The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-11-11

fas With the experience OF the not remote past before
their eyes need fear that the delegates that
vention win allow personal preferences and pariiaes TO
blind their eyes 10 the interests of the country and of
the party that they WILL without inevitable
cessity repeat the folly of nominating candidate who
must go into the contest with this that democratic
State certain against him in advance Such stupidity
committed, and dearly paid for by defeat will suffice
Wise and dspassionae men, such wi trust be sent
to that convention win not put that bunder to second
edition. They will not be wanting in sagacty
not TO understand that union and harmony and the
husiasm which these beget the most potent agents
for the Of party and that these should always be
secured at any short Of the sacrifice of principle.
In this connexion, we may remark that it
than limited by the opposition journals and apparently
credited by portion of the democratic press that Pres
dent Pierce is making systematic efforts to obtain
nation We do not believe word of It. We do be
ieye President Pierce a denomination a reelce
ton We believe he has RETAINED from making explicit
decnaton of candidacy only the earnest solicitation of
friends, who very properly desire him to remain in po
sition that viii compel him to decline a nomination
should the convention the conclusion that he will
make the best bearer for the campaign This
believe to be the Presidents position Our belief however
is not founded upon any positive information but only
in the circumstances Of the case which, think furnish
ample grounds for all we say.
President Pierce was nominated without his seeking was
elecedtrumphantly electedby the spontaneous support
of the American people, against the greatest general of the
age. He has thus been crowned with the highest civil
honors Of the epublic. He has thus far manfuy borne
the burdens land heavy they ae which these honor
impose for appointed term. Strange, indeed must be
that ambition short-sighed indeed that avarce of pot
cal distinction which would tarnsh these pure hon
and lower this proud dignity by descending any
such strife that nmaeda strife too, that would be
defeat the very object intended TO be accomplished
by it, No. no. it cannot be President Pierce is such
If he again to be the candidate of the democratic
party for the highest Office in the worldthe chief mags
tracy of this republict will not be by any of his
seeking from the very idea of which he would turn away
with beconng but it will be by the free and
cted choice of the democracy of the nation made known
through the appropriate tribunal the National Democratic
Convention Nothing less than this would he accept He
holds the doctrine that he has maint
ed the Office of President is neither to be sought
declined We trust that other eminent will fol-
low this wise example
To seek the success of individuals but of princ
pies and of our party should constitute the rule of pot
cal action for every democrat whether of humber more
prominent position Personal preferences and partiaes
should always yield to this higher claim of principle and
Of party in every contest but above ALL should they be
cast aside as unworthy thought in the approaching
struggle upon whose issue hang such momentous results
the integrity and perpetuity of our institutionsthe
prolific of unnumbcred blessings to ourselves and
the brightest beaconght of hope to the rest of the world
Let ALL then, but cast aside personal considerations and
predictions and faithfully net up 10 this principle and
the triumph of the great constitutional party of the
try will be certain that the day of election shall
rive Any other will endanger success if it do not
entail defeat and will inevitably be productive Of rerni-
cious results.