The daily union., 1856-10-11

PAIRlUIIC NUltE FROM NEW JERSEY.
Erraa 81 Letter from Dsngntshed Cuzen n Ven Jer
seq to the Ne,o Jersey Democratic Cub in Washington
Gty
BURLINGTON, September O. 1856
Never before in the history Of the country have the de-
mocracy been called upon to momentous an issue
that presented in the present The old whg
have become obsolete ideas and the principles for
which combatted under Jackson and Van Buren have
passed into and become part and parcel Of policy
the country and policy against which, of its
popularity party dare openly array itself The wha
party having nothing to stand upon has fallen and many
Of it's most distinguished supporters finding other ma
tona oohod, have arrayed themselves side by side with
in which decide whether the sneer Of Eu-
ropean statesmen "that republics have been and ALWAYS
will be unsatisfactory experiments has any foundation in
fact For disguise 1t they will the sole aim and obec,
OF the dominant faction arrayed against in this contest
IL men to be judged from their sentiments and actions
s the free States they called shall take
sion Of the government by their united voes and then win
the ulhment Of that impous wish Of the arch traitor
Garrison 'he formation Of northern con ederaev in which
sldreodrs shall stand before the 1lCs (sons and be treat
cd pirates treated Let bear In mind most ear
nesty that s particularly have great and extraordinary
difficulties to encounter whsp that evil day shall come
which to separate these Sates-Sates which are so am
ply prepared for nternecne war well as for peaceful
and beneficial relations Some Of these peculiar difficulties
do exist in the countries Of the Old World They have
had slavery ii is true and Of them have II sti-but
it is white slavery. They have Established Church. oh.
gaory the people and used by them as no small part
Of their governing power, no Indifferent arm Of mu.
nicipal poce-as means, indeed, in some countries
Of penetrating the nmost Of the peoples thoughts
They have yet the popular reverence for rank and
wealth. They have excessive inequality Of conditions
and privileges and immuniues Of all Sorts which give
power check rebellion and drive balf their people to
battle and obgo the other half to stsrve at home and
thus enable The former ght their battles They
have nnumerabe places TO give the hungry and
to the half starved the luon Of shooting down
their brethren il they should attempt oppose their
kind rulers. 10 fine, they have s.perstiuou ignorance
poverty crime and baseness enough of their own creation
and every Of these things quite necessary to enable
them to continue for long time come pcrhapa this
horrible system But where shall find these nece,,gr
elements OF European law and order-govcrnmens-i this
country where such elements are happily yet unknown
Where is our dominant religion "the right arm of tv
rants It has been well called Where our other reoui
ses-our superstition, ignorance poverty our
crimes All quite indispensable for any other than re-
publican government
How, then, hope for peace when we shall be di-
vided into separate nations, without new untried
system And, IN the event OF Of this Union
look at physical deficiencies They are not much less
important than our moral wants allude 10 the ipas
peuspbe permanent moving and floating defences on all
the frontiers OF these nations then to come nto
exstence-more indispensable Mnson and D1ons line
the Potomac perhaps, than among the European
States Custom houses, all these double lines would
have be numerous be almost in sight OF each
other forts and fortresses well garrisoned to support
the customhouses and standing armies and fleets sup
port the whole.
All this Il may be said, Ia very ghtful picture but
II not half as frghtu the dread reality will be- when
the curse Of rupured brotherhood falls upon this fair
land invoked BY the power Of that spirit which has eeva