The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-07-23
REASONS WHY wings SHOULD SUPPORT b.
CHAaAS AND BRECKINRIDGE

II CHAhAh And bhEChlhhiDGE-
We 6nd in a recent number OF the Louisville Courier
be and patriotic article in explanation and defence of the
position which IA feels called upon in the present,
Ontest We extract the following why wings who
ire sincere In their devotion to their country should take
heir stand in their countys side by side with the
democratic party in support Of James Buchanan and John
B. Breckenridge. The extracts say:
Having thus announced the motives and objects Of our
ourse shall next proceed To state the reasons condu
ling 10 IL but these such that shall
ure their and discussion column In severa
acceeding numbers the Courier for their illustration
win simpy indicate some Of them to-day, and resume
We snail support Buchanan and Breckinridge--
Because In the absence Of the wing party the dem
oac party present the only efficient national insru
mentality by which The alarming policy OF black republ
anism and gismeither being far peril.
the peace and security Of the Union than democratic
|pocy--can be ayerttd . ....
o sectonaIsm menacng the harmony of the Union and
|the Of Fillmore would be triumph of the bgotr
and religion menacing the safeguards OF our civil
and religious liberty The one proposes to elevate the
cy and social condition Of the blacks BY impracticab
but dag~roGs scheme the other proposes degrade tb
civ and social condition Of large classes of the whites
THE one looks ultimately the acknowledgement of slaves
1.-The osher TO the abridgement and limitation Of the fran
ch es Of freemen. The schemes of both perous "
1.-THE peace and security Of the Union.
Because TO support Fremont the sectional candidate
o the NORTH would be rezcherous the South and the
strife that would from his election, whl,
attended with to both the North and the
|South would conquer solitary advantage to either
Because the prospects Of Fillmore in the northern
Estates being utterly hopeless and helpless the issue
sequenty narrowed 70 the result Of contest between
Fremont and therefore, withhold support
from Buchanan in the South s in effect whatever the
design the chances of Fremont who expects be
and certainly might be- elected BY the northern States
alone. .'ss.-.- ..
"5 Because Fillmore haring ungratefully abandoned
the wing party, which lifted him obscunty to emf
nence and power and joined another party distinctly
antagoustc in organization principles and aims to the
vhg party he only thereby the political oppo
but deserves the resentment rather than the support
and loyal wings; and for wings to support him
under such Circumstances y 70 encourage and reward
political treaoiaery and ingrattude.
a6 Because the success of the know-nothng party,
cret in its organization elsndesne in the operation Of its
machinery, odious and dangerous in It's
broadcast seeds Of dsconen urbulence and revolu
ton ia our political system by incorporating In pot
Institutions broad distinctions between classes OF fe
mea and thereby provoking hatred between the sse I'd
and degraded classrs which viii inevitably lead to BIO d
intestine the peace and prosperity
people and the suovou Of happy form OF repub
can goYenGent; principles and policy, objects and re-
su Ill utterly sbhorrent To the philosophy and conserva
tism Of whig principLS and policy.
a. Because In additoa 70 Jus other abhorrent principles
and practices the knownofhng party has deliberately in
suS ss.sa.ls 70 carry into sse he corrupt
ing and alarming purpose of saouRang the judiciary 10
party influence and control-an encmty 90 uAnscendan
in principle and 80 dangerous in pracssS-a Proieary
and per6dy stnpendous true whg, looking 10
Of the established securities Of life liberty
and property can fail stamp it with and yengful
condemnation ~ -H +. 8.
Because the knox-nohiug party, with its delusiv,
bat odious principles policy and practices Is the create
obstacle in the way on reorganzing the whig party anc
prostrae that obstacle and crush that pernicou
organization 10 epjoined upon the true wings b.
patriotic considerations Of duty themselves and to tn
country.
. Because IL wings 10 be brought under th
domination Of controlling power il Is far safer TO trus'
to the maguanimy Of open enemy than 70 the proe
sioos u organization pretending friendship, whit
only desiring subject 10 subserviency But We shall
pursue the subject tomorrow