The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-01-24
NON: WASHINGTON TUESDAY MORNING. JANUARY "a, 1854
Instead Of there being one general ground as The

Instead OF there being general as 10 the
slavery question. which not one OF the combatanis
has a constitutional right triumph, there will be do
many battle grounds there States that choose TO
discuss this question, In which triumph will be per
iectly legitimate constitutional, aud safe.
Nor except by the crosses, misrepresentation the
advocates OF such policy be construed being The ad-
vocales for slavery in favor OF extension Of sa-
very This viii be alleged by every abolitionist and
quasi aboltonist This was what they charged upon
Lewis Cass when he wrote his Nicholson letter They
fret grossly and desgnedy msrepresented the grounds
Of thus letter, and then fell and abused it, This game
has already been commenced with Senator Douglass
port and BILL 1t is alleged that both propose to make
Congress sanction The extension OF slavery This Is not
fact They propose that Congress should take no
ton TO slavery is il ssnc,ionng thing 10 do moth
ing about III Would not lunacy be stamped on the
who should gravely maintain tina. Congress, by do.
ing nothing to the San Francisco rescue, would ac
knowledge the OF the heroic rescuers OF her
passengers Bat all this intentional and delibe-
rate Justification OF the position OF the democratic party Of
ls4s and will be equally wanton TO the democracy Of
to-day. Their pledge before the country is non-inter
ference policy the slavery issue and out it
CARDS territorial and State action and adherence the
obligations of the constitution BY this they will stand
or fall before the country This is Their constitutional
policy. This is the policy, they hold, that will
preserve the nation in harmony and Terpetuate the
Union They stand pledged 10 maintain such policy in
every form OF party action. 1t may be in the
solves of democratic Legislatures and conventions prior
the Baltimore Convention OF 1852 is in the pat
rotc action OF that conven'on i, is found in the pledge
Of their candidate for the presidency And all this has
been ratified and established By the overwhelming
OF the Amercan nation, declared President Perces
election. This the moral OF that victory This was
the splendid Triumph Of Union principles Il expressed
the deliberate purpose of the country preserve the
rights OF the States, and thus preserve the union Of the
States.
With such kindng an,eceienls, wha, is there to pre-
united support OF this bill by the friends OF the
administration In what efficient way they
establish the judgment Of the peoples Are they to be
deferred from the fact that -soism in all guses
will oppose this bi' This will be its old vocation 1t
will proclaim that its advocates pro-savery. II will
endeavor to array northern sentiment, against them It
will open anew its batteries on the slave power. 1t will
summon it's army of dreadful adiectives. 1t will
ferment, buster, threaten, vi,uperae, and BLACKBOARD
tona strife and kndle people against people and State
against State 1t glories Petrol like, in such storm
But what of all this The friends OF the constu-
lion have encountered such funess Of denunciaon be-
fore. The democracy, with their noble 1s4s leader
breasted all this, though beaten in the free soil triumph
of General Taylor The succeeding events demonstrated
the great political OF that success and the people
corrected the mistake in the great judgment OF 1852 This
was the triumph of nationalism over sectionasm No
body came forward to claim the election OF Franklin
Pierce free soil triumph. Principles, not men, is the
old motto And the principles which the democracy stand
on oday are Identical with those tina, fell with Cass in
ls4s. These constitute broad, comprehensive, solid
constitutional ground and the administration and the
friends OF the administration stand IT, Ii is the ground
of Cancellation and fra'erntyof continued harmony for
the country and OF perpeuty to the Union 1t is the
ground OF state equay-the great principle on which The
colonies consented TO unite and declare themselves indie
dendent States which the confederation OF the revou
ton was formed and on which the constitution was es
lablished. Let the democracy stand 10 this ground
Though faction may roar, yet il cannot move the sober
thoughts Of the people. They will rally OF old about
the democracy. The administration will have in its favor
the patriotic voices OF the past and the kidding hopes
OF the future and it will be borne onward to victory