The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-11-08
CONSTITUTIONAL DEMOCRACY AGAINST SECTION
AIsM AND PROSCRiPfl0N-THE MAsSACHu-
erTTs CONGRESSIONAL PLATFORMS AND N0MI-


uIsv AND PROSCRIPTI0N-THE MASSACHu-
srTTs CONGRESSIONAL PLATFORMS AND NoMI-
NATIONS.
t; with far more than ordinary pleasure that we pre-
t to-day view of the attitude of the democracy OF
uaehuetts in the present crisis and compare with IL
the avowas and practices OF its opponents of all stripes IL
= a time of the action of alarming anaticsm; Of the
ad of organizations hostile to American liberty and
y the deliberate sanction from those of whom the whole
optry has right expect better things of doctrines
st Inevitably tend 10 the subversion OF FEDERAL
CONSTITUTION. AT such time, the democracy of Mas
chusetts amidst the deseron of friends and the wicked
torrent of oboquy poured out upon them openly proclaim
heir principles their purpose 10 stand by at all haz-
ards The old landmarks of religious freedom, State equal
nv and popular sovereignty to do their part in main
tanning the obligations of the constitution and thus pre-
serving the UNION They may be defeated but they labor
on in the consciousness that the they advocate will
ultimately triumph and we can truly and proudly say
that we the party more united more resoiute
more confident being i'll the right and determined
TO act as a Spartan band worthy of their principles.
As an illustration of this purpose, iearlessy appeal
to the large and enthusiastic conventions held all
the State and attended by the able reliable and
of the party We propose TO look in detail at the various
district nominations for Congress In
District Number one
,be democratic convention "heary approved and en-
sorsed the measures of the administration commended
the Nebraska bi only important in securing the
sovereign rights of the individual States but AS prece-
dent leading Congress to exclude from lis deliberations
slavery topics and leaving the matter where the consttu
ton left twh the people, and declared that TINS acuon
would cut off angry and disunon agitaons and instead
of naonalizig slavery would leave where it belongs
with The States They nominated Abraham H. Rowland,
of New Bedford who was formerly wing, is personally
popular and will make a good run The wings nomina-
ted Thomas D. Eliot of New Bedford the present member
who bitter enemy Of the 1850 compromise measures
has moved in Congress for the repeal of the fugtvesave
law and subscrbes to platform much ree-soil the
EXTREMIST reesoler could desire The ee-soer in their
convention accordingly nominated Eliot and he to make
assurance douby sure has given them such letter
Garrison abotonist would rejoice in. He belieces the
reeso resolutions presented to him 'imbody whg doc
rncs but he is "ssre they express his convictions
The know-nohing candidate is Rev. Robert II. Hall, of
Plymouth. In
District NumJer Tno
the democratic convention resolved in favor of congress
sional non-ntervenon slavery of the doctrine OF
popular sovereignty and that its establishment must event
ually the agitation that threatens the peace of
the Union and it declared in favor of the EQUALITY
of erery State under the laws and the constitution that
religious freedom essential principle in 'the demo-
cratic constitutional creed 2 and it denounced the doctrine
of prescription OF sect dangerous to the glory
and power of the nation and violation Of the spirit of
the federal constitution 1t nominated such plat
form energetic, able, and popular candidae-Chares
R. yickery, OF Taunton. The wings passed series OF
thorough abolition resolutions going against the admis-
sion Of slave States into the Union and thus warning
with State equality in favor of making Kansas and Ne
braska free territory and affirming that the general gov
crnment ought do away with slavery whenever it has
the constitutional power lesislate the subject 1t
renomnaed Samuel L. Croker the present member who
FIRST declined the dubious honor but finally accepted the
lad work of carrying out in Congress doctrines that
would subyert the constitution and rend asunder the
Uhou The know-nothing andidatc Is james Burlington
Of Fall River a whg. In
District Nambey gAyee
the democrats passed resolutions to stand firmly by the
Baltimore platform of 1882 and nominated Edward Ave
ry of Quincy their candidate The wings nominated
John Wiley Edmands the present member, who declined
being their candidate, and being nominated second
time declined. They then nominated N. f. Stafford. The
know-notbings have put up VIM. s. Damrc, avorle
among the brethren and the reesoers support this
didatc. Another nomination has been made by "tle
Wales men of Arthur w. Austin. In
District Number -Four
the democrats have in nomination Samuel H. Spinney, one
of the ruest of democrats ardent friend of the present
administration firm Nebraska man, and gentleman of
unbending integrity of character. The wings have in
nomination Samuel H. Valley the present member lie
madea eaouq sectional speech to the convention in which
bis Imagination converted the toling of bells of abolition
lists at the North into "a tocsn to show that the people are
United as one man On the slavery question L. b. CoDains,
of Roxbury, is the know nothing candidate, In
District Number Fire
the democrats in convention passed resolutions endorsing
the platform of the Lowell State convention made speeches
against the prevalent seconalism nominated William
Parmente and instructed their committee TO request the
gentlemen TO accept members of the district committee
unless hey belonged 10 other political organization
Mr. Parmener in his letter. cordially concurred in the
platform which he nominated. The wings have re-
nominated the present member William Appleton who
hrst declined, but ut length accepted The know-nohings
have nominated Arson BurlingaIne the wclIknown free
oer who is so much in favor Of the policy Of the plat
gam o. no mere slave setes a lie declared shareholders
ought not to be taken BY tie hand The freesoiers will
vote for such candidate In
District NunaJer .Sir
the democracy passed resolutions soundly democratic aud
constitutional They affirm that had Congress adopted
any other doctrine than the in the Kansas and Ne
oraska bill "t would have been rccreant TO the cons-
uoh and to the principles Of the democracy and they
tender the waest sympathy to those who are laborine
H e cause free from all heTesipa apd proof against FALL
temptations OF factions Nathaniel j. Lord WA then NOM
mated who ably addressed the convention He is true
anu strong candidate who would do honor to Congress
anu service to the constitution The wing candidate is the
present member Charles w. Upham. who made strangely
inconsistent speech to his friends in convention assembled
e declared was the highest duty of the citizens of The
"e states to do all they could to combine them in one
SONG column against the slave States that these States
rendered sectional by their Institutions . and We, hs
ooon candidate announced himsef IS asa,si seosioaa
n ne alsa endorsed the eourse Of all his colleagues