The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-11-09
MARYLAND AND MASSACHUSETTS.

There are TWO States in the Union which represent
distinct and hostile ideas ofpocs and morals strongly
Massachusetts, and Maryland Massachusetts, is the very
adel Of abolionism in which the material is fabricated
and from which this material sent into other States for the
purpose of operating against the domestic institutions of
the South. Maryland is the fortress which stands between
the North and the South arrestng the tide of fnatcism
from the free States, which, unarresed, might overwhelm
the rights of the South in common ruin.
Two hundred years ago the Catholics who found refuge
in Maryland were expelled with stripes from Massachu-
otts and from that day to this whenever religious opn
have been introduced into the political strife MasSa
chuses has stood forward in all the nsoence of bgotry
to execute Judgment upon such States as recognised
the liberal principles proclaimed in the history and
laws of Maryland. 1t is true that when Henry Clay
and Daniel Webster were recognised the leading
spirits of the old wing party Maryland and Massa-
chuses acted together but it is also true that since
those statesmen have passed to their long account the diff
eences which separated Maryland and Massachusetts, in
the beginning of the colonial history of both have again
md again, been sgnaly and startlingy displayed What
10 behold In contest which threatens 10 di-
vide only the Union but the Christian church, how
ever denomnated-a contest led off by Massachusetts,
camoring against the Catholic and against the slave
holder as the chief motive for its energetic co-opera-
tion-n such contest we see Maryland joining hands
with Massachusetts to put down the only party in exist
ence which can maintain her principles, protect
her from the bgot and the fanatic. Such the
presented within the last days to the intelligent OBJ
server.
But If Maryland and Massachusetts, have been united
upon platform which everything to the latter and
nothing the former, they have also combined to
throw and to disregard all the inunctons of the purest
and best citizens their midst Together they have
bned destroy the democratic party, and together they
have united to ignore Chonte Winthrop billiard, and
Everett on the one hand, and the other Revcrdy
johnson, John " L, Mcmahon, Roger B. fancy, and
John Nelson and in their stead have accepted those
demagoeues who until the bitter day which introduced
religion into politics and made abolition leaders accepta-
BILE southern men, dared to ntrude themselves at
the head Of agreat political party 1t cannot be- however
hat combination like this should last 1t lisa league of
Contradictions conspiracy filled with discussions and
with prejudices 1t must fall pieces of its internal
corruption But iii strong in its virtue It'll
rogant its pretensons indulge the proud consolation
that the democratic party will henceorth be powerful
than ever against omnous and disgraceul conunc
ton The principles upon which that party stands may be
temporarily overthrown but they prevail last The
masses may lie msled for day, but they will be unde
cevcd It cannot be that the democratic party based
is upon tho faith and the endurance Of the constitution
and backed is by the strong and the enlightened in
teects Of all parties should not be able to overcome the
schemes and the hopes of its adversaries. 1t
be that know-nothngism galvanized into brief exist
at the very moment when it seemed to be tren-
bling the verge Of eternity, should be able to make
Roadway against the democratic party If that could be-
the Union would not be worth the parchment upon which
the Declaration of Independence is written the constu
ton would be worthless the resolutions of know
nothing convention and the hopes of the down-rodden
people of the old onarchie visionary if there
no such nation as ours the map of the world.