The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-03-22

non. JOHN sLIDELL.


non, JOHN sLIDELL.
fit be true "a all experience proves that death loves
shining mark the knowledge that with years
establishes the fact that envy and deracton are the shad
ows Of greatness hseparaoe from lbs possessors No man
Of mark since the cruefon Of the Saviour has escaped
the penalty Of elevated position conferred through the
force of commanding talents high character and honest
ambitions and to suppose the converse in this our day and
generation would exhibit senlity and pitiable vagares
seldom encountered outside the stricken idiots cell
case Illustrating this eternal truth is before us
For years past the opponents OF democracy in Louisiana
have cherished bat idea given il prominence
every other consideration and that is upon the Hon
John Sde TO the knife and from the knife to the ht
His manly character is to them gall in the daytime and
wormword nj night Others they prepared to tolerate
but the name of Slde breaks Id upon them with the
and force of avalanche something supernatural
and to crush him would be held by them to be full
complishnent Of their cbequered destiny
If any should institute inquiry to the cause
of this sleepless political nagnty he would discover but
ground for its manifestation He would be told that
Mr. Slidell has all the high and ennobing qualities of
statesman in eminent degree and that in point of ab
y he has few equals among the most accomplished of
the republic 1t would be admitted that a representa-
tive of this State in both branches Of the national egsa
ture and In the capacity Of minister abroad his services
have been invaluable The fact upon the record that he
has secured good for Louisiana than the efforts of all
predecessors combined it may be said contributed to her
general interests and few of the fact that he
Yields in the Senate chamber of the Union and with rep
resentatyes coming directly from the people, influence
excelled and rarely equaed by any one perhaps
10 tile history Of national affairs. We have misaid list
of the number of highly impoant bills passed under the
charge of Mr. Sde for the benefit Of the and
agriculture of our State providing for expenditures of
large amounts of federal money within our borders and
promising the beneficial results in every point of view
seems incredible that he should have been thus
u the face of the fact that there is determined and
organized opposition by the freesoers of the North TO
expenditures for southern works OF Improvement simple
justice being almost uniformly denied that portion of the
confederacy.
That such positive, uncomp promising character Mr.
Shdell exhibits in his every should have bitter
enng enemies is by no means remarkable, nor filter
theme for wonderment than the upheaving of the
der the influence of gae that he has friends numbeess
as forest leaves and their rpened verdure is in
conference.-the. His proclves and impulses cast in
mould To falter upon the confines of principle is
with him be damned and this happens be perfectly
well understood by ALL His opponents political know full
well that the hand of resurrection cannot reach them while
his voice is potential and his strong Free and there
others unmindfal of the admitted truth He
has the hand of soldier for friend and the hand Of sol
der for enemy. &." ~&&s ~ a# a@@#a Z. &.e
At the present the old and stale leaven is vis-
ble The great democratic convention had brought its
abors close before lying telegraph announced the
defeat of John Sde who not before the convention
in any position but calmly and zealouy attending to his
mutfarious duties in the federal Senate The cry,
has been taken up by the Accommodating press and
wish them "a good time" in their rapturous merriment
To the end however that the truth may 60 before the
world We will that the action of the convention had
about as much reference to r Sdell to tile Emperor
of Japan We certainly attentive looker-on and
listener in Vienna, and did not hear that distinguished
geneman coupled with heconventon proceedings
directly indirectly. The question was honest straight
out and democratic division Of opinion to the pretensions
for the presidency of two prominent statesmen Judge
Douglas and Mr.. Buchanan 1t had this ext0ntno
No collateral issues brought bear upon that truly
chiyalrous family division one are quite sure, was
authorized say Mr. Sde desired the choice TO fall upon
one or the other and the fact notorious that
ber-a large number, indeedof Mr. Slides most devoted
political friends and energetic supporters of
Judge Douglas What his individual preferences may
have been foreign to the facts have stated
preference rests in his BOSOM may be known to
some of the few with whom he ntruss important matters
II certainly kept out of the convention from first 10
last
And to place this beyond cavil and at the time
demonstrate that the genuine spirit Of democracy presided
over and directed the deliberations Of the convention, we
may say that far from any outside pressure being ys
BILE which would undoubtedly have decided the action of
the majority number of gentlemen, the wel-known
friends of Mr. Buchanan selected delegates to the
National Convention. The disposition appeared 10 be gen.
eral to select good TO act free from instructions and
such knowledge only Of preference as was familiar to
them. Extraneous personal considerations rot
brought TO bear by nnuendo, in any direction and
may here say tbats remark In editorial Of yester
day appears have been misunderstood by mis-
applied We intended to refer 10 the friends of third
candidate for the presidency most worthy of national sup
port whose name contrary 10 general expectation not
mentioned in connexion with the nomination. Our duty
as democratic journalist in possession of the truth
qures this exposition that false impressions may not OBJ
tain circulation abroad Another duty recognise is to
defend any sterling democrat when unjusty assaled
mentioned in reference to such absurdes the al
luded to- The organ Of neither segment clique per-
son-knowing nothing above below democracy
whoe-our motto Is Justice to ALL favor to none and II
we know ourselves all nominations national and State will
only receive the support in duty bound to give
but such support rsdates from the heart enss every
sympathy the hand for every emergency, and
templates nothing but the Of cherished principles
From the Lexington Express, Erira, March o
ARMS FOR KANSAS ARRESTED.
The good steamer Arabia arrived at wharf about
sunrise this morning Immediately landing, COM
mitee despatched up town to inform citizens that
person from Massachusetts board having In his