The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-08-05
rag PERSONALITIES OF PoLITIcs-rHE NEW
YORK HERALD AND Mr.. BUCHANAN


striving for political supremacy, and in that strife TOO
equeny exhibiting the most incorporate zeal Ia advoca
ting their men, measures and principles and in dis
pArsng everything found araysd in opposition their
partisan objects hopes and wishes Our own country has
not proved exception 10 what must DO received as
general rule The Father Of his Country while Admnis
tsring with Characteristic wisdom integrity and patriotism
the Affairs Of government not spared BY the poli
malgne Of his day. The ordeal through which JEFF
isrsOu aud Madison passed with such amazing triumph
familiar to thousands Of democrats still living and s
battling brAyelyr proud 10 add, for the good old
cause How the sanety Of General JAcsons domestic circle
invaded when that great warrior and statesman first
nominated for the presidency and how the idod partner
Of his bosom literally hunted her grave by the
gross and foul calumnes Of heartess and unprncipled
opposition st fresh in the recoectons they
firmly fixed in the rssentments Of generous and chiTa
rsus people
Notwithstanding the intensely sectional character Of the
opposition the democratic party in the pending pres
Dental contest did, time indulge the hope that
the would be conducted upon and confined TO- the
issues made by opponents Upon all questions raised
OF policy expedency upon all issues made as 70 the
constitutionaiy nationality of principles de-
sired in with political friends only free
fair and full discussion before that great tribunal which
Ia the and fountain Of all power But what has
been the of the backrepubcan journalists and tbs
plackrepubcan since the nomination of the dem
ocac candidates for President and Vice Preaen2 They
carefully avoid all discussion of the principle of popular
eregny, and in its place favor their readers and hearers
with assaults in coarse and ruan terms upon Of
pures and distinguished patriots and statesmen.
Every idle rumo every trivial incident every Tribune
manufactured Kansas outrage which may by any possible
ty be converted into political capital smulans to the
prejudices Of the ignorant the wild passions of tho
fanadca is eagerly seized and used without scrupe Mr.
Herbert gets into distressing difficulty with waiter at
hotel which has since been disposed Of by jury OF his
eountrymen of opposite political opinions Mr. Herbert
member Oft democratic party The unfortunate who
lost his life rishman by birth. These two facts
put together the New York Tribune show the murder
hatred borne by the democratic party all Irish
ciizensas If the whole history of the democracy not
faithful record of successful opposition to every form Of
civil and religious oppression and of unalterng and per-
sstent resistance every attempt abrdge the constu
tonal rights and privileges Of adopted citizens to
make the blessings of free government flow through
the Narrow bgoted channels Of birthplace and religion
Mr. Brooks IL be his duty, from The ties Of
blood to inct chastisement upon Mr. Sumner or gross
personal insult offered by the latter to Judge Butler In
any view which this transaction is regarded, apart
the question of privilege raised in the Senate and
the House it can be regarded in other light than
purely PERSONAL private quarrel in which politics
had no lot or part And yet there is not black
republican journal in the land that has not used and
is not still using this assault as an evidence Of the
encroschment Of slave power, and as overwhelming
proof that the democratic party is opposed to freedom OF
speech With the personal difficulties and msortunes Of
our political opponents when disconnected with Official
Transactions 10 medde No respectable Journalists
viii parade them before the public eye and true gentle
viii speak of them except in such terms and under
such circumstances may be sanctioned by conventional
usA re. We only against who against what
conceive to be the best interests Of the country
Noted rs the Boston Ass ID for its carefully studied
noted the Albany Evening Journal
il for its reckless advocacy Of unprnepled and law
aad-orer subvertng measures and noted the New York
Tribune for the insolence Of its ruaaism and for il
bold unblushng support Of doctrines which strike at
political social and religious institutions, cues
ton much IL the New York Herald has not ercelled all
ese journals in the peculares for which each is
spcuous From local pest and nuisance il has expanded
the dignity Of national shame and reprosch Abroad
recognised the consistent beer Of government
and institutions-of all indeed that has made tb'
American great respected and Influential AT homo
it is regsrdedand yet strange add by those who
its mos; frequent reader.-as the mbodimen and e1empH
ofhgh andlow degree which msninsneiive
shrink from they would shrink from all that is foul to tb
eye offensive the smell From the days Of Rosina
Townsend The latter days Of black republcanism its col
have fairly rocked with obscene jokes blssphemous
nockeries pure unadulterAted downright blsokgusrd-
ian. II has been conss,en, only In its Inconsistency snd
the fact that il has in embraced and abused every p
tcsl party is regarded among lis most trivial offences
II notorious and It's notoriey has secured for 1t very
large number Of readers just in the way tba; Ned
Buntline Is to draw crowd wherever he appears
This is the journal which black repubiiosuism has
cured I've make conjecture to the oos) its chic
sad most Efficient organ for the pending What
wss contracted for BY the present employees Of the Herald
do not pretend say; but certain Il is that IL has
entered into the service with It's usual stock Of swasge
Impotence lssbOod and malignant zeal and with its
tomsy disregard for those prophecies Of life which
among ssvags regarded sscred
OF all the distingusbed which this country has
pure and unsued than that Of James Buchanan the
democratic candidate for the presidency For forty years
his name has been oonspicuousy before the American peo
pie and during that long period Of time and amid all the
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