The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-11-27
From The N. Y. Day Book
THE GREAT msTAY-AT-HOMEn PARTY.

There were, the day of election, two hundred
thousand in this State who did not feel interest
enough in the either of the four parties leave
their business and their homes long enough TO dposite
their ballots in the balIotboxes One of these stayaways
gave us the following for negecng the privilege
and duty Of voting for State officers:
81 am said he, IA national Pierce democrat and can
not consistently with my feelings and principles vote for
any but national democrats for Office belong TO what
YOU can sotshells and should have voted that ticket but
for statement of John Van Buren, that al but two Of
the candidates were Van Buren, in lS46, aud were
proudsr to-day Of having been than II this
the faet-ond had to doubt it'll could not
vote for them any than for Mann and King. The
hard-shells though right in their declaration OF princi-
pies opposed and denounced democratic sdninisira-
ton Their opposition actious and nothing else
and would vote with them for them. The know
nohings nGsmuc they had principles and express
ed none might have gone for the ground that they
were nobodies well as know-nothings and cold
press my indifference just about we'll in voting that
ticket by staying at home But il was little less
trouble to siay at home; and did So
Now then we have no doubt that nine in every ten Of
those who did VOTE well full onehalf of those
who voted the knownothng ticket thought and felt just
as this thought and felt The democratic party by
It's eesoil resolution and the quasi endorse
ment Of John Van Burens speeches. completely sultfed
itself and wonder how it made out to poll many
votes il did. We should think that every who be-
lieyed what John Van Buren, said thought, he
pretended think would surely have voted the
publican ticket, and every who did not think he
did, believe what he said would have been ashamed of
being voting with party utterly inconsistent in
all its professions the democratic party. The re-
pabicans consistent aud poIled their full vote The
thards consistent and poled their entire vote The
knownothngs of course, polled their full vote and got
fifty thousand slvegray wings and neutras Who for the
Of something tangible 70 go for voted for The know
nohngs They found that they could not say they knew
nothing in the whole range parties that expressed their
principles and sentiments by voting the know-nohing
ticket and they did So
II is evident from all thsand defy any rational in
egent say that deductions from the facts
fair and correcthat had the deIsocrac party
boldly with manly set Of principles totally different
from the republicans II would have swept the State by
hundred thousand majority. Ever since the defeat Of
Van Buren, in 1870 both the wing and democratic parties
have been lodging and oong around this interminabe
niger question At first both shy OF it, Tor rather
the wings shy the democrats spurned IT'D then the
wings began talk about it, TO introduce resolutions
throw eelers and finally to take it up and hug it to
their bosoms These leaders became possessed with the
idea that ansavery immensely popular with the peo-
pie and so firm they IN the opinion that they Offered
in 1876 question of suffrage the blacks the people
upon The result tremendous majority against
il Still they satisfied they said oh Of course
aboring white opposed to political equality but
hoy are in favor Of freedom" Nevertheless, they have
dared 10 let the naked question Of freedom
slavery for the negro be submitted 10 the people The in
stncis Of white laborers too strong for that
In ls4s revenge himself for imagined wrong, Mar
tin Van Buren, introduced this negro question into the
democratic RANKS and taking up the whig cry Of freedom
for the negro freedom in the Territories opposition
slavery extension &c &e succeeded in breaking up the
party and defeating the democratic candidate for President
Since then the whole country has been agiiaed with the
quesoungeer Niger Niger has been The theme year
in and year out only in the halls Of Congress, but in
the State legislature in the towns in the district schools
and the churches until the people fairly sick and
tired Of hundred and ninety thousand Of them
ia this State waiting and watching for opportunity
to express their decided opposition 10 any further talk
legislation on the subject
The wings aboltonss and republicans profess 10 be
anxious 10 bring question direct vote before the
people and boldly declare that il be longer lodged
or set aside and they ready FOR II Under these cir
cumstances what is the duty Of the democratic party
Why plainly TO meet the issue presented The result
Of the election shows that there 100000 people who
will not 70 on the black side win they 70 with the
knownothngs the democrats long they stand in
their present equivoca position. Where win they 60