The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-08-31

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ing fathers and mothers Of future generations in our
idswho that has children TO look upon and to bless 10
toll for pray for and to hope orwll not turn from
the execrabe ethics Of these New York Ch1ons oil iSe
hood and of caumny and close their doors upon the vice
and crime which constitute the staple commodities of ther
newspaper reading? The day is coming when no man
who respects himself will admit into his dwelling one Oh
these journals when to copy upon centre table
will indicate the absence of woman or OF womany
ty and when they will be confined to those classes who
best fitted enjoy the disgusting entertainments dAy
spread before the New York public
II cannot be of place ask readers how far such
influences as these poisoning the whole social fabric or
else as see ndustriousy seeking to do SO, are eompe
tent to conduct great political REFORM such they pro-
fess to have in hand in their antsavery undertaking
Must not the curse of God and light upon all their
enterprises, whether political or moral'
NORTHERN wHIGGERY FETTERED BY IT'S OWN
POLICY.
The northern wings remind Of some of those supernu
meraries who employed to play the parts of ancient
theheavy tragedies occasionally represented in the
theatres but who become encountered with their own
armor and confused by their rappings that they
can hardly move without danger to themselves. The
northern wings are literally entangled in their own web
ettered by their neutrality-suspicious. IN her oon
suits of mail Able get along with one faction to hight
through one ISM they content unless they shout
der every party that is created no matter how 1t
may differ with those already its hands Hardly had
they taken up the antNebraska cudge before they were
called upon carry the temperance banner and just as
they succeeded in getting that all fixed they were invited
to help movement against admitting any more
slave States Pleased with this experiment flor it sounded
we'll of the index they endeavor to accommodate
themselves it, and at the moment they think they have
succeeded the knownohngs appear before them demand
ing all the they can give
1t is impossible to resist the know -nothngs-espe-
cialy when it is remembered that the rich Irish
broguep and the "sweet German accent did not mingle
quite strongly enough with the Scott enthusiasm OF
1852 and of the wings take the new creed into
their pack and pledge themselves to indefinite aid and
to answering alliance 1t is true that the wings have
principle party pretext for everybody in their u.s.
sortmen of ideas and isms exactly as peder has rib
and or toy for his various customers But the load
which they have assumed is too great, even II the
elements of their creed contradictory and hostie
and unless like Snbad they get rid OF their ugly
burden they bound TO 60 down in one grand catas
trophe before they are aware of it.
| PRINCIPLE THE TOUCHsTONE OF PATRIOTISM.
We perceive that the party of religious intolerance
the most current subject OF newspaper and popular dis
cusson in all parts of the country North and South In
the free States is in nearly every instance accepted and
endorsed by the abolition and wing press in the slave
States all its friends are far observe members
of the sometmeago wing party We have yet to see the
first democratic newspaper that does not scorn and de-
nounce the principles of the party instnctvey and
without word from Others these champions OF the demo-
cratic cause see the path of duty and without caring
whittier it may lead Them they take it with bold and en-
thusasc promptitude The abest orators in the demo-
cratic cause come forward to oppose it. Aged men, who
had withdrawn themselves from active politics. like the
venerable Richard Rush. of Pennsylvania gallant spirits
who had fought in our last battles like Col George w
Caldwell of Kentucky read in the organization of this
new inacism the beginning of other dangers to our free
institutions and do not hesitate with ready eloquence and
force expose and to oppose It The manner in which
the two great parties divide upon this last issue is by no
means an insignificant event We are often told that the
democratic party is losing it's rets unity its organize
tiontha it out with personal feuds and that its
usefulness for the future has been greatly impaired 1t
only needs such contingency as that TO which we have
referred the Of this article to show how
faithful it is great principles and how powerful is in
the assertion and the vindcaon of the democratic creed
MAINE ELECTION.
The election for governor, members OF Congress- ana OF
the State legislature will take place in Maine on Monday
next the 4th OF September The democratic candidate for
governor the Hon. Albion r. Paris For representatives
in the Congress the following the democratic can
ddates--a new but Mr. Fuller:
| First distrct-Samue Wells, of Portland.
| Second district-Wm. X Kmball of Paris.
Third dstrict--George Rogers.
Fourth district--T j. d. Fuller, of Calais
Fifth district--Samue H. Blake
In the present Congress there three democrats Mr.
Fuller who voted against the Nebraska bill, is to have
wbip opponent of course Notwithstanding the promise of
the New York Tribune OF the wings in the present Con-
oress Mr. Washburn and Mr. Benson are in nomination
for reelection. Mr. Farley the other wing member was
nominated for Observation-Disclosures because he has re-
fused to sanction the repeal Of the fugitvcsave law which
he has done with good deal of spirit cannot say Mr.
Maya democrat in the present Congress- was not we be-
lieve candidate for reelection Mr. Macdonald the only
member from Maine that voted for the Nebraska BILL and
who has been as grossly abused for those demo-
Gratis who voted for independent treasury the tariff Of
s46 and the compromise measures not in the field for
| denomination
| The democratic party of Maine are contending
against an army of isms There is the ntemperance-
temperance party, headed by the whigsan organiza-
ton which, like the know-nothings is only intended
to help the wings and which it is now proposed to
merge into the anti-slavey party As is often the case
cart.;n democrats not being able TO control their