The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-04-29
WASHINGTON CITY.
SUNDAY MORNING. APRIL 80. 1850.
THE SENTINEL ASLEEP, WHILE TIE CITADEL Is
BESIEGED.


THE SENTINEL ASLEEP, WHILE THE CITADEL Is
BEsIEGED.
Genuine conservatism is the nobest patriotism II is
vgant well virtuous principle IL never waits 10
be invited to the defence Of the country but promptly
strikes for the right There is indeed, spurious con
servatsr tina, rmdity plausbility and hypoe-
risy, palter forever in double sense, and deighng
only in the little tricks Of the partisan. But this ipos-
different from the direct and ou'spoken spirit
that is always wa,ehful and always true the day Is
from the night There darkness upon the lace OF 'ne
land and danger in the aspects the future and we stand
Ia the midst pers that should put every patriot con-
san,y on bis guard Alarming doctrines rule the hour
Bad men boast Of their influence over the public mind
In all The gloomy trials Of past there day
when anarchcal IDEAS corrupt men, and wicked schemes
have appeared more conspicuous in opposition to esab-
ished rights and institutions We some OF the States
deliberately deying the most solemn laws Of the land We
see others oung federal constitution as somuch waste
paper Citizens are on hand prosecuted for being
Catholics Proestans prosecuted on the other for
being foreienborn oathbound eonspirators essay to
rule the judicial bench jurybo1 the legislative hail.
the sacred desk the right Of suffrage In the midst of
this crusade where are the socaed Of the
tons honor and peace Where the sentinestars of
this tempestuous and backenng crss7 Where those
who assume to guide the ship of State and TO lead IT
into the haven of safety?
When John Randolph found some of his countrywomen
making clothes for the Greeks while own poor were
suffering he exclaimed Ladies', the Greeks at your
doors The same may be said Of such conservatives as
the National tyencsr in this the hour of public peril
That paper of sefconstituted guardian over the
peace and the honor the country and many pous and
....l look n
ton What present avocation? That Of closing its
eyes to the storm that RACES its DOORS and devo
ting its ardent sympahies with generous prouson to
foreign government 1t is Spain, and not the United
States which exces its profound and grave alarm
Looking the sea Of troubles at home and at its very
feet casts its eyes the main and weeps per-
petualIy ever the supposed grefs Of foreign power.
1t has rgotten that charity begins at home and that
there is no occasion to 60 abroad in search Of OBJ
ec for its philanhropc enterprises Such is the mean
choy attitude Of the selfconsued leader Of this
vative element
Has the Inieigsncer really opinions which it may
frankly give TO the world on the subject of the present
crusade against adopted citizens Has 1t no words of
grief at the prostitution Of the leaders Of the old whg
party in lending themselves Infatuated demagogues and
anatcal bgots? At least this spectacle should
Lne noDlc Ito Vi AI~ettyec0. Ohc VI uotH VI ehc
editors Of that paper born in foreign land and is
it possible when they that their party has gone
into movement to degrade and dsfranchisc all such
themselves that they will speak out at least to vind
cate themselves if not others They have
good impeng them to action first, that Of
ching the wings from the disgrace which this
meiamorphosis is imposing upon them secondly, that of
Acqung themselves from the reproach Of submitting to
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party they have served SO long.
And again: Will the Lpeligencer tell that there is
anything whatever the aspects Of the Cuban question
1.-THE alarming to the true friends Of the American
Union as the recent action Massachusetts, legislature
demanding BY aarge majority the removal OF upright
juris simply and alone because he would violate the
consultation Of the United Satss2 In oil the former pro-
ceedings Of northern naticsm never attained such
position Of conspicuous infamy. This act is that will
nsgate thousand fearful retalations 1t is the seed
only hitter blood between hostile sections but Of per-
manent aenation--of intestine commoton-and, it msy
be, of a bloody separation We well how the
southern people, chafsd by the continued efforts of north
legislators multiplying the laws Of Congress should
be Infatuated BY this atrscous deliberate and codbood
ed insult
And no word in rebuke Of it from the LueIyencerhe
gencer-not syllable from the beginning to the close OF
this torturing and fanatca nquston sitting in Boston
upon the conduct Of upright and Christian urst who
has fallen for doing his duty. Not word Can it
be that the adopted citizens Of the Ingnccr hesitate in
branding this scandaous proceeding because is the
work of those who prescribe Memf
We submit the Xncgencer whether this is not fair
field for its investigation. We submit that the Greeks
at DOORS We suggest that the fbusters not
after Cuba but seeking undermine the consttu ion
that the foe have most fear is the foreigner but
the prosecutor OF the foreigneand that the laws Of
lions are not in half much danger from people
the laws Of country We invite the Hfsi
gener 10 the good work II is task practical-a field
ripe for the Sickle great disease for conservative
Will 1t speak? Will it act2
HON. HOWELL COBB.
The democracy Of the congressional district formerly
ably by Hon. Howell Cobb Of Georgia and lately
by Hon. Juni w. Hyer seem to be unanimous in asking
the of Ge Cobb to be candidate at the coming
election. Their rfes be little opposition to him
Judge Hlyes having withdrawn from the field. This in
elgence win be most gratifying to the democratic party
OF the country. In all respects Howell Cobb is model
statesman and and consistent supportcr of