The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-03-15

The aggress spirit Or the people u tne hsu
requires humblng and IL for us 70 perform lns tasA
Englands mission is 20 complete the great work com
menced by her in 1884 when she liberated her slave
There are now over three million human beings hI y
cruel bondage Ia the United States IT. therefore, the uni
ted States government deny and resolved 70 question
the right OF Great Britain to her Central American pos
sessions the people OF the BRUSH empire are
to strike of the shackes from the feet OF her 5oOO0OC
slaves And there those among US who VIII sanelly
such glorious cause"
There is too complete understanding between our en-
emes 10 Great Britain and their allies ~ this couutry
The London News another leading British paper, 10
lac issue says truly in Teerence to any dineuy that might
arise between this country and England, that "howevei
strong is the unprnepled appeal ut present made 10 tie
anti British feeling Of the northern States that feeling l.
counter-balanced by another which has grown up whi'
the last quarter Of century The abotoHists sooud Be
! t0uh us 10 a man. The beet Of them are so nop'
Even in tbs country ii must be borne 10 mind that how
moderate be who are not acting With the
anlsavery party the leaders thoroughly hostile 10
us. know number of the abolition managers, and
they are with few exceptions not more unpfncpled
than they envious and yndctiVe Being equally cow
ardy, mean, and malicious, they intensely hate whaeve
is honorable and manly in the human character and moth
ing would be gratifying TO them than TO see N
southern men aud women whom they have gu long v6eo
degraded to tue level Of the negroes Long Observation
has satisfied that envy and malice have more TO do
with the abolition movement than anatcsm That theI
will be able To effect their objects have no fears
have population Of more than ten millions or four times
as large the old thirteen colonies had at the breaking out
of the revolution, while the North even II united, (which
il not likely 10 be- would DO less strong than Grea
selves, and might have every reason 9hope for long and
successful independent republic yet mold
that under the highest obligations 10 use all prop
er preserve the existing federal government We
now after period of more than thirty OF wrong stand
position of equality with the North and we owe To-
ourselves to those who after u.s. and TO the
of liberty TRUTH and honor TO lose that posi-
tion The increasing unanlmy OF feeling among our peo-
Pile and the growing determination never to submit again
to be degraded TO an inferior station give the gratifying
that any successful attempt to reduce US VIII
merely be followed by the destruction OF the government
making the effort. Yet justly charge us WITH
seeking undue advantage in the Union AT this time the
President Of the United States is northern man so is
the President of the Senate, Vice President dc tddo
likewise is the Secretary Of State the minister at the
important fore ign court and also the Speaker OF
the House of Representatives yet there has been no COM
plant of these things by u.s. except as TO the last who
stands avowed principles of hostility to our section
On the contrary has shown that provided SIM
pie justice done in matters of principle, we were
willing concede all that could be given up without loss
Of honor.
As it is our high duly TO make fair effort to maintain,
If possible the existing Union of the States what ought
do in the approaching presidential contest? Let us
take survey OF the field of action and of the cobat ia in
it, The old whig party las you remember, predicted
years ago would be the case longer exists For
the last twelve months 1t has NOT had friends enough in
any STATE of The Union raise banner in its name
Its Turner members have either gone into other Or
CARNATIONS waiting 10 take position.
In the North most Of them have united with the aboli
tionsts and free-soi democrats and formed sectional
party which is held together mainly by its hostility to
the SoniE. in fact its only leading principle is anti
slavery 1t has adopted the designation of republican
party" though it is commonly called the black re-
publican party The latter designation is the more spPro-
PIRATE only because while il is DEVOTED the eeva-
ton of the negroes ignore dsregards and eonemns the
rights of white men, but also because 1t counterfeit Dir
jefferson said that the old ederasts would attempt
get into power by stealing the Of republican, and
his prediction has been verified in day The leading
priaeipe of revolutionary struggle and also that of
the old republicans OF Jeersons day the question OF
the right Of the people 10 each locality to govern them
selves and this great privilege il denied by this party
which seeks at the sae-me TO deprive the white of
the territories Of The right Of seeovernmeni aud 10 pa'
negroes leye with them and thus to raise the former
TO higher station than God Almighty has fitted them for
If their policy could be carried into practice you and
know teow-ctizens, that the experiment would merely
end in the degradation and destruction OF the white ~
The candidate Of such party whoever he may be- can
have no claims TO your support
second association whose candidate is already in the
field, 10 the know nothing or American party. Twelve
months ago it seemed to be formidable in its organization
and numbers When assembled in convention howet er
last june il is we'll known that, the adoption of It's
platform coniemniBg further slavery agitation the dele
gates Of twelve northern States, wherein its sreng ia
chiefly lay seceded from the party In the
on of last mOath however, these delegations
back and succeeded by large majority, in repeating and
striking the identical section winch they had objected
TO- and obliged southern members In their turn, to leave
the convention II then nominated Fillmore and Donelson
for the first and second offers OF the government M
Fillmore It conceded has strength in the North This
is 10 part owing the fact that he in accordance with
plain constitutional provision, PLAYED his signature TO the
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official OATH endeavored 10 carry ii out He has been so
generally repudated that | have not heard the first
individual express the opinion that he get SIM
gle electoral vote in free State. In the South he
has stood on much better ground; but bis position
on the peudng questions Is unknown, and he is es-
/ seutially weakened by being the nominee Of the
! know -nothngs, should he accept 10 fact If be a
member Of the order be established he would
If elected be bound by his oath carry the wishes Of
the grand council 10 which the North has the control
Wavnr however these objections there is another which
Is controlling Even II Mr. FILLMORE should carry the
era southern States claimed him. be could thereby
succeed. The only effect Of dividing the southern
would be- throw the election into The House Of Repre-
seuatives The election OF SPEAKER by that bod
shows what would be the result Of presidential
Gov Aiken be would have bcen certainly elect
ed Even II be had received the last ballot the five
Of that party which me did get the day previous
he would have beaten his competitor hr Banks avow-
ed know-nothug-not speak OF three oherp, two Of
whom from slave States who might have been count
cd on. Should the presidential election devove the
house, there will either be election at all the black
republicans succeed Ii quite probable there
fore that the northern delegates in the knownohing
venton permitted Mr. Fillmore be nominated TO effect
this result As they able repeal the old platform
they evidently had strength enough have defeated him.
and probable that they got out Of the way
nived bis nomination. 10 give the black republican can
ddate double chance that If he should fail before the
people be might succeed In the House. As votes there
fore given for Dir. Fillmore under such circumstances,
would merely be throw away u Is not probable that
In the South, be will carry single State
The great gonis therefore Of the ansavery party
be the nominee Of the democracy That party has
been essentially modified within the last few yesrs In its
convention Of 1859 II adopted for the first time reogni
ton OF the resolutions Of the Virginia legislature Of 1928
the embodiment Of the creed Of the old republican party
Jefferson and subsequently, IL has affirmed most strongly
nm eustainng rights of