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

Such ia the nppellaon which binoted intolerant and
upsar know-nothingism has the hardihood efronery,
and shameless audacy to bestow upon all faithful trusted
and trustworthy members Of the great democratic party
So styled whose only offence is that they stand
unmoved and unterried in their Loyalty to those prne
Piles which, in their practical application under democratic
rule, have made their country all that it is. So
called who hold to the faith and treasure the memories Of
the great apostles Of American
Franklin Madison, Macon, Jackson and Polk The demo-
cratic party is the an-American party, though it added
empire to the conederacy in 1903 riumphantly yind
Gated the national honor in 1872 crushed the National
Bank in 1892 brought Texas into tho Union in ls45,
passed the independent treasury and tariff
laws of 1886, and in lsl3 terminated just and
constitutional by extending the boundaries OF the
Union to the golden shores OF the Pacific. Lewis
Cass is anti-Ameriean, though his famous protest
against the Qunupe treaty saved the American flag from
insult disgrace and degradation the highway
Of nations William L. Marcy is On antAmerican, though
he it into whose hands fell the first flag taken from the
enemy second great struggle against foreign ag-
erosion. Jefferson Davis is anttAmerican though
der lead aud cheered by voice, the Mississippi
rifles charged at Monterey and rolled back the tide OF vic
tory Buena Vista John A. Quitrrn is anti Ameri-
can, though sword pointed the way to the heights Of
Chepultepec and hand FIRST of all untoded the Amer
flag from the halls of the Monezunas James Shields
is anti-Amercan though his blood lowed like water to
country Butler Pillow, Lane, Bragg-these and many
more TO whose patriotism many battlefield bore wit
ness--all these are anti Americans.
On the other hand they whose fathers forty and odd
years ago concocted at Hartford and burned blue
lights on the of New Engandthey who denounced
the against Mexico unprovoked, unholy and UNI
who appauded the expression Of the
hope by Of their representatives in the United States
Senate that enemy might welcome brave soldiers
with bloody hands to hospitable graveshey who look
upon the constitution fathers made compact with
hehey who laboring with untring zeal to stir up
strife between the different sections of the Union and TO
rend its bonds aspnderthey who band together in the
dark 10 violate the rights of conscencethey who take
armed possession Of the halobox and at the dictaton Of
hroling press slaughter their feow-czens in cold blood
without respect sex age-they alone the men
in whose hearts has been developed profoundly in
American feeling and to whose Argas-oyed vigilance
should therefore, be confded the protection Of American
liberty John T. Hale who takes his seat in the United
States Senate the very incarnation of northern ianati-
csm American but not is Franklin Pierce who
stands pledged defend the constitutional rights Of the
South in all their integrity, from all assaults in
what shape under what preteXt, from what quarter
they may Houston of Texas, and Bell of Tennessee,
whose votes stand recorded against the repeal of the
Missouri Compromise are Americans; but not SO are
Toucey Of Connecticut Brodheed of Pennsylvania Bright
of Indiana, and Douglas of Illinois, to whose enlarged
patriotism we owe it that southern institutions are
longer under the ban of congressional legislation
in manifest violation Of the spirit and letter of the constu
ton The three thousand and fifty Protestant cergymeu of
New England who, in the Of Almighty God, and in
His presence protested against the KansasNebraska bill
breach of the public faith, and violation ola national
compact Americans; but not the Roman Cath
Ole priests in that section who unanimously refused to
append their to the infamous remonstrance-to
which refusal is undoubtedly to be attributed the crusade
which northern fanatics have since been preaching against
the Catholic religion, and in which southern men
have been insane enough to join.
What say you, people of Mississippi to all this strange
misappcaon Of terms and monstrous perverson OF
ideas DEMOCRATS TRAITORS; KYow-NoTH-
lYGs ARE AMERICANS PATRIOTS Which shall we Won
der at mosthe ouness of the caluny the absurdiy
of the pretension
Still ANOTHER MARTYR Sister Mary Susannah Rich