The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-09-30
THE TRIUMPH OF THE DEMOCRACY THE TRIUMPH
OF TIE CONSTITUTION

deep and thrilling ofan impending peril pervadcs
the public mind of the whole country Not only do the
friends of the constitution and the lovers Of the Union see
great crisis to be at hand but the reyers of the cons
tuition and the enemies of the Union also fully aware
of the magnitude of the issue On the one hand the heirs
to the patriots of the revolution and the trainers of the
constituonhose who have inherited not only the lib
ery and blessings which the constitution coners but also
the undying devotion to its principles which animated
themn word the great democratic party of the nation
know that with their defeat the constitution is defeated
and the Union impered; that with their triumph the
constitution riumphs and the Union safe They see and
feel that the crisis which approaches to be the great and
final test Of the strength of the constitution that if they
do but triumph in this great battle henceorh the forces
of fanaticism broken and defeated; on the other
hand the enemies of the Unonthey who enjoy its bless
ngs without feeling any of the love and veneraon for
the constitution which these blessings shouId inspire
are equally alive to the Importance OF the contest
They know that it is 10 be life and death struggle and
that they must triumph this fight or the one sole aim for
which during many years they have laboredhe disso-
ton of the Unionwil be placed far beyond their reach
They well know that if the doctrine of popular souereqy
is asserted as by the Of The democratic party
will be- then the SLAVERY question, which has been the pre-
text Of all their agitation will be put rest forever that
1t will be left with the people of the States and Territories
where it rghtfuly and constitutionay belongs 1t is
their conviction Of this fact that is causing all OF the
many factions into which the fanatics are divided to sink
for the time being the peculiar sms which distinguish
them from another in order unite upon the one
purpose which is common TO them alltha is opposition
TO the democratic party and TO the constitutional prn-
cpes which it advocates Each and every one Of these
numerous cliqucs and clans recognises in the deociic
party anatura enemy TO all sectonalsm of whatever kind
or by whomsoever advocated and each of them has
at some time other been rebuked and castised by the
democracy. They prompted, therefore, not only by
the consciousness Of the desperation of their cause
but also by long-chershed desire for revenge upon
the democratic party Hence it is that the late selfsyled
American organization has been submerged into the repub-
can party and into this are be transused al.other
cques sects factions who hate the democratic party
matters not what may be their position upon other points
Hatred to the democracy to be the sole of repuh-
can alas abolition orthodoxy Thus aroused by the
fear Of destruction and enraged by the desire for
they will 6ght with the energy of desperation
For these the democratic party stands more in
need than OF vigant active and complete or
ganzaton For the first time in the whole history of the
Country the enemies of the constitution be met in the
open field for the first time they have dared meet the
great constitutional democracy in pitched battle In the
approaching contest it behoovcs the lovers of the Union
arouse ihemsevsto put forth all the latent patriotism
their hearts In times Of peace quiet and safety it may
well lilo dormant butn such times the judgment ofevery
discerning mind to be approaching, there is pressing
need for all the patriotic devotion that burns in the breasts
Of the American people Let all national men, of whatever
party remember that in the great struggle which is at
hand the democratic party and tho constitution arc nsep
aaby aliedthc defeat of the one is the defeat OF The
Other and the triumph Of he democratic party Is he trmpl
y ht eeas,itaiQR and ne Union