The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-09-19

THE PEOPLES INQUIRY
At this advanced stage OF the presidential campaign, We
would ask the people to pause for moment and inquire
what has the blacrepubleAn party done for the
try to promote It's honor TO advance its prosperity to Sc
its harmony to strengthen the constitution, to cement
the Union add to the great OF human happiness
Ask what the condition Of the country, in all these
specs when this newborn political party first assumed its
organization Ask what the distinctive principles Of
this party and what their bearing upon government
Ask this party national sectonalf Ask il pledges
feay the constitution and fidelity TO its guarantees
Ask il il Is not built upon the arbitrary enforcement Of
negro emancipation in defiance of the covenants Of the
constitution Ask If this is not higher consideration
with them than the permanency of the Union2 Ask if
they succeed in this if it win better the condition of three
millions Of black people, turned loose upon the country,
without organization or with and without habits in
teligence fit them for their sphere Ask where
are they to CO. and what they do2 Ask they must
not necessarily have TO rely upon their own and
precarous for support Ask If they could hope
to compete successfully with the white population--so
much larger and governed by intelligence and habits that
insure their success Ask in the event of their inability
sustain themselves what is to become of thema Who
is to support them2 Ask if they should be driven by
dire necessity escape from starvation would they not
be driven by the great irresistible laws of Nature to the
commission of any of awless vioence Ask if the moral
tone and social condition of society would be improved
by these three millions of blacks roaming and shouting
freedom in its phrensy and RIGHTEOUSNESS throughout
the land Ask if in the event Of failure in this perous
scheme Of philanthropy, politics, what would be the
condition Of the twenty millions of white people who
would have to meet it in all ts forms of DANGER Ask in
what conceivable and probable result could it better their
condition Ask if it is not BETTER upon every principle that
bears upon the social moral political religious, and ma
tona character of people, that the vast of
amped happiness which twenty millions Of the white
people enjoy should be left to their undisturbed pos
session rather than stake all upon the probematca
suit of ameioratng the condition of three millions OF
blacks for the defence of abstract proposition Ask
this blackrepubcan crusade to be persevered in and
in the conflict of divided opinions interests and preu-
dces it should result in a broken Union and civil war
would the condition of ALL whites and blacks be ire
trevaby ruined? Ask there not danger Of this from
the great excitement which this political movement has
produced and is exerng upon the country Ask if the
country tranquil and blessed with everything that
could make nation happy before this prolific scheme
| of mischief and ruin had party organization Ask
them why should depart from the policy that has been
observed since the adoption Of the constitution, under
every administration and which has made all that
are and all that hope for This whole matter is SC
plain that is within the comprehension of every capa
city, and the course of duty is not less clear
The issue is between the people, their government
their interests and happiness and the wicked reckless de-
signs of corrupt political party struggling for the flesh
pots
Without the of the people and their help this
black and dangerous party viii be impotent for mischief
The stern common and virtue of the people who
have in this matter everything at stake will never commit
the folly Of decreeing their national ruin