The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-09-02
THE PEOPLE WILL NOT FORGIVE THE TREASON
NOR TRUST THE TRAITORSI

caused by the final development Of their plot bring on
civil had spread throughout the land before the ad
ournmen of the extra session. and the spirit Of the
try stirred up TO the most determined resistance
against the usurpaon of all the legislative powers by the
House. and against the wicked purposes for which 1t
was designed Ii plain to the slghtest observer
that the traitors--among whom should be included
their outside leaders--had made such disastrous
bunder that it impossible they could recover
The people arrayed against them, and intend
ed to support the President in his patriotic efforts to
preserve the government All the treason which
was cloaed under the false preences Of the ambitious
demagogues of the most corrupt and dangerous party that
has ever appeared amongst Its members generally
who for the first time have held seat upon the floor of
Congress utterly ignorant of the true philosophy Of
our system of government and without political know
edge or legislative experience Of any kind and 6t
subjects to be moulded to suit the ambitious devices Of
their 1t need not therefore, surprise us that such
assumed to know than the wses and the best
of our legislators who had preceded them
In that House. following the truly great men Of the
outon who may be said to have assisted in closing the
scenes of the war of 1872 be found such dsn
eu,shed statesmen as Lowndes and Calhoun of South
Carolina, Webster, then of New Hampshire, Buchan-
an, of Pennsylvania Randolph, of Virginia, and last
though not least amongst those bright stars, was
the name of Henry Clay, of Kentucky The generation
which Immediately succeeded and in part had already
mingled with them have but just passed out of public
life within the last few years Here and there one was
left tito be memento to those who should after
them 1t is needless to mention the other great men
who acting in with the leaders of those two
distinguished generations Of statesmen We refer to those
timesthose great times those great men, to their great
hstory-for the purpose of saying that however fierce
the conflict Of power they were always national and
there was instance, in the long period within which
they controlled the interests Of their country where the
ruling party in the House of Representatives refused
supplies for the support of the government But
new era of black republcanism has upon the
country It's past great and its great history dis
regarded and its very existence is threatened
The men of note and talent in that body
Swallowed by the numbers OF their opponents, who have
shown themselves to be stupidity ignorant Of or crminay
Indifferent to- the laws and the constitution of their
try its politics. its history, and Its present safety and
future prosperity
Wih this indictment against them, appeal to
countrymen from whence they come and ask them II
they will venture send those men back to the next Con-
press to fill the where such Calhoun and Web
ste and Clay and Buchanan, and their enlightened and
patriotic colleagues had been distinguished mcmbers1
Will they send them here to finish up their reasonf Will
they lift up their voices for dissolution of this Union1
If they will they may very consistently reelect such men
as voted against supplies for the army and for the purpose
Of bringing on civil warl
Especially to Pennsylvania repeat this appeal II /,
State which has hitherto claimed to have unyeldng
devotion to the Union. We ask its patriotic citizens
vote again for such have proven by their conduct
that they desire dissolve this Union Win the citizens
Of that great State turn against themselves and against
their brethren of other States viii they forget the gen
Grafton Of great and patriotic men to whom REFER who
out Of the revolution and taught the first political
lessons Of government win they forget that otT
generation which followed them in which their own dis
tnguished statesman, James Buchanan, prominent
actor VIII they not remember that to insure peace
and future security to our country II Is necessary to 60
back to those old and high standards of political excel
lence Of which have reminded them and that they
love their country they must dismiss the conspatos Of
the present Congress forever from their conhdencef We
believe that the independent Of the good old KEYSTONE
will do this and that in October shall hear voice
from her which ill ring with triumph the fall Of
these enemies of the republic.
Below will be found an extract from the Springfield
Argus of Friday last headed Meeting of Armorers" It
the voice Of history of sense Of patriotism Of
the aborer and the mechanic passing that sentence upon
the back-republcan party TO which referred in
article Of Saturday EVENING" We rejoice TO know that the
great Of this nation touched that its OF
wrong awakened that the feeling of patriotism is thrill
ing through every heart and that the people rising up
condemn the reasonable refusal of the House to
supplies for the support Of the government
The people, truly, saying to the back-repubicsn
party, Oct thes behind me, Satdni
From the Springfield Argus Of Friday
Mecing Of Armorrs.
large gathering Of the late employees In the United
States Armory, in Springfield held at Gums Hail. at
n o'clock last evening. Mr. Solomon Adams, on taking
the chair presented the question for the consideration be-
fore the meeting referring 10 the failure Of the appropra-
ton BILL to the efforts of the superintendent to secure the
necessary continue the work to the weknown
fact that in employing he had acted without dsnc
ton Of party and his desire in the discharge of his due
to avoid making politics a Of qualification His re-
marks received with applause.
Mr. T. Badger one Of the armorers made vigorous and
sensible speech reviewing the Of Dr. Chaee men,
Der Of Congress from this district the appropriation
bill His remarks were pointed in their condemnation Of
the action Of the representative and received by the
meeting with great enthusiasm. a.'
Mr.. j. B. Preston addressed the meeting In spiritod
and eloquent speech in which the calamity with which
the members Of the meeting had been overtaken was
traced TO the proper sourcehe passions the preudces
and the bgotry OF the class Of politicians who now
the ascendeacy In the House Of He then
examined the facts and circumstances attending the