The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-10-07


bargaining and hypoersy whether we name Senator Dur
kee Of Wisconsin whose anstcaI violence the floor Of
the House Of Representatives in 1850 made him object
of universal contempt; Simon Cameron, of Pennsylva
MIA whose political and pecuniay morals governed BY
The same corrupting standardwe shall find these
the head of the great party recently led by Webster and
ohoate, and Washington Hunt and Horace Binney and
those distinguished statesmen who illustrated the when
the democratic and whg parties were arrayed against
each other When say athe great party" speak Of
the orga1lzaton because it is undoubted that the
chnery of the old wing party has fallen into the hands OF
these desperate
Observe now the process by which fusion was
mated in Maine Recall the speech Of Wade Of Ohio, hid
in its doctrines revolutionary in its remedies and
brutal its language revert to the murderods enforce
of the Maine law in the chief city Of the State
and behold large portion Of the American people follow
ing the lead of these dangerous examples. Go next
to Massachusetts, where 'at fell swoop," the whole
wing organization seems to have been submerged By
combination Of abotonsm and acknowledgment, headed
by men who perure themselves daily by violating the
suton they have TO support The fusion In Penn
sylvana the most recent in its character the
startling of all. Although the know-nothings placed
in nomination their candidate for canal commissioner
their secret lodges participating in the ceremonies pre-
cedng that nomination; although the abolitioniss as
sembled in transformation at Pittsburg and elevated
Passmore Williamson their candidate for the office
and the wings met at the State capital and selected Mr.
Henderson their nominee yet the people of that State
called upon witness the extraordinary spectacle ofhe
president Of country bank, who had just previously been
expelled the democratic party because Of his admission into
the midnight order and the sudden publication of secret
letter pledgng him to the ouest doctrines Of aboitonisn
converting three efges of State committees and COM
peling these committees to throw overheard the cand-
dates of the three factions alluded to, and to select
man by himself dictated We may here perceive how
much the heretofore sacred nominations of the secret party
worth and how weak aud contemplate their numbers
have become when they compelled to place their for
in the hands of single man and at the time
may realize the depth of degradation which is pro-
posed reduce the gallant whg party Of past days when
that party expected compaceny to submit TO the dom
neering insoence of demagogue whom only yesterday
they upbraded and rdiculed among the vlest of the
VILE 1t would indeed be amazing spectacle if this last
fusion far from being seconded by the people of Penn
svania the polls Tuesday next not repudiated
with nefable and universal scorn.
II scarcely necessary that should complete this
view Of recent and past events by again referring to the
extraordinary abolition and knownothing deception now
in progress in the State of Ohio We have said enough
point the mora of existing opposition politics. and to
define the respective positions of the democratic party and
its varied adversaries
We repeat that all these events subjects if not of
congratuaton to the true friends of the country at least
of such important significance that they prepare and
strengthen for the grave duties before The fusion
which the democratic party opposes is fusion of hareds
and Of fusion Of ambitions and of corruptons
fusion of reckless and Of revolutionary ideas In
the face Of such combinations this let us drop all merely
personal considerations let surrender all contests be-
men, let invite standard every lover of the
constitution and of the Union let put out of view all expe
dens and decisions and let this be fusion Maintaining
this attitude cannot fail to conquer, not only our oppo-
in the coming presidential election but for many
years to come.