The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-10-07

who takes this "Gance at the Future il would add
no little 10 the weight of his suggestions.
THE NORTHERN FUSION AND THE FUTURE.
If the people Of the South have any further doubt TO
the exceptonless aboionism Of the know-nothings
might refer them to the Of things in Pennsylvania
The whole knownothng order has embarked under the
republican abolition flag, has withdrawn its State
ddae in favor of notorious fanatic and is arrayed
every county Of that State side by side with the enemies
of the domestic institutions of the South In New York.
Mr. Seward has managed by erecting secret know-no
ing order Of bis own and by compelling diversion Of the
wing party into the republican ranks to build up fusion
which boasts that it will be victorious the election in
November lis friends in all the other northern Staesas
for instance Johnston in Pennsylvania Chase in Ohio and
Bingham in Michigan--are VIGOROUSLY identified with
the know-nothing party. The know-nothiugs of New
York, in their last convention at Binghamton, adopted
platform recognising the prevailing antsavery sentiment
of that State and the detection from the knownotbings
of Pennsylvania based upon the petcnce of national prn
cpes to have utterly eyaporated 1t is true the
wings Of several of the northern States are preparing to
take ground against the abolition and knownothng fu-
sion and this demonstration is significant, inasmueh
as it indicates the growing strength of the demo-
cratic party the one hand, and the hopeless weak
ness OF this fusion the other-in other words, the
consistent devotion of the democratic party to consttu
tona principles is daily adding to its strength and
daily subtracting from the strength of the manyheaded
opposition.
From the present standpoint obstacle to the
complete triumph of the democratic party in 1856 1t is
clear that the nationality infused into the wing party by
Henry Clay is being rapidly revived and although many
of our former opponents may conceive it to be their duty
to remain in separate organization in the coming strug
gle for the presidency it is quite clear that numbers will
boldly array themselves upon the democratic platform
The South on the other hand, will present solid palanx
on the side democracy Never before has the future
presented to the people Of that portion of country
many interesting and exciting aspects at the present
dav Never before has the value Of the democratic party
in the North TO the institutions Of country been
triunphanty vindcned One year ago. broken and beat
en- in every free State by sudden fusion Of popular ms,
it now sufficiently recovered from the condition of mi
nory into which thrown to defeat this fusion its
chosen batteeds and to dare all the new elements which
have since been added to that fusion to equal combat
Thus solid party in the South, and active party in
the North render the democracy almost mpregnabe for
| the future.
And with all Difference TO those of wing opponents
the democratic party and Of the fusion it must to
this that all who desire be felt in future contests
aud assist in the overthrow of aboitonsm by what
ever other ii may be called either assimilae
themselves the creed of the democratic party, else
take open ground in favor Of its candidates Those
who camor for the restoration of the Missouri Compro-
mise may maintain independent organizations if they
please but they will receive credit for sincere
attachment to the constitution than the aboonists them
selves Indeed so well the cunning managers
of the Seward party in New York of the truth OF
this assertion that within the last two weeks the New
York Tribune publicly avowed, in editorial OF ex-
ceedng ability that the idea of restoring the Missouri
Compromise must be abandoned This surrender proves
alike the folly and the madness OF that hypocritical
war-cry. We have doubt that in the next Congress
attempt win be made TO present the Kansas issue in
new shape-possbly upon the admission of the delegate
from that Territory and believe that many of the
abolition leaders look to this "good enough Morgan
to combine upon during the presidential election But this
issue necessarily temporary in its effects and involving
great principle simply postpones the fragrant evil most
deeply cherished by the abotonists, which they
solved to spring upon the country at the first
alude the opposition the admission Of neo States tot
Grating savery m thar constitutions This win be the ma
souri, Compromise be abandoned because it is man
iesly mpracticab because it stand the test of
reason and Of fair discussion and the contest upon the
admission Of the delegate from Kansas will subside with
the settlement Of that question. Let us look for moment
then the condition of parties this issue of the adms
sion of new States into the Union
Are the wings Of New York, who participated in the
great meeting of Thursday evening last and who unan
mously adopted the trenchant address to-day lay
before our readers--are these wings ready to place
themselves upon the platform which Seward to
himself alone and which constitutes the basis of the
whole fusion organization in the free States Here is
practical issue because should the fusion be able to keep
this question Of Kansas open until they have excited the
North such degree carry abolition
the executive chair and to revolutonzo democratic Sen
ate they will be enabled TO carry out this fatal scheme
Il is then clear that the democratic idea based upon the
spirit Of that provision in the federal constitution which
provides for the admission of States must rally to it
irrespective of all other considerations every friend of the
American Union and whether the national wings co-opo
rate with the democratic party not do not hesitate
to say that those citizens who sustain this idea will be in
a majority in 1856 But have doubt that, rs the
question assumes its serious aspect the national wings
\ will Join hands with the democratic party.
1t is melancholy trace the progress Of the absorption
of the whg party and the ssccndency of set of vagabond