The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-12-22
WHAT NEXTf A DEMOCRATIC COALITION WITH
THE SEWARD REPUBLICANS.

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THE SEWARD REPUBLICANS.
Is astonishing how many responsibilities sought
be laid the door OF the democratic minority in Con.
gress If they refuse abandon their tme-honored ad-
herence the principle which recognises freedom Of
science and the equal rights Of all citizens matter
where they the light Of heaven they charged
with factously delaying the organization Of the House II
they stand fast their regular candidates they
cused despotism And they charged with being
in favor of sewardrepubican organization of the popu-
lar branch Of Congress- because presumeso this mad
logic itself to exeesthey denounee that organi-
ation its and its men, unworthy of the conf
dence of the American people Was a minority 50
powerful before And recoect that this is the pa ~ which
told, only few months ago, utterly crushed
ou-was apnhilatea--was pulverized into those ruins
upon which the American organization rose in all the
glores of pristine purity and majestic patriosml The
following is an extract from the Richmond (ya) Wing Of
saturday last
"A goodly number of Virginia taoticians have
boen on to Washington since the meeting of Congress
to put matters right, and possibly with an eye at the
time to their standing bags All who have
turned repeat the same tale: We don't demo-
cratic Speaker much prefer that the black repub-
should elect their manhey have the majority and
wish them to have the responsibility. This sounded
little strange to who had heard OF locoocos
olee could But the begins to
coalition between the democrats and black repub
the tas The Enquirer shows it's hand by bitter
TRADE against the American party who denounced
worthy OF civilized usage This suppose, designed
the southern democracy for the embrace of
association. In the time, observe that democratic
begin absent themselves from the hall
able Banks be elected Ii the public mind be
for the result and the thing be done without suectng the
parties the odium Of uuhaowed combination, may
expect realization of democratic prayershe election Of
a black republican"
There is keenxess of argument and consistency, too
in this rare passage almost overpowerieg So the demo-
Gratis are in favor Of black republican organization BE-
cause they are opposed 10 The knownoiagsi This is jump
ing to a conclusion with vengeance But will the
Wing be frank enough to say that decided and uncom-
promising is the democratic opposition TO the know
nothngs-their oahs and tests their signs and secrets
they are arrayed in still deadly hostility to the
abolitouss? The accusation stands thus The attitude
of the democracy distinct and defiant an,agonsm
Of The dangerous of the day is evidence that it
sympa,hizes with another and still dangerous
Of which it has been and Isl the only organized opponen
The opposition of the democratic party to know-noth
ngism of the present day is idea. That oppos
ton is part of creed which is indvisibe and eternal II
cannot be abandoned and will not be abandoned Long
before the present prescription against the adopted c-
zens and certain religious sect the democracy took the
following ground in their National Conventions. This
resolution first adopted in s40 and has been reiterated
by every Democratic National Convention from that day
to the present:
IS. That the liberal principles mbodied by Jefferson in
the Declaration of Independence and sanctioned In the cons
tuition land liberty and the asyumofthc
oppressed every nation have been cardinal principles
in the democratic aud every attempt to abrdge tho
privilege becoming citizens and the OF soil among
ought be resisted with the spirit which swept the
alien and sedon laws from statute books"
Is it not disreputable attempt them on the part Of any
newspaper much less one claiming much responsibility
as the Richmond Wing, say that because the democracy
will disgrace itself by surrendering principle SO dear
reputation and essential to the preservation Of
rights secured under written constitutions they are anx-
ious for the success of abolition organizaton2 The
Wing does hesitate to add insult to outrage by chag
ing that democrats begin to absent Themselves from the
hall so as enable Banks to be elected And this too
in the face Of the record There is not shadow of truth
this reckless accusation Every vote for Speaker has
found the democratic party in the House gathered In solid
ranks around their candidate, Colonel Richardson Er.
cepting Judge Packer, Of Pennsylvania who has been
twice called home by pressing private business and Judge
Bayly who is ill., and Mr. Wright, of Mississippi, who has
been detained the way and Mr. Davidson, OF LOUIS
ana unavoidably delayed but in his seat no demo-
has been absent and not has ever lodged vote
or wigully absented himself from the hall.
But have noticed quite enough of this most desperate
and abandoned piece of demagogsm.
KNow-NoTHINGIsM IN NORTH CAROLINA.