The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-08-13

and tongue and personal influence to prevent the heresies
OF Greeley from taking root amongst the more recent and
less-expsrieneed immigrants The overweening ambition
and the rreconcabls luminosity Of few men have brought
Mr. Fillmore into campaign in which he eaa hare no
chance Of success except oro hope Of being elected by
combination of his antagonists in Congress The alien
born vote has in this point ofyew become an element OF
greater than ordinary consequence in this contest against
abolition This vote cannot possibly be cast for Mr. Fillmore
who repes and denounoes it 1t win be cast for Mr. Blu
chanan who has always treated it with Justice and be-
slowed upon il protection.
But angry and disappointed people viii neither reason
nor listen to reason Already reapng the fruits
of similar counSels in the present legislation Of Con-
gress When at the Of the present session
1t was barely possible 10 elect democratic Speaker those
who, like Mr.. Winter Davis, of Maryland, preferred
the election Of black republican Speaker to that Of
democrat permitted that election to go by default
Has that resulted in "goodR' Has 1t weakened the
party which prevailed Let the immense encourage.
ment derived by the backrepubcan movement from that
act answer. Let the Kansas SANDER committee and the
stopped supplies of the government testify to the Wing
how far it can appease fanatcsm by giving it its own
way.
But such counses and such desperate hostility to the
of political antagonist is inexplcabe upon any or
binary rule of patriotism public interest 1t cannot be
explained upon a principe consistent with either section
federal duty except that the Wing has 30 intense and
vndcve hatred for the Of democracy that would
rather the country lost through the of the abo
onists than saved by the fidelity of the democratic party
If this matter could be settled by ebutons of hatred
demonstrations of hostility, could return defy the
malignant wrath which dictates such extraordinary po
sition that taken by the Wing but we do not dare
with the responsibilities hanging us, to encourage
such sentiments towards those who whatever may be Their
insanity or injustice aoa upon the bottom with
ourselves.
But ask is it possible that when the issue lies be,
tween Fremont and Buchanan if it shall be proclaimed
been mised by the ISLANDERS of abolition the Richmond
Wing would hail with delight the downfall of the South
and the destruction of its liberties because ancient and
inveerate democratic enemies would be buried beneath
the ruins
We glad to believe that such not the sentiments
of the South and that thousands of patriotic wings feeling
the Importance of the stake and forgetting the party ami
mosites of the past will rally to the standard of Union
and Saterights though it be bsrne by democratic
hands and will cast their votes in favor of their
rights without thereby disavowing renouncing OF
their principles
THE UNCERTAINTY OF LAW AND LEGISLATION.
In 1854 law was passed by Congress giving to all
the officers and employees in the legislative department Of
the increased compensation of 20 per cent
This Just law based on the known fact that great
increase in the cost of living in Washington had taken
place. After its passage the increased compensation
paid to all the clerks messengers doorkeepers and other
officers and employers, except the public printers The
Treasury Department thought they neither officers
employees and therefore not entitled to the increase
although they had peoned Congress for it, had the
Others and had the same good reason for their petition
The public printers thought the decision of the Treasury
Department against law, and appealed to the Court OF
Claims. After full argument both Sides the Court Of
Claims adjudged that the public printers both off,
GERS and employees and therefore entitled the increased
compensation When the bill making appropriations for
the legislative department up the Committee Of
Ways and Means proposed amend it by directing the
Treasury Department to settle the accounts of the public
printers in accordance with the decision Of the court
By vote of 100 to 81 the House voted down the
sition.
By the same appropriation bill the House appropriated
$4,000 to pay for books given to its members by
way of furnishing them with good libraries of ncreas
ing their compensatonthe increase if divided out being
about $500 TO each member When this bill went to the
Senate this appropriation voted down by vote Of 80
to Whether the House will acquiesce in the decision
the Senate or resort to revolution cannot tell AS we
had agency directly indirectly in asking the House
Of the court in favor of the public printers in asking
the Senate to decide against the increased compensation
voted themselves by the members Of the House. have
now no other object than to record instances
the uncertainty Of law and legislation and to express the
decided opinion that the claim Of the printers based
plain statute and sustained by the Judgment Of the
court has quite as much to recommend II the claim Of
members Of the House. based their resolution and
adjudged bad by the Senate We do wish be I'M
dersood as saying members of the House ought
to have more books We incline to think it would be
well for them to have more ssd to read more
THE PROSPECT IN ILLINOIS.
In the face of stubborn facts and stubborn figures many
of the bscepublcan papers have the cool
assert that the staunch unwsverng democracy of Illinois
will in the present crisis prove false to the constitution
and the Union We believe that the electoral vote of ILL.,
nois will be certainly given for James Buchanan that
the electoral vote of North Carolina will be for that
exalted patriot and distinguished statesman and the cleo
ton OF last week. we fancy has removed all lingering