The daily union., 1856-01-27
THE UNION OF THE NATIONAL MEMBERS.

The votes taken yesterday Mr.. Dunn's resolutions
show that there hundred national members
who agree on tho involved in the proposed resora
ton of the Missouri restriction The last taken for
Speaker shows that twothrds o. these national members
support Mr. Orr and one-third support Mr. Fuller Why
cannot the one hundred national unite and cast n
solid vote2
The obvious answer is because there is irreconcabe
antagonsm between the democrats who constitute the
two-thrds and the southern Americans who constitute
the third on the issues between them oforegn immi
grafton and Catholicism
As this antagonism is iFreconcabe another question
arises Can it not be honoraby waived both sides for
the time being that there may be concert of action the
paramount issue on which they egree2
To this question the democrats We are the ma
jority and therefore entitled to the selection Of the
candidate If the Americans controvert this position
are not aware Of the fact they say that tho democrats
in selecting the candidate repel them by adopting plat
form which repudiates apd denounces their doctrines
If we understand the reionder Of the democrats it is
that they have not adopted this platform with any view OF
repelng the national Americans from union their
candidate but the contrary that such union would
be entirely agreeable.
Why then insist on rcarming their platform when Mr.
cns2 The answer is that the democrats know that If the
national elect the Speaker II must be by the
operation Of the southern know-nohingsi but they
not willing by pretermittng the eairmation Of their
PLATFORM TO subject themselves the suspicion Of seeking
q union by any concessions to the questions which
they differ radically and rreeonciaby with the southern
know-nothings
How then 1t Is asked the democrats expect the
southern know-nohings TO unite their candidate? The
answer TO mind obvious II Is conclusive Let
tina southern -nohngs nominate Mr. Orr the
candidate Of the national members but at the same
time resfm their platform, and thereby show that
in entering into the union they, like the democrats make
no concessions II union Of the national members on
like these would be falr and honorable both
sides we confess ourselves unable 10 discover It. 1t would
be nothing more than temporary truce 10 issues
subordinate Importance for the purpose Of securing united
action against common foe on the paramount issue. Th
democrats would not thereby be chsrgeabe with any
abatement Of opposition to know-nothngism; whilst tb
know-uohinss could hot be chargeable with any abac
ment IN their devotion 10 the doctrines Of their organi
Eauon.
We make these remarks for the double purpose Of meet
ing what consider the inrences which thu
southern knowpobings deduce from The adoption aud
affirmation by the democrats Of their platform and next
70 show that the southern know-nothings the mi
nory Of the national portion Of the House. the respons
by necessarily them unless there is something
In the position Of the democrats which repes them In th
view take OF the subject there is pothng Of the kind u
tended by the democrats and no such objection unior
Is tenable