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

States. We put in Illinois because she voted for
wing candidate and confident she will and
Missouri because since 1925 she has constantly voted with
the democratic party, and Is acknowledged be demo-
cratic now by heavy majority
South Carolina
MISSOURI.
Arkansas
virginia
new hampshire.
But every sign shows that the presidential contest
will be issue where side will be Sewardism
free-soism under its name under the republican
name, under the mark of know-nothngism Hence it
will be substantially the contest of ls52of Sate-rghts
principles against principles tat you'd invade them No
other issue to be possble for If know-nohngsm
dissolves with ee-soilism il will lose its hold
at the North In such ISSUE the above seventgix
electoral Cor the democratic nominee should be added
as certain
Georgia 10
North
Louisiana.
Florida.:.....- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, 3
iennessee....... III
Here without taking into account usually reliable dem
ocratic States have III votes which, candid person
will admit, at all likely to go for sectional wing
fusion candidate Of the class of States are Mary
land and Kentucky l2-boh of which States never
would vote for party standing the northern whg
constitutional platform Then there the usual demo-
cratic States of Michigan G. Maine g. Iowa A. Wisconsin 5,
Indiana 10, either of which 10th believe on the
momentous issue Of the presidency would give sectional
vote Neither Harrison Taylor put up such
PLATFORM and because of these States voted for them
affords why they would vote for sectional
ddate. These 56 votes added TO the III would make
enough and fourteen votes TO spare to elect democratic
President
But we have said nothing relative to the great States
Pennsyva and New York In New York the motley
combne of Sewardsm and freespisn and Mainelaw-
ism has succeeded only because the democracy
united. Let the masses of the partysofts and hards
compel union again. they have periodically compelled
union heretofore and power stand against them.
This is all that is needed in that State TO carry for the
democratic nominee Let the candid observer whether
such union is far likely take place. than that
this State should be given either of the factions
that enjoying temporary triumph In the
democrats in 1856 should take the 80 OF this State
they could spare half dozen smaller States and elect their
candidate
Pennsylvania has just elected Pollock-whg abolition
and know-nohing-its governor. But the defeated de-
mocracy manifested frmer resolution than they
did in the last election and their union complete
and their organization stands mistaken The conquerors
have common bond of sympathy, banded together
for the spo even now quarreing the distrbu-
ton, and cannot act in majority in harmony. Taking
all The chances into consideration let the candid say
whether they moi stropgy in favor Of the democrats
tumbng the present dynasty from The OF power
and restoring the Keystone State to its proud and proper
position in the democratic arch We predict that hor 81
will be given for the nominee of the democratic
venton of 1856
We have presented exaggerated view of the southern
strength of the democratic party or any upwarraned rep
resenation Of the issue of 1856 1t is most significant
fact that the working wings at the North striving to
make sectional issue fnorthern know -nothngism lives
long enough 10 be power in 1885, it will be but free
soil mask 1t is against such elements beyond question
that the democracy will have to contend in the next pre
dental struggle and il is these that compose the simeon
and anaticsm which has just swept the northern
States This psosrae the democracy; but far from
having destroyed it, the party in greater vgor
than il is where II has been most badly beaten and
confident of reganing the lost ground.
Encouraging is view of the position of the party
many of the States with reference to the future yet
after ALL its tower of strength consists in this that it
for its object the maintenance of principles vital in their
that must be sustained If the Union
be preserved POPULAR SOVEREIGNTY FREEDOM
STATE EQUALITY and fidelity the obligations of the con-
sTTUoS principles that have enduring elements They
inscribed on each democratic banner that hangs the
outer wall each democratic State citadel In support of
such platform democrats know no North no South no
East, West for they principles as
country They thus national, and the democratic adj
of them viii be responded to alike the plains of
New Orleans in the walls of old Faneu Hail. and in the
cosmopolitan prsres of the West They bond of
union and pledge of victory
But there ever oroakers heads who pre-
dieting failure TO the party and these are now mourning
about the democratic highways, II exactly so, we
well remember years after Jackson into power
Then State after State fell away from the democratic party
and there opposition majority in both branches
of Congress Then the opposition in ecstases Then
besides vuperation ssyaGa measure it proclaimed
that Jackson rrerevably lost public confidence Prom
nent supporters deserted the democracy national Clay
convention Dec ls3) said "e Of the good
(Cays elecon beyond ne possibility Of dou1t The pres
t administration has been for time past Justly dscred
tied III public opinion Gen Jackson has been gradually