The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-09-25
pFNYsyLyANIA WILL DO HER DUTY.

We
all their means to deprive Mr. Buchanan Of the electoral
vos Of Pennsylvania But we have IN abiding faith that
they will be sgnaly defeated If every consideration that
can influence political principles and eonslstency-n the
great objects that control human action upon the score Of
ntsrs-f that law Of our nature that prompts
-. to love our ownif the highest obligations Of duty
If all the discrimination of mind and the sound dictates OF
sop are not wholly dsregarded and made subordinate TO
unworthy peudices and the servude of passion the old
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania will be true to herself
her great interests and her wepreseryed character by
Giving her strong support to Mr. Buchanan for President
In doing this she would most eectually her coun-
try.
II is so natural so proper reasonable so within the
influence of everything belonging to the head and heart
claiming our best Judgment and warmest attachments
that would be doing violence 10 all these controlling in
eencss to suppose that Pennsylvania could overlook the
paramount claims of Mr. Buchanan and give her powerful
support to any other candidate Mr. Buchanan is Penn
syvanan by birth, feeling, and interest His home his
kindred his property his ALL there. His unwavering
fidelity has been given to his State through all the chan
ncs of representation and with which she has hon
ored him. His entire character has been formed upon the
principles of Pennsylvania These principles have COM
mended him the country and the country has been hon
ored by his great mind in her service That high eharac
ter made him the avore candidate of the democratic par
y and induced thirty States to unite with Pennsy lvania
TO place him before the people for their support.
Can the old Commonwealth DO unmindul of this high
compliment to her and to her principles After en-
dorsng him for thrtyye years with her own honos and
now when he is endorsed by the whole country, will
Pennsylvania protest her great statesman as unit and I'M
worthy of her continued confdence2
Where is the throughout the land that is en-
titled TO her confidence than Mr.. Buchanan? If to have
been tried and found fahuif to be thoroughly known
to her by long and intimate acquanancefb by charac
ter without blemish-be her considerations of nfu
ence where is his equa2 Whom she trust with
confidence Would her prosperous agriculture-would
her thrifty commerce-woud her productive manufac-
tureswoud that quiet and telling industry that pervade
her entire limits and blesses all her peopebe
and better protected by any other person at the head OF
the government than Mr.. Buchanan? Would any other
man give security to the permanence of the Union
and the tranquility of the country? Is Pennsylvania
prepared to say that she would be happier safer
and honored under the administration Of
young and inexperienced man, leading party that is
known to only sixteen States of the Union? Or under the
administration of man leading party newly born I'M
great principles of civil and religious liberty Or viii
she still hold her allegiance unbroken to the old demo-
cratic party which she has SO long and seadfasy sup
ported Will she prefer her friend her neghbor her
son to carry her honors protect her interest and admins
ter the government of our common country
There are great and extraordinary circumstances
nected with this election, heretofore unknown. Two new
parties have their respective candidates in the field for the
highest Office of the country. They ushered into
ence upon principles and those in direct conflict
with the constitution and the theory of our institutions
They are experiments involving the existence of the gov
eminent and the Union They the offspring Of defeated
and waywari politicians who would peril the safety of the
country gain the great prize of Office Men Of sound
principles sound fortunes and sound business have every
thing lose by these experiments. Their safety in adj
herring the old principles of the old party under which
they made what they have and have the best
Of making more, and enjoying tranquil government
To doubt the potency and efficiency of considerations
like those have enumerated in inducing the sound
ouA men of Pennsylvania to sustain their noble and
tried statesman would be to doubt the patriotism well
the common practical Of her citizens The path
duty as well interest ia too plainly marked out to
suppose that there be any uncertainty to the result
i in November.
Bat we do not rest upon speculation to the con-
deuce which express when we say with earnestness
and emphasis that Pennsylvania viii do her duty. Nor do
1 to make the remark applicable only TO the
November election. We distinctly that we look
with unwaverng confidence TO democratic triumph in
The preliminary contest which comes Off the 18th Of
October Nor do base this prediction merely apon the
influence of these considerations which have assumed
4 would inspire patriotic with determination to
stand by their distinguished felow-ctzen Our predic-
ton upon careful survey Of the contest furnished
upon sources Of information which implicitly rely.
We repeat the conviction that Pennsylvania will do her
l duty well in October as in November.
We are forgetfu Of the combination which exists
between the black republicans and the know nothings In
the October election This combination makes the
more embarrassing but 1t does not In Judgment
der the result doubtful That there thousands Of Fill
more men in Pennsylvania who relied by the black
republicans to vote with them for the fusion tickets in Dc
'ooer we do not doubt but all such who thus
DO so with the knowledge and for the purpose Of advancing
The prospects Of Fremont No genuine Fillmore man, who
believes be does that the triumph Of the backrepub-
can party will be step in the direction Of dsunion
can support the fusion tickets without thereby mourning
all the responsibility Of disunionist II Pennsylvania
goes against the democrats in October the entire benefit
victory uurs to black republicans and increases their
chances of victory in November. This is fact which
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