The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-04-26
ANOTHER INsIDIoUS MOVEMENT TO BREAK THE
#' DEMOCRATIC LINES.

of abuse heaped upon President Pierce during the last three
years. and in the amount of professions OF DEVOTION during
the period to the constitutional rights OF the South
The New York Tribune itself has not abused the President
half much the Herald has spent more labor IN
assang than the Herald has in pretending to defend the
institutions of the South We have never had the least
confidence in the honesty Of the Herads po-sayery pro-
essons and have doubted that it was ready at any
to join hands with the Tribune in assailing the
South whenever such should to be the most eectual
mode of warning upon the present administration.
The paramount and acontrolling sentiment and pur-
pose the Herald for three have looked to the pros
traon of President Pierce and the defeat of his renomna-
ton To effect this main object of all its tolls and ankle
ties has been the prominent policy of that journal to as
sumo sort Of patrouzng guardianship the interests
and institutions Of the South with the hope Of exertng
an influence In arrayng the public mind in that quarter
against the President When the Herald assumed to take
the direction of know nohngism it became the champion
of that organization because of its leading objects
was the abuse of the administration but the Herald still
sought to make Acknowledgment, complicated and satu
rated as was with abotonsm, harmonic in appear
ance with its pro slavery professions.
At the end of three years. faithfully and laberoug
ly dedicated the vuperation and caumny of President
Pierce aud to every imaginable species of hypocrcal
device to impose itself upon the South the northern
champion of its institutions the Herald has the mortca
ton to see and know that its labors have entirely
thrown away and that the object of all its base calumnes
and its wholesale and retail mendacity has steadily grown
in the esteem and affection of the southern people until
the fact is now admitted by friend and foe that Pres
dent enjoyed thoroughly the confidence of the
southern people than does Gen. Pierce The Herald has
haa of Iafa he
was strong southern indication favorable to him, but
like many other of his enemies that Journal has attered
itself that this was superficial feeling-a mere
damnipg with faint Praise-a willingness TO be compli-
mentary but not to carry out the compliment into prac
ce The sentiment of the southern heart of late how
ever has responded so Enthusiastically this deason and
has shown itself earnestly apprecistve of the fidelity
and efficiency with which southern rights and interests
guaranteed by the constitution have been maintained and
promoted by the official action OF the President that the
Herald itself to despair and to surrender The south
ern people as IaopelssSiy beyond its control
After all the labor of the Herald the side Of pro-
ISM that journal comes to the conclusion that
the country is in great danger because sthe politicians
have narrowed down the issue in the coming can
vass to the slavery question The politicians, cho lore
Tie spois and nothing for the country find their
count ia keeping up this agitation And pray who, of
all the politicians bias abored assiduousy than the
Herald to keep this agitation and who of all the poll
tcians thus engaged is greater Opa Of The o than its
editor "The South" quoth the Herald "is misiniormed
about tho state Of feeling the North and the North
equally ignorant 10 the real position and opinions OF
our southern felow-ctzcns.' In other words the South
refuses learn the of feeling at the North from the
Herald whilst the North will be ignorant Of the real posi-
ton Of our southern owtzens in spite Of the teachings
Of the Herald The South chooses 10 judge Of the conduct
of President Pierce for ITSELF and declines the oounses Of
the Herald The North chooses to make up It's opn
ion a. 10 the of feeling in the South and to disregard
the of The Herald This state OF ignorance
At The North and the South $50 far from improving with
the progress OF education and the diffusion Of information
(by the Herald getting worse the passions Of radical
men 10 both sections being artfuy inlamed by partisan
leaders Nothing agreeable to the Herald than
to contribute iaamng ht PassiOns Of radical in
both sections so long the effect promised to be pru-
dical to President Pierce
aour southern fellow-cizens stubborny
bent on narrowing down the issue the slavery question
and arowug their confidence in the present Chief Mag
that issue and since the South win not be informed
by the Herald that the ee-sosh democrats" Of the North
will sustain presidential candidate thoroughly
mtted and identified with the issue 50 narrowed down.
that Journal withdawS Its guardianship from southern
feowctzens' and proposes TO the country from the
impending Of sectonalism and especially imminent
danger Of ne denomination Of General Prcs by calling into
play another party TO be composed Of the conservative ror,
Of the whole country The Herald is absolutely gsusd
by The of slavery agitation which Ii has abored so
much excite and appeals to he great
power In the RANKS OF the voters ITO e1ngush slavery
agitation Gerce Il may be- in the next presdeu
tsl election That the editor OF the Herald should turn
conserpaiVs il not surprsinghe would turn anything
crafty bis revengefu malignity towards President
Pierccbut surprised the process by which il
proposed TO raise up this eonsVatCs party II to be
done says the Herald "sapy by great popular revolution
seh az took place IN Aassachussts years sacsn What
think sour southern felow-citizens Of taking Masssbu
sets the model for the construction OF conservative
party7
But the Herald leaves in doubt ~ 10 the reason
why there should be conservative party. II ssys
The deooic party Is TOO much vadsy ne influence ~ pro
slavery ssn'j and 1t is boldly avowed that the next
battle Is TO he fought entirely upon the negro issue To
sands Of Uotsrs rho hare heretofore acted Nth the seocroy
wiH say his Is TOO much and hey pu BE- riqht There
can be no mistake to the meaning OF such
II Is nsdious attempt to undermine and distract the
solid pbalanx Of democrats North and South who have
resolved TO put FINAL quetus upon sectional aoita-
ton by adhering faithfully the principle Of The Nc