The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-10-17
WHERE SHALL / COR"
DISTRICT or COLUMBIA, October IA, 1885

DISTRICT or CoLuspIA, October a. 1885,
To the Editors Of the Union:
Although citizens of this District are for wise purpae
disfranchised TO federal and State elections
theless take lively interest in them do many vi
exercise the elective franchise
Imagine me- then an "old-ne Clay-Webster whgl
who led away by mans gregsrious instinct and by Par
san real or enthusiasm leagued himself in its nGPn
with the modern American party.
And here, by way of parenthess permit me to erpr1
my honest belief that despite its great perversion BY Y
signing oficehunters this party bad oil OF patriotism
much Of apparent necessity for its foundaonj and h
setting aside the bloody scenes and the in GOMEZ
nicsnts of the Church Of Rome for which Its perversOn
held responsible II has worked good In having uas
the demagogues Of all parties that there other pos
within the realm than organizations Of foreignbor en-
zens Who with much injury to themselves as Amsna
citizens still made show Of preserving their several nhaO
slities thus retarding tina, ready assimilation here
white races into and stronger compoun d, and nr
ring that show Of entire homogeneousness which we 'G
present to the de,pots of Europe
To return imagine me patriotic, constitutional UHs
loving, state-righs whig, voluntarily but uuwittHsf
dashed TO what now see is a Of Juggernaut which
perpetuate the rover ofi false god rolls crushing o
all law and orderover all rights whether personal co.
porate, State, or federal.
Imagine me, this important day when the desunl
not only this Union but of liberty ITSELF Is perhaps to
primarily decided called be prepared ere this I'D
tomorrow to jubiate the defeat ofvhat par'yf
Yesl whose defeat, and for the triumph OF who's
am to be glad Here let me ponder Men-ys pa'n''
whether OF NORTH South East or West-s,op with NJ
moment here upon the brink Of what may prove PrS
pice from whence once descended, may never be y
to arise in timesop and answer each one in his own b
bis own Judgment am rightH May no, be wrong
Let me scel II the democracy defeated to-day
Pennsylvania and Indiana, should not, u d|n
whig," IN an American be glad That party and
parties have been, and yet antagonisc. To-
should not with good cause, reoice7 Alb there 80
fable of the lion, the bear and the wolf to solve my dO'
What advantage II TO the exhausted lion that BIZ
sgonist the bear, lay dead at last when just upon
victory, came in the wily reacherous wolf and bore "
the carcassprze So, If to-day the democracy are o's
in the State elections, why am to shout when It ~
aboouists the enemies OF their country, who are 70
umpb, not the Of my party7 my partyP lis"
party 2 is the question. am forced to doubt it
Yet il have such, what is its character bhp
tona is II sectional7 That Mr. Fillmore and that
Doneson be national In sentiment does not insure Wy
party national in action. II II be national, how bhw
in many States it has no electoral ticket 7hat in otis
II has fused both TO the presidential and State ee'
with the traitor republicans and how Is It that in o.
ing dove while in all Others II denounces them 10 DIVE
terms II it be national how ia It that State platform
the North vie with those of the republicans In denouo
slavery, while matter Of course, those at the 'O
support that institution
II IL be national how is II that Mr.. Dunn, OF lna'
etceed Mr. L. D. Campbell, Of Ohio Last session, in "'