The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-12-01

PROSPECTS OF THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY-A
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IL is fit time the political horizon, anayze It's
signs observe the prospects of the future Which Of
the prevalent political parties according to present appear
ances stands the best chance 10 obtain public confidence
and in 1856 take the control Of public affairs
The PARTY, as a national party longer exists.
1t is disbanded When Senator Seward announced that
the issue of freedom and slavery the only question for
popular decision when Senator Wade declared that the
northern wings finally separated from the southern
whigs when the northern wing press proclaimed that
there wide and gaping abyss between themselves and
the southern wings, the latter in the language used by
the wing Baltimore Patriot agreed the proposed sepa-
ration because they had long since that cooperation
in such design would be treason to their country This
wing southern reason of such whitening condemnation of
northern wing objects just for the doctrines of the
northern wing platform if riumphantn the nation would
obge the South either forcbly go out of the Union or
to stay in il submissvey as conquered States.
We need take up much space in stating the attitude
northern wings present after this dissolution OF their ma
tonal organization. In Michigan, Ohio Vermont and
other States they have not in the late elections taken the
field under their old name in Pennsylvania they retained
their and organization but united with free-soers
and know nothngs in other States New Jersey they
have done the and in no instance have they single
handed taken the field and beaten. We think Massachu
sets is the only State in which they have acted ngy as
organization Here their platform thoroughly abo-
on and in other States, in Pennsy lvania wherever
they acted they have supported ultra tree-so PLATFORM
and aided elect free-so wings. With these facts in
view with the thoroughly abotonized state of majority
Of the northern wings what ground there to predict that
this party will reune with the southern wings the
old national organization go into national convention
take the field in 1856, and be successful
The dissolution OF the national wing party has been
ceeded by the formation of the party the North called
REPUBLICAN,. This is composed of the great of the
Seward wings and portion of the ee-soil party and in
this fusion form is the northern, sectional antislayery
party 1t is the party that Seward and Wade that the
New York Tribune and all sectional wings advocate Its
single basis opposition to slavery and its object is to
in solid phsany on the South II is this combination
Of Seward whgism with the rankest abQlionlsm--with
Tho worst form 60 navism In the country as an
allvwb,cb has trrnphed in the States of Pennsylvania
Indiana Ohio Michigan ana Vermont But the triumphs
of the republican party have arrayed aghnst powerful
elements. The conservative wings are already taxing
measures check the spread of dangerous party ana
public opinion is beginning to that 1T is but freesoism
in a new name 1t is Scwardsm. triumph of snch a
party overbearng sectional party would be succeeded
by dissolution of the national confederacy Under the
name of freeso it obtained electoral vote and
such the attachment of the American people to the
tiona Union that unless deceived they will elevate
such a party to the seat Of power,
The KNow-NorHING is next to be considered Its
feature of secrecy its prescription OF citizens for their birth
place. and its warfare sect in religion are foundations
thoroughly sGtAmerican in principle as to preclude
the idea of its being permanent national party In two
States only has it taken the field by self-Eew York,
where it has badly beaten and Massachusetts, in
other States has acted with other parties is by its
works that this political power must be tested Now,
look first the States where with other Dartes it has
its votes-at Pennsylvania Indiana New jersey Ohio
Michigan; and everywhere the fusion ticket, by the
know nothing aid has succeeded Now fusion is anti
Nebraska whg free-so whig abolition whig Everywhere
the deeds done have been the election of such of free
soiler Where have the know nothngs elected Nebraska
menu They have elected oneidea to Congress and TO
State legislatures, who will wage the South and
nobody have they elected Facts stubborn things
and these are facts,
Again Take as an illustration the State in which has
been its only triumph snglehandedhe of Massa-
chusetts 1t notorious here that ree-soilsm controls its
lodges Henry j. Gardiner the gubernatoral candidate
of the party ayowed himself to be in favor of fusion OF
wings and freesocr left the wings here because this fu
sion did not take place. and declared in favor of the repeal
of the fngitiveslave law 1t is already averred that free
soism has been successful to have elected to the
legislature hundred and fifty freesoilers of three
hundred and ty and of them of the vio-
lent Sort and it has certainly elected Congress
the most ultra free-soers in the Commonwealth Hence
the Dedham Gazette noted ree-soi Journal edited by
Senator Reyes says that the wing party "recersd It's
deadly thrust from he stout hearts and anconqaerable acR Of
The reesoilers ,cho from The retreat Of knocnongsm dealt
them tic lpcl blow In this State taking the word of the
candidate elect and the ansc,en of the majority of the
legislature index know-nothDgsm, beside ito Sc
feature and its intoerant and proscrptve basis is
! truly sectional party the Massachusetts whiggery if
succeeds To suppose that it will extend itself into
enormous political lodge and thus tri-
umph in the nation it has in Massachusetts,, is to
underrate popular intelligence and to suppose that f
teen States will commit political suicide
single line will suffice to dispose of the boasng
denunciaory brawng PARTY; it has made its
bed in know-nohing lodges and republican" tents.
TIE DEMOcRAIIc PARry preends is disbanded or
disorganized Let us compare s condition, at this time
with what It was eighteen months prior the great con-
test of 1852 The slavery questions then brought it into
condition of utter disorganzaton the compromise
ures being by portion of the party at the North opposed
up to tie verge of treason and by portion Of the party
the South rejected OF the consequence of secession
Down to the very meeting Of TIE Democratic Baltimore
Convention there appeared all but nexrcabie confusion in
j its ranks South and North But the great fact is
seen that there is such classification Onion demo-
Gratis and "Stae-rghts democrats in portion of the
Union and no such bitterness cngendered by the
questions that gave rise these feuds Nowhere their
1852 Baltimore platform discarded dsowned On this
platform the whole party stands, from Maine to Texas
from the Atlantic TIE PacGc and this platform is based
on the constitution.
Nor is this the only national bond Great potca,
ures growing of the union and achieved in
1852 on that PLATFORM have been maured and before
the country for Judgment. The democracy of all shades
of opinion everywhere support them and they noby
calculated by their comprehensivenoss by their strict
cordance with the constitution and their adaptation the