The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-04-26

dread IL they have not considered these things they
literal know -nothings What our government mas
agreed TO do it must perform II the laws are wrong
ID is fault and is good reason for Changing then
but long as they exist their obligations must 20 OBJ
served. Nor can "natiyes 70 the manor bornT take
away even by law rights that have been conferred by
the constitution Measures prospective IN their eneel hno
they only legitimate However much we may diner
these they would furnish just cause OF complaint
and involve bad faith Let me not be misunderstood
the advocate Of no class or sect OF people The DEM
oeratc party has recognised and never VIII saaeon
the demand of any class sect SUCH for once CT honor
We maintain the constitutional rights OF all Tor the sake
Of aor the native and oregnborn the Protestant and
Misunderstanding each individual citizen 20 depend upon
his own merits for Office and homer This Is the demo-
cratic doctrine on the subject Every man can vote as be
may please He is not obliged TO vote for Catholic or
foreigner No should vote for bad man OF either
class But ii is the indiscrminate prescription OF these
classes by combination law TO which we object There
are many "reminiscences in our past history to render
the idea distastefu In all the past struggles Of the
country the foregnborn and native the Protestant and
Catholic stood fell together They did so when the
Declaration of Independence was adopted and when the
constitution made They did so on every battlefield
OF the revolutionary war in the war OF 1872 and IN the
war with Mexico The recollection of all these things
cites aversion 10 the proposed prescription Every page OF
past history speaks against It, From the shades Of
Mount Vernon where sleep the ashes OF Washing on who
helped 10 make these covenants up admoniton
against their violation From the heights where Mongom-
cry erom the grass-covered grave OF Laayette-lrom
the silent resting places of the chvarous Koscusko and
De Kab--is heard remonsrance against violation OF
the faith on which the battles of the revolution were
fought Indeed from every source of moral and political
truth comes a frown~-an indignant frown--upon this
scheme of treachery and oppression.
The evil tendencies of societies for partisan
enls ere too obvious require discussion. Washington
has apply described them the means by which cunning
may nsurp the OF the people and gain unworthy
rule They are inconsistent with the American character
evils exist moral and political which require reform let
make it daylight Business and not go about 1t ike
thief in the night No practice oad hays more democrat
zng influence upon the character Of our people nor be
hette cali
and ember the channels Of social and political inter
The whole tendency is vicious and the institution
will speedily what it mertsthe universal contempt
of all honorable and patriotic men,.
And now feow-citizens, In conclusion, would per
suade you that the surest way to pepetuate our repub
government and its iuesimable blessings OF peace
prosperity and happiness is maintain with unyieding
frhes the letter and spirit OF the constitution, and
by cberishiag those liberal notions OF public ponfy
which have uniformly distinguished the career OF the
democratic party and when did apeope multiply and ad-
in the elements Of national greatness with such
wonderful rapidty2 1t is not more than the lifetime
Of very old since the members of family OF Gov
eregn states numbered bat thirteen and the population
of the whole fell below that counted for one of
family of thrtyone The end Of the present century, in
this ratio will the States doubled and the population
trebled The constitution gave happy union OF States
and under the auspices of both the nation has so pros
pered and gov the obligation devoves upon us, who are
the stage perpeuate and hand these vast bless
iugs down successors This grave duty and in
my humble opinion only be safely discharged by as
sorting and maintaining the constitutional rights Of the
States in their sovereign capacity by the people OF
sae orbeang interfere with the institutions OF those
of another by maintaining those great ideas of civil and
religious liberty found at the very basis OF our whole
cia and political systems by avoiding the creation OF
geographical parties suggestive n separation and by
leaving the people of each State undet the direction Of
Heaven and the restraints of the constitution to select and
regulate they may please those merely local institutions
under which they choose TO live and for the good or evil
of which they and they only must account These prin-
cpes and practices settled by the people of all sections of
the country, and should be confident in the belief that
the future Of republic is 10 eoyer many centuries OF
brilliant prosperity and progress,