Eastern times., 1855-10-11
From the Washington Union.

From the Washington Union
The Star in the East Response to
Victorious Virginia, North Carolina,
Tennessee, Alabama, and Texas.
The Maine election is the first response from
a northern State to the democratic victories
of the south.
AT the moment when her national sentiment
! seemed TO be almost extnguished, and when
abolitioaism gloated at the prospect of secur-
| ing her aid in Its most atroclous treasons, the
popular heart of Maine spoke trumpet-tongued
through The ballot-boxes, and the wild fusion
of fanaticism retired, with its columns crushed
and its spirits broken.
| This most seasonable demonstration-the
beginning, as we solemnly believe, of an ire
sistible reaction in The free States against all
the projects of the adversaries of the constitu-
tion-teaches some valuable lessons. First,
and above all, il shows that a steady adher-
ence to the doctrines of the constitution is sure
of being vindicated by the popular decree. 1t
shows that coalitions between the revolution
airy elements of fanaticism cannot be main
tanned. 1t recalls citizens who have been de-
luded into the lodges of know nothingsm back
to duty. 1t clears the pathway to future con-
tests, by leaving in the field the only two par
ties that now exist in this country-the demo-
cratic party, with the Constitution for its
shield and the abolition or sectional party,
pledged to the overthrow of that Constitution.
This makes clear and a defnitive issue.
There is now no mistaking the parties that
stand arrayed against each other, nor the OBJ
jects to which they are respectively commit
ted. Many circumstances conspire TO make
this state Of things clear and unequivocal-
| The dotpoorafic artv c,,larnnlu ttoJ
to the grave responsibility of protecting the
rights of the States and the guarantees of the
| federal compact.
We know that there are some who even
now remain in the democratic organization
who attempt to evade the full endorsement
of the principles of the party. by declarations
in favor of other issues, and by laudations of
certain administrative measures TO the exclu-
sion of others. But the time has come when
! politicians of this class must either openly re-
ject or openly. advocate these principles. No
middle ground can be occupied by any man
claiming 10 be a democrat.
! Declarations in State conventions or else
where, evasive in their character, and de-
signed to soothe the sensibility Of men who,
although in the democratic organization, are
| free-solers at heart, are neither suited 10 the
times, nor worthy of a fearless, powerful, and
honest party. 1t is the duty of the only ma
tional party the great democratic host
throughout this broad Union-not only to ut
| ter strictly national sentiments, but TO main
tain them everywhere boldly and with vgor.
This course, which we are glad to see is1eo
universally resolved upon, will drive out from
/ the democratic. organization the fanatlcal, sell
! fish, hypocrltical, tlme-serving tlde-walters,
who are inconvenently active when the sea
is smooth and the skies are bright, but who.
on all occasions of real trial, hang like dead
weight upon the skirts OF party they are un-
willing manfully to Defend and yet are not
quite ready to leave. Let them depart in
peace If need be, let them have notice to
quit Their places will be filled with better
men-men ready to contend for the right, in
storm as we'll as in sunshine. 1t is the sim
pie truth, verified by experiences everywhere,
That While the opponents of democracy can do
nothing without isnlS, the democratic party
can do nothing with them, or their abettors,
but to cast them out by action, Just, direct,
significant
We must look not only the present, but the
future, in the face Rather than see our creed
pared down, or shorn of its fair proportions,
so as to be accommodated TO this local inter-
est, or made agreeable TO that sectional idea,
we would welcome wide and lasting defeat.
Rather than act with men who shrink before
the war cry of aboltionism, or who hesitate
to assault the savage prescriptions Of religious
intolerance, and 10 denounce those who seek
to plumber the publictreasury, we would hail
minority as the highest honor, attained, as ii
would be, in company with men honestly unit
cd upon great and enduring principles
Let the democracy. then, grid their loins
for the coming contest! Let them fling back
into the teeth of faction the language of reso-
luton and of defiance Vainly will abolition
howl against the rights of the States-vainly
will bnow-nolhingism hurl its missiles at the
adopted citizen-vainly will fusion seek to
rally free people against the only written
constitution that recognizes all the rights Of
man-if the democracy of the Union is true to
itself, to its doctrines and 10 the expectations
of the people. Those who are not for US in
this struggle are against us. Those who seek
to evade the issue by declarations in favor o
doctrines which are entirely subordinate, o1
by professions of attachments to men, or il
order to achieve local success, or for any rea-
son whatever, will be objects of distrusi, i
not of contempt, to all sides, and of confidence
to none.
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