The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-02-08
WHERE WILL THE SOUTH AMERICANS GO?

Political parties in this country to be distinguished
the from another only by the principles which they
advocate Men protesting the political principles
necessarily csssed in the political party, without
gard to their localities whether they live North South
Looking us all sides party, rather
number Of parties, which may be classed under
the general term opposion These parties have but one
principle should perhaps call it prejudice
upon which they agree North and Southhat is OPPOSE
ton to the democratic party As 10 any system of foreign
domestic policy for administering the affairs OF the
government they have not pretended TO offer They
have particular fault to find with the foreign and do
mestic policy of the democratic party the manner in
which it has bosn administered.
There those ID Is true who believe profess be-
leve that the miserable ching dogmas of political
prescription and religious intolerance should be adopted
part of national policy There others who are
assang bitterly the democratic party for its defence
OF the consultation and the Union upon the slavery ques-
ton This wing purely sectional and for that
The southern know-nothpgs who minority of the
opposition, cannot publicly and directly, at least act
with them Thus IL viii be seen that the opposition Of
the democratic party may be classed under heads
the know-nothngs embracing all Of the southern wing
the opposition together with large majority of the north
wing of know-nohngsm together with the minority OPP
position Of the North who antiknow-nohlng It will
also that all of division Of the opposition comes
from the North and also large majority of the other d-
vision II will be seen that nearly all OF the northern
opposition abotonists and great majority Of them
know nothngS The abolition opposition therefore, may
be set down at threcfourtbs Of the whole
The country the Of political contest as anon
aous in its character important In the consequences
which may result from it 1t is to be contest between
oatienalsm and Observation-Disclosures the constitution
and the Union the hand and sbolidonism and dis
union the other This contest will in all human proba
bility affect very materially the destiny Of the American
Union for years come II Il do decide It's fate for
ever This Is not the partisan opinion Of political
journalist but the deep conviction pervading the public
mind Of the whole country which careful observer
have failed to notice II Is but Just and natural anxiety
and apprehension the part Of patriotic people for the
welfare and perpeuity Of their eounys honor The abo-
lonst northern opponents Of the democracy have been
steadily increasing in strength from year year Determn
ed vglant and unscrupulous they have eagerly awaited
themselves Of the aid Of every ism political social for
the rhesnce Of their great design Thus controlling
State legislatures multiplying the laws of Congress and
ssng their execution TO The last extremity they
length aspire 10 control the federal government One
branch OF the federal legislature they already have In
the coming contest they aim possess themselves Of the
executive The minority, southern portion Of the oppo-
siton consisting entirely Of know-nothings profess to
differ widely with the Rbolitioniss proper and the
abolition know-nohings upon the slavery question: as
do the national democracy. The question Is with
such n contest before them, What will they do
Win they honestly recognise the slavery question as
the one great issue upon which the contest Is to be made
and boldly take sides with the party with whom they
agree In defence Of the constitutional rights Of the South
and the existence Of the Unon7 Or will they reclessy
preermt all expression OF opinion this great ques-
ton and continue assal the democratic party thereby
giving direct aid the abolitoniss1 What the sboli-
tioniss win do we know the question is What win south
ern knownothngs do
81" their love Of the Union predominstes over their pre
dces In respect and religion they give TO II
cesfu action only by cooperating with the democratic par
ty All their efforts in any other direction WILL the
struggle in the House. tend only TO the triumph
onsbe designs under the mask Of repubicsnis The
between nstionam and section sismbetween love Of the
bole country and only part or csnnot be longer post
poned."