Daily American organ., 1856-03-06
The Washington Union. Jackso,
DOnelSOn,

NOMINATED BY ACCLAMATIoN.
The Washington Union Andrew Jackson
DOnelsOns
No sooner had the American party selected
Mr.. Donelson as its candidate for the Vice
Presidency than the Union, in jubilant tones,
announced that ii should soon present the views
of this gentleman I'm relation to Millard FFl-
more, az heretofore expressed in the Union,
whilst Mr. Donelson was its editor, and that
the republication of those views would be sui-
ficient to show the country that Mr.. Fillmore
would be an unsafe man to place in the Presi-
Dental chair. five had not well known from
the exhibitions of that press under its present
conductors, how wide is the differenceg egencrallv
between its threats and its developments, We
might have apprehcnded some damage to the
| American candidates from the promised es.
posures.
But We apprehended none, and the threat
| ened disclosures which have now appeared,
have created none,--on the contrary, 1t Is a
| matter Of surprise even TO those who know the
present imbeciity of that press, that so ridicu-
lous proclamation should have preceded so
weak and futile an assault
If the opinions of Mr.. Donelson whilst edf.
tor of the Union, in regard To the nationality
| of Mr.. Fillmorcs sentiments and action have
proved not to have been infallible-ifi it was
shown by the whole course of his administra-
ton that his measures and policy contradicted
the inferences drawn rs well by Mr. Donelson
as by other Democratic editors of that day
from his previous associations, we do not un-
derstand that either Mr. Fillmore is censurable
for his conservatism on the sectional questions
of the day, or that Mr.. Donelson was censur-
able, whilst conducting the central organ OF
the Democratic party, for insisting upon the
superior claims of the Democratic candidate
for the Presidency
Mr.. Donelson would have poorly discharged
his Office as partisan editor, and would have
hardly pleased his political friends if he had
| lavished praise upon an administration which
it was the purpose of the Democratic party to
overthrow nor was it ever tolerated by that
party that its editors should even do Ssstice to
those whom it opposed, and we are not quite
sure that this consideration had not its inf1u-
ence In causing Mr.. Donelson to Sever those
ties which bound him to a party, whose pur-
poses and aims had degenerated into a mere
scramble for power, place, and plunder
That Mr.. Donelson was most able and
powerful advocate Of Democratic doctrines N 4
point not to be contfoSerted, and we may be
permitted to suggest to those modern Demo
Gratis who feebly uphold the present dynasty,
that his writings would be in vain referred to,
in vindication or excuse of the measures of this
administration. We're the Washington Unions
editorials for 1851 to be rcpublished in parallel
columns, with those Of 1866, the readers Of that
press would ardently pray for return of that
master spirit of true Democracy to its editorial
chair How sadly has Democracy changed!
The Washington Union has more than once
intimated that Mr., Donelson's adhesion to the
American party grew out Of disappointment in
the Democratic ranks Such an insinuation
against such a man, who has had honors show
cred upon him by that party, could only pro-
ceed from men who are themselves governed
solely, in their party ties, by seIfsh considera-
tions. Highminded, pure and patriotic in his
purposes, he follows the dictates of his own
Judgment He learned to do this from the
hero OF the Hermitage, whose iron will no man
could change, and whose honest impulses no
man could influence.
Whenever again the Washington Union
shall essay to warn the South against disor-
ganizers and enemies to their peculiar institu
tons, or whenever it shall desire to contrast
the principles and tenets of Fillmore or of Don
elson with those of other prominent politicians,
we recommend to them to discuss the relative
merits of the American platform on which these
gentlemen stand, and the platform of Franklin
Pierce, prepared with his opn hand. reported
to the Legislature of New Hampshire by the
representative of his o,oa to,on, and unani
mousy passed by the Democratic Legislature
of his oWn State, in 1s47, as follows.
" Resofred BY the Senate and House of Repre
seatatives ia General Assenably convened That we
regard the institution of slavery moral, social
aud political evil and. as SUCH we deeply regret
its existence, and are willing to concur in all rea
sonable and constitutional measures that may tend
to it's removal
" Resoived, That all territory which NAV here
after be added or acquired by the United States.
where slavery does not exist at the time of such
addition or requirement, neither slavery nor invol-
untary servitude, except for the punishment of
crime, whereof the party has been duly convicted.
ought ever to exist, but the same should ever re-
main free; and we are opposed to the extension
OF slavery over any such territory, and that we
also approve of the vote of our Senators and Rep.
resentativss in Congress in favor of the wilmot
Proviso
Resotved, That our Senator's in Congress be
instructed, and our Representatives be requested