprey, and hurried them
into all those which prove bow snguary they
misunderstood the American people. We alude TO the
annexation OF Texas. At once the old actors and the
old cksers made their appearance Political preachers
rallied agains, through repeated Sundays ADD multtu-
dinous sermons Abolition antcipaons, reigbted with
pictures OF new Territories with slaves, and
new States added to swell the " slave power in Con.
giess," were published 10 the four winds OF Heaven.
Even Mr. Clay al,eed. with his high hopes of be flu
ure and his warm hold upon the people; while the little
politicians bitterly busy against Franklin Pierce,
and the NOISY fachonists, eager to renew
their elaine upon doubtful no,oriety, delighted in
the occasion to msrepresent and to calumniae, and
counted upon the defeat OF the democracy inevitably
sure. But the democracy stood firm. Fearlessy they
upheld the right ably they defended their positions,
and glorousy they succeeded 10 lsi4. From that pc
Rod to is4s zone great reform uod upon another.
heels-so fast they followed" The tariff of lsa6--tbe
with Mexico-the acquisition OF California-were
the chief achievements OF that evenfu era, consum
mated in defiance of all of Vaccinations, and in the
face OF frequent detection and defeat The great
event the compromise measures Of is50-that com
mandpg of peace which 6,ly closed the half cen
fury of constitutional freedom, and htly sealed the last
grand triumph OF democratic consistency, courage, and
pero,ism In this in ali that preceded il the dsnoc
raoy bore the brunt of the fight The wings and the