The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-11-03

higher game II because the experiment is making
whether a sectional party merging and overriding all
others possible whether candidates for the presidency
shall openly eeetoneer for that Office and openly sdvo-
cate the formation of such party and the man
ling cup of hono which they reaching dashed to
their feet by the indignation Of the whole country IL is
because this experiment making to-day that we feel that
have duty TO do. Who Of knows that II is not
his last civil labor Who of us does not feel that II It
noblest labor our last I Were 1t even
So what signifies it whether we personally and politically
sink swm-live dis--surviye perish Would not
that be bright page the historian after having
corded in former chapters Of his book the long ante
cedents Of the wings that they held the government of
this good old State with small exception, for quarter of
century that they held it long enough to mbody their
politics in official State papers, the statute book in pub
lie speech through their accredited press in the prevailing
and maxms of public life long enough to see those
politics bear rich visible auumna fruits that while they held
power popular education improved the instrumental
ties of of all parts of the State with each other
and with the States beyond multiplied and perfected
and the universal industrial prosperity of the people ad
vanced by the reforming hand, reforming wisely that the
OF obedience law popular unpopular while
law OF observance OF order of the supremacy of the
constitution within its limits the State and of the
State constitution the legislature of the praccabty
and the necessity of reconcng and performing all the po
ltea duties not one half but all that this sentiment
taught and practsed that liberty OF conscience
held sacred that right be represented equally
in the government the State recognised and sought
TO 10 retained in the constitution belonging to every
human being because such inhabng her soil that they
held good laws powerless and government of laws
impossible if not interpreted and administered by judges
impartial the lot of humanity will admit and helped
to so by of independence of ebb
of party that although they boosted to be branch
of National Wing Convention, and such held creed
OF national politics. combining policy of peace with honor
and industry protected BY wise discrimination Improvement
great natural agencies of intercourse provden and
LIBERAL and Mike administration of the public do
MAN, creed which wise and good men Of every State
in large numbers, sometimes by large majortes,
with them although they held this creed of union they
yet left themselves wholly free cherish and act the
local sentiment of slavery that they opposed its extension
by their press by their vote by public debate its extension
by annexation of Texas and Cuba and by repeal
promise and that their greatcc. and best all who repre-
scented them did up the limits of the constitu
ton and honest satcsmansh and paused reverentay
there would not be glorious page which, after
Gliding this DETAIL he should record that their last organic
act to meet the dark Of this tide of sectonaism
the strand, breasthigh, and roll it back upon its
depths-ay, be buried under it? Would not that be
higher than to follow the advice of one of u.s. who
counsels the wings to march of the field with all the
bonors2 Yes, reject the word of command We will
march of the field at ALL We will stand Just where
are and defend those honors and add to them Per-
haps may fall That better than the fight he ad-
graves. That better than fight but who can tell
that there not others higher to be yet? Laure
further up upon sharper ridges of the battle pre-
ciousess perishng to be by heroic civil duty
and the austere glory of more scsacrces Be these I'M
gathered laurels ours to reap.
But it to that have been little too fast
assuming that your minds already all made up to
join this geographical party Let u.s. then pause and in
spect the thing little let 90 it under hree-fold dis
section; see then, FIRST exactly what is to bewhat if
completely formedwhat it is to be- second what good 1t
will do and third, what evil it will do-what evil the
process of forming 1t will dowhat evil it will do after
is formed First what is it to be when formed Exactly
organization of all the people of the free States If they
get af not majorities of anto political party
proper oppose the whole people Of all the slave States
organized into just such another association upon the
gle but broad and fertile topic of slavery Into this
ganzaton, side and the other every other party is
if possible, to be merged; certainly by this every
other is be out-voted and vanqushed This promising
and happy contamination, mark you is to be political
party proper 1t is not to be public opinion against
slavery 1t is not to be universal personal convc
ton of any man which he may carry with him into
all his political duties and relations, and bind up
with his democratic opinions whig opinions,
tive-American opinions that is not it at ALL II is
be- and act political party properly, technically, and
with tremendous emphasis called. II is to fill Offices
make laws govern great States govern the nation and
do this by the single test of what is called opposition
10 sayeryon the single Impulse OF hate and dread
the arsocracy of the South by which slavery is main
taned To carry this opposition breathe forth this
hate and this dread in action, it lives it holds its
TONS supports its press selects its candidates. prescrbes
their creed conducts its cleconeerng and directs every
act that it does and every word that speaks And now
when you consider how prodigous agency in repub
lie flushed and powerful party is at best when you
member what it has done to and away liberty
from her loved hauns and home by the blue 4Egan or
beneath the sunny skies Of Italy, when you consider how
party the general fact is to form and guide that
public opinion which rules the world how it grows be
the madness of the many for the benefit of the fewwhen
you consider that to win retain the general voice all
the ability this organization possibly command will
be enlisted, and paid that it will offer office to the amb
tous spos the greedy the DEAR delicious indulgence
his single idea to the xealot strong in h fierce and
narrow in his creed TO the scntimcntast and erateur
the corrupng praise Of foreign press dstempeed
and unmeanng philanthropy the of one evil by the
creation Of ten thousand medating these things you
attain to conception Of what this party is to be-
Second. And now, what good is it to do7 And, 6rst
what on earth is it going to do anyhow 1t is formed
will say. 1t has triumphcd 1t has got power in the
free States II has got the general government 1t has
chosen its President has got majority in both houses
of Congress The minority body Of representatives
of shareholders And they have in the great cham
bcrs What to do Now it is agreed on oil hands that
in regard to what they are to do AZ a party, on any
subject human divine, outside Of slavery, we know
t1.o,x.,