The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-07-12
nswEEr ARE rHE USES or ApyERsITY. !.

IL is happy thing for people free ours that they
long be deceived We had almost said is happy
thing that they sometimes be deceived for inasmuch
there lessons valuable than those taught
by adversely ought parties like individuals to proht
by the bitter experience which often Furnishes human
frailty In the of things mere baube can per-
manently mislead the American people dazzling intel
lect plausible idea great name and frequently an erro-
prejudice against measure may go inEat-
and name the very best Of that before cool re-
Election may do the greatest injustice which years
and years cannot repair But it is the security OF the
great principles of whole political system that these
periods are short no how violent In the long
essentials rule practice not professions must guide
and her throne stronger than ever
after her conflict with Let illustrate these familiar
yet eternal truths by Of the current events and de-
yelopments of the day.
What American thing for us'aac has this arrogant and
@promise-crammedn Agercan party done7 II has been
tried more than year Where its American trophies
Where are the healthy fruits OF this precocous tree Is it
american to interrupt public meetings. to prescribe nn-
offending citizens to insult Chief Magistrate de-
fraud at elections as in Phiaaeiphia Washington and
Cincinnati and to eject abolitionists Office in all the
North These few of the ominous essentials that have
these are the Amercanisiusr Of the American party.
The grossest failures the most awkward breakdown Of
the whole farce however, that which marks their enter
prise upon the slavery question The leaders are like
set Of bunging thinkers undertaking repair great
work of Every attempt only infcts injury on
what they seek to improve And this the gift they offer
to the South! Not satisfied with the broad and benef-
cent policy Of the democratic party which stretches
1.- -. Ia. 10. I,n,
of men, and is complete and indesrucble the principles
it preserves these miserable demagogues try to substitute
the inventions of New England advcnturers the patched
up scheme of W. Johnston, the "motley wear of the
Cleveland fanatics what is bad either the light
and Hmsy platform Of Rayner and Prentice, which is
blown about by every wind of doctrine These
Of the realities Of the American party Ought we
not to thank God for our new reforms?
Or will be admonshed by this reckless sporting with
sacred interests and inaeabe rights Who desires 10
witness the Continuance of this wild and irreverent
MALTA What man who calls himself American, and
who is American encourage this horde of ncapa-
bles with their brood of dangerous doctrines or what is
bad their halframed Of ignorant innovation
To bear with temporary folly is thing it may CRAFTY
the momcntary appetite and pass off without harm; but
to be compelled live under light wrerched bigoy
and persistent asehood and daily exhibitions Of ncapacity
and deceittbs would be doom only less olerabc than
that Of bcng crushed under load of desposm Rather
than this any fate would be endurabe Let u.s. then
graduate ourselves that the country is throwing of this
burden of imposition and reachery, which has cluug to
like living plague and that the people passing erect
and renovated, into purer atmosphere and prepared TO
in the visions and phnntoms and tricks of
the soothsayers and jnggefs of politics