The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-09-12
THE NEW roRK Kyow.NorpIYGs


ted INSCRIPTIONS and dangerous order Of politicians
The first Of the series of principles in the Bnghamon
platform is @Americans to rule America The plain,
disguised import Of these words universally under
stood is that il restricted naVeborn citizens
but includes those oforg birth who have fulfilled the
requirements of the law necessary nauaze and make
them American citizens This and this alone is the
ognsed and settled construction given by the practical
working of the government Why therefore, the necessity
Of proclaiming this posulae, if nothing is meant
than meets the eyer If the original purpose and The
whole chain Of antecedent of this party be admissible
testimony there is concealed object intended cheat
the unintatedkecp the word of promise the ear but
break it to the hope.
One of the earliest and specific objects of this party
avowed exclude oregn-born citizens, though
naturazed from participating in the administration Of
the government in any form, They venured upon this
bold and Ubiquitous ostracsm until they found il de-
nounced by the popular voice rischeyous and Oar
gerous reputation Of the constitution and the spirit Of
institutions This broke their rope Of sand and now
to from the dilemma, they adopt language def
conflicts directly with their first positions leaving the rea-
sonable inference that they have decided on radical
change Can any believe that this is done good
faith
The second principle of the platform is 1he mainenan
of the Union and The compromises of the constitution faith
fully fulfilled If the only fair and legitimate meaning
be given these words of which they susceptible and
that they given in good faith it admission thnt
they have discarded of the broadcast panks in the
! frst-constructed platform of the party.
This parade of fidelity the Union and the compro-
misses of the constitution is the aerhought of detected
reoson tn boh most alb
of the party manifested in their organization and
all their antecedents 1t is this undenabe antagonism
that has reused the faithful friends of the Union and the
compromises of the constitution denounce and resist this
party through all its phases The worshppers of this
born faith do not and cannot stand upon the modified
platform 1t would be abandonment Of the distinctive
principles that marked their advent have distinguished
their progress is therefore, fraud upon the face Of it.
The third principle of the platform is nothing than
political cap-trapa string of antiquities. The fourth
principle is Emo sectional interference in legislation,
and prescription Of persons account Of religious
opinions This is casting off another important part of
original PLATFORM and is the surrender of another dis
tncye principle But this formal surrender Of fnnda-
mental principle of their organic existence is made
sincerity and TRUTH they well know it would leave them
wreck in the midst of troubled sea- It is nothing more
ion They shelter themselves behind their obligations and
saysh servitude TO their revocabe oaths and their i'm
peneraia where they their schemes Of policy
under the broadcast latitude of assimilation and mpunity
from falsehood
The fifth principle is more in character with their ante
cedents it still their hostility to Roman Cath
oics and st holds ont the Of
6 the "Papal power
pe,rtc-. IN, ,opo ral
izaton laws of the federal government This saogether
indefinite but squnts at their original sin against those
who seek land for refuge against oppression, and
sink the foreigner in the American citizen.
The seventh principle is "the Of lars for The
protection Of the purity Of Tie 5alioLo2 byhe States p OF
n the Of mpudence and teachery by this nefrous
fraternity brazen and mutarous they are this part
of the platform tie most supendous AS we'll might
the guilty convics for murder and in every State
memorabilia the legislative authorities respectively for the
Of laws for the protection of the purity Of the
penal code against the assssns knife and the incenaarys
torch and would be in good keeping this precious
piece of hypocrtcal by this guilty fraternity in the
face of their diabocal outrages upon the purity of the
baot-box in this city, in Cincinnati and Louisville Can
they think that memory eacherous that it has for
gotten the Of dreful enormy perpetrated
the blood-stained streets of Louisville are not yet
i dry, and the screams Of the mangcd infants, and
the wall Of their mothers from the flames in which
they expired, still reyerberating throughout the
land. Can they think that public sympathy and pub
i lie indignation have power to command respect and
punish the guilty Can they imagine that the supremacy
of law and the majesty of government giving protection
to the rights of thirty millions Of people will quail before
this phrensied spirit and tamey its tyranny and its
shame2 Can they think that credulity go far as TO
give credence TO this mockey about the purity Of the bal
otbox act of repentance and the dende for violated
law, MURDER and Can they believe that the cul-
prt be concealed behind this msy VEIL and cheat
rbutive justice Of its duty? mol mol This despicabo
piece Of patchwork and rickery is ample enough to
hide the nakedness and deformty of know-nohipgsm
II is too small and transparent for the Office Of conceal
ment II they pull this scanty fragment hide one eY
posure it reveals another In tho general scramble to
palm of counterfeit virtue and conceal reachery
they tearing to pieces the vile rags that and de-
! file them.
After the repeated and fragrant frauds upon the ballot
box by this party, directly in the face disregard of
law what other laws could the States for the pro-
lection OF the ballobox that would restrain The same
lawess mohocatic spirit Every good citizen feels that
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