The daily union., 1854-01-06
The whig and Democratic Issue Revived

We are not ignorant of the aDxiery felt by yery manv
OF the friends OF the administration 10 see the sew
cral questions connected with New Yo,k politics finally
repudated proper topics OF discussion without the lin
its OF that State This feeling has been entertained by
no one more earnestly than by US, and yet we have
been constrained to adopt which has subjected
US TO the suspicion Of being willing least to see lhs
New York strife naiionalized. There has not been
moment since this strife commenced that we should not
have rejoiceI 10 the Empire Stae surrounded with
political Chinese wall that should allow neither ingre.
egress to her unfortunate family dscords Bu, our
democratic friends must remember that there were two
prominent difficulties TO be encountered in adopting our
course in regard to the troubles in New York. We had
our old enemy the whg party, who was not so dead but
hat he turning the dissensons in our ranks 10 bs
own accoun, in every State in the Union. There were
disaieced democrats throughout The States whose SYM
pathes enlisted, and who were willing to see The
detection spread and manifest itself as widely as posi-
be 10 this stale of hings. came deliberately 10 tbs
conclusion that there but one remedy ior the evils
which threatened to disorg anze our party not only in
New York. but in many other States and that remedy
was to make bold and persistent appeal TO the reason
and love of democratic principles Of our party in re-
gard 10 the policy OF the administration. which was
the subject of dissatisfaction and assault What else
was il possible for US to do, and preserve claim 10
fidelity 10 democratic principles. democratic oganzsiou
and democratic administration When the wings Of
other States assaei the policy Of the President as the
distribution OF the oces and hsraldcd authority for
heir attacks the misrepresentation of disaSeced demo.
Gratis in New York. could we be expected 10 retain The
character OF friend to democratic administration with
out throwing outscll into the breach and covering
friends from unjust assaults. whether they made BY
wings or facious democras! We believed the policy OF
the President which was assaird was adopted wisely,
and ha, lis maintenance indispensable 10 he pres.
efvaon ,f the integrity Of our party. We have never
pretended hs, the administration had not fallen into To-
voluntary and unavoidable errors in the execution OF is
policy; but we have freely condemned aud denounced
that spirit which would seize upon such unavoidable
rors grounds of detection and oPposon. As tbs
spirit manifested itself in s most threatening aspect
New York-a- its presiding genius seemed 10 establish
his headquarters in that Sais-as il was from that point
lha, old enemy, the whigs. derived lhe capital on
other Staies-as il the example sel by the prom-
uent democrats in the grea, Empire State which
couraged aud cmboIdened detection and treason 10
other States these things being 80. we have no
hesitation in declaring now tha, the battle has been
fought that in our judgment there was bu, course
for The Union 10 pursue and preserve its character as
organ OF the democratic pssty-,hat course W. 10
the assaults OF the enemies OF democracy and OF The
administration, 6rmly promptly. and bavey. and not 10
stop the line OF defensive warfare but az prompt
y, as firmly, and brayely 10 push the war into the
enemy's country, whether that enemy be wings OF fac
lious democrats. This is exactly the course the Unea
endeavored 10 pursue-how successfully or unsucccss
fully the voice OF the democratic party must determine
The great end 10 which we bave looked and worked
VAS the final restoration Of union and concert in The ma
,ona democratic Partyunion upon the principles OF The
national creed-concer in maintaining the organzaton
adopted for the maintenance OF bs, onoa. That eros
have been committed in The effort To attain this esd We
shall not undertake TO deny. but they have been srh
il is much easier point oat after their oaur
renee than to foresee avoid beforehand The gsna
instrument through which hoped 10 secure our obsd
was public opinion. This u the power above oil olhsH
IN government which sits as the final arbter all
cor tested questions To this have appealed, and on
s decision we have relied for The restoration to our
party OF that and concert that put In jeopardy
by the spirit Of dsorganzaion which transferred the En-
pre State 10 the hands of our enemies and ihreaiened
the general disruption OF ar,y machinery We now
believe that public opinion has exeed its moral influence
upon the questions issue, and that henceforth there
will be no necessity in discussions distinguish The
opposition to the administration proceeding from dsaP
poinimen OF ambitious selfish aspirations. from thai
which proceeds from our old wig auiaeonsts Inc
future developments viii show the extent Of the aoqn"
tons from ranks made by Tie whig party, and fuufs
results must show whether our strengh has been 90 n