The daily union., 1856-01-25


AND HARMONIOUS
The glorious eighth Of January has been dedicated by
the democrats n many of the States the preliminary ar
rangements necessary to successful presidential
in 1856 We have already spread before the readers Of the
Union the proceedings Of many Of the State conventions
held on that day and call their attention. with
pleasure 10 the spirit Of true nationality and devotion
the constitution and the Union well the tone of
thusiasc confidence which pervades them ALL They
hib differences in the preferences of the delegates
the presidential candidate but in instance have those
differences disturbed the harmonious conclusions TO which
they have arrived II the State conventions held on the
eighth of January furnish any index the real feelings Of
the democracy in the several States have doubt
they do the prospects Of concered and successful contest
atterng prior to any presidential cleo
ton
But whilst the general impression made the spirit
Of union and energy with which the democracy pre-
pairing for the presidential contest is highly satisfactory
there special 70 turc in all the platforms adopted in
the southern States which is peculiarly gratifyng-we
aude TO the strong and earnest terms in which the demo-
Gratis Of the South express their confidence in the continued
nationality and earnest devotion of northern democrats
the compromises Of the constitution the subject Of
slavery. AS fair specimen, quote tbgTesolution pass
ed by the convention held at Jackson, in Mississippi the
proceedings Of which have just reached us and which
are unable to publish until tomorrow 1t is follows
Resored That is in opinion the duty of the people
the South stand by and uphold those
tive northern democrats who in the face of the most fierce
INSCRIPTIONS opposition the part Of the know
ngs and black republicans have with unalteng and pat
oc devotion the constitutions steadily and firmly maintain
the rights OF the avehoding States and that utterly
denounce all attempts to sectonaze the democratic party of
the Unon by the nsinuaon that they unworthy Of
IN In n
alton of the northern and southern people, and consequent
destruction of the Union
This resolution expresses the honest feelings and the set
tied convictions Of the entire democracy of the South The
necessity for the mugaon Of such sentiments has been
created the penacy with which the enemies Of the de-
mocracy in the South have sought to fix the charge of
tionaty unsoundness on the slavery question on the
northern democracy The injustice and iiberay Of this
charge have induced the southern democrats to for
ward and repe it in the solemn and effective
that it coald be done.
1t is well TO for to the mode of warfare
resored to by southern knownothng organs and speak
When pressed to the wall upon the fact that know
nothpgism at the North only another for free
sosm abolitonsm they make only feeble defence for
their northern brethren but they pick up the freeso
timen ofsome individual newspaper at the North claim
ing to be democratic and upon this with unblushing ef
fronery charge the entire democracy of the North with
antisavery sectionaty, Objectionable that which at
taches to northern know nothngsm. The New York Eve
ming Post for years past has furnished TO the opponents Of
the democracy the South their chief elechoneeng cap
ta The OF Van Buren, ia of strength to the
enemies of the democracy. Because the Post and the
| Van Burens we're known all the country to be
affected with abotonsm, whilst they claimed to be-
long the democratic party, the organs and orators
of the southern wings formerly, and lately Of their
successors the knownothngs boldly affirmed that the
whole democracy of the North tainted with aboli-
tioni9m. Thlss arguments became longer available
and thereupon, southern whigism died out Southern
know-nothings have become heirs 10 the reckless
and untruhu mode OF warfare and hence the democracy
of the South have deemed il due truth and justice TO
repel these uuounded impuadons upon northern demo-
Gratis and proclaim solennly their full confidence in
them sound national men.
it has often occurred that the southern democrats
had been remiss this point aud that their northern
brethren who had to bear the brunt of abotonsm and
frequently sacrifice themselves for principles in which the
South was particularly interested had of complaint
We can never ece from mind the impression that the
South properly appreciate the services Of such north
ern democrats forward and offered all their polit
in resisting the wilmot provisO in ls47 and s4s
y in securing the passage Of the compromise measures n
1880 and again In the passage Of the Nebraska bill In
1854 How the South ever do fun justice TO Gen.
Cass for the influence which he has sxered n crushing
the doctrine that Congress has the constitutional power to
prohibit slavery In the Territories? But the South has
been somewhat ardy In doing justice to the northern de-
mocracy we encouraged hope that our demo-
cratic friends in the South fully appreciate the value Of
their northern friends and that the sentiment Of cordial
union between the democrats Of the two sections
sound national platform win in future be papable that
southern know-noihingsm win fade away under a ndu
In the way that Its predecessor the whig party
disappeared The result Of this cordial union win be
another OF those brilliant democratic victories which
will rival in splendor the glorious achievement which has
induced democrats everywhere TO adopt the sh Of jan
usry 40 the democratic day for preparing for democratic
coniesh.
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