The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-05-24

position 70 test all Me tnsoa Every man In the
North who votes for i win be prescribed and raduced by
the abolitoniss and their allies and has been the
former occasions fear than brave spirit may
be andered Of his position In Congress before the
truth and the results of the truth be made manifest
the people, but truth win in the end do its work and hon
est have been deceived win themselves indg-
nanty discard and punish the deeelvers
So If desired that this question should
be made test the imbittered foes Of the Union would
force it upon us We shall be craven If quail before
their magnity We shall be coward indeed II we fly at
the same time before their denunciatons and refuse TO
protect those who may fall into their power.
Gratitude the and tred-hdelity establish
ed for the age experience OF those
who have illustrated great truths with signal eloquenoe
opposition the aeous and the arstocratic leaders of
unscrupulous minorties-and last least guardian
that proud organization which rests as upon
during time the broad basis of the win Of the majority
all these command and demand that the democrats who
have been true in this crisis should be by every
within the power of the party or within the power
OF the representatives of the people chosen by that party
whether these representatives be found in the halls
Of Congress or in the sipredential chair
Suppose this is done what of the organza
ton Of the democratic party threatened by those who may be
banded with the enemy and back before their
stuents to purchase by sacrifices principle
The extraordinary enacted in Congress by reckless
men, who in gross violation of the whole spirit OF our
publican institutions have sought by all expedients not
excluding appeals to force defeat and nuy the will
of the major-thcse and these acts will be trans
ferred and repeated before the people and OF the
ity win attempt obtain and retain power by adding their
numbers the dangerous and reckless party composed Of
aboonsts and abolitionized wings This has been done
before and should be admonshed against
We appeal against those who have persisted in the
most wanton attempts to degrade and defeat honest
and patriotic majority. United for great object upon
great principle appeal the democracy Of the country
against them those whose opinions they have condemned
and whose authority they have deed by the braze
faced combinations with the worst enemies of democratic
principles and republican institutions There is but one
way to act in such emergency. II acouM sustain
great principles and their friends cease 10
ognise members ef the party those uho delbaateiy
assailiag both.
Some Of those who united in these reckless assaults
upon sound principles and who perevered to the last in
resisting the majority, their seats in Congress pledges
faror Of the rey doctrines they ,araple upon and 10
that wN Of the asajcrify they seek to destroy
Turning from those who have SO thoroughly identified
themselves with the opponents Of the constitution and
with the adyersaries of the democratic party il is
calculated inspire enthusiasm in every true friend of the
Union, that all the well known champions who have SO
long and ably defended democratic principles in ia
OF the great principles Of the Nebraska and Kansas
bill Beginning with Franklin Pierce and veterans like
Lewis Cass and running through the whole catalogue of
ustous names the compcers and contemporaries Of such
men, greeted with unanimity such does not
often exist in the democratic party upon great question
and unless the is entirely patriotic and const
tutonaL Rallied the bright standard Of this cause
find not only the young and the ardent advocates OF de-
mocrney, moi only those who feel that the Terrific
re like the infant colonies that langushed 10 the
twilight Of monarehcal power, should be left to the
troll Of the people who go there TO prepare them for the
higher obligations which belong sovereign State but
the sages Of political organization chose path has
ner wdndred into derious broys and whose march has
been direct the truth and onward the fulhment Of
duty. Around these champions may be gathered
like wall Of granite the democratic party of the nation
defence those who raduced for their courage and
their constancy and fortress which the combined
assaults Of coalition OF aboltionists northern wings and
sectional democrats
Is it TO be supposed that such organization can fail
that the wes Of the cunning the fears the mid
and the reachere Of the base stop lis advance de-
the great objects which solemny committed
Now that the Nebraska bill has passed and that the
discussion upon its merits is TO be transferred from
Congress the country, who win be found to stand
up against the principle from which ii originated and
for which it has been advocated ABoLr1oSRrs AID
THEIR AssocIAusfollowers Of the New York Tribune and
its counsels to and to boodshedthe factous
iliaries Of desperate minority. II il be that
s known by the company he keeps sincere demo-
join remain in any such association this Those
who continue henceforth in such position only do
with knowledge that they forfeit all claim be regarded
in any other light than the foes Of democratic principles
THE OLD THIRTEEN.
agreeable coincidence worthy Of notice that the
great principles Of selfgovernment for the maintenance