The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-06-25
AN ELOQUENT ArrEAL 70 rar FRIENDS OF TIN

AN ELOQUENT APFEAL TO Ihh thlhNpo VI ihr
UNION.
We copy the following eloquent appeal 10 Tie national
men Of The country from an address issued BY the demo
cratic State central committee Of Pennsylvania since the
nomination OF buchanan and Breckinridgei
aBefore the struggle for nominations the plat
form Of principles adopted II is constructed an
enduring il is founded deep 10 und ing faith and fidelity
10 the constitution enews in language OF ersent patriot
lam our devotion the Union OF the States reasserts our
gratitude to the sage OF the past II enunciaes our duties
with respect coming events aud points out the dazzling
destiny TO reserve the North American continent
The assertion Of these doctrines In advance OF the
nomination to the country that with the
democracy principles always paramount and expedeney
and policy entirely secondary and subordinate.
And now citizens OF Pennsy have placed before
YOU our principles and candidates. Freely the
yenton spoken the candidates themselves have respond
edMr Buchanan by the record OF his life and the recent
declarations Of his opinions Mr. Breckinrdge by his manly
and beautiful address upon the floor OF the convention Moth
ing is left TO inference Intolerance is rebuked prescription
prescribed abotonism denounced the rights OF the states
rearned the principle Of the Nebraska bill endorsed There
completeness in the dignity and In the emphasis with
which all this DONE which shows that 1t has been
the of who felt that they dealing with an in
tegen people, and acting the trustees OF exact and
jealous the time conddng and conscientious, de-
mocracy.
1he adesrsaries of e democratic party haze dissooea e
American Union adonce far by their action
they can direpl result They long
or assemble national convention they congregate the
Of fragment Of half Of our happy com
try, and they Grrogae TO themselves the mastery u the
other half by attempting consolidate fierce aud anacal
sectional majority in every department OF the government
They declare the country the Of unprecedented
and they proclaim their purpose TO arrest these
By ignoring and insulting fifteen sovereign States
the Union They tails OF pasqe, and IN their conventions
proclaim policy which end in civil They appeal
to Heaven to aanotify movement which, If successful,
would destroy the aires fabric OF freedom the globe.
They invite counyen to support their cause In the
midst rreverent basphemies OF the constitution
They pirate exclusive Ameieansm while they accept as
leaders men who proane the sages Of the past with incon
ceiyable caumnies But they srr nr helF hoi-
ness They do attempt TO conceal the fearful end
which, should they succeed, must crown their efforts
True to the history Of all sectional parties they would
uno meE by love Of country, but by hatred OF ma
ona principles Their bond Of action Is sympathy of
angonisms harmony OF patriotic sentiments, and to
their purposes they would sacrifice every great
erest society They have already succeeded in
dividing the Christian Ahura End now they would lay their
hands upon buwarks of liberties they Weud wret
The constitution from the glorious purpose to which it was
dedicated by founders and they would erect at Washing
ton sectional despotsm whose presiding dntes would
be hostility the equality Of the States and the equality of
the eitigens and relentless upon the domestic
4 OF the South,
democratic party, the other hand represents
"Inv~ ''ns upon the firm foundations OF the
whole country StaLe.- tho shores of the
constitutions its doctrines are the u addresses
Pacific and on the banks of the st. Lawrence. =
itself to no local feeling, it involves sectional support
protects the rights by the fundamental law, no
matter portion Of the people directly interested In
their preservation Its mission Is peaceful mission Should
the nominations the Cincinnati Convention be sustained as
confidently believe they will be, the democratic party WI"
ene itself to the renewed confidence and gratitude OF the
by every element of dscord that now
disturb happy land. Under the guidance oil KING
Providence shall have in the presidential CHAR patriot
who consceuousy and eourageousy to render us
administration worthy expectations OF his country
This accomplished he will have appropriately closed MS
long career made his blessed memory and
great example throus hont coming generations