The daily union., 1854-11-21
THE OLD ISSUES REVIVED.

We find the following article in the Ohio Statesman Of
November l4h 1t is well calculated the whole
democratic party to of its duties and its dangers
and to remove from the mind of every the idea sren
uousy conended for at this time by the opposition that
the country has further need of the democratic party
In our comments few days ago, upon Senator Caytons
manifesto pointed out to readers the old federalism
which still lurked in that senator's notions not only with
respect to a but also with respect to the protective
system, and the whole whig policy connected with it. As
confrmatory of the views which then expressed well
being timely and forcibe exhibition of the political
tendencies of the times subon the Staesmans article
entire and ask for it the attention of our readers:
"REsuRREcTioN or THE ALIEN AND sEDIrIoN AND
UNITED STATES BANK.-Federalsm, emboldened BY its
recent partial success becoming rampant for revival
its ancient policy The Cincinnati Gazette and the Ohio
State Journal boldly advocating the of
United States Bank and the federal press all over the
Union is demanding re-enactment of the alien sedon
laws All the indications of the times admonh democrats
of the necessity Of buckng their armor they would pre-
their free institutions.
"The old Napoleon said that his public life was involved
in perpetual His power constantly threatened
and was only maintained by the exercise of unrng vg
lance.
Thas it Is with tho deocratic party Had relaxed It,
energies or its watchulne, this republic would have been
long since arrested in its glorious mission and our
ment whatever may have been its FORM would have long
''A~O 0nRarchy.
The wheels Of civilization be stationary They
must ever be in motion moving forward rolling back
ward Under the liberal and enlightened policy of the dem
ocac party this country has attained the place it now oc
cupies in the scale of nations experiment of an opposite
policy was adopted in the infancy republic but 1t only
survived the administration under which was adopted
desperate but triumphant struggle hurled from power tho
OF the elder Adams with alien and scdition
laws and its latitudnaran construction of the constitution
and the country has since under auspices moved
steadily forward in s noble mission But now after lapse
OF fifty four years. proposed to abandon policy that
has made the country what that has added millions to
its population and territoyha redeemed and peoped
the wilderness and that has rendered name ustrous in
achievements in and peace The democracy are invited
by their ancient enemy under metamorphosis to
occupy the bateeds of their fathers 1900 and again
gappe with the hcreses which, the
OF the elder Adams had subverted the prnc
OF the constitution The democratic party will shrink
from that contest 1t may for the time progress
OF the country and IT will provoke bitter warfare but the
Storm like the financial which, by the banks
now sweeping over the country will be purifying in its e
fects.
Inc a'e aev1ce OF federalism in abandoning the name of
A'g nnder which had contended with the democracy for
twenty years, VIII deceive intelligent democrat This
ubteruge has been often resorted to- Democrats will re
member how their adversary stole into power In 1910 II
wl be remembered how Indignantly thev repudiaed
harge during that memorable of being favorable
he re-estabshment Of United States Bank The ind;g-