The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-01-09

TUESDAY MORNING. JAN. .. 1855
WARNING TO THE DEMOCRACY OF THE SOUTH.
ERN STATES

individuals many elements OF the public safety IL
self for legal forms may too often be deed when
honor is discarded and when faith and sincerity have Dc
parted from the hearts OF When candor is exchanged
for deception and truth for fasehoodwhen there is no
confidence among members of the same Community and
former friends stand aloof each dsrustng the oherour
liberty win be baube our laws like VOWS written
in the sand and all the safeguards Of society only SO many
hypoertca devices hide hinder internal corrup
ton Then, in the language Of honest Pierre, may the
patriot excaim Of the demagogues who reach power upon
the ruins of the public peace and the public morals
s.They say by them hands are free from letters
Yet whom they please they lay in basest bonds;
Bring whom they please to infauly and sorrow;
Drive us like wrecks down the rough tide of power;
Whilst no holds left to us from destruction"
At period when considerable anxiety is manifested in
regard the progress Of the and proscrpye ee
among the southern people these reflections may he I'm
appropriately INDUCED After the tornado has sweptover the
North carrying down in its relentless many Of the
abest Of the day there is deep interest TO whether
any the democrats of the gallant and chivarc South win
yield the exaction of this gang of conederated poscr
ons,s The chicanery the alsehood, the bargaining the
hypocrisy and the expressions that already stain the record
Of this party happily be challenged in
any quarter No call in question the fact that
these the prominent characteristics of the knownohng
organization The results which have been accomplished
by such expedens and such characteristics before
and around us, ndwhe may deplore their ex-
stence, cannot deny it. We who have
heretofore scorned the slightest evasion Of the truth
and who have revelted from the approaches Of dis
honest denagogues--m whose sword their bond
and who before forfeited their respcct by low and
living practices-We as now crayculy
yielding the hidden behests of oatbound conspiracy
and openly registering the DEGREES Of the proga,e poll
cians who have obtained the mastery in the lodges of
made its way in the South and We hope that the demo-
cratic party in that part Of the Union will be strong
enough to keep it from their midst.
An instance of the treachery which lies the basis Of
the so-called know-nohing has just been exhb
tied in the legislature Of Pennsylvania. We refer it
only to put the seal Of condemnation upon it, 1u adonsh
the democrats Of The South tcho wW Be called 10
ter the enemies Of oaryee institutions, ambush aeaag
for he rictms they hare tapa for prescription. The Phil
adelphia Argus Of Thursday evening last gives the follow
ing graphic history fit
MARK rRAIToRs.-The election of Henry r. Strong,
wing aud nothing of this city speaker of the house
of representatives attended by and
political treason and perdy which deserve recorded
well for the benefit Of tho democracy fitting reward
those who sold their party featy for pottage
The vote for Mr.. Strong exhibits the know nohings in
stronger force than supposed All the independent
of both parties proved to be the tools made of by this
order further their ends upon the legislature and
acted with the know nohng in organizing the house. The
wing party is entirely dssipated Not is left 1.-THE
old line Clay wings who used to Haunt their immaculate pu
ry the face Of the country and boast of unsued political
faith inheritance, ncorruptble unde6led, and which
could not be shaken But this boast like their principles
has faded away and vesge Of this proud and de-
ant party be in this house Of of this
Commonwealth. Even Mr. Strong dares not himself
member OF that party, call Of the whg party
with view of aiding bis election the speakership The
whg banner had be hoisted half mast aud the black
nag Of religious prescription and bgoty unfured before the
know -nothings would endorse him in their lodges.
But this done, and Mr.. Strong is speaker Of the
house. The entire know nothing poed for him,
matter BY which political the may have been
known how they classed With the who openly
opposed the democratic organization and voted for Mr.
Strong have fault find the of violated faith
and honor But there in that house who solicited
the regular democratic nomination. attended all the party
meetings. boosted loudly of their opposition to
ingism elected by democratic and yet turned
traitors the party and its principles and voted for the
know nothing candidate, Henry X Strong Here their
names
ssB Laporte, of Bradford j. A. Stehiy OF Dauphin
j. Minge J. F. Lnderman S. Shesrer, Berks b. T. La
throp, of Susquehanna.
In this list of inamy. this muster-ro Of traitors,
omitted all those who elected independent eand
dates The named took the title of regular democrats
and protested to be attached to all the doctrines which
conended for by that party the late in this Com
They applauded when democratic speakers and
presses denounced the nothing faction in the panest
and unequivoca They knew that il elected the
party would expect them its representatives oppose
that perncous and dangerous order by all the their
power All these facts well understood by these Ar
nolds and they played the part Of pinps and spies in the
camp Of their friends accepted the bounty the uniform,
and the first engagement their guns their broth
and oppose the by whom they elected power
This the depth of and pcrdy which this band
of cowboys has descended If they had avowed their hos
ty the democracy and fraernizsd with the opposition
before their nomination. that would have been different
state Of affairs. Then. the party had fit to
them the fault would have been cageabo TO those who
their ballots for such candidates But the deep
Of the legislature affords ample proof Of the guilt the
offending parties
In the face of this say let the euiprits pill
iored, that all honest democrats feel that the
party ia freed from the of their These
have broken their party faith dgraced themselves the
estimation of every honest in the country forfeited all
claims public confidence in the future, with motive The
bait in the distance II will be before the
ended The glitter of gold TIE promise Of place and eso
uuent the lire by which their have
ed astray from the old accustomed path Of purity and firm
ness"
This constitutes earnest and irresistible adj
monton the democrats Of those States which are soon
to these and midnight combinations AFore-
warned forearmedr They should not hesitate moment