The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-02-02

and conservative
The DkxocsAsc party embraces the whole world en-
deayors spread the blessings Of liberty AMONG all IA
TONS aud becomes the propaganda Of universal brother
God, eosmopotc Meeting In iss onward carver with Oh
s,aeles ia the settled policy Of other nations tries
them and adopts necessarily
policy Spanning acknowledge arisocrae rights an
settled policy in it's foreign relations declaring them M
hc relics OF past and harharoas age it attacks both
honae and out and hitherto an,rodden oath
and thus becomes radical In its home policy.
The WING party insists in its foreign policy upon q,
dealing honesty and peace al home adopting a.
sdage All our knowledge 10 derived from experience
enters upon no bold experiments but endeavors avap
the best interests ofthe country by the artificial deycopa,
OF It's natural resources and csiss every radical devs
from what Is well enough This stamps il conserva,r
Hence its measures Protection az home industry M
tionai currency Internal Improvement whenever Al
wherever the 81 commercc demand II peace and
further acquisition Of foreign territory.
The democratic is considered the party Of daring aco
tending endanger the country by the superabundsuo
OF its vitality IL IL constantly checked by M
cautious circumspecsion OF its whig opponents rA|
whig party would the other side, plunge the coun,,
into the stagnant pool Of scshncss II uaceas
ingy moved and exercised by the restless veor gifts Al
tagonist The parties being check upo,
each otherheng indeed the active and rcacsc the DO.
tive and negative popular powers impring the sae|
ship of our confederation its onward In the III
hlment OF national destnya this very account,
the only legitimate national parties Of this country TIL
proper position of the democratic party to mpe gaia,
aud command the ships Of the whia party snpern,ea
its machinery aud tackle Democrats must he ~ e As
wings the isckoufi In short the democrats must N
the party the wings always most powers
the OPPOSITION.
Such are the characteristics Of the two great nations
parties waa their legitimate spAe,rs; and y is ,rue n
gold when Mr. Kcit says that there essentially only L
two national parties in the United States Factions
isns-will occasionally arise and fall unhonofed and IN
sung But il is well-establishsd fact that whilst h
wing party ready to listen 10 the syrsn yoIcs
expedieney caspng to its bosom to-day ant-Masony and
nativism; tomorrow Wimot provsosm and ani-Ncbrss
kasm, not eschewinK hard cider and that odd
the democratic party did swcrve ono momh
from its straightforward course hut marched with stern
resolve aud with defiant brow to battle and to yic,o,y
This proclivy Of whggcry to amalgamate with the
Of the day has given rise to the opinion Of many ha,
neither is a national party.
The democratic party with its coamopolitcal principe
the recipient Of all emigrans from abroad and by then
is il maintained In lis legitimate positionn power The
wing party with its national principles II only recruited
natives If you would divide native-born citizens accord
ing TO party predilections the wings would be In the ma
jory Scott the whg presidential candidate received
1882 ss3537 votes whiIst Pierce the democratic ~nd
date who received almost the entire vote Of the adop
citizens received only l5so,b4b voes-being eny ma
jorty Of 202008 votes whilst AZ the Same TINA Hale ri
ceived l57, 298-mostly native votes
The wings are fully conversant with these thcts Hence
the cry Americans must rule American Alas shey mis-
take their legitimate party position opposion They
desire establish themselves DOMINANT PAary The
dsorganixation and destruction OF the democratic party
their aim their desire They expect to achieve this by the
repeal Of all naturalization laws, and thus to deprive their
opponents Of the necessary supplies which only enable
them to maintain their legitimate position. They It'll,
dream that by advocating American nationality In their
compressed sense they destroy that universally which u
America Germanc civilization 10 destined to obtsn all \
world The question thus raised ii contest Us* III
the cosmopolc principle Of the democratic party and M
national principle Of the wing party, and, AR perct
natural The would be fair and honorable IL k
employed open, manly, and ab0veboasd; II hl
be attained the elication and establishment ii
truth and the enhanced happiness Of man. But tho meD
shrouded in secrecy the blows struck in the DARK
and the aim Of the whole movement II the attainment
power.
Am wrong by assuming that wings ars At the bolton
Of the know-nothng movement Senator Thompson, wis
fred the first gun in this contest ID wing his col
league (Dixon followed suit and Clayton discaimed on!
the name but avowed the principles Of knownothngu
in pathetic strans whilst Sollers another whig has
tablished himself the leader Of know-nohrgs in VI
House OF Representatives II must not be overlooked thai
all these gentlemen southern wings. The Nebrasss
Kansas bill brought forward democratic measur
Northern wings opposed II to man, whilst southern whg
embarked In its favor Northern wings in the Senate Dc
cared the wing party to be deunct dead and buried sn
entered into for the establishment Of the
republican party. This led to counter-movemen q
southern wings and they established the know-nothn
organization.
The northern wings aimed in the establishment Of h
republican party AT the organization Of party on sec
ona issues expecting that the whole people Of the North
agated to the very bottom by the passage Of the Nebraska
Kansas BILL would join and enable them to form sta
northern party oppose the slave interests Of the southern
half Of the Union.
The southern wings perceived at once that their primo
pal aim be the establishment Of party which shoa
be circumscribed by geographical line which should
demosh the designs Of their seeding northern fellow
whigs and at the same time disorgnnze their old ang'
cratic party should furnish materials to their n'T
structure and enable than TO establish themselves A. hs
party in power IF they had presented themselves sna
their designs openly before the country they would have
been received with snsers ridicnle and shouts Of aug
Hence became necessary ingredient Of Their o.
ganization
have given the proxmaie which led 70 The
establishment Of and proceed the NOR
distant and auxiliary causes which viii strengthen ana
further illustrate what have asserted above
Ill AUXILIARY Causts.
The northern democracy was Ia some dsafec'a
Of The passage Of the bill and the re
OF the Missouri Compromise in many States going oFa
the republican party with flying coors
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