The daily union., 1856-12-17
raE pANaFRs or rHE CRISIS.

Paraking as do most sincerely and heartily In The re-
cent triumph Of the national democratic party cannot
anticipate can scarcely hope the victory Is decisive Or
that lis consequences win DO permanent Il than
useless to disguise the fact since il will only lead to
false confdense Of strength which generally results not
Ia dissensons among the voters at least in total dre
gard 10 that unanimity by which alone We reap the
fruits of victory and guard against fature defeat Ith
worse than useless disguise the fact that In the election
which has just terminated majority Of the people Of A
United States at least Of those who cast their votes was
opposed TO the successful candidate and that had they all
united on one candidate he would inevitably have sue
ceeded Is II not quite probable they will do SO Tia
next presidential election Ii Is true they Oppsay
to DO animated by bitter feeling OF hostility But WHEN
we revert to the recent eeconeerng campaign and End
them acting in concert in New Engand in Pennsylvania
and in fact wherever such union afforded them the assn
rance or the hope success is il not probable more than
probable that this union will be consumnated in ssn
and the democracy called on TO meet in combination bOs
elements of opposition which by great exerons they hA
separately deeated2
These combined factions-I cannot dignity them with
the name of parties, since they have or fixed
prncpIeshaye at least one bond Of unionnamely hos
tity 10 the great democratic party hatred IA
often stronger bond of union than that of kindred ae
ton or affinity Of blood and, in my view il is quite as
likely that the enemies of the constitution and the Union
will ultimately amalgamate that their friends will be-
come disunited But, setting this aside, though il is
boasted and that justly that the enemy has been routed
"horse foot and dragoon it appears very evident that
they have already rallied, about to rally again
Far from being discouraged by defeat they only in.
spred with confidence; and the democracy, while .
umphng in their victory should prepare bemes for new
| encounters. They the victory by union, and by
union alone they hope to achieve others
This s especially of the democracy Of the South
and with serious msgivngs have recently observed
indications of want of unanimity in that quarter which
civ IN
the breach end in destroying all future of ac
ton The South ought know that its safety, at least
while in the Union consists in its indissolube union
While marshaed in great phaanx and presenting
undivided 'front.' it may bid defiance to all the arts of Brit
ish statesmen all the influence of the British and Anglo
American press all the efforts of foreign and domestic in
cendiary phlanthropiss and all combinations of sectional
politicians who being unable to reach the summit Of the
temple seem determined leveling it with the dust The
South true is in minority but long it remains
consolidated minority it may defy the world. Well did
that great statesman the pride Of South Carolina who
ought be- and day will be- the pride Of this great
confederation let it spread wide it maywell did
he say that while the South unanimous the pres
Dental question, it had nothing to fear. hold 1t
moral mpossbility to combine the other portions Of
the Union in sectional coniederacy. 1t has often
been tried and always failed. Even bad the black
pubicans succeeded in the recent election that success
would only have been prelude to dssension and
archy in their party ycolored squadrons The common h
tired Of the democracy would have yielded to personal RI
vary the contest for the spos ended like that Of The
three goddesses for the golden aPplen euds and jealous
les that shook the throne of Olympian Jove.
One Of the invariable consequences of strict union Of
the South is that with the support of very many
citizens Of the North who though they may not perhaps
make quite much noise in the world como bowling
demagogue exercise secret influence in the receseS Of
very community that happily counteracts their efforts
rla by of their
and desire preserve the Union by adhering to those
compromises which alone gave ii being. They maintain
the rights the South because they guaranteed by the
constitution and they know very well that the rights
of all the States embarked in one bottom. When
they see the South rallying as one man In defence
of their rights and their property, they not only SYM
pathize with them, but readily and earnestly give
their aid to those who, while calling Hercules,
either remain passive become traitors to them
selves and accomplices in the ruin and desolahon o
their households ANY who consults his own heart
must become conscious that he feels little disposition to
aid those who will not help themselves and further
more that he gives little credit to complaints that not
accompanied or followed by efforts TO get rid of their
For these reasons the South should always be
unit as was the election with the exception OF
Maryland which s itself not only unit but phenome
nom 1t would puzzle the most sagacions inquirer who
could see through milestone, to arrive at any toleaole
theory that would account for State containing greater
number OF Catholics than any otner IN tc Union eAVP'
louisiana and abounding in slaves, giving its sufrages
to presidential candidate representing party composed
principally Of those who would free all the negroes and
dsfranchise all the Catholics The good people Of Mary
land must be very near-sighted very dsnterested
Feeling then the necessity OF strict union Of the south
ern States defence OF their rights and viewing them as
the great bulwarks of the constitution and the Union
was with not only alarm, but dismay noticed, since The
result OF the late election certain indications that seem
foreshadow schsm, at least diversity Of opinion
that section, which may lead TO schsm aude TO the
message Of Gov Adams TO the legislature Of South Caro-
na recommending revival Of the slave trade and to th
language of certain very ably conducted journals Of th
South with which, am sure great majority OF the peo
pie of that quarter will not sympathize
1t is not my design to the inquiry whether thi
trade is in its results beneficial injurious to the hapP
ness Of the unmgated barbarans of Africa. 1t suf
Of The whole people OF this country that II cannot
revived under the sanction Of any law that be reason
ably anticipated and that most essuredy any serious at
tempt to attain that object would at ALLEVIATE from
the South every friend in the North and all the tie
which subss between the democracy of the two sections
ri The democracy Of the North has always sustained Tho
South from any prediecton for slavery but becau
In 50 doing they uphoding the constitution which
had sanctioned the institution and violation Of the guar
aned rights Of the holders of slaves would be violation
Of that compact But the right Of trading In slaves By
foreign importation guaranteed by the constu
ton beyond stated period which hns long since passed
II is now prohibited by law and venture 70 predict
that law viii be repealed Any attempt to do 80 on
the mart of the South or any southern State will be