The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-12-31
MEsDAciTY OF THE so-CAILED CONSERVATIVE
PRESS

II il certainly delnors,zng spectacle witness the
mccncy Of that large class Of public journals Of this
country whish shem-slvss he reputation Of be-
fng eiseady conservative in their treatment Of he novel
phases Or politics braegst % Fight within as last sso
I'D especially in their comments apoa sas ds7elop-
which have taken place in the halls Of the Amer
can Congress since the Sd day December 1855 We have
carefully scrutnzed the Of this portion Of the pub
lie press and while there are exceptions the rule truth
eolnpsls bs 10 say that 10 almost every Instance ,hose
papets which arfoga,es 70 the.nselves The most
elevated tore 10 ihdgne Il re sc7olponary teadei-
eies Of political excitenents in past ssJs fare most
carefully ahstaacd nom such comments upon the
Of the parties existing might have been expect
- from them. II has been snberrasging dilemma :,
many Of these sefeonstnted organs Of iaw aai odAr
that their preuaces against the democracy have made
them hesitate 10 speak Of the opponents Of that de-
moeracy 10 language Of weldeserved severity. Let US
suppose for moment that the democratic party, which
has been tie great ogre ard sppar,sn to 81 these
IS Il rrcsress had esabroed itself in the Sc
cret organization Of know-hoshsisw hsa steered IT.
sef in the oaths and obligations Of the American or
der and had stood out desperately braaening Its ute
to this disbsnerabls reputation Of violating the law and
outFaging the rights 81 The e1snwho can doubt tina,
from end 81 the eohuy % the other such mirrors OF
political Intelligence and lcral'y ~ we haze atp9cd 10
would have reflected the and the offences o. hide
nocraey so that all might and avoid hem2 II the
ceues which have been taking place ia the House Of Repre-
seutavcs for the last weeks beginning in discussions
and eliminating into examinations and recrimnatons on
the part Of those who as supposed here linked
together by chain Of ndissonbe and nvioabe pledges
c brotherhood Of hdetyf all these scenes could be
charged upon the aemocralic esry whc doubts that the
newspapers to which we have referred would have pro-
claimed them to the four Of the earth the guilty
trophies of that demorazng party against which they had
contended from the beginning of the government
And what a prospect gfeets orr eyes Not only
are these newspapers silent as The grave far the out
RACES Of their partsans and echoes concerned but
they seek deliberately hold account the very party
which has resisted doctrines that have ended in this
harvest of national humiliation.
We could ill our column with extracts from the organs
Of the American order. few specimens only viii be
necessary prove the justice Of the remarks We have
made Taie the following from the Alexandria {yal
Gazette an old established opponent Of the democratic
party. We extract from editorial, beaded the House
Of Representatives The editor is referring to the demo-
cratic members of the House
odd OF these individuals have bound them
selves improperly By pledge step from
position they taken thus far that action is
concerned blocking the wheels Of the government and
venting the organization The House Some 81 hose thus
pledged we donbt not and repent such
The speeches harangGes TO which sc have referred
OF OF benefit. They develop no new
facts they offer explanations they do not tend 10 the
degree harmonic differences of opinion, produce
a settlement of the question.
The Of representative government everywhere
chucke the spectacle aud point with and derson
the failure of the legislative department of system.
What right have tho individuals Of whom speak to
this dscredit upon the country Cannot the public
indignation red with wrath, be aroused and
directed upon those who guilty in the premises?
" Is it intended to thoroughly disgust the people with pop
aIar institutions and republican government
Here is not word against tho oaths Of the know
nothings--those oaths which they blush and stammer
when called upon confess Here is not alluslon to
the fearful doctrines proclaimed by the abolition majority
Here do find syllable recorded against
melancholy disclosures which have caused honest men
throughout the country hang their heads in shame
The democracy fosooth are held responsible the dis
credit TINS thrown upon the country The democracy
hold the example the enemies Of representative gov
ernnent everywhere The democracy guilty in the
premises Wou.d it not be- AJAX, phenomenon in
politics party the organs of which mag
nanf misrepresentation at once so base and so dis
honorable shoald not be swept out Of existence the
very opportunity that is presented to the Amer
lean people This newspaper, let il not be forgot
ten, affects superior intelligence and fairness and yet
TO crafty the spirit OF unreasonpg antagonsm to the
demoGac party it sinks itself to the low and degrading
level Of the vest partisan that has accepted the oats
of thu midnight order.
The Baltimore American (anothcr of these excessively
conservative journas) utters the following opinion
The platform which Mr. Richardson nominated for
bids all aid in his election from other parties hence if
democracy wish escape the odium of throwing
izaon Of the House into the hands Of the black
they must the aid Of those who willing yield their
party predictions for the national good
fair way TO expose the duplicty Of the American
would be go back few weeks before the meeting of
Congress- and take from its columns the tables show
ing the complexion Of the Congress in session The
reader would find that the democratic party was put
down contemplate and harmless minority and the
majority-that majority upon which this American then
relied the triumphant proof of the invncbility of know
nothngism whatever doctrines it may have concealed
included under the title of "anti-adminstraon {"
Where is the bond which then gave the American
such JOY Where is the victorious majority over
which it exalted Where the defeated democracy
which II looked down upon from its elevated scorn2 All
its ar-bult castles have passed away and it contents
itself with holding the democratic minority responsible for