The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-06-16

of slavery on which the North and the South can
stand and act together That common platform rests
upou the recognition OF the obligations and COM
promises specified in the constitution In regard To sa-
very and the total denial Of any power by Congress
10 interfere with the subject any other respect II Is the
platform Of congressional observation-disclosures which the
Wimot proviso resis,ea-on which the adjustment OF
1850 was eectedon which the Missouri Compromise
repealed and the organization OF Kansas and Nebraska
was provided for and which the democratic party VAL
again unite and preserve the Union against anasiesm,
whether il from the South or the North On each
one of these great trials of national devotion individuals
who had claimed fellowship with the democratic party de-
parted from the ith but the backbone OF the party
has remained firm The Mercury may take COM
fort in these disasters which and then reduce the true
national democracy minority in northern States aud
indulge the hope that its favore theory as to the inn
practicaby OF sound national democratic party Is es-
tabshed and that the millennium of dsuniop is about to
begin but the sequel viii prove that the Mercury doomed
to further disappointment The democratic party has tenn
porary lost of its strength in the North but It's VI
ality and its recuperatye energies unimpaired II
stands now 1t has done from the beginnngthe guar
dian genius Of the constitution and the Union and under
kind Providence ii will both from harm, whether the
danger approaches from the North the South If the
Mercury inspired with attachment to the conttu
ton and the Union than habitualy chershes II would
be less apt to arrive at wrong conclusions Instead Of
seeing in the history of the past twenty years evidence of
the ncapacty of the northern and southern democracy TO
unite upon common national platform it would see
every trial to which the strength Of the condeacy has
been subjected body Of sound reliable northern demo-
Gratis bravey breasng the of natcsm and peril
ing everything like political promotion for the safety of
southern interests II the Mercury could hear the voices
Of those true northern democrats whilst thus noby resist
ing the assaults of northern dsunionis it would hear
something like this We can meet aud vanqush north
ern disunionism when it snglehandcd but when
southern dsunionism comes to its relief through such
channels as the Charleston Mercury, we annoyed
with fire in the rear more destructive than that in
'front.' We can tell the Mercury that it cannot enter
tain worse opinion of the soundness and fidelity OF
northern democrats than they do of such advocates Of
southern interests the Mercury They may be beaten
by combinations and treachery home aided by the fire
ia the rear aimed by southern dsunions but they never
surrender their devotion the constitution and the Union
What if they have been reduced to mnortes in the late
northern elections do they strike the democratic flag
and despair of recovering their lost ground The Mercury
has long since set them the example Of hauling down the
democratic nag ana ueSparng OF Inc lulufe NOT SO WIN
the noblehearted democrats of the North Already
they buoyant with fresh courage and eager to follow their
time-honored standard to the next conflict They
ready unite national platform with the de-
Of the South and they resolved by the union
to achieve national triumph in the contest Of
1885, They will stand and together then the plat
1862 and the result will add another proof that the
safety the federal Union the union of the national
democracy.
The Mercury INDUCES in other remarks to the proba
BILE motives which impe to impress upon the democratic
party the necessity of harmonzing upon nation
PLATFORM which would justify reply of severity
than to make Our motives of subordinate
consequence the democratic party but than
the insinuations of the Mercury to personally.
contribute by exertons to harmonize the dem
ocrac party and thereby defeat the dsunon hopes of the
Mercury it will give pain know that that journal
supposes sctusted by selfish considerations is
least reasonable that should participate in the
spois0 the Mercury labor to sustain party de-
voted to the federal Union and enjoy share Of its patron
age the Mercury abor defeat the great object Of that
party and it, too receives share of its patronage These
however matters below the dignity of either the Union
the Mercury and dismiss them unworthy Of the
space devoted to their notice.
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