The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-12-22
pENUNcIArIoNs OF THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY II


Both wings of the opposition in the House are daily in
the habit of denouncing the fearless ayowa of sound doc
trnes by the democrats of that branch Congress The
socaled black republicans indignant because among
these doctrines the distinct and bold prn
cipe which they oppose and at the same time no less
distinct reputation of doctrines which they sustain The
Simon Pure knownothngs, on the other hand, lash them
selves into the most violent passion because the resolution
Of the democratic members is protest against their oahs
and tests their prosecutions and prescriptions 1t is diff
cult please everybodya fact which our political friends
in the House would have realized had they invited into
their consultation the gentlemen who take up
much public time in complaining of their action. Unable
to agree among themselves the different ingredients of the
opposition fall upon those who unite; and while the
side boasts of its ability control majority it ex-
hauss itself in violent attacks upon that mpenetrable pha
anx which, having power to organize the House,
tents itself with voting for its candidate, and with
nouncng its principles to the world stranger obsery
ing this significant scene for the first time would be led
believe that the democrats Congress- though in minor
y ,cer The only party Of chich Me opposition really had
any fears
The amazement of the different leaders of the oppo-
ton that the democrats should have platform ia some
what refreshing. Is it, then, novel thing for the de-
mocracy enunciate with emphasis their opinions and
principles The great complaint often made against then
by present adversae has been that they feared to
meet great issues, and that they hold out different
doctrines the principle in different parts of the
country; and now, when they most explicit and
frank when nothing is left to inference or to insin
uation their opponents fly into uncomfortable pas
sion and denounce them erecting barriers to harmo
Nous action in Congress, and insulting the representa-
lives who do not agree with them Was confusion
worse COMPOUNDED than thisa
The frank and fearless policy of the democracy Of Con-
gcss has proved to be most mastery and opportune Wit
ness the debates in the House of Representatives Every
democrat who has yet spoken has planted himself the
resolution of the LIST of December while the baed lead
of the opposition toll in vain TO break columns
to word of dissent expression inconsistent
with this resolution. And what has been the condition
Of those who have PLATFORM Time is wasted in end
less personal explanations. One gentleman rises in his
place coll his candidate for Speaker to accounts another
rises dsayow the expressions of his own party organ
another breaks from his associates and INDUCES in
the extravagnnt attacks upon the recognised
the constitution while still another assas those with
whom sympahizes for their attempts to and
troll him. All this vexaon would have been spared to these
parties had they assembled in advance to lay down their
doctrines in brief and simple phrase that all who run
may read But this to have been impossible MS
their efforts combine upon candidate for Speaker have
been up this day The democracy cannot repair these
unhappy divisions in the fusion ranks II is not the prov
nce of the democracy to achieve such wonders as these
and beg friends in the opposition to be more gem
than to expect that when the democrats lay down
their platform they should also put up half dozen
other platforms to suit the various and varying ereeds of
those who arayed against the rights of the States and
tho rights Of the citizen