The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-01-28
Prom the Cincinnati Enquirer
issa. lss4--Ay EXTRAORDINARY CHANGE or
FRosr-DisHoNEsTY OF THE WING OPPosI-

We think the democratic press has been negligent of lis
duties In not taking pains 10 show up the change Of
font which political opponents have made within the
last two years upon the questions which engross
ing good degree Of public attention Never in the
nails OF politics, did party round in 50 short
time and preach such opposite doctrines the wings have
within the last two years ID Is really extraordinary
and be who allows has memory revert back is struck
with astonshmen at the audaeity and celebrity with which
the wings have shifted their position. How their polit
clans and editors hope 70 retain share OF public
,pect view OF occurrences il is impossible
osiye Itsawonder how any other
ton than that Of disgust for party which would be guilty
Of such dishonesty The facts about state i'm
tegent viii deny for they fresh in the recollection
o. every citsQ Of the country Their bare recital without
any indicates the utter recklessnes
snd dishonesty Of the party which is opposed TO the de
mocracy OF the United States in most striking and Eff
fective manner.
The principal objection made by the whg press and the
wing organization General Pierce the democratic
ddate for President in 1852 was that he had not although
promnen. and influential politician succeeded in blot
ting out from the constitution of New Hampshire pro-
vision which excluded Catholics from holding certain Of
fees Of honor and With the upholdng Of this
gious the whig editors and wing stumpers sought to
connect the democratic nominee TheDjustice of any such
exclusion Of Catholics formed the staple of most Of the wing
speeches and of the whg editorials in the presiden
tia campaign Of 1862 How ardeny and eloquently did
that party then advocate the great and glorious doctrine
Of civil religious liberty for all What home upon
the Ubiquitous character Of this political prescription for
religious opnionsths discrimination against Catholic
be found in the Washington National Intelgencer
Louisville Journal New York Courier and Enquirer Phil
adephia North American, Baltimore American Cincinnati
Gazette Columbus Journal, Cleveland Herald, Hartford
Courant ST Louis Republican, Ptsburg Journal Detroit
Advertiser Chicago Journal and the whole crowd Of lesser
lights Of the press that followed in the wake of these whg
luminares Take up the files Of any whig paper from
June November 1852, and you win observe in them
Vulnerable articles against the prescription of Catholics
from Office in New Hampshire and attacks upon the demo
cratic party and s candidate for countenancng the nus
tice.
Now all the above papers and nne-tenths Of the party
that declared against any political disabilities being placed
upon Catholics ia New Hampshire anxious extend
the provisions OF her constitution all the States and
connected with societies having that end in view
What light has suddenly broke in upon the vision
Of whggery within two seasous Those who agains,
Catholic exclusion from Office in 1859 were the know
nohings Of lS54astounding to relate But this is only
exposure of branch Of the garng dishonesty and
shameless conduct Of the whig opposition In 1852 the
party and the papers in favor of the pres
emit naturalization laws with amendment proposed by
their presidential candidate be Incorporated in their
national platform that would have made those laws still
liberal to the foreign immigrant Now they in
favor Of repeating extending them to the of twenty
years is evident there is any danger to be APP
pretended TO institutions from extending the right of
suffrage to those not born the SOIL ii just appar
en in 1852 as in 1854 nothing having occurred since to
alter in the least the complexion of the question Yet the
whg papers and the wing party did not them being
singuarly blind at that time evil which they
pretend has existed for long period.
The great mass OF the wings who compose the
knownothng councils in 1852 the saunch sup
porter of General Scott the who enraptured
with the rich Irish brogue7 and the sweet German
cent? To court and honeyfugge the foreigners then
all right in the estimation of these precious whg patriots
and they made love to them in the most ardent
Now they enemies and would prescribe and
lticaly disfranchsc them. The truth is organiza
ton the whg know-nothng opposition is utterly devoid
Of principle and will take any tack and do anything that
it thinks viii beat the democratic party. What it profess
year will denounce the next, paying at
tenton TO honesty consistency than those words
not to be found in the English language
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THE VERY LATEST NEWS BY THE PACIFIC.
The following items were made up from the sour
Of information just before the departure of the Pacific
LONDON, January 3D. 1856.
According private accounts of completely reliable
character from St Peersburgh great distress expert
enced in that city, and much dissatisfaction prevails at the
hardships imposed by the Ii is mentioned that in
all the churches prayers offered for peace As religious
government this statement is somewhat remarkable.
The journal de S. Petsrsbrgh Of the Sd gives fourth
Of its columns the report OF Mr. Brghts pro-Rus-
sian speech delivered the AID ut in the House of Com
PRUSSIA
statement that Prussia had adhered the treaty of
December q given in the Morning Chronicle yesterday
rests the authority Of the Vienna Femdea Bd and is
at least premature
AUSTRIA AND CONFEDERATION,
Hanover and Brunswick have resolved to continue
united and TO identity themselves with Austria in the az
fairs of the East the secondary States successfully de-
caring themselves in the
FRANCE.
The subscriptions the national loan in Paris and in
the departments amounted yesterday evening 100000
francs In the communal schools for girls the ordinary
studies suspended and the girls all engaged in
king lint
SARDINIA.
The Queen dowager widow Of Charles Albert expired
this day after days Illness at the age of 81,
The Russian of Tutscha has been posted at Bahia
dagh TO stop the march Of the Turks the Crimea
LATEST FROM CALIFoRyIA.--RAIs AT LAsr.-The follow
ing appears in the Fday-evening edition OF the New York
papers
Our correspondent at San Francisco informs that the
new year ushered in by violent storm, which
commenced on the morning Of the lst The rain fell in tor
rents and considerable damage done to property in
that city. Several frame buildings were blown down and
others unroofed while nnuuerabe number OF minor
disasters occurred in different parts the city II
feared that the shipping in the harbor had suffered
injury, but what extent has asceainei The
gale exceeded In severity anything that has visited San
Francisco since 1852
The rain would however, prove a perfect cod-send 10
kYbss have Afed