The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-07-23

found TO contain nothing in conflict with ultimate dis
union the character Of the organization in respect 10
It's geographical sectional features is worthy Of
sideraton That the republican organization Is purely
sectional will not DO controvertsd The question, then,
Is whether Executive elected exclusively BY the six
teen northern States and Congress HOUSE and Senate
composed ofa majority in each branch elected By the
pubcans could administer the government as to pre-
serve the Union II must be borne in mind that the re-
publican organization rests upon the doctrine that mght
makes right" much its platform abhors that prine
pie when applied to our foreign policy. The sixteen
uOrhern States have the mght" and say the republican
leaders, the North ought 10 govern the country because
has the majority or in other words because IL has the
"ngh" II ought have the control Of the House and Of
he Senate for the that II ought TO have the
Executive The House is already secured and they hope
10 maintain might in that branch Not long since
leaders in the Senate boosted Of the progress they had
made in that body and INDUCED in pleasing antcipa-
tons of the time when they would have the might there
they have it in the House These two objects they
hope accomplish by getting possession Of the executive
department. with all its patronage for the next four year
suppose Mr.. Fillmore mistaken In assuming thai the
south would not submit to the election Of Fremont Ian
assumption, however, which mot controyerting or
ienyng and that the republicans could elect their Pes
lent by an exclusive northern vote and that the Union
should st remain unbroken What IT. at the end Of two
ars both houses Of Congress should be found 10 be
Ter republican control suppose every northern represent
alive should DO republican, and every northern senator
republican every southern representative democrat and
every southern democrat Then the government
would be in condition test the praccability Of It's ad
minstraon by the republican party Weknow, by many
years experience that the democratic party have tho
President and both branches Of Congress- and the wheels
Of government move smoothly and prosperously.
Bot could the same thing be done with . republi-
President Senate and House Of Representative isit
necessary to give an answer to this question The
already given the hearts Of the true lovers Of tho
Union II is the moral certainty that the deathknel Of
the Union would be sounded by the Of the
triumph Of repubicanism, that Is stirring the very
souls of the national all the country This is
conviction manifest itself in the idle claor and clap
trap Of ordinary political conflicts Its conviction which
inspires silent but determined energy, and brings into
ercise the solid substantial Of the land In
our position with qualification throughout the
country the ervd spirit of devotion to the Union
the part of democratic and national contemporaries
They clearly that the triumph Of repubicansm would
be the triumph Of disuuonism and this issue they are
bending all their energies To this issue the enemy win
b. kept and it we shall gain the greatest victory
achieved #. 45 III. N..