The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-03-25


the bhgh, prospects which they recently had Of early
abolition triumph
Il is be expected that national who feel and
know that the Union be preserved only by faithful
adherence to the constitutional rights Of every section will
look with indifference upon the warfare waged unreent
essy by abOltiOnis against President whose crime in
their estimation is that he has been the constitution
When il is northern President thus assailed in the
present case the of the North have right
look to the South in support of whose constitutional
rights he is assaied for prompt and united vindication
OF his character We have abundant evidence that the
South understands and Acknowledges her obligations
all such national have the courage and the
patriotism defy abolidonism The sentiments SO elo
queny expressed in the following article from the Mo-
bile Register the universal sentiments of all national
xen, whether at the South or North:
FROM he Mobile Register
PRESIDENT PIERCE
While the name of the enemies of the South and of her
institutions is "legion" would suppose that whenever
in the North found true and faithful friend to our
rights and the constitution of the country sense
gratitude and common Justice would south
to acknowledge cherish, respect and honor tina,
integrity and fidelity which rise superior the pre-
Judlcts OF llefce ls
excellence the shining exemplar of such character His
record is pure and spotes that of any who
born and lives south OF the Potomac Long before the
dream of high federal honors broke upon his vision we
find him in his State situated in the heart of preu-
diced and fanatica New England the able vgilan and
determined enemy Of abotonsm, and the loyal and eo-
quent advocate of the just rights of the slave States
munity from ansavery disturbance and interference In
the House of Representatives in the Senate of the United
States and in the presidential chair find him sustain
ing without falterng equivocaton, the pure and
unblemished record and but few weeks since in his
message the Kansas troubles the ultra stick
les for the State rights in South Carolina have acnow
edged that John C. Calhoun wrote spoke purer
sounder catholic sentiments and opinions this
important question.
In the face of this noble history of Franklin Pierce
while the heart of southern people is warming towards
him northern public man. who dares true TO the
constitution of his country and the equal rights of all the
States in spite of torrents of obloquy detracton rdcu
and prejudice from his section of the Union it is
notifying to witness the efforts made in southern papers
to requite his fidelity with SANDER and pervert the his
tory of who if ever did deserves civic crown
from fhe whole body of the southern people
We showed yesterday that the attempt faint his po
cal skirts with freesosm the author of certain anti
slavery resolutions of the New Hampshire legislature was
abortve ailure-Genera Pierce having been engaged
in fighting the battles of his country in Mexico at the
very time he accused of writing sntsavery resolutions
in New Hampshire.
And who it that makes and repeats these charges?
Southern men, whose record this question shamed
by the purer of the sccusedfor he least has
supported equivoca His record is purer than that
Of either of the presidential candidates whom bis sccusers
have supported for the past twenty years-purer than
Clay's, than Harrison's, Taylor's, or Fillmores
Now say not this for the purpose personal auda
ton of democratic statesman. We have higher motive
and more comprehensive object Not only common
gratitude but the patriotic duty which regards The safety
Of the Union and the preservation the institutions of this
great country demands South should cherish its
true friends at the North Take General Pierces case
illustration. Here is a man who has sacrificed
himself politically in bis own section of the Union, by
bold and consistent maintenance OF sound constitutional
opinions Suppose now that the South in whose cause
he has fallen at home also falls upon him and sacrifices
hmH When, after such fate will northern public man
he found again to stand for rghtsH And how long
will the Union last after the process Of crushing ont every
vestge of nationality and killing of every national man
the orth Is completed The existence Of the govern
depends directly upon the preservation of sound
party and of in the free States and while moth
ing would fill The tents OF aboitionsm with exultAon
and JOY this crushing OUT performed by AN act
Of southern ngratude and folly nothing would
be much to be depIored by every friend Of the federal
constitution In party chickering's and controversies
cannot we of the South disagree and dispute without doing
injustice TO the true friends Of cause and
without putting the Union in jeopardy by an act which
tends Immediately seconaze and aboltiouize the en-
tire North In other words in bot pursuit Of party
triumphs cannot pause moment TO think Of our
country
THE CRITERION.
We do remember to have seen In our newspaper life