The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-12-13
THE PEOPLE AND THE PRESS.--THE DEMOCRACY
IN CONGRESS. NATIONAL PRINCIPLES AND
REGULAR DEMOCRATIC NOMINATIONS.

rae PEOPLE AND THE PRESS.-THE DEMOCRACY
IN EsS.--NATioNAL PRINCIPLES AND
REGULAR DEMOCRATIC NOMINATIONS.
The democratic papers are full of reoieings over Tie
proud stand of the democracy in Congress in favored
national aud conservative principles and in support Of
regular nominations We could FIJI our broad pages With
extracts A few viii suffice to show the spirit of tho
whole We regret that have not room for the numbers
OF letters received al This Office and ny friends in Con-
gress from their constituents all holding the gene
rous language The Frankfort (kentncky) Yeoman says
How stands the between ny according to the ee
graphic reeordg By referring dispatches will be
readily The democrats prent an unbroken front Of
national stsm whilst the know nothings and black
republicans divided in seir sectonalism Northern
know-nothngs and southern nothngs are as widely
sundered democrats and baet republicans The attitude
present the country Of humiliation rather than
PRIDE IT looks ike CHAPS had again than that
Union third degree had made them brothers
great 1t proves what have always said that north
-nothingissa viii not stand the test. The
shows that they will upon 70 account affiliate with their
brethren question pertaining to slavery
but that they are exactly Of the stuff that abooni
are made Of Ii with the democracy. Though
minority they still prove Themselves true to their country
and the sacred they have espoosed Like another
Spartan band they have determined 10 maintain the Their
mopyl OF democracy NJ hazards and though fansticism
NAV run riot at the NORTH, and threaten immediate them
they are deferred frm duty but proudly, firmly and
without fear favor reward they breast the storm, aud
the heroes Of constitutional liberty.
southern know nothing papers and orators here
after pirate about th democrats North being aboonsts
and opposed the principles of the Nebraska bill Look
their actions how they stand We learn from the
hat the Saturday night before the
bling OF Congress hey held meeting OF all the democratic
members and unomou.y resolved support for Speaker
Colonel Rchardsoh of Illinois, the firm and untnchng
friend OF the Nebraska bill and the acknowledged
and champion Of that measure in the great contest that
passed it..
After copying the resolution adopted by the Of
the democratic members of the House the Yeoman says
lis not this proud position for tho democracy and
not full and complete vindicaon Of their I'm
this resolution, and upon the nomination made they
have proved themselves the body of liberty
Union Nine tines TO man. have they rallied to their
standard and marched without fear to the music Of the
Union and have defiance in the face of tho oe Nine
the gallant democrats North and South by
firm and undivided for the gifted Richardson proved
their deon the great principles upon which they have
staked their reputation By this they have the
admiration Of every patriot in the land and the thanks
Of the hole South Indeed the latest dispatches inform
southern know nobings instead Of looking their
brethren North for aid and comfort in their Distress have
CONCLUDED to coasce with northern and southern democrats
in reference. Whether this DO true not IL makes
dderencc they must still give the praise to the dcmoc
ra and in order to carry out the doctrines they have
preached in the South they must later, unite
with We have told them this time and again. and the
sTton has been met by them with laugh The
bles turned and almost provoke smile upon
our lips Sam South down upon his knees Invoking the
aid very northern democrats whom they have do
lighted to honor with tho titles Of abolitionists and anti
Americans
We should like hear the Journal and Commonwealth
on this point"
The Philadelphia Pennsylvania says:
Besides the position of the nothngs in this matter
which of decided interest democrats indicative the
of that whlom rampant organization there
other points for suggestive Of much greater
consequences Fret the firm and entirely united aspect Of
the whole democratic delegation unanous, uuwaverng,
untrng presented itself to the factions through
out this tedious balcting solid Phaanx, heroica and
nanfuy performing Its duty TO the conttitution and
handing the admiration Of the country. Those men,
body are proper Of republican
people, and venture say will prove themselves nch
az will eectualy the baleu influences
factions and Of whom their constituents honestly
be proud. Es&
Second The scattered and heretofore intellectual votes
various factions afford orsase Of the doing OF
the opposition convention for nominating candidate
PRESIDENT We do call by any party Not be-
lag gifted with powers OF dvnation cannot venture more
than conjecture to what that may be- Wesay,
merely the opposition Whenever and wherever Its CON
venon MAY DO held guess there will be fun there
and much mistaken, the dongs Of the oppo
ton at Washington in the matter of the organization
Of the House, will b, found to have been small and COM
aravey quiet rehearsal OF the opposition presidential
convention There viii be fun when that happens