The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-11-07
From the Frederick CITY (Md.) Union.

Pennsylvania, Ohio Indiana, and Maine and in the pre-
paratoy movements in New York il fail 10 be dis
cerned that the whg party has been merged almost wholly
in other organizations The wing party has ceased to be
the open, bold undsgused antagonist of the democratic
party, conendng for its distinctive political theory and in
its stead have up great number of separate organ
izatons agreeing in nothing but in their antagonsm to
the democratic organization. Anti-saverysm has its diff
teren forms and each of the forms in which it presents
itself has its separate organization Freesollism is one
form; abotonism is another Each is hostile to the
other and has its separate rival organization but each
lays aside its hostility and unites lis ranks TO those of the
other in the face of the foe of both The of
temperance has been introduced into the of politics
and party has been formed of those who in favor of
constrainng men by provisions of law to be discreet
and prudent and wise in regard TO what they shall
drink This party has asserted its power as a distinct
organization in the elections which have occurred and pro-
poses TO do the same in New York And younger but
powerful of ALL is the party which processes
its object the expugaton of certain abuses which al
legged to flow from deficiencies in naturalization laws
and from the supposed tendencies of particular religious
faith Distinct from this last soeal!ed native mer
can party which confined however so far
advised in the late elections to Pennsylvania. There are
believe a host OF others but their names do not at
this remember. White spirits and black, blue
spirits and gray have all their especial enthusiastic advo
Gates and each has marshaed his hosts and strikes for
victory in the fray The great whg party of former days
that which Clay marshalled and Webster sustained by the
powers of his mighty eoquence-has been weakened and
detracted from by these several organizations until it has
lost its individuality and is no longer able to stand up in
the struggle with the democracy There here and there
individuals and comparatively small bodies of men, who
Indignantly refuse surrender their ancient prnc
plies to the guardianship of the new combinations,
and occasionally their manhood is prompting
them TO last desperate struggle for the mante~
nance Of their own party organization, halowed as
it is them by the recollection of many noble strug
gle for its principles, and many manly form which
fell covered with honorable wounds in the conflict with
more powerful adversary But the desperation of the
struggle has been invariably manifested by the result
Wherever made it has been unsuccessful In New York.
especially the friends of Mr. Fillmore the national
alive portion of the wing party of that State made stand
in their late conventions and contested calamity for
brief with the various ctoniss who mad enrolled
themselves under the flag of the wing party bat they
compelled surrender. The factions headed by William
II Seward man endowed with powers scarcely, if at all
less great for mischief in this day than Caesar Borgia
in his carried the victory, and the national wings
obliged witness their honored banner ailcd through
the mre and slough of faction, until it became so be-
smeared and despatched with the filth that 1t was no
longer distingushabe In Pennsylvania the candidate
for governor opposed Governor Bigler styled the
wing candidate to be sure but it is notorious that he
not run SUCH but that the contrary, all the factions
and all the sms concentrated their strength upon him.
He was elected a whig, but the representative
OF all the combinations in opposition to Gov. Biger And
why such opposition him? Has any yet stood up
to say that Gov Biger did in all things discharge his
duty and that he failed TO discharge it in manner in the
highest degree honorable TO himself and public
officer and rejecting honor upon his constituency? Has
the administration Of the affairs of Pennsylvania by
Gov Bgler been signaly brilliant TO have attracted
the admring attention of the whole country and to have
been quoted another and conclusive demonstration that
system of government is perfect in its construction
being shown capable of such working leaves ben
isl or blur defect to be supplied GOV. Biger stood
proudly erect in the consciousness of his constitutional
duty and swerved neither the right nor the left
hairs breadth the line of his high duty and because he
did So and only because he did So all the factions let loose
the Walls of their wrath upon his devoted Eeadno de-
voted to ruin destruction but devoted fully be-
levc to the highest honors with which discriminating
republic approaching sterling worth, invest faithful
servant state of things Of the general character
existed in Ohio, Indiana, and Maine.
Against all these combinations the democratic party
the only opposing force Its posture submely grand
Amongst all the varied achievements of great party
Ia behalf of human rights in vindchon of the principle
upon which constitutional representative government is
founded may search in vain for prouder trophy than
is found in the position which it took and unncing
ly maintained in the elections alluded to- and yet main
tans and win continue to maintain long struggle
be made for popular rights, But party has not
escaped the damages though to much less extent
which the whig party has sustained That has been de-
molished Ours has only been weakened for the time 1t
has presented bold uninchng front; it has ha,ted no.
bly, for the best interests Of the country without counting
when went into the conflict the chances as TO The extent
to which its ranks be thinRea hui 1t suffered loss
serious lossbp moi rreparabe The combination of fac
tons strong be resisted and the democratic
party calamity maintaining its organization upon its own
distinctive principles and refusing to allow any aew-
tangled notions to be migrated upon i creed has suffered
at almost every point defeat
Thus stands the at present What is TO be done is
the inquiry which suggestself oevery mind which is
occupied by anxious thoughts for the webeng OF our
country and its institutions The facts arc not to be dis
puted, 81 least the prominent and material ones We do
not mention the virtual dissolution of the wing party in
any spirit of ndness, of petty exuitaon over our
ancient political foes We aade to as fixed fact which
may be attempted TO be disguised but which candid men
must admit we think, to be unquestionabe We do not
that the present dismembered condition Of
that party to continue always that il never to be re-
united and reuvenaed but only that the fact present Is
as we have stated is with the existing condition Of things
that we arc compelled TO deal What ia be the future
condition. and the means of shaping and bringing about
happy future condition of political affairs the point to
which we desire attention and thought Are party
politics hereafter TO the shape Of sort of guerilla
warfare is there to DO digned and manly struggle
by those entertaining opposing political sentiments for the
ascendency of their sentiments The democratic party
Is dsmembered well the whig not 10 SO great de-
gree but still too much so maintain u successful combat
with the faction and ianatcsm which banded against
it. Are factions and fanatcsns to triumph to shape and
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