The daily union., 1854-10-17
THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY AND OUR FOREIGN
POPULATION.

The philadelphia North American manfests degree of
dignity and rankness in its comments upon the late cleo
ton which ente its suggestions to respectful consdera-
ton The is virtually conceded by that journal that
the election turned mainly upon the issue involved IN he
know-nothng organization and this concession carries
with il the proof of another important fact which other
bo papers are reluctant admthatis that the wings
were the subordinate allies of the know-nohings IN the
late contest We infer that the North American ieels
somewhat chagrned this humiating condition OF Its
once proud gallant party from the fact that IL seeks
ingenously apologize for the making up OF such an Is
sue by insisting that forced into the canvass by the
democrats On this point the North American says
The democratic party go into the contest ON one
nye issue They endeavored to persuade the whole body
~ citizens that there organized effort
making to deprive them of their bertes that the only Sc
cury the designs of such conspiracy consisted IN
their uniting together unit and casting their votes Tor
the democratic ticket The effect of this was to arouse an
spirit it into opposition upon ground OF
controversy which all moderate and conservative men IN h
country have earnestly deprecated.
we presume that every democrat in Pennsylvania will
promptly controvert the facts here stated was not
until the existence Of the knownothing organization was
fully demonstrated that the democrats determined to make
war upon its doctrines These doctrines were IN direct
conflict with weestablished democratic principles and for
that reason aud the foreign vote were OPP
ose by the democrats The apology Of the North Amer
can for the aid given by the wings to the know-nohings
is therefore entirely unsatisfactory
We mass over se gratutous lecture which that journal
gives TO the democratic organs for the angry and resentu
spirit in which they upon the result for the pur-
pose of considering the important suggestions con-
tanned in the following extract
After what has transped it certainly becomes matter
for curious inquiry far tins ISSUE which the late cleo
prevail operate in American politics VIII it take form as
broad distinct ground of difference between parties as
they organized will become the basis on which
thew will be entirely and openly reconstructed Time VIII
speedy we think give solution to this question but in
the meanwhile it is very certain that the most etecua mode
of nsung establishment of American national party
will be persistence by those who have provoked the spirit of
that obviously and widely roued in that
ncendiary policy rayng the foreign portion of peo
Pile against native citizens in strife for political ascend
ency."
If we comprehend the position of the North American
the suggestion made in the foregoing remarks is expressive
of its fears that know-nothngism will become perma-
nen element in future political contests and that the
dangers apprehended attributable to the incendary
policy Of rang the foreign portion Of people against
the citizens in strife for political ascendepcy We
confess that this suggestion has to us the appearance Of
getting ready claim the benefits of issue which the
American would have us believe it did not desire to
made permanent 1t sounds like the language of whig
who remembered with feelings Of lingering affection the
better days of his party, but making his mind to be
merged with ii in organization in which whggery
will be the prominent and controlling element
We see ingenious effort avoid the reproaches Of the
prospective humiliation of his party by throwing the re-
sponsiby of submitting to SO distasteul nm asso-
citation upon what is gratuitously designated as the
"ncendiary policy of the democrats Against this mpu-
upon the democratic party we enter our earnest
protest If whggery is to be crushed death and swa
lowed by the BOD constructor it will have met and deserved
the fate which its disregard sound constitutional prnc
pies and its habitua and proverbal Willingness to keep
bad company have brought upon it. Heretofore it has
been the boa constructor ITSELF and has freely swallowed
every other small faction has rendered its services
The tables are now turned, and whggery naturally feels
some modification in being compelled surrender to
ally more powerful than itself.
But it is much less important to us to know what is to
m the fate of The whg party than TO that suf
fers no permanent damage from the phase in which
The opposon is presented Whether the controlling ee
ment in the opposition TO be whiggery abolition or
kuow-nohingisn can make bat little difference with democ-
racv However led and marshaled the issue will be here
after s it has been heretofore between the democratic
marty on one side and combination of all other factions
ON the other What we concerned about is that no
ucb false mDression shall be made against the democracy
os that ATTEMPTED by the North American in attrbuting
10 them an ncendiary policy in respect to foreigners
and foreign influence
We repel with earnesness the tmpdtaop mat the DEM
ocroc Marty has swerved the slightest particular from
s sound national and constitutional principles for the pur-
os of securing the votes of nauralzed citizens 1t
is calumuy upon our party which every member OF II
will Indignantly repcl say that it has sought or ever
will seek to array the foreign against the natve clzen
When the wings combine with the know-nothings upon
principles Of hostility the rights and privileges guaran-
tied by the constitution to naturalized citzens IL
natural that those citizens should feel aggreved, ana
that they should sympathze and cooperate win the
party which maintains their rights as nvioaby protected
by the constitution This has been, and will continue 10
be e policy of the democracy and it is this characteris
tic of our party which has appealed with much force 10
the naturalzcd 1t is not because policy has
been aincendaryp but that it has been constitutional that
itrecommends il itself to them
When the democratic party arrays itself the side OF
the rights privileges of foreign citizens IT does not do
so from any preference of foreign native pop
uatou but from preference of those principles which re-
ect and sustain the rights secured by the constitution
over those which disregard and prescribe those righs
This preference has led them to adopt an "incendiary
policy in like manner it led our fathers to moor