The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-06-26


to the combined factions Of opposition marshaled
by abolitionsm the North and by prescription in the
South The clarion voice Of victorious Virginia have
awakened the sleepers in all the southern States and
whether we look to North Carolina where good men are
making against fanaticism-where Cling
man and Craige, Ksra4and Branch, Rufn and Shaw,
rally like band Of brothers plat
form; whether VIC turn to Tennessee, where John
leads his confident democratic party against Gentry
who disowns his former faith and friends or to Alabama
where Winston holds the field alwost uncontested to
Mississippi where the lately sangune y be-
fore the hotshot of Barry McRae Wright Baksdae Harris
Singleton and last least their gallant avorite JEFF
erson Davis to Georgia with its terminated
ted democracy Lousans eager for the contest and
of sweeping triumph Kentucky, where Clarke
leads the democracy almost lin one and
in all the spirit to prevail enkindling the
fires of former and pointing the coming vic
tories
This of things is all the more interesting in view
of the desperate efforts of the combination of po-
clans corrupt and to deceive the southern mind After
completely identifying themselves with the northern abo
onsts they suddenly change 'front.' attempt to undo
this vile collision; 5at they too late" The northern
game too boldly and agrantly played to be I'M
caly (however Intellectually for tme resisted the foul
continuation to make these eleventh-hour regrets
carnations of southern demAgogues effective The Raynsrs
and the Prentces the Donesons and the enrys are oo
later
Il is only necessary that should point the present
condition of things in the southern States the keen
Of this fact entertained by the leaders Of the double
beaded opposition show to democrats all the Union
tap- tfavh ava iuvn
Dony The future, few weeks ago dark and gloomy,
is radiant with hope The clouds fading before
the rising Of democracy; and the who have toiled
to defeat by dividing noble party may read their
doom in the confidence and courage which reani-
mate that party. Woe those who in view Of this in
spring scene should seek revive buried animositie to
reknde extnguished ealouses to croak Of their own
disappointen and to attempt to dim the future By APP
and obscurty will DO their at once and forever They
their DOOM in mirror in the sudden caastro-
phe which has oyertaken the know-nothing conspiracy
conspiracy relied upon destroy both the sdmnistra-
ton Of President Pierce and the democratic party.
THE PLAN OF OPPOSITION TO THE DEMOCRATIC
PARTY
Now that the armies Of the doubleheaded opposition to
The democratic party have formally taken the field it may
ceeds and objects In all the mutations inventions Of
politics this is the first time that ever for the mere pnr
pose of opposition and of plumber political party has
formally agreed to to separation of its forces and
to leave each division select its own way and to choose
its principles in order to achieve victory in which
both shall ultimately and equally share That this design
has long been vored by certain asprants North and
South is beyond all question Mr. Seward has often
hepu Hing IN hovn Tia h.xxIu
such way would leave both extremes to select
their own platforms on the slavery question: and Mr..
Rayner unconsciousy his southern echo at Phiadel-
phia in the last knownothng convention did hesi-
tate to offer resolution to that question to the M
t and to conduct the election for the next presidency
upon what would be scramble for spoils and wild
hunt of Catholics and adopted citizens There was how
ever such mercenary and guerilla spirit about this prop
ostonsuch air OF seishness and corruption not TO
speak OF the danger Of leaving abotonism wide field
for its operations against institutions Of our country
that the southern delegations fell back upon what they
called national PLATFORM while allowing such Of their
northern brothers led by Senator Wilson Of
Massachusetts, and Mr. Ford Of Ohio to build up creed of
their own after the approved tactics Of Mr. Seward
himself
Our readers cannot have forgotten that this very sena
Wilson inAugurated his election to the Senate of the
United States by attempting make himself and his doc
uincs agreeable TO the Soutor in other words by try
ing to nationalist the knownothngs by sotenng certain
Of his abolition sentiments This experiment failed utter
y and disgraceuy and in order escape the FIRE of the
New York Tribune and its adanct he was compelled to
reavow his fanatcism and outbid the camorous lead
ers who declared he had deserted them II Is more re-
cent fact that Gov. Gardner tried his hand at the same
game when he refused to second the prescription Judge
Lorng which prescription he himself had set on foot in
the vote no deprving that eminent citizen Of po
siton as law professor Harvard Gov Gardner whose
course WAS imitation Of that Of his friend Wilson, was
also compelled TO recall his adventure and is
thoroughly reabooniscd as IL he had been thou
sand times STEPPED in the poisonous pool Of domestic
treason.
Thus oiled the attempt ignore the question Of
slavery in the North mnch in favor with Mr. Rayner
and other know-nohing leaders. Thus too failed the
effort TO make formal union for the presidential
contest by excluding the question Of slavery from
know-nothing platform.
The old scheme OF Mr. Seward OF allowing tho opposi-
ton TO the democracy, North and South, take the
course and adopt the views this grave question which
seemed e1pedent for the time has therefore come into IA
vor and is undonaby the basis upon which the dcmoc-
racy to be sssaed in the coming presidential can