The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-11-28

THE EDINBURGH REVIEW ON THE AMERICAN
PARTIES.


PARTIES.
The last number Of the Edinburgh Review, in au a,p
entitled aThe Political Crisis in she United States ss
up American parties and politics according to the go
Of Mrs. Stowe, Charles sumner aud Josiah Quincy in
it invites lis readers TO entertainment Of rsslE
character TfnA 49, 49, S4lisva tas whd.
TINS essay they win be 10 ecsIases on the reception d
news Of the election Of Mr. buchanan for according NJ
the Review the disruption Of the coniedereey viii be
tain to follow No other issue is possible.
We have no idea Of going this article In de.r
ms character and statements sufficiently indicated
is Magaus Apollos. According 10 the Edinburgh Pal,
Godwins rabid and abusive papers IN Putnams Moat
discuss politics airom the point OF view OF an elevated ~
statesmanlike philosophy !" and contain 1.-THE sounds
northern sentiment Chas Summers addresses are WORTH
Of athe particular attention of the British commute,
Mrs Stoves bred gives true representation "of The COZ
rupt religious feeling of the slave States Josiah Qunc
addresses contain craftsmanship Of the highest order
"f Young men Of the North" will only be inspired by hin
there viii be little fear Of the republc and above all I
Chief Justice Parker president Of the Law School, ia MI
speech at the Sumner-outrage meeting in Cambridge gal
utterance TO earnesness &c which has not
surpassed"his inilammaiory harangue about bis father
blood in one revolution and bis willingness TO sp
little more blood If necessary in another revolution BEN
daily honored and quoted The article, in word conta
the free-soi sectional Fremont side, pretty faithful
summed up
How completely the Edinburgh Reviewer takes this si
is seen in his remarks the acquisition of Louisiana va
learn here that the chiefs of the southern policy L
resolved ilsO2) that Louisiana should be acquired "l
Mr. Jefferson bent TO their will J" thatbut let US gv
fair touch of the quality Of this article. The Rey
goes on
aThere were not wanting northern representatives and
senators elearghtad enough TO discern and bold enO
fna nf Is Mr.
sah Quincy Of Massachusetts the heir OF great reyo
tonary name, and himself man OF the Revolutionary
spirit openly declared on the floor OF Congress that
admission of Louisiana would virtually dissolve the bond
of the Union, free the States that compose 1t from the
moral obligations and make it, as it would be the right
ALL the a of some to prepare definitely for sepaatO
peaceably if they can forcbly If they must 7 But M
Quincy and those who supported him ederaista hl
cesson OF Louisiana TO draw closer the bonds beW
America end France II was to damage England the
vorite OF federalism and the great democratic ehieosI
Jefferson ready to sanction it. And so the mortified
democracy refused to listen to the voice OF Uassanura an
the great step taken which turned the antavey N
public of Washington, Adams and Hamilton into n
public of reemen governed by SHAREHOLDERS for such
\ virtually the effect OF this bill
"From the date of the acquisition of Louisiana the SUD
port and extension of slavery have been the great al
leading objects of American policy. The democratic part
committed the slaveholdng interest has been the ruin
/ party Of the nation"
All that is from the leading literary journal of EurOp
Need words be wasted such STUFF According to hid
British reviewer it would have been patent satesnan
70 have refrained from acquiring Louisiana and 10 ha
pent up the United States between the Mississippi and
the Auandcl This pas the craftsmanship of JOSIAH
Quincy
But the reviewer is right in saying that the northern
democracy refused listen to the voice of Cassandra
Hiae lilac iaehrymae. Here a perennial spring d
grief and Cassandra has been walng and denoundn
and prophesying since; wang griefs that
denouncng the iustrious statesmen of the country
Il is worth rearking that the thing has happened
to the modern Cassandra that happened to the ancient
Cassandra nobody believed the prophecies The abon.
of desoation is still predicted aud has CONF
to pass; the Of ruin and degradation are nov
upon the land which Cassandra half a century ago
and the people obstinatey persist in calling it glO
and true prosperity. Why, the Edinburgh Reuss
don't believe Cassandra for IL speaks Of the great a
Development Of the american Union during he seventy year,
Of its srsenae" and the past prosperity @chich that dera
Hen brought nth a. 1t is the settled judgment Of I'D
country that the policy which annexed Louisiana For
and California bad world to do with this development
Josiah Quincy would have kept them all out Of the Union
He tried to put out Louisiana after the State got n
But the Edinburgh is full in the faith that "the longer
peced storm is about to BURST and the postuate a
down dsmembers coufederaeyi 1t AYERS that out
the present crisis "but three possible isue On
interest "of the whole nation would be taken Of
the South a. a. the democratic party must triumph
us however do the Edinburgh the justice TO It's
ond and third issues in its way:
"0r the South must triumph in an entirely section
sense and completely divert the republic from ifs origin
direction the North acquiescng in policy which will r
duce her people TO practical yasssage, and force them
lend the aid of their and their southern eat
ers by converting the American Union into military o,
pressive, and intoerable oligachy based domestic 81
very and foreign aggression
"0T the resistance OF the North encounterng
violent and tectual In the South will lead
disruption OF the existing confederacy and a contest
than ordinary .rooity must eventually determine
It's results the limits OF their respective powers
And the reviewer makes thorough work Of this system
Of northern vassaage TO an iniolerabe military ogarch
by making Mr.. Buchanan lead "the pro-savery party,
Bat the North will resist this and hence there will be
"ferocious" contest ending in disruption. At the cor
mencement Of the article the reviewer promises disa
tanglement Of the skein Of American politics and this
the way he does IT, leaving confusion worse COMPOUNDED
We must confess that the Edinburgh has bu, repoducs
the gross ISLANDERS Of home politicians who know beta
This is the result Of the deliberate game Of msrepresen
ton which such have played In order 10 win. Be
fortunatethrice fortunate for country-hese dem
gogues have lost and II only requires time to show the
in their light before just and intelligent Poop
They the responsible parties for the Ednburghs s
der Of country.