The daily union., 1856-03-29
A WORD OF CAUTION TO NATIONAL MEN.

1t ought to be fully realized by every national man.
whether he calls himself whig or democrat that the
result of the approaching presidential contest may be
roled either for good for evil by the prudence dis
creton and vigilance by the mprude ice indiscreon
and indifference which shall characterize their counsels
during the few weeks. The potency of great princ
pies is often unavailable when the for their advance
ment unwisely carelessly adopted An now
may prove be irremedabe by any amount of energy
and labor after the campaign shall be opened If we may
be pardoned making suggestion critical period
we would say that much confidence in the Of
party is the rock which hopes in danger OF
being wrecked
We are reposing with too much security upon own
strength as well upon the assumed weakness of our
enemy. If we arc wise will profit by his example He
sees the feeling which pervades party and he eoces in
the indications ofindscreet rivalry and competition amongst
tho respective friends of the democratic asprants for the
nomination. which the usual fruits Of too much conf
dence. Whilst he will lose opportunity to encourage
and embtter these vares, his shrewd counsellors
actively efficiently, and perseveringly preparing for the u
sion of all the elements opposition to those great nation
al principles which the battle is 10 be fought
1t ia well known that for several days past the head
sprators against naonasm have been in council
in Washington city, aud that they quietly but efficient
y arranging for in which every shade of
onalism shall be fused and blended into sod body
of opposition to the democratic nominees.
The first step in the opposition programme was taken
at Philadelphia when the southern wing of the enemy put
In nomination the of Fillmore and Donelson This
movement has inspired the northern wing with hopes
which, until that event. they did not cherish They
in the action of the know-nohng convention evidence
that in the coming contest the South be distracted
aud agitated by dissensions within its own limits
This fact naturally suggested the prospect of success
the various factions and fractions of tho northern oppos
ton could be harmoni1ed upon sectional ticket This
has been the object of the this point of the
black republican central committee Let national man
haer himself that when such consprators Seward and
Hale and Sumner and Greeley and Blair put their beads
ge,he day aud night by night they will
plan u campaign which will consolidate and nvgorate
all their sectional forces Let national deceive
himself with the dangerous deuson that it will be any
easy task to triumph enemy that goes to work
with so much deliberaton and determination
In view Of these things II well becomes democrats and
national wings consider whether they had better be
culivang spirit OF harmony and fraterns feeling in
their ranks than 10 be indugng in acrimonious criticisms
and ibera ordinations the relative claims OF their
respective vorites for the presidential nomination Until
very recent period there Indications Of discord
and dssenson that threatened disturb the harmony
national nomination. We do not yet see enough Of
this bad spirit alarm the result but we zee
enough justify this timely warning and point TO the
activity and energy and concord in the ranks Of our
mics furnishing considerations from which our own
ron psels NAV derive nroft